Intentions to Marry, 1912 Auckland, Taranaki, Gisborne

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840448, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1912 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki, Gisborne (1912a), Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland (1912b), and Canterbury, Otago, Southland, Chatham Islands (1912c).

Page 612

District of Rotorua Quarter ending 31 March 1912 Registrar Arthur Frederick Bent

Date of Notice

Names and Surnames of Parties

BDM Match

Condition

Calling or Profession

Age

Dwelling Place

Length of Residence

Marriage Place

Folio

Consent

Date of Certificate

Officiating Minister

2 February 1912

James Edward Martin
Elizabeth Knibb

James Edward Martin
Elizabeth Knibb
💍 1912/2277

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Cook

25 years
25 years

Rotorua
Rotorua

about 2 1/2 years
about 15 months

at St Luke's Church, Haupapa St, Rotorua

12/1667

2 February 1912

Ven Archdeacon Charles Archibald Tisdall

No	1
Date of Notice	2 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Edward Martin	Elizabeth Knibb
	💍 1912/2277
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Cook
Age	25 years	25 years
Dwelling Place	Rotorua	Rotorua
Length of Residence	about 2 1/2 years	about 15 months
Marriage Place	at St Luke's Church, Haupapa St, Rotorua
Folio	12/1667
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Ven Archdeacon Charles Archibald Tisdall

8 February 1912

William Haughton
Edith Mary Berry

William Haughton
Edith Mary Berry
💍 1912/2276

Bachelor
Spinster

Photographer
Domestic Duties

40 years
32 years

Rotorua
Rotorua

7 years
9 months

at St Lukes Church, Haupapa St, Rotorua

12/1666

8 February 1912

Ven. Archdeacon C. A. Tisdall

No	2
Date of Notice	8 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Haughton	Edith Mary Berry
	💍 1912/2276
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Photographer	Domestic Duties
Age	40 years	32 years
Dwelling Place	Rotorua	Rotorua
Length of Residence	7 years	9 months
Marriage Place	at St Lukes Church, Haupapa St, Rotorua
Folio	12/1666
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Ven. Archdeacon C. A. Tisdall

9 February 1912

Charles Constantine Hannigan
Ethel Irene Mulcahey

Charles Constantine Hannigan
Ethel Irene Mulcahey
💍 1912/1454

Bachelor
Spinster

Saddler
Typiste

28 years
21 years

Rotorua
Rotorua

15 months
about 2 years

Roman Catholic Church at Rotorua

11/1135

9 February 1912

Rev Cornelius Jansen

No	3
Date of Notice	9 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Constantine Hannigan	Ethel Irene Mulcahey
	💍 1912/1454
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Saddler	Typiste
Age	28 years	21 years
Dwelling Place	Rotorua	Rotorua
Length of Residence	15 months	about 2 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church at Rotorua
Folio	11/1135
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev Cornelius Jansen

17 February 1912

Ove Bülow
Joseph Cecilia Mary Nielsen

Ove Bulow
Joseph Cecilia Mary Nielsen
💍 1912/1453

Bachelor
Spinster

Churner
Waitress

23 years
25 years

Rotorua
Rotorua

4 years
5 years

Roman Catholic Church at Rotorua

11/1134

17 February 1912

Very Rev. Dean J Lightheart

No	4
Date of Notice	17 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ove Bülow	Joseph Cecilia Mary Nielsen
BDM Match (90%)	Ove Bulow	Joseph Cecilia Mary Nielsen
	💍 1912/1453
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Churner	Waitress
Age	23 years	25 years
Dwelling Place	Rotorua	Rotorua
Length of Residence	4 years	5 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church at Rotorua
Folio	11/1134
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. Dean J Lightheart

20 February 1912

Henry Victor Leslie Musgrave
Mary Matilda Griffiths Wright

Henry Victor Leslie Musgrave
Mary Matilda Griffiths Wright
💍 1912/1452

Bachelor
Spinster

Tobacconist
Domestic Duties

23 years
24 years

Rotorua
Rotorua

about 18 months
about 2 weeks

at the Presbyterian Manse, Pukuatua Street, Rotorua

11/1133

20 February 1912

Rev John D McArthur

No	5
Date of Notice	20 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Victor Leslie Musgrave	Mary Matilda Griffiths Wright
	💍 1912/1452
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tobacconist	Domestic Duties
Age	23 years	24 years
Dwelling Place	Rotorua	Rotorua
Length of Residence	about 18 months	about 2 weeks
Marriage Place	at the Presbyterian Manse, Pukuatua Street, Rotorua
Folio	11/1133
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev John D McArthur

