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 September 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

1 July 1913

Harvey John
Charlotte Christina Elizabeth Lean

Harvey John William Hares
Charlotte Christina Elizabeth Lean
💍 1913/8658

Bachelor
Spinster

Motor Driver
Domestic duties

23
20

Hastings
Pukahu

18 years
20 years

Presbyterian Church, Pukahu

8514

Charles Lean, Father

1 July 1913

Rev. Robert Waugh

No	54
Date of Notice	1 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harvey John	Charlotte Christina Elizabeth Lean
BDM Match (72%)	Harvey John William Hares	Charlotte Christina Elizabeth Lean
	💍 1913/8658
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Motor Driver	Domestic duties
Age	23	20
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Pukahu
Length of Residence	18 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Pukahu
Folio	8514
Consent	Charles Lean, Father
Date of Certificate	1 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Robert Waugh

12 July 1913

William Robert Gilbert
Beatrice Crenage

William Robert Gilbert
Beatrice Crinage
💍 1913/5640

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Dressmaker

25
31

Hastings
Hastings

3 years
3 weeks

At the House of 264 A. Keller, St. George's Rd., Hastings

13/5321

12 July 1913

Rev. J. J. Wallis

No	55
Date of Notice	12 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Robert Gilbert	Beatrice Crenage
BDM Match (97%)	William Robert Gilbert	Beatrice Crinage
	💍 1913/5640
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Dressmaker
Age	25	31
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	3 years	3 weeks
Marriage Place	At the House of 264 A. Keller, St. George's Rd., Hastings
Folio	13/5321
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. J. Wallis

12 July 1913

Colin Bell Hodge
Beatrice Martha Weeks

Colin Bell Hodge
Beatrice Martha Weeks
💍 1913/6429

Bachelor
Spinster

Surveyor
Domestic duties

28
34

Hastings
Hastings

1 year
4 days

Roman Catholic Church, Hastings

13/5331

12 July 1913

Rev. Father Keogh

No	56
Date of Notice	12 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Colin Bell Hodge	Beatrice Martha Weeks
	💍 1913/6429
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Surveyor	Domestic duties
Age	28	34
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	1 year	4 days
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Hastings
Folio	13/5331
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father Keogh

21 July 1913

Samuel Smith
Flora Haywood Bougourd

Samuel Smith
Flora Haywood
💍 1913/6204

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
Housekeeper

38
21

Hastings
Hastings

3 days
3 days

St. Matthews Church, Hastings

13/5887

21 July 1913

Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

No	57
Date of Notice	21 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel Smith	Flora Haywood Bougourd
BDM Match (80%)	Samuel Smith	Flora Haywood
	💍 1913/6204
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Housekeeper
Age	38	21
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	St. Matthews Church, Hastings
Folio	13/5887
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

22 July 1913

Walter Bougourd
Emily Cox

Walter Bougourd
Emily Cox
💍 1913/6428

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic

25
21

Hastings
Hastings

1 year
14 years

Roman Catholic Church, Hastings

13/5330

22 July 1913

Rev. Father Keogh

No	58
Date of Notice	22 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Walter Bougourd	Emily Cox
	💍 1913/6428
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	1 year	14 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Hastings
Folio	13/5330
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father Keogh

23 July 1913

Woodbine Charles Day
Mary Williamson

Woodbine Charles Day
Amy Williamson
💍 1913/5104

Bachelor
Spinster

Bootmaker
Domestic

28
19

Hastings
Hastings

6 weeks
7 months

Registrar's Office, Hastings

13/4735

John Williamson, Father

23 July 1913

Robert Brathwaite

No	59
Date of Notice	23 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Woodbine Charles Day	Mary Williamson
BDM Match (90%)	Woodbine Charles Day	Amy Williamson
	💍 1913/5104
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bootmaker	Domestic
Age	28	19
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	6 weeks	7 months
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Hastings
Folio	13/4735
Consent	John Williamson, Father
Date of Certificate	23 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Robert Brathwaite

6 August 1913

Arthur Groome
Dorothy Macniven

Arthur Groome
Dorothy MacNiven
💍 1913/6205

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheepfarmer
Domestic duties

30
20

Hastings
Greenfields, Hastings

4 days
20 years

R. G. Macniven, Greenfields, Hastings

13/5886

John Hutchinson, Father

6 August 1913

Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

No	60
Date of Notice	6 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Groome	Dorothy Macniven
BDM Match (97%)	Arthur Groome	Dorothy MacNiven
	💍 1913/6205
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheepfarmer	Domestic duties
Age	30	20
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Greenfields, Hastings
Length of Residence	4 days	20 years
Marriage Place	R. G. Macniven, Greenfields, Hastings
Folio	13/5886
Consent	John Hutchinson, Father
Date of Certificate	6 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

9 August 1913

Gordon Harrison Morley
Alice Richardson Tuck

Gordon Harrison Morley
Alice Richardson Tuck
💍 1913/6419

Widower
Spinster

Orchardist
Domestic duties

29
21

Hastings
Dwelling of Rhoda Morley, Leahora R.

6 years
12 years

Dwelling of Rhoda Morley, Leahora R.

13/5327

9 August 1913

Rev. P. Ramsay

No	61
Date of Notice	9 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Gordon Harrison Morley	Alice Richardson Tuck
	💍 1913/6419
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Orchardist	Domestic duties
Age	29	21
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Dwelling of Rhoda Morley, Leahora R.
Length of Residence	6 years	12 years
Marriage Place	Dwelling of Rhoda Morley, Leahora R.
Folio	13/5327
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Ramsay

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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).