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 Napier Quarter ending 31 March 1913 Registrar William Buchanan

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 January 1913

Richard Macartney
Bridgie Reid

Richard McCartney
Bridgie Reid
💍 1913/1365

Bachelor
Spinster

Blacksmith
Domestic Duties

30
27

Napier
Taradale

10 years
27 years

St. Mary's Church

13/876

3 January 1913

Rev. Father Symons

No	1
Date of Notice	3 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Macartney	Bridgie Reid
BDM Match (94%)	Richard McCartney	Bridgie Reid
	💍 1913/1365
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Blacksmith	Domestic Duties
Age	30	27
Dwelling Place	Napier	Taradale
Length of Residence	10 years	27 years
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Church
Folio	13/876
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 January 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father Symons

3 January 1913

David Pearce Eddy
Violet Reynolds

David Pearce Eddy
Violet Reynolds
💍 1913/1377

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Servant

21
17

Napier
Napier

21 years
18 months

St. Augustine's Church

13/860

Jane Reynolds, mother

3 January 1913

Rev. Canon Luke

No	2
Date of Notice	3 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Pearce Eddy	Violet Reynolds
	💍 1913/1377
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Servant
Age	21	17
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	21 years	18 months
Marriage Place	St. Augustine's Church
Folio	13/860
Consent	Jane Reynolds, mother
Date of Certificate	3 January 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Canon Luke

3 January 1913

Augustus John Crawford
Amy Jane Nissen

Augustus John Crawford
Amy Jane Nissen
💍 1913/860

Widower
Divorced

Sawmiller
Household Duties

50
35

Te Pohue
Te Pohue

38 years
5 years

Office of Registrar of Marriages

13/292

3 January 1913

W. Buchanan, Registrar

No	3
Date of Notice	3 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Augustus John Crawford	Amy Jane Nissen
	💍 1913/860
Condition	Widower	Divorced
Profession	Sawmiller	Household Duties
Age	50	35
Dwelling Place	Te Pohue	Te Pohue
Length of Residence	38 years	5 years
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages
Folio	13/292
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 January 1913
Officiating Minister	W. Buchanan, Registrar

24 December 1912

Philip Hoods
Agnes Matilda Williams

Philip Woods
Agnes Matilda Williams
💍 1913/861

Bachelor
Spinster

Seaman
Domestic Duties

20
19

Port Ahuriri
Port Ahuriri

4 months
4 months

Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier

13/293

Emma Mary Williams, mother

7 January 1913

W. Buchanan, Registrar

No	4
Date of Notice	24 December 1912
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Philip Hoods	Agnes Matilda Williams
BDM Match (96%)	Philip Woods	Agnes Matilda Williams
	💍 1913/861
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Seaman	Domestic Duties
Age	20	19
Dwelling Place	Port Ahuriri	Port Ahuriri
Length of Residence	4 months	4 months
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier
Folio	13/293
Consent	Emma Mary Williams, mother
Date of Certificate	7 January 1913
Officiating Minister	W. Buchanan, Registrar

11 January 1913

Ernest Frederick Osborne Hamlin
Elsie Grace Bimler

Ernest Frederick Osborne Hamlin
Elsie Grace Bimler
💍 1913/1374

Bachelor
Divorced

Proprietor
Dressmaker

39
23

Napier
Napier

37 years
23 years

House of Mrs. Faulkner

13/884

11 January 1913

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	5
Date of Notice	11 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest Frederick Osborne Hamlin	Elsie Grace Bimler
	💍 1913/1374
Condition	Bachelor	Divorced
Profession	Proprietor	Dressmaker
Age	39	23
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	37 years	23 years
Marriage Place	House of Mrs. Faulkner
Folio	13/884
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 January 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

13 January 1913

Frederick George McKinley
Charlotte Jane Miller

Frederick George McKinley
Charlotte Jane Miller
💍 1913/1371

Bachelor
Spinster

Plumber
Housemaid

28
25

West Shore
Port Ahuriri

18 months
25 years

St. Patrick's Church, Napier

13/881

13 January 1913

Rev. Father O'Connor

No	6
Date of Notice	13 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick George McKinley	Charlotte Jane Miller
	💍 1913/1371
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plumber	Housemaid
Age	28	25
Dwelling Place	West Shore	Port Ahuriri
Length of Residence	18 months	25 years
Marriage Place	St. Patrick's Church, Napier
Folio	13/881
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 January 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father O'Connor

14 January 1913

Victor Rudolph Johnson
Violet Constance Johnstone

Victor Rudolph Johnson
Violet Constance Johnston
💍 1913/1378

Bachelor
Spinster

Bottler
Factory Employee

24
19

Port Ahuriri
Port Ahuriri

24 years
8 years

St. Augustine's Church, Napier

13/866

Henry Thomas Johnstone, father

14 January 1913

Rev. Canon Luke

No	7
Date of Notice	14 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Victor Rudolph Johnson	Violet Constance Johnstone
BDM Match (98%)	Victor Rudolph Johnson	Violet Constance Johnston
	💍 1913/1378
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bottler	Factory Employee
Age	24	19
Dwelling Place	Port Ahuriri	Port Ahuriri
Length of Residence	24 years	8 years
Marriage Place	St. Augustine's Church, Napier
Folio	13/866
Consent	Henry Thomas Johnstone, father
Date of Certificate	14 January 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Canon Luke

15 January 1913

George Samuel Doleman
May Elizabeth Robson

George Samuel Doleman
Mary Elizabeth Robson
💍 1913/5038

Geoffrey James Holliss
Clare Elizabeth Robson
💍 1913/4152

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Saleswoman

23
23

Gisborne
Christchurch

23 years
23 years

St. John's Cathedral, Napier

13/419

15 January 1913

Rev. Canon Mayne

No	8
Date of Notice	15 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Samuel Doleman	May Elizabeth Robson
BDM Match (98%)	George Samuel Doleman	Mary Elizabeth Robson
	💍 1913/5038
BDM Match (64%)	Geoffrey James Holliss	Clare Elizabeth Robson
	💍 1913/4152
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Saleswoman
Age	23	23
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Christchurch
Length of Residence	23 years	23 years
Marriage Place	St. John's Cathedral, Napier
Folio	13/419
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 January 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Canon Mayne

18 January 1913

Louis Cuthbert Bishop
Ruth Hook

Louis Cuthbert Bishop
Ruth Hook
💍 1913/862

Bachelor
Spinster

Plumber
Cook

25
21

Napier
Napier

5 years
12 months

Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier

13/294

18 January 1913

W. Buchanan, Registrar

No	9
Date of Notice	18 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Louis Cuthbert Bishop	Ruth Hook
	💍 1913/862
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plumber	Cook
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	5 years	12 months
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier
Folio	13/294
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 January 1913
Officiating Minister	W. Buchanan, Registrar

22 January 1913

Richard John Glover
Ivy Alice Bristow

Richard John Glover
Ivy Alice Bristow
💍 1913/394

Bachelor
Spinster

Starch Maker
Dressmaker

26
24

Napier
Napier

7 years
24 years

St. Andrew's Church, Port Ahuriri

13/861

22 January 1913

Rev. Oliver Dean

No	10
Date of Notice	22 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard John Glover	Ivy Alice Bristow
	💍 1913/394
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Starch Maker	Dressmaker
Age	26	24
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	7 years	24 years
Marriage Place	St. Andrew's Church, Port Ahuriri
Folio	13/861
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 January 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Oliver Dean

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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).