Intentions to Marry, 1912 Canterbury, Otago, Southland, Chatham Islands

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840450, 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 Dunedin Quarter ending 31 March 1912 Registrar Henry Maxwell

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

164

27 March 1912

George Edward Smith
Annie Annetta Beach Millar

George Edward Smith
Annie Annetta Beath Millar
💍 1912/4585

Bachelor
Spinster

Storeman
Machinist

31 years
24 years

Dunedin
Roslyn

6 years
24 years

In the Baptist Church, Roslyn

12/4277

27 March 1912

E. H. Hobday

No	164
Date of Notice	27 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Edward Smith	Annie Annetta Beach Millar
BDM Match (98%)	George Edward Smith	Annie Annetta Beath Millar
	💍 1912/4585
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Storeman	Machinist
Age	31 years	24 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Roslyn
Length of Residence	6 years	24 years
Marriage Place	In the Baptist Church, Roslyn
Folio	12/4277
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 March 1912
Officiating Minister	E. H. Hobday

165

27 March 1912

James Hamilton Farquharson
Mary Ann Mackay

James Hamilton Farquharson
Mary Ann Mackay
💍 1912/3049

Bachelor
Spinster

Grocer

32 years
27 years

St Kilda
St Kilda

3 days
2 weeks

In the house of Mr. P. M. Mackay, 49 Young Street, St Kilda

12/2848

27 March 1912

R. Gebbie

No	165
Date of Notice	27 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Hamilton Farquharson	Mary Ann Mackay
	💍 1912/3049
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocer
Age	32 years	27 years
Dwelling Place	St Kilda	St Kilda
Length of Residence	3 days	2 weeks
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr. P. M. Mackay, 49 Young Street, St Kilda
Folio	12/2848
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 March 1912
Officiating Minister	R. Gebbie

166

27 March 1912

Charles Thomas Sandom
Grace Isabella Maxwell

Charles Thomas Sandon
Grace Isabelle Maxwell
💍 1912/4445

Bachelor
Spinster

Vanman

23 years
21 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

23 years
21 years

In the house of Mr. J. Blair, 394 Great King Street, Dunedin

12/4313

27 March 1912

R. E. Davies

No	166
Date of Notice	27 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Thomas Sandom	Grace Isabella Maxwell
BDM Match (95%)	Charles Thomas Sandon	Grace Isabelle Maxwell
	💍 1912/4445
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Vanman
Age	23 years	21 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	23 years	21 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr. J. Blair, 394 Great King Street, Dunedin
Folio	12/4313
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 March 1912
Officiating Minister	R. E. Davies

167

28 March 1912

John Moreton
Pauline Roghski

John Moreton
Pauline Roghski
💍 1912/655

Widower
Widow

Labourer

78 years
61 years

Dunedin
Dunedin

40 years
40 years

In the office of the Registrar of Marriages, Dunedin

12/254

28 March 1912

H. Maxwell

No	167
Date of Notice	28 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Moreton	Pauline Roghski
	💍 1912/655
	💍 1912/655
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Labourer
Age	78 years	61 years
Dwelling Place	Dunedin	Dunedin
Length of Residence	40 years	40 years
Marriage Place	In the office of the Registrar of Marriages, Dunedin
Folio	12/254
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 March 1912
Officiating Minister	H. Maxwell

168

28 March 1912

David Reid
Mary Iverson Falconer

David Reid
Mary Iverson Falconer
💍 1912/4324

Bachelor
Spinster

Gardener

25 years
25 years

North East Valley
Green Island

25 years
20 years

In the Presbyterian Church, Green Island

12/4191

28 March 1912

J. Kilpatrick

No	168
Date of Notice	28 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Reid	Mary Iverson Falconer
	💍 1912/4324
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Gardener
Age	25 years	25 years
Dwelling Place	North East Valley	Green Island
Length of Residence	25 years	20 years
Marriage Place	In the Presbyterian Church, Green Island
Folio	12/4191
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 March 1912
Officiating Minister	J. Kilpatrick

169

28 March 1912

Alexander Hall
Sarah Henrietta Rachel Harvey

Alexander Hall
Sarah Henrietta Rachel Harvey
💍 1912/3059

Bachelor
Spinster

Felt Hatter

26 years
25 years

Mornington
Mornington

10 years
25 years

In the Methodist Church, Regent Street, Mornington

12/2834

28 March 1912

J. W. Vealie

No	169
Date of Notice	28 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Hall	Sarah Henrietta Rachel Harvey
	💍 1912/3059
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Felt Hatter
Age	26 years	25 years
Dwelling Place	Mornington	Mornington
Length of Residence	10 years	25 years
Marriage Place	In the Methodist Church, Regent Street, Mornington
Folio	12/2834
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 March 1912
Officiating Minister	J. W. Vealie

170

28 March 1912

Archibald Campbell Forman
Jessie Ann Steven

Archibald Campbell Forman
Jessie Ann Steven
💍 1912/3056

Bachelor
Spinster

Plasterer

28 years
23 years

Roslyn
Maori Hill

12 years
23 years

In the house of W. W. Steven, Woodhaugh Street, Maori Hill

12/2831

28 March 1912

R. B. Tinsley

No	170
Date of Notice	28 March 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Archibald Campbell Forman	Jessie Ann Steven
	💍 1912/3056
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plasterer
Age	28 years	23 years
Dwelling Place	Roslyn	Maori Hill
Length of Residence	12 years	23 years
Marriage Place	In the house of W. W. Steven, Woodhaugh Street, Maori Hill
Folio	12/2831
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 March 1912
Officiating Minister	R. B. Tinsley

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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).