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 30 June 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

13 May 1913

Frederick Charles Burton
Lizzie Hjorring M.N. Coster

Frederick Charles Burton
Lizzie Hjorring
💍 1913/3665

Bachelor
Widow

Cook
Domestic Servant

26
29

Napier
Napier

5 years
4 years

St. Patrick's Church, Napier

13/3088

13 May 1913

Rev. Father O'Sullivan

No	61
Date of Notice	13 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Charles Burton	Lizzie Hjorring M.N. Coster
BDM Match (78%)	Frederick Charles Burton	Lizzie Hjorring
	💍 1913/3665
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Cook	Domestic Servant
Age	26	29
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	5 years	4 years
Marriage Place	St. Patrick's Church, Napier
Folio	13/3088
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 May 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father O'Sullivan

14 May 1913

Sidney Arthur Hoare
Anne Fraser Thomson

Sidney Arthur Hoare
Anne Fraser Thomson
💍 1913/3343

Bachelor
Spinster

Mechanic
Draper's Assistant

28
24

New Plymouth
Gisborne

3 months
3 years

Baptist Church, Napier

13/3067

14 May 1913

Rev. J. K. Archer

No	62
Date of Notice	14 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sidney Arthur Hoare	Anne Fraser Thomson
	💍 1913/3343
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mechanic	Draper's Assistant
Age	28	24
Dwelling Place	New Plymouth	Gisborne
Length of Residence	3 months	3 years
Marriage Place	Baptist Church, Napier
Folio	13/3067
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 May 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. K. Archer

14 May 1913

Frank Meeking
Isabella Johnson M.N. Long

Frank Meeking
Isabella Johnson
💍 1913/3344

Bachelor
Widow

Labourer
Domestic Servant

40
35

Pakowhai
Pakowhai

6 years
18 months

House of Rev. J. K. Archer, Napier

13/3068

14 May 1913

Rev. J. K. Archer

No	63
Date of Notice	14 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frank Meeking	Isabella Johnson M.N. Long
BDM Match (81%)	Frank Meeking	Isabella Johnson
	💍 1913/3344
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Servant
Age	40	35
Dwelling Place	Pakowhai	Pakowhai
Length of Residence	6 years	18 months
Marriage Place	House of Rev. J. K. Archer, Napier
Folio	13/3068
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 May 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. K. Archer

15 May 1913

Hastings Stanley Spiller
Mary Margaret Griffin

Hastings Stanley Spiller
Mary Margaret Griffin
💍 1913/555

Bachelor
Spinster

Yardman
Domestic Duties

30
21

Napier
Napier

30 years
7 years

Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier

13/2386

15 May 1913

W. Buchanan, Registrar

No	64
Date of Notice	15 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hastings Stanley Spiller	Mary Margaret Griffin
	💍 1913/555
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Yardman	Domestic Duties
Age	30	21
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	30 years	7 years
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier
Folio	13/2386
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 May 1913
Officiating Minister	W. Buchanan, Registrar

16 May 1913

Charles Francis Cronin
Lucy Winifred Bradbury

Charles Francis Cronin
Lucy Winifred Bradbury
💍 1913/3664

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Domestic Duties

22
21

Wanganui
Halcombe

17 years
20 years

House of Mrs. Flynn, Napier

13/3087

16 May 1913

Rev. Father O'Sullivan

No	65
Date of Notice	16 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Francis Cronin	Lucy Winifred Bradbury
	💍 1913/3664
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Domestic Duties
Age	22	21
Dwelling Place	Wanganui	Halcombe
Length of Residence	17 years	20 years
Marriage Place	House of Mrs. Flynn, Napier
Folio	13/3087
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 May 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father O'Sullivan

20 May 1913

Charlie Walker
Ethel Maud Munn M.N. by adoption Gordon

Charlie Walker
Ethel Maud Munn
💍 1913/556

Bachelor
Widow

Labourer
Boarding House Keeper

30
35

Gisborne
Westshore

8 months
10 years

Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier

13/2387

20 May 1913

W. Buchanan, Registrar

No	66
Date of Notice	20 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charlie Walker	Ethel Maud Munn M.N. by adoption Gordon
BDM Match (69%)	Charlie Walker	Ethel Maud Munn
	💍 1913/556
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Labourer	Boarding House Keeper
Age	30	35
Dwelling Place	Gisborne	Westshore
Length of Residence	8 months	10 years
Marriage Place	Office of Registrar of Marriages, Napier
Folio	13/2387
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 May 1913
Officiating Minister	W. Buchanan, Registrar

19 May 1913

John Ross
Janet Cowper

John Ross
Janet Cowper
💍 1913/3347

Bachelor
Spinster

Gardener
Domestic Servant

26
28

Napier
Napier

14 months
18 months

St. Paul's Church, Napier

13/3070

19 May 1913

Rev. J. A. Archer

No	67
Date of Notice	19 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Ross	Janet Cowper
	💍 1913/3347
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Gardener	Domestic Servant
Age	26	28
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	14 months	18 months
Marriage Place	St. Paul's Church, Napier
Folio	13/3070
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 May 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Archer

19 May 1913

Henry Harper Hartree
Laura Constance