Intentions to Marry, 1913 Hawke's Bay, Wellington, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840452, 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 Hastings Quarter ending 30 June 1913 Registrar Robert Brathwaite

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

4 April 1913

Pakira Haeata
Hukarere Eria

Pakira Haeata
Hukarere Eria
💍 1913/542

Bachelor
Spinster

Native
Native

20
18

Paki Pake
Paki Pake

2 years
18 years

Registrar's Office

13/237

Haeata Henare, father; Hukarere Eria, father

4 April 1913

Robert Brathwaite

No	27
Date of Notice	4 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Pakira Haeata	Hukarere Eria
	💍 1913/542
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Native	Native
Age	20	18
Dwelling Place	Paki Pake	Paki Pake
Length of Residence	2 years	18 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office
Folio	13/237
Consent	Haeata Henare, father; Hukarere Eria, father
Date of Certificate	4 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Robert Brathwaite

5 April 1913

Maurice Leon Shewan
Louise Theodora Miller

Maurice Leon Shawan
Louise Theodora Miller
💍 1913/4545

Bachelor
Spinster

Mercer
Domestic duties

28
25

Wanganui
Hastings

4 1/2 years
3 days

St. Matthew's Church, Hastings

13/4121

5 April 1913

Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

No	28
Date of Notice	5 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Maurice Leon Shewan	Louise Theodora Miller
BDM Match (97%)	Maurice Leon Shawan	Louise Theodora Miller
	💍 1913/4545
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mercer	Domestic duties
Age	28	25
Dwelling Place	Wanganui	Hastings
Length of Residence	4 1/2 years	3 days
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church, Hastings
Folio	13/4121
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

4 April 1913

Henry Jensen
Caroline Ada Fryer

Henry Jensen
Caroline Ada Fryer
💍 1913/3357

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic

26
19

Bridge Pa, Hastings
Bridge Pa, Hastings

3 days
3 days

Latter Day Saints College

13/3057

William John Fryer, father

4 April 1913

Rev. O. D. Romney

No	29
Date of Notice	4 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Jensen	Caroline Ada Fryer
	💍 1913/3357
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	26	19
Dwelling Place	Bridge Pa, Hastings	Bridge Pa, Hastings
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Latter Day Saints College
Folio	13/3057
Consent	William John Fryer, father
Date of Certificate	4 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. O. D. Romney

11 April 1913

Patrick McHill
Isabel O'Kane

Patrick Nihill
Isabel O'Kane
💍 1913/3176

Bachelor
Spinster

Slaughterman
Talloress

28
25

Hastings
Hastings

5 years
10 years

Roman Catholic Church, Hastings

13/3047

11 April 1913

Rev. Father Keogh

No	30
Date of Notice	11 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Patrick McHill	Isabel O'Kane
BDM Match (89%)	Patrick Nihill	Isabel O'Kane
	💍 1913/3176
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Slaughterman	Talloress
Age	28	25
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	5 years	10 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Hastings
Folio	13/3047
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father Keogh

11 April 1913

Alexander Jolly
Daisy Gertrude Smith

Alexander Jolly
Daisy Gertrude Smith
💍 1913/4722

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

29
28

Hastings
Hastings

5 years
26 years

Pukahu Church

13/4348

11 April 1913

Rev. R. Waugh

No	31
Date of Notice	11 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Jolly	Daisy Gertrude Smith
	💍 1913/4722
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	29	28
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	5 years	26 years
Marriage Place	Pukahu Church
Folio	13/4348
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. Waugh

12 April 1913

Edward Lawrence Beale
Mary Frances Casey

Edward Lawrence Beale
Mary Frances Casey
💍 1913/543

Bachelor
Spinster

Slaughterman
Domestic duties

28
23

Hastings
Hastings

1 week
23 years

Registrar's Office

13/2373

12 April 1913

Robert Brathwaite

No	32
Date of Notice	12 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Lawrence Beale	Mary Frances Casey
	💍 1913/543
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Slaughterman	Domestic duties
Age	28	23
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	1 week	23 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office
Folio	13/2373
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Robert Brathwaite

18 April 1913

John Peters Hendra
Lilian Evelyn Edith Moore

John Peters Hendra
Lilian Evelyn Edith Moore
💍 1913/3177

Bachelor
Spinster

Chef
House Keeper

26
23

Hastings
Hastings

4 years
23 years

Roman Catholic Church, Hastings

13/3048

18 April 1913

Rev. Father Keogh

No	33
Date of Notice	18 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Peters Hendra	Lilian Evelyn Edith Moore
	💍 1913/3177
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Chef	House Keeper
Age	26	23
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	4 years	23 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Hastings
Folio	13/3048
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father Keogh

22 April 1913

Russell Lachlan Lawrence
Gladys Maud McClelland

Russell Lachlan Lawrence
Gladys Maud McClelland
💍 1913/3353

Bachelor
Spinster

Civil Servant
Clerk

25
19

Hastings
Hastings

5 months
5 years

St. Matthew's, Hastings

13/3053

Sarah McClelland, mother

22 April 1913

Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

No	34
Date of Notice	22 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Russell Lachlan Lawrence	Gladys Maud McClelland
	💍 1913/3353
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Civil Servant	Clerk
Age	25	19
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	5 months	5 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's, Hastings
Folio	13/3053
Consent	Sarah McClelland, mother
Date of Certificate	22 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

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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).