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

28 May 1913

Ernest Augustus Foster
Veronica Schiele

Ernest Augustus Foster
Veronica Schich
💍 1913/3659

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

58
16

Gisborne
Gisborne

7 days
3 weeks

Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne

13/2833

Ferdinand Frederick Schiele (father)

28 May 1913

Rev. Leslie Samson Thomas, Church of England

No	85
Date of Notice	28 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest Augustus Foster	Veronica Schiele
BDM Match (91%)	Ernest Augustus Foster	Veronica Schich
	💍 1913/3659
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	58	16
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	7 days	3 weeks
Marriage Place	Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/2833
Consent	Ferdinand Frederick Schiele (father)
Date of Certificate	28 May 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Leslie Samson Thomas, Church of England

29 May 1913

Angus Campbell
Mary Delphina Miller

Angus Campbell
Mary Dalgleish Miller
💍 1913/3015

Bachelor
Spinster

Seaman
Housemaid

24
20

Kaiti, Poverty Bay
Kaiti, Gisborne

5 years
1 1/2 years

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Gisborne

13/2810

13 June 1913

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	86
Date of Notice	29 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Angus Campbell	Mary Delphina Miller
BDM Match (86%)	Angus Campbell	Mary Dalgleish Miller
	💍 1913/3015
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Seaman	Housemaid
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	Kaiti, Poverty Bay	Kaiti, Gisborne
Length of Residence	5 years	1 1/2 years
Marriage Place	St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/2810
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 June 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

2 June 1913

Frank Andrew Stichbury
Iova Blair

Frank Andrew Stichbury
Eva Blair
💍 1913/3658

Bachelor
Spinster

Coachman
Dressmaker

26
24

Gisborne
Gisborne

6 years
11 years

Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne

13/2832

2 June 1913

Rev. Leslie S. Thomas, Church of England

No	87
Date of Notice	2 June 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frank Andrew Stichbury	Iova Blair
BDM Match (90%)	Frank Andrew Stichbury	Eva Blair
	💍 1913/3658
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Coachman	Dressmaker
Age	26	24
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	6 years	11 years
Marriage Place	Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/2832
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 June 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Leslie S. Thomas, Church of England

2 June 1913

Arthur Hoill Cowper
Ethel Elizabeth Williams

Arthur Hill Cowper
Ethel Elizabeth Williams
💍 1913/4443

Bachelor
Spinster

Telegraph Cadet
Housemaid

20
22

Te Karaka
Te Karaka

1 year 3 months
6 years

Church of England, Te Karaka

13/4062

Charles Cowper (father)

2 June 1913

Rev. George Norman Nelham Watson (Church of England)

No	88
Date of Notice	2 June 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Hoill Cowper	Ethel Elizabeth Williams
BDM Match (97%)	Arthur Hill Cowper	Ethel Elizabeth Williams
	💍 1913/4443
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Telegraph Cadet	Housemaid
Age	20	22
Dwelling Place	Te Karaka	Te Karaka
Length of Residence	1 year 3 months	6 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Te Karaka
Folio	13/4062
Consent	Charles Cowper (father)
Date of Certificate	2 June 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. George Norman Nelham Watson (Church of England)

2 June 1913

Alexander William Spence
Isabel Hinton Robb

Alexander William Spence
Isabel Linton Robb
💍 1913/3016

Bachelor
Spinster

Station Manager
Household Duties

23
20

Paparatu, Wanganui
Puha, Poverty Bay

15 years
2 years

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Gisborne

13/2811

7 June 1913

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	89
Date of Notice	2 June 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander William Spence	Isabel Hinton Robb
BDM Match (97%)	Alexander William Spence	Isabel Linton Robb
	💍 1913/3016
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Station Manager	Household Duties
Age	23	20
Dwelling Place	Paparatu, Wanganui	Puha, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	15 years	2 years
Marriage Place	St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/2811
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 June 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

5 June 1913

James Paul Martin
Myrtle Annie Klee

James Paul Martin
Myrtle Annie Klee
💍 1913/3023

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic Duties

24
19

Gisborne
Gisborne

Life
Life

Private residence of J. Newton, 580 Gladstone Road

13/2817

Margaret Benson (mother)

5 June 1913

Rev. Thomas Keane, Roman Catholic Minister

No	90
Date of Notice	5 June 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Paul Martin	Myrtle Annie Klee
	💍 1913/3023
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Duties
Age	24	19
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	Life	Life
Marriage Place	Private residence of J. Newton, 580 Gladstone Road
Folio	13/2817
Consent	Margaret Benson (mother)
Date of Certificate	5 June 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thomas Keane, Roman Catholic Minister

6 June 1913

George Murleagh
Evelyn May Atkins

George Murtagh
Evelyn May Atkins
💍 1913/3641

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd
Domestic Duties

28
21

Patutahi
Patutahi

About 26 years
Life

Presbyterian Church, Matawhero

13/2839

6 June 1913

Rev. Lowry F. Blair, Presbyterian Minister (Matawhero)

No	91
Date of Notice	6 June 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Murleagh	Evelyn May Atkins
BDM Match (93%)	George Murtagh	Evelyn May Atkins
	💍 1913/3641
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd	Domestic Duties
Age	28	21
Dwelling Place	Patutahi	Patutahi
Length of Residence	About 26 years	Life
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Matawhero
Folio	13/2839
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 June 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Lowry F. Blair, Presbyterian Minister (Matawhero)

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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).