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 Thames Quarter ending 30 September 1913 Registrar William Henry Potts

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

3 July 1913

Thomas Partridge Jenkins
Louisa Ellen Hall

Thomas Partridge Jenkins
Louisa Ellen Hall
💍 1913/5054

Widower
Widow

Commercial Traveller
Milliner

51
47

Thames
Thames

6 months
6 weeks

Registrars Office, Mackay Street, Thames

13/4710

3 July 1913

William H. Potts, Registrar

No	34
Date of Notice	3 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Partridge Jenkins	Louisa Ellen Hall
	💍 1913/5054
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Commercial Traveller	Milliner
Age	51	47
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	6 months	6 weeks
Marriage Place	Registrars Office, Mackay Street, Thames
Folio	13/4710
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 July 1913
Officiating Minister	William H. Potts, Registrar

21 July 1913

John Baird
Catherine Ellen Blackwell

John Baird
Catherine Ellen Blackwell
💍 1913/5357

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

27
19

Wharepoa
Wharepoa

5 years
9 years

Presbyterian Church, Pollen Street, Thames

13/5063

David John Blackwell, father

21 July 1913

Rev J. Milne, Presbyterian

No	35
Date of Notice	21 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Baird	Catherine Ellen Blackwell
	💍 1913/5357
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	27	19
Dwelling Place	Wharepoa	Wharepoa
Length of Residence	5 years	9 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Pollen Street, Thames
Folio	13/5063
Consent	David John Blackwell, father
Date of Certificate	21 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Milne, Presbyterian

4 August 1913

Frank Klaus
Alice Baldwin

Frank Klaus
Alice Baldwin
💍 1913/5332

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic duties

22
20

Puriri
Waihi

15 months
2 1/2 years

Presbyterian Manse, Hobson Street, Waihi

13/5013

Sarah R. Lee, mother

4 August 1913

Rev White, Presbyterian

No	36
Date of Notice	4 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frank Klaus	Alice Baldwin
	💍 1913/5332
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic duties
Age	22	20
Dwelling Place	Puriri	Waihi
Length of Residence	15 months	2 1/2 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Manse, Hobson Street, Waihi
Folio	13/5013
Consent	Sarah R. Lee, mother
Date of Certificate	4 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev White, Presbyterian

13 August 1913

William James Abbott
Rosie Dora Martin

William James Abbott
Rosie Zera Martin
💍 1913/5055

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Waitress

24
21

Pipiroa
Pipiroa

2 years
5 months

In the Registrars Office, Mary Street, Thames

13/4711

13 August 1913

William H. Potts, Registrar

No	37
Date of Notice	13 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William James Abbott	Rosie Dora Martin
BDM Match (94%)	William James Abbott	Rosie Zera Martin
	💍 1913/5055
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Waitress
Age	24	21
Dwelling Place	Pipiroa	Pipiroa
Length of Residence	2 years	5 months
Marriage Place	In the Registrars Office, Mary Street, Thames
Folio	13/4711
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 August 1913
Officiating Minister	William H. Potts, Registrar

16 August 1913

Thomas William Philip Williams
Jessie Russell Trotter

Thomas William Philip Williams
Jessie Russell Trotter
💍 1913/5358

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

31
29

Koopu
Waiomo

31 years
29 years

In the house of Mr. Trotter, Waiomo

13/5064

16 August 1913

Rev J. Milne, Presbyterian

No	38
Date of Notice	16 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas William Philip Williams	Jessie Russell Trotter
	💍 1913/5358
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	31	29
Dwelling Place	Koopu	Waiomo
Length of Residence	31 years	29 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr. Trotter, Waiomo
Folio	13/5064
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Milne, Presbyterian

10 September 1913

Charles David Clark
Hazel Laurine Moyle

Charles David Clark
Hazel Lurline Moyle
💍 1913/7269

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

25
22

Puriri
Puriri

20 years
22 years

Methodist Church, Puriri

13/7107

10 September 1913

Rev H. C. Orchard, Methodist

No	39
Date of Notice	10 September 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles David Clark	Hazel Laurine Moyle
BDM Match (95%)	Charles David Clark	Hazel Lurline Moyle
	💍 1913/7269
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	25	22
Dwelling Place	Puriri	Puriri
Length of Residence	20 years	22 years
Marriage Place	Methodist Church, Puriri
Folio	13/7107
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 September 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev H. C. Orchard, Methodist

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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).