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).

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District of Thames Quarter ending 30 September 1912 Registrar William Henry 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

23 July 1912

Thomas Trewheela
Moyna Olive File

Thomas Trewheela
Myra Olive File
💍 1912/4677

Bachelor
Spinster

Baker
Domestic duties

24
18

Thames
Thames

1 day
1 day

Registrars Office, Mary Street, Thames

12/4524

Ann Emily File (Mother)

26 July 1912

William A. Potts, Registrar

No	35
Date of Notice	23 July 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Trewheela	Moyna Olive File
BDM Match (94%)	Thomas Trewheela	Myra Olive File
	💍 1912/4677
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Baker	Domestic duties
Age	24	18
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	1 day	1 day
Marriage Place	Registrars Office, Mary Street, Thames
Folio	12/4524
Consent	Ann Emily File (Mother)
Date of Certificate	26 July 1912
Officiating Minister	William A. Potts, Registrar

24 July 1912

George Smith
Nellie May Culpitt

George Smith
Nellie May Culpitt
💍 1912/5869

Bachelor
Spinster

Baker
Dressmaker

35
21

Thames
Thames

10 months
20 years

In the St. George's Church of England, MacKay Street, Thames

12/5237

24 July 1912

Dr. O'Callaghan, Church of England

No	36
Date of Notice	24 July 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Smith	Nellie May Culpitt
	💍 1912/5869
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Baker	Dressmaker
Age	35	21
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	10 months	20 years
Marriage Place	In the St. George's Church of England, MacKay Street, Thames
Folio	12/5237
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 July 1912
Officiating Minister	Dr. O'Callaghan, Church of England

26 July 1912

George Joseph Pinchen
Ruby Myrtle Elizabeth Davies

George Joseph Pinchen
Ruby Myrtle Elizabeth Davis
💍 1912/5652

Bachelor
Spinster

Farm Labourer
Domestic duties

27
22

Wharepoa
Wharepoa

2 months
22 years

Wharepoa Hall, Wharepoa

12/5236

26 July 1912

Rev. J. Clark, Baptist

No	37
Date of Notice	26 July 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Joseph Pinchen	Ruby Myrtle Elizabeth Davies
BDM Match (98%)	George Joseph Pinchen	Ruby Myrtle Elizabeth Davis
	💍 1912/5652
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farm Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Wharepoa	Wharepoa
Length of Residence	2 months	22 years
Marriage Place	Wharepoa Hall, Wharepoa
Folio	12/5236
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 July 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Clark, Baptist

5 August 1912

Eugene O'Callaghan
Winifred Flynn

Eugene O'Callaghan
Winifred Flynn
💍 1912/5867

Bachelor
Spinster

Railway Porter
Domestic duties

27
27

Thames
Thames

3 days
6 weeks

In the house of Mr. H. Flynn, Shelly Beach Paeroa

12/5233

6 August 1912

Rev. J. J. Dignan, Roman Catholic

No	38
Date of Notice	5 August 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Eugene O'Callaghan	Winifred Flynn
	💍 1912/5867
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Railway Porter	Domestic duties
Age	27	27
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	3 days	6 weeks
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr. H. Flynn, Shelly Beach Paeroa
Folio	12/5233
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 August 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. J. Dignan, Roman Catholic

5 August 1912

Timothy O'Dea
Bridget Flynn

Timothy O'Dea
Bridget Flynn
💍 1912/5644

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

31
23

Thames
Thames

3 days
6 weeks

In the house of Mr. H. Flynn, Shelly Beach Paeroa

12/5234

6 August 1912

Rev. J. J. Dignan, Roman Catholic

No	39
Date of Notice	5 August 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Timothy O'Dea	Bridget Flynn
	💍 1912/5644
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	31	23
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	3 days	6 weeks
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr. H. Flynn, Shelly Beach Paeroa
Folio	12/5234
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 August 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. J. Dignan, Roman Catholic

7 August 1912

Gordon Fisher
Mabel Fisher

Gordon Firher
Mabel Firher
💍 1912/5870

Bachelor
Spinster

Bushman
Domestic duties

23
21

Thames
Thames

3 days
3 days

In the house of Mr. J. Wyatt, Willoughby St., Thames

12/5238

7 August 1912

Rev. J. Milne, Presbyterian

No	40
Date of Notice	7 August 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Gordon Fisher	Mabel Fisher
BDM Match (92%)	Gordon Firher	Mabel Firher
	💍 1912/5870
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bushman	Domestic duties
Age	23	21
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr. J. Wyatt, Willoughby St., Thames
Folio	12/5238
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 August 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Milne, Presbyterian

8 August 1912

Henry Smith
Ellen Margaret Peploe

Henry Smith
Ellen Margaret Peploe
💍 1912/6995

Bachelor
Spinster

Mill Hand
Domestic duties

25
19

Thames
Thames

2 days
19 years

In the house of Mr. G. H. Peploe, Karaka, Thames

12/726

George William Peploe (Father)

10 August 1912

Rev. G. P. Hunt, Primitive Methodist

No	41
Date of Notice	8 August 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Smith	Ellen Margaret Peploe
	💍 1912/6995
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mill Hand	Domestic duties
Age	25	19
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	2 days	19 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr. G. H. Peploe, Karaka, Thames
Folio	12/726
Consent	George William Peploe (Father)
Date of Certificate	10 August 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. P. Hunt, Primitive Methodist

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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).