Intentions to Marry, 1913 Auckland, Taranaki

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840451, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1913 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki (1913a), Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland (1913b), and Canterbury, Otago, Southland, Chatham Islands (1913c).

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District of Gisborne Quarter ending 30 June 1913 Registrar Henry Ewart Hill

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

2 April 1913

Douglas (John) Mellor
Hazel Kathleen Wake

Douglas John Mellon
Hazel Kathleen Wake
💍 1913/3031

Bachelor
Spinster

Carriage Painter
Domestic Duties

21
23

Gisborne
Gisborne

8 years
3 years

Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne

13/2825

2 April 1913

Rev. Leslie Cameron Thomas, Church of England

No	58
Date of Notice	2 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Douglas (John) Mellor	Hazel Kathleen Wake
BDM Match (93%)	Douglas John Mellon	Hazel Kathleen Wake
	💍 1913/3031
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carriage Painter	Domestic Duties
Age	21	23
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	8 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/2825
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Leslie Cameron Thomas, Church of England

5 April 1913

William Collins
Mary McCormack

William Collins
Mary McCormack
💍 1913/3028

Bachelor
Widow

General Labourer
Domestic Duties

57
47

Ormond, Poverty Bay
Ormond

20 years
5 years

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Gisborne

13/2826

5 April 1913

Rev. John B. Carran, Roman Catholic Minister

No	59
Date of Notice	5 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Collins	Mary McCormack
	💍 1913/3028
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	General Labourer	Domestic Duties
Age	57	47
Dwelling Place	Ormond, Poverty Bay	Ormond
Length of Residence	20 years	5 years
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/2826
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. John B. Carran, Roman Catholic Minister

8 April 1913

Albert Selbire
Sadie Winifred Walker

Albert Sebire
Sadie Winifred Walker
💍 1913/3035

Bachelor
Spinster

Printer
Bookbinder

28
25

Gisborne
Gisborne

5 years
20 years

Private residence of the bride's parents, 100 Rutene Road, Gisborne

13/2806

8 April 1913

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	60
Date of Notice	8 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Selbire	Sadie Winifred Walker
BDM Match (96%)	Albert Sebire	Sadie Winifred Walker
	💍 1913/3035
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Printer	Bookbinder
Age	28	25
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	5 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Private residence of the bride's parents, 100 Rutene Road, Gisborne
Folio	13/2806
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

10 April 1913

Walter John Roach
Margaret Annie Parker

Walter John Loach
Margaret Annie Parker
💍 1913/3036

Bachelor
Spinster

Builder
Domestic Duties

24
24

Gisborne
Gisborne

2 years
16 years

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Gisborne

13/2807

10 April 1913

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	61
Date of Notice	10 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter John Roach	Margaret Annie Parker
BDM Match (97%)	Walter John Loach	Margaret Annie Parker
	💍 1913/3036
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Builder	Domestic Duties
Age	24	24
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	2 years	16 years
Marriage Place	St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/2807
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

14 April 1913

Rudie Marshlands Newman
Elsie Wachsmann

Ludric Marshlands Newman
Elise Wachsman
💍 1913/7779

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheepfarmer
Domestic Duties

28
25

Waimata, Poverty Bay
Ormond

28 years
4 years

The Private residence of the Bride's parents, 'The Glow', Ormond

13/1756

14 April 1913

Rev. Edgar Ward, Church of England

No	62
Date of Notice	14 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Rudie Marshlands Newman	Elsie Wachsmann
BDM Match (84%)	Ludric Marshlands Newman	Elise Wachsman
	💍 1913/7779
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheepfarmer	Domestic Duties
Age	28	25
Dwelling Place	Waimata, Poverty Bay	Ormond
Length of Residence	28 years	4 years
Marriage Place	The Private residence of the Bride's parents, 'The Glow', Ormond
Folio	13/1756
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Edgar Ward, Church of England

14 April 1913

Sidney George Christie
Mercy Clare

Sidney George Clist
Mercy Clare
💍 1913/549

Bachelor
Spinster

Police Constable
Shop Assistant

27
22

Gisborne
Gisborne

1 day
9 months

The office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

13/2356

14 April 1913

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	63
Date of Notice	14 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sidney George Christie	Mercy Clare
BDM Match (91%)	Sidney George Clist	Mercy Clare
	💍 1913/549
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Police Constable	Shop Assistant
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	1 day	9 months
Marriage Place	The office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	13/2356
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

15 April 1913

Samuel Pardoe
Mary Louisa Barber

Samuel Pardoe
Mary Louisa Barber
💍 1913/6642

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
Home Duties

36
24

Waerenga-a-hika, Poverty Bay
Waerenga-a-hika, Poverty Bay

30 years
Life

Church of England, Waerenga-a-hika, Poverty Bay

13/6311

15 April 1913

Rev. Edgar Ward, Church of England, Waerenga-a-hika

No	64
Date of Notice	15 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel Pardoe	Mary Louisa Barber
	💍 1913/6642
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Home Duties
Age	36	24
Dwelling Place	Waerenga-a-hika, Poverty Bay	Waerenga-a-hika, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	30 years	Life
Marriage Place	Church of England, Waerenga-a-hika, Poverty Bay
Folio	13/6311
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Edgar Ward, Church of England, Waerenga-a-hika

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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).