Intentions to Marry, 1912 Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840449, 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 Masterton Quarter ending 31 March 1912 Registrar William Miller Easthope

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

5 January 1912

Frederick William Spiro
Olive Allen

Frederick William Spiro
Olave Allen
💍 1912/1749

Bachelor
Spinster

Rabbit Poison Expert
Domestic duties

28
38

Masterton
Masterton

1 year
10 years

The house of Mrs. O. Allen

12/1436

5 January 1912

Rev. A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	1
Date of Notice	5 January 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick William Spiro	Olive Allen
BDM Match (95%)	Frederick William Spiro	Olave Allen
	💍 1912/1749
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Rabbit Poison Expert	Domestic duties
Age	28	38
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	1 year	10 years
Marriage Place	The house of Mrs. O. Allen
Folio	12/1436
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 January 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

10 January 1912

Alan Archibald Cameron
Kathleen Meredith Meredith

Alan Archibald Cameron
Kathleen Meredyth Meredith
💍 1912/4270

Bachelor
Spinster

Station manager
Domestic duties

33
32

Masterton
Masterton

3 days
32 years

St. Matthews Church

12/411

10 January 1912

Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

No	2
Date of Notice	10 January 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alan Archibald Cameron	Kathleen Meredith Meredith
BDM Match (98%)	Alan Archibald Cameron	Kathleen Meredyth Meredith
	💍 1912/4270
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Station manager	Domestic duties
Age	33	32
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 days	32 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthews Church
Folio	12/411
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 January 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

2 February 1912

George Henry Grantham
Harriett Cecilia Madsen

George Henry Grantham
Harriett Cecelia Madsen
💍 1912/4271

Bachelor
Spinster

Carter
Domestic Servant

26
19

Masterton
Masterton

26 years
19 years

St. Matthews Church

12/411

2 February 1912

Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

No	3
Date of Notice	2 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Henry Grantham	Harriett Cecilia Madsen
BDM Match (98%)	George Henry Grantham	Harriett Cecelia Madsen
	💍 1912/4271
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carter	Domestic Servant
Age	26	19
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	26 years	19 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthews Church
Folio	12/411
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

5 February 1912

Tioi Rawhiri Paku
Paea Rongomaiaia Waaka

Tioi Rawhira Paku
Paea Rongomaiaia Waaka
💍 1912/1748

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

21
19

Stronvar Masterton
Stronvar Masterton

21 years
19 years

Church of the 7 Rules of Jehovah, Okatete

12/1435

Te Aperahama Anaru, Guardian

5 February 1912

Church of 7 Rules of Jehovah

No	4
Date of Notice	5 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Tioi Rawhiri Paku	Paea Rongomaiaia Waaka
BDM Match (97%)	Tioi Rawhira Paku	Paea Rongomaiaia Waaka
	💍 1912/1748
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	21	19
Dwelling Place	Stronvar Masterton	Stronvar Masterton
Length of Residence	21 years	19 years
Marriage Place	Church of the 7 Rules of Jehovah, Okatete
Folio	12/1435
Consent	Te Aperahama Anaru, Guardian
Date of Certificate	5 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Church of 7 Rules of Jehovah

6 February 1912

Victor Walsh
Marion Walden

Victor Walsh
Marion Walden
💍 1912/666

Widower
Divorced

Butcher
Dressmaker

32
35

Masterton
Masterton

3 days
3 days

The Office of the Registrar Masterton

12/339

6 February 1912

Wm. M. Easthope, Registrar

No	5
Date of Notice	6 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Victor Walsh	Marion Walden
	💍 1912/666
Condition	Widower	Divorced
Profession	Butcher	Dressmaker
Age	32	35
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	The Office of the Registrar Masterton
Folio	12/339
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Wm. M. Easthope, Registrar

10 February 1912

Charles Henry Loader
Ivy May Jimmieson

Charles Henry Loader
Ivy May Jimmieson
💍 1912/4272

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

20
21

Masterton
Masterton

8 years
4 months

St. Albans Church, Tavern

12/4118

James Loader, Father

10 February 1912

Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

No	6
Date of Notice	10 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Henry Loader	Ivy May Jimmieson
	💍 1912/4272
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	20	21
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	8 years	4 months
Marriage Place	St. Albans Church, Tavern
Folio	12/4118
Consent	James Loader, Father
Date of Certificate	10 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Watson, Anglican

10 February 1912

John Oakenfull
Jane Meller

John Oakenfull
Jane Miller
💍 1912/2005

Bachelor
Widow

Contractor
Boardinghouse keeper

50
41

Masterton
Masterton

3 weeks
27 years

The house of Mrs. Meller

12/1693

10 February 1912

Rev. A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	7
Date of Notice	10 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Oakenfull	Jane Meller
BDM Match (95%)	John Oakenfull	Jane Miller
	💍 1912/2005
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Contractor	Boardinghouse keeper
Age	50	41
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 weeks	27 years
Marriage Place	The house of Mrs. Meller
Folio	12/1693
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

1 March 1912

Thomas Angus Wrigley
Elsie Jane Clarke

Thomas Angus Wrigley
Elsie Jane Clarke
💍 1912/2006

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

22
22

Kopouaranga
Kopouaranga

22 years
22 years

The house of G. S. Clarke

12/1694

1 March 1912

Rev. A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	8
Date of Notice	1 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Angus Wrigley	Elsie Jane Clarke
	💍 1912/2006
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	22	22
Dwelling Place	Kopouaranga	Kopouaranga
Length of Residence	22 years	22 years
Marriage Place	The house of G. S. Clarke
Folio	12/1694
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 March 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

15 March 1912

Arthur George Anson Thompson
Helen Ross Annand

Arthur George Anson Thompson
Helen Roos Annand
💍 1912/2007

Bachelor
Spinster

Harbour master
Domestic duties

28
24

Masterton
Masterton

3 days
3 days

Knox Church, Masterton

12/1695

15 March 1912

Rev. A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	9
Date of Notice	15 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur George Anson Thompson	Helen Ross Annand
BDM Match (97%)	Arthur George Anson Thompson	Helen Roos Annand
	💍 1912/2007
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Harbour master	Domestic duties
Age	28	24
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Knox Church, Masterton
Folio	12/1695
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 March 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

22 March 1912

Joseph Stevenson
Catherine Margaret Guilford

Joseph Stevenson
Catherine Margaret Guilford
💍 1912/1750

Divorced
Spinster

Labourer
Laundress

34
31

Masterton
Masterton

27 years
8 months

The house of E. Joyce, 8 Bunny Street Masterton

12/1437

22 March 1912

Rev. R. Sumerd, Baptist

No	10
Date of Notice	22 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Stevenson	Catherine Margaret Guilford
	💍 1912/1750
Condition	Divorced	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Laundress
Age	34	31
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	27 years	8 months
Marriage Place	The house of E. Joyce, 8 Bunny Street Masterton
Folio	12/1437
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 March 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. Sumerd, Baptist

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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).