28 February 1912

Edward La Trobe Hill
Mildred Maud Eyre

Edward La Trobe Hill
Mildred Maud Eyre
💍 1912/1001

Bachelor
Spinster

Architect & Builder
Artist

27 years
26 years

Rotorua
Avondale Auckland

about 3 years
about 26 years

Church of England, Avondale, Auckland

12/503

28 February 1912

Rev. Lionel John Montague D'Arcy of Avondale

No	6
Date of Notice	28 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward La Trobe Hill	Mildred Maud Eyre
	💍 1912/1001
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Architect & Builder	Artist
Age	27 years	26 years
Dwelling Place	Rotorua	Avondale Auckland
Length of Residence	about 3 years	about 26 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Avondale, Auckland
Folio	12/503
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. Lionel John Montague D'Arcy of Avondale

18 March 1912

Henry Thomas James Bentley
Emma Weston

Henry Thomas James Bentley
Emma Weston
💍 1912/2275

Bachelor
Spinster

Engine Driver
Domestic Duties

28 years
28 years

Rotorua
Rotorua

3 days
3 days

St Lukes Church, Rotorua

12/1665

18 March 1912

Ven Archdeacon Chas A Tisdall

No	7
Date of Notice	18 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Thomas James Bentley	Emma Weston
	💍 1912/2275
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engine Driver	Domestic Duties
Age	28 years	28 years
Dwelling Place	Rotorua	Rotorua
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	St Lukes Church, Rotorua
Folio	12/1665
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 March 1912
Officiating Minister	Ven Archdeacon Chas A Tisdall

These records have been automatically transcribed and must be verified using the page image (below)

100% Contrast

100% Brightness

What is an Intention to Marry?

The 1854 Marriage Act required Pakeha settlers (and later Maori) to register their intention to marry from 1855. The resulting Notices of intention to marry were sent by the district registrars to the Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages and bound into large volumes, each containing a year of notices. These registers were eventually deposited with Archives New Zealand.

What information does an ItM record?

A typical Intention to Marry notice records:

the bride and groom's full names
occupation of the groom (and sometimes the bride)
their ages
district where the marriage would take place
how long they had resided in the district
Where the marriage would take place (eg, a specific church)
Who would officiate the marriage (eg, a minister)
The date of the notice and also a date when the certificate was issued. Marriages had to take place within 3 months, and usually occurred within a week or so of the certificate date.
If one of the parties was under 21, a parent who consented to their marriage was usually specified

These details can provide clues for genealogical and historical research. Knowing the date and district makes it easier to look for wedding notices in Papers Past, and the amount of time that the parties had resided in a district can offer clues to whether a person was born in NZ, or when they immigrated.

However, finding individual records in the Intentions to Marry registers was typically a slow and manual process, usually requiring an in-person visit to Archives NZ's Wellington office (during limited opening hours) and using a handwritten card catalogue index to look up individual names.

Eight years of the registers had been digitised by Archives NZ prior to 2024, but even these digital versions required the use of a manual index and usually examining several pages to locate specific records.

What is the Intentions to Marry Project?

This project aims to transcribe the New Zealand Intentions to Marry registers (from 1855 to 1925) with the assistance of new technology (AI), making the records freely available and easily searchable.

The ITM records have also been cross-referenced with the registered marriages at DIA Births, Deaths and Marriages, where possible (a small fraction of the recorded intentions to marry did not become a registered marriage).

Currently we have almost all records between 1855 and 1908. More registers are being added almost every week.

The project is led by Luke Howison, a web developer who made the free genealogical research search tool NZ Ancestor Search Helper and Archway-style Collections Search. There are also some wonderful volunteers assisting with digitising the registers.

Can I volunteer to help?

Yes, you can! You can sign up to correct errors in the transcribed records and match ITMs with registered marriages.

I am also looking for Wellington-based volunteers to help me digitise more years of the registers. I can provide lighting equipment and a 'clicker' (to trigger your phone's camera).

How is the transcription done?

There are several steps to digitising and transcribing the records:

Digitising the registers (taking clean, straight, high-quality photos)
Processing the digitised pages by straightening, cropping and sharpening the images
Transcribing each page with a combination of AI tools
Matching each ITM with a registered marriage when possible
Human verification of the transcribed information

The main LLM (AI) used are the Google Gemini Pro and Flash models, which have excellent 'Vision' capabilities, and a generous free tier.

Archives NZ has released the register years they have digitised (1865-69, 1872, 1874 and 1880) under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 license.

The Intention to Marry registers (up to 1925) are more than 100 years old, so their Crown Copyright has expired, putting them in the public domain. This also applies to any 'mechanical reproductions' (eg, pictures or photocopies) of their content without substantial alteration.

The transcribed records on this website are released under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal license, which allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, even for commercial purposes, while giving credit to the creator (NZ Intentions to Marry Project).