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 704

District of Thames Quarter ending 31 December 1912 Registrar William Potts

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

14 December 1912

James Henry Adams
Mary Murphy

James Henry Adams
Mary Murphy
💍 1912/5501

Edward Henry Bosanko
Mary Murphy
💍 1912/8022

William Henry Littlejohn
Mary Murphy
💍 1912/3206

Bachelor
Spinster

Mining Engineer & Surveyor
Domestic duties

30
32

Thames
Northcote

3 years
3 months

St John the Baptist Church

12/903

14 December 1912

Rev I O'Callaghan, Church of England

No	64
Date of Notice	14 December 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Henry Adams	Mary Murphy
	💍 1912/5501
BDM Match (70%)	Edward Henry Bosanko	Mary Murphy
	💍 1912/8022
BDM Match (65%)	William Henry Littlejohn	Mary Murphy
	💍 1912/3206
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mining Engineer & Surveyor	Domestic duties
Age	30	32
Dwelling Place	Thames	Northcote
Length of Residence	3 years	3 months
Marriage Place	St John the Baptist Church
Folio	12/903
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 December 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev I O'Callaghan, Church of England

14 December 1912

Francis Henry McCormick
Mary Catherine Reddy

Francis Henry McCormick
Mary Catherine Reddy
💍 1912/7081

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

27
24

Matatoki
Matatoki

2 years
6 months

In the house of Rev J Milne, Rolleston St, Thames

12/755

14 December 1912

Rev J Milne, Presbyterian

No	65
Date of Notice	14 December 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Henry McCormick	Mary Catherine Reddy
	💍 1912/7081
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	27	24
Dwelling Place	Matatoki	Matatoki
Length of Residence	2 years	6 months
Marriage Place	In the house of Rev J Milne, Rolleston St, Thames
Folio	12/755
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 December 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev J Milne, Presbyterian

16 December 1912

Stanley Wooldridge
Daisy Cheffings

Stanley Wooldridge
Daisy Cheffings
💍 1912/7087

Bachelor
Spinster

Engine Driver
Waitress

24
20

O Kato
Thames

18 months

At the residence of Mrs McGill, Thames

12/7593

William Cheffings, father of bride

16 December 1912

Rev J Milne, Presbyterian

No	66
Date of Notice	16 December 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Stanley Wooldridge	Daisy Cheffings
	💍 1912/7087
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engine Driver	Waitress
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	O Kato	Thames
Length of Residence		18 months
Marriage Place	At the residence of Mrs McGill, Thames
Folio	12/7593
Consent	William Cheffings, father of bride
Date of Certificate	16 December 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev J Milne, Presbyterian

16 December 1912

John Kennedy
Ellen Jane Robson

John Kennedy
Ellen Jane Robson
💍 1912/7073

Bachelor
Spinster

Winding Engine Driver
Waitress

32
26

Thames
Thames

2 days
26 years

St Francis Roman Catholic Church, Willoughby Street, Thames

12/756

18 December 1912

Rev L J Dignan, Roman Catholic

No	67
Date of Notice	16 December 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Kennedy	Ellen Jane Robson
	💍 1912/7073
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Winding Engine Driver	Waitress
Age	32	26
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	2 days	26 years
Marriage Place	St Francis Roman Catholic Church, Willoughby Street, Thames
Folio	12/756
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 December 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev L J Dignan, Roman Catholic

16 December 1912

Lewis McBride
Emily Jobe

Lewis McIlvride
Emily Jobe
💍 1913/311

Bachelor
Spinster

Engine Fitter
Draper

30
24

Thames
Thames

4 1/2 years
24 years

Methodist Church of Australasia, Pollen Street, Thames

13/742

16 December 1912

Rev I Trestrail, Methodist Church of Australasia

No	68
Date of Notice	16 December 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Lewis McBride	Emily Jobe
BDM Match (90%)	Lewis McIlvride	Emily Jobe
	💍 1913/311
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engine Fitter	Draper
Age	30	24
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	4 1/2 years	24 years
Marriage Place	Methodist Church of Australasia, Pollen Street, Thames
Folio	13/742
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 December 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev I Trestrail, Methodist Church of Australasia

20 December 1912

Thomas Ambrose Field
Mabel Waite

Thomas Ambrose Field
Mabel Waite
💍 1912/7076

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

25
24

Thames
Hopai, Hauraki Plain

8 days
2 years

In the house of Mr Charles Waite, Hopai, Hauraki Plain

12/7565

20 December 1912

Dr O'Callaghan, Church of England

No	69
Date of Notice	20 December 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Ambrose Field	Mabel Waite
	💍 1912/7076
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	25	24
Dwelling Place	Thames	Hopai, Hauraki Plain
Length of Residence	8 days	2 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr Charles Waite, Hopai, Hauraki Plain
Folio	12/7565
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 December 1912
Officiating Minister	Dr O'Callaghan, Church of England

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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).