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).

Page 331

District of Gisborne Quarter ending 31 December 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

159

20 October 1913

Frederick Thomas Beall
Dorothy McColl Ferguson

Frederick Thomas Hall
Dorothy McColl Ferguson
💍 1913/7298

Bachelor
Spinster

Painter etc
Domestic Duties

26
27

Gisborne
Poverty Bay

9 years
About 7 years

St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Gisborne

13/7086

20 October 1913

Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	159
Date of Notice	20 October 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Thomas Beall	Dorothy McColl Ferguson
BDM Match (95%)	Frederick Thomas Hall	Dorothy McColl Ferguson
	💍 1913/7298
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Painter etc	Domestic Duties
Age	26	27
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	9 years	About 7 years
Marriage Place	St Andrews Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/7086
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 October 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

160

18 October 1913

Cyril Tune
Ada Masters

Cyril Tune
Ada Masters
💍 1913/6918

Bachelor
Spinster

Bread Cart Driver
Domestic Duties

23
24

Patutahi
Poverty Bay

18 months
2 years

The office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

13/6629

18 October 1913

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	160
Date of Notice	18 October 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Cyril Tune	Ada Masters
	💍 1913/6918
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bread Cart Driver	Domestic Duties
Age	23	24
Dwelling Place	Patutahi	Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	18 months	2 years
Marriage Place	The office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	13/6629
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 October 1913
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

161

20 October 1913

Charles Wild
Jessie Lydia Tate

Charles Wild
Jessie Lydia Tate
💍 1913/7783

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Household Duties

24
28

Gisborne
Gisborne

2 years
13 years

Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne

13/757

20 October 1913

Rev Leslie Lawson Thomas (Church of England)

No	161
Date of Notice	20 October 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Wild	Jessie Lydia Tate
	💍 1913/7783
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Household Duties
Age	24	28
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	2 years	13 years
Marriage Place	Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/757
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 October 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev Leslie Lawson Thomas (Church of England)

162

20 October 1913

John Henry Will
Florence Wolstenholme

John Henry Will
Florence Wolstenholme
💍 1913/8819

Bachelor
Spinster

Carrier
Domestic Duties

32
32

Rarauroa
Rarauroa

11 months
4 days

Private residence of Mr James Will, Waikohu

8198

20 October 1913

Rev John Wm Robinson, Church of England, Matawai

No	162
Date of Notice	20 October 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Henry Will	Florence Wolstenholme
	💍 1913/8819
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carrier	Domestic Duties
Age	32	32
Dwelling Place	Rarauroa	Rarauroa
Length of Residence	11 months	4 days
Marriage Place	Private residence of Mr James Will, Waikohu
Folio	8198
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 October 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev John Wm Robinson, Church of England, Matawai

163

28 October 1913

Joseph Epileson Mund
Emma Ruth Streham

Joseph Erickson Lund
Emma Ruth Ingham
💍 1913/7771

Bachelor
Spinster

Printer
Domestic Duties

25
21

Gisborne
Gisborne

15 years
12 months

Private residence of the bride's parents, 366 Clifford Street, Gisborne

13/756

28 October 1913

Rev Thomas Kane, Roman Catholic Minister

No	163
Date of Notice	28 October 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Epileson Mund	Emma Ruth Streham
BDM Match (78%)	Joseph Erickson Lund	Emma Ruth Ingham
	💍 1913/7771
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Printer	Domestic Duties
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	15 years	12 months
Marriage Place	Private residence of the bride's parents, 366 Clifford Street, Gisborne
Folio	13/756
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 October 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev Thomas Kane, Roman Catholic Minister

164

10 November 1913

Francis Wilfred Gough
Robertha Telfer

Francis Wilmot Gough
Robertha Telfer
💍 1913/7762

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Clerk

29
22

Gisborne
Gisborne

18 months
3 months

Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne

13/7576

10 November 1913

Rev Leslie Lawson Thomas (Church of England)

No	164
Date of Notice	10 November 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Wilfred Gough	Robertha Telfer
BDM Match (91%)	Francis Wilmot Gough	Robertha Telfer
	💍 1913/7762
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Clerk
Age	29	22
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	18 months	3 months
Marriage Place	Holy Trinity Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/7576
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 November 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev Leslie Lawson Thomas (Church of England)

165

1 November 1913

John Freed
Christina Margaret Roe

John Green
Christina Margaret Roe
💍 1913/7312

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Servant

24
21

Mangapapa, Poverty Bay
Makaraka

21 years
21 years

Private residence of the bridegroom's parents, Valley Road, Mangapapa

13/7076

1 November 1913

Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	165
Date of Notice	1 November 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Freed	Christina Margaret Roe
BDM Match (90%)	John Green	Christina Margaret Roe
	💍 1913/7312
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Servant
Age	24	21
Dwelling Place	Mangapapa, Poverty Bay	Makaraka
Length of Residence	21 years	21 years
Marriage Place	Private residence of the bridegroom's parents, Valley Road, Mangapapa
Folio	13/7076
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 November 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

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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).