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 Motueka Quarter ending 31 March 1912 Registrar William McInnes

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

152

3 January 1912

Sydney Jacobs
Ailsey Manoy

Sydney Jacobs
Ailsey Manoy
💍 1912/1708

Batchelor
Spinster

Clerk
Household duties

31 years
26 years

Motueka
Motueka

3 days
26 years

House of Mr. S. Manoy, Motueka

12/1240

3 January 1912

Rev. H. Van Slaveren

No	152
Date of Notice	3 January 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sydney Jacobs	Ailsey Manoy
	💍 1912/1708
Condition	Batchelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Household duties
Age	31 years	26 years
Dwelling Place	Motueka	Motueka
Length of Residence	3 days	26 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. S. Manoy, Motueka
Folio	12/1240
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 January 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Van Slaveren

153

23 January 1912

Frederick Francis Scott
Lillian Elizabeth Duncan

Frederick Francis Scott
Lillian Elizabeth Duncan
💍 1912/1570

Batchelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

20 years
17 years

Riwaka
Riwaka

1 year
17 years

House of John W. L. Duncan, Umukuri

12/1274

Henry Harwood Scott (father), John William Lodder Duncan (Father)

23 January 1912

Rev. W. W. French

No	153
Date of Notice	23 January 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Francis Scott	Lillian Elizabeth Duncan
	💍 1912/1570
Condition	Batchelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	20 years	17 years
Dwelling Place	Riwaka	Riwaka
Length of Residence	1 year	17 years
Marriage Place	House of John W. L. Duncan, Umukuri
Folio	12/1274
Consent	Henry Harwood Scott (father), John William Lodder Duncan (Father)
Date of Certificate	23 January 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. W. French

154

30 January 1912

Edward Arthur Knapp
Dulcie Frances Boyes

Edward Arthur Knapp
Dulcie Frances Boyes
💍 1912/1571

Widower
Spinster

Blacksmith
Domestic duties

28 years
22 years

Motueka
Motueka

21 years
22 years

House of Mr. Joseph Boyes, Motueka

12/1275

30 January 1912

M. J. Harris

No	154
Date of Notice	30 January 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Arthur Knapp	Dulcie Frances Boyes
	💍 1912/1571
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith	Domestic duties
Age	28 years	22 years
Dwelling Place	Motueka	Motueka
Length of Residence	21 years	22 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. Joseph Boyes, Motueka
Folio	12/1275
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 January 1912
Officiating Minister	M. J. Harris

155

13 February 1912

Hugh Barbour Jamieson
Pohe Amo-Kura

Hugh Barbour Jamieson
Pohe Amokura
💍 1912/1602

Batchelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

21 years
17 years

Motueka
Motueka

1 year
17 years

St. Thomas' Church, Motueka

12/1276

Ani Mohina (Mother)

13 February 1912

Rev. J. Vosper

No	155
Date of Notice	13 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hugh Barbour Jamieson	Pohe Amo-Kura
BDM Match (92%)	Hugh Barbour Jamieson	Pohe Amokura
	💍 1912/1602
Condition	Batchelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	21 years	17 years
Dwelling Place	Motueka	Motueka
Length of Residence	1 year	17 years
Marriage Place	St. Thomas' Church, Motueka
Folio	12/1276
Consent	Ani Mohina (Mother)
Date of Certificate	13 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Vosper

156

14 February 1912

Walter Frederick Boyes
Winnona Marie Boundy

Walter Fredrick Boyes
Winnona Marie Boundy
💍 1912/1621

Batchelor
Spinster

Grocer
Household duties

31 years
25 years

Motueka
Motueka

3 days
10 years

House of Mr. G. W. J. Boundy, Motueka

12/1279

16 February 1912

M. J. Harris

No	156
Date of Notice	14 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter Frederick Boyes	Winnona Marie Boundy
BDM Match (98%)	Walter Fredrick Boyes	Winnona Marie Boundy
	💍 1912/1621
Condition	Batchelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocer	Household duties
Age	31 years	25 years
Dwelling Place	Motueka	Motueka
Length of Residence	3 days	10 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. G. W. J. Boundy, Motueka
Folio	12/1279
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 February 1912
Officiating Minister	M. J. Harris

157

17 February 1912

Dennis Edmund Percy Bradley
Lillie Cornelia Sigley

Dennis Edmund Percy Bradley
Lillie Cornelia Sigley
💍 1912/1623

Batchelor
Widow

Farmer
Household duties

33 years
33 years

Riwaka
Riwaka

6 years
4 years

House of Mr. Peter Johnson, Riwaka

12/1281

17 February 1912

Rev. W. W. French

No	157
Date of Notice	17 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Dennis Edmund Percy Bradley	Lillie Cornelia Sigley
	💍 1912/1623
Condition	Batchelor	Widow
Profession	Farmer	Household duties
Age	33 years	33 years
Dwelling Place	Riwaka	Riwaka
Length of Residence	6 years	4 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. Peter Johnson, Riwaka
Folio	12/1281
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 February 1912
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. W. French

158

17 February 1912

Frederick Joseph Sparrow
Mary Sophie Stade

Frederick Joseph Sparrow
Mary Sophia Stade
💍 1912/1620

Batchelor
Spinster

Engine Driver
Domestic duties

22 years
26 years

Motueka
Motueka

5 years
3 years

House of Mr. Chris Stade, Motueka

12/1278

17 February 1912

M. J. Harris

No	158
Date of Notice	17 February 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Joseph Sparrow	Mary Sophie Stade
BDM Match (97%)	Frederick Joseph Sparrow	Mary Sophia Stade
	💍 1912/1620
Condition	Batchelor	Spinster
Profession	Engine Driver	Domestic duties
Age	22 years	26 years
Dwelling Place	Motueka	Motueka
Length of Residence	5 years	3 years
Marriage Place	House of Mr. Chris Stade, Motueka
Folio	12/1278
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 February 1912
Officiating Minister	M. J. Harris

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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).