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 31 March 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

1 February 1913

Walter Norman Walker
Love Aileen Richardson

Walter Norman Walker
Eone Aileen Richardson
💍 1913/1204

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

29
24

Makauri, Poverty Bay
Whatatutu, Poverty Bay

10 years
Life

Private Residence of Mr. W. H. Todd, Whatatutu, Poverty Bay

13/664

15 February 1913

Rev. Ernest Wm. Walker, Presbyterian Minister (Ormond)

No	24
Date of Notice	1 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter Norman Walker	Love Aileen Richardson
BDM Match (95%)	Walter Norman Walker	Eone Aileen Richardson
	💍 1913/1204
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	29	24
Dwelling Place	Makauri, Poverty Bay	Whatatutu, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	10 years	Life
Marriage Place	Private Residence of Mr. W. H. Todd, Whatatutu, Poverty Bay
Folio	13/664
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Ernest Wm. Walker, Presbyterian Minister (Ormond)

18 February 1913

Reginald Stuart Somerville
Mary Sadler

Reginald Stuart Somervell
Mary Sadler
💍 1913/1628

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor
Shop Assistant

25
20

Gisborne
Gisborne

Life
2 years

St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Gisborne

13/641

George (Walter) Sadler, father

18 February 1913

Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

No	25
Date of Notice	18 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Reginald Stuart Somerville	Mary Sadler
BDM Match (96%)	Reginald Stuart Somervell	Mary Sadler
	💍 1913/1628
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor	Shop Assistant
Age	25	20
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	Life	2 years
Marriage Place	St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/641
Consent	George (Walter) Sadler, father
Date of Certificate	18 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Grant, Presbyterian Minister

19 February 1913

Bertie Stevenson
Ethel Beckwith

Bertie Stevenson
Ethel Beckwith
💍 1913/4823

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic Servant

19
17

Te Hapara, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

Life
3 years

Private Residence of Mr. Carpenter, Nelson Street, Gisborne

13/4324

None listed

6 March 1913

Rev. John A. Chochore, Methodist Minister

No	26
Date of Notice	19 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Bertie Stevenson	Ethel Beckwith
	💍 1913/4823
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Servant
Age	19	17
Dwelling Place	Te Hapara, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	Life	3 years
Marriage Place	Private Residence of Mr. Carpenter, Nelson Street, Gisborne
Folio	13/4324
Consent	None listed
Date of Certificate	6 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. John A. Chochore, Methodist Minister

19 February 1913

George Allan Neill
Margaret Glennie

George Alban Veill
Margaret Glennie
💍 1913/1219

Bachelor
Spinster

Barman
Housemaid

30
20

Gisborne
Gisborne

7 years
3 years

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Gisborne

13/655

None listed

6 March 1913

Rev. Thomas Kane, Catholic Minister

No	27
Date of Notice	19 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Allan Neill	Margaret Glennie
BDM Match (94%)	George Alban Veill	Margaret Glennie
	💍 1913/1219
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Barman	Housemaid
Age	30	20
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	7 years	3 years
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Gisborne
Folio	13/655
Consent	None listed
Date of Certificate	6 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thomas Kane, Catholic Minister

20 February 1913

Herbert Ralph Loudon
Margaret Jane Lily Hamilton

Herbert Ralph Kendon
Margaret Jane Lily Hamilton
💍 1913/1645

Bachelor
Spinster

Mercantile Assistant
Domestic Duties

26
23

Gisborne
Gisborne, Poverty Bay

3 1/2 years
4 years

Baptist Church, Gisborne, Poverty Bay

13/634

22 February 1913

Rev. Thos. Keith Owen, Baptist Minister

No	28
Date of Notice	20 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Herbert Ralph Loudon	Margaret Jane Lily Hamilton
BDM Match (93%)	Herbert Ralph Kendon	Margaret Jane Lily Hamilton
	💍 1913/1645
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mercantile Assistant	Domestic Duties
Age	26	23
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Length of Residence	3 1/2 years	4 years
Marriage Place	Baptist Church, Gisborne, Poverty Bay
Folio	13/634
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thos. Keith Owen, Baptist Minister

25 February 1913

William Cameron
Mary Ann Hamilton

William Cameron
Mary Ann Hamilton
💍 1913/834

William Onyon
Eadie Ethel Hamilton
💍 1913/1254

Widower
Spinster

Contractor, Farmer
Housekeeper

53
49

Waihirere, Poverty Bay
Gisborne

20 years
5 days

The Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

13/266

25 February 1913

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	29
Date of Notice	25 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Cameron	Mary Ann Hamilton
	💍 1913/834
BDM Match (61%)	William Onyon	Eadie Ethel Hamilton
	💍 1913/1254
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Contractor, Farmer	Housekeeper
Age	53	49
Dwelling Place	Waihirere, Poverty Bay	Gisborne
Length of Residence	20 years	5 days
Marriage Place	The Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	13/266
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

25 February 1913

Thomas Cecil Prince
Charlotte Ivy Pearce

Thomas Cecil Prince
Charlotte Ivy Pearce
💍 1913/4824

Bachelor
Spinster

Baker
Domestic Servant

28
23

Gisborne
Gisborne

6 days
7 years

Private Residence of the Bride's Parent, 114 Clifford Street, Whataupoko

13/4325

24 February 1913

Rev. John A. Chochore, Methodist Minister

No	30
Date of Notice	25 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Cecil Prince	Charlotte Ivy Pearce
	💍 1913/4824
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Baker	Domestic Servant
Age	28	23
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Gisborne
Length of Residence	6 days	7 years
Marriage Place	Private Residence of the Bride's Parent, 114 Clifford Street, Whataupoko
Folio	13/4325
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. John A. Chochore, Methodist Minister

25 February 1913

Edwin Chook
Grace O'Brien

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Servant

27
25

Whatatutu, Poverty Bay
Kaiti, Gisborne

3 months
Life

The Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

13/267

25 February 1913

Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

No	31
Date of Notice	25 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edwin Chook	Grace O'Brien
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Servant
Age	27	25
Dwelling Place	Whatatutu, Poverty Bay	Kaiti, Gisborne
Length of Residence	3 months	Life
Marriage Place	The Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne
Folio	13/267
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages, Gisborne

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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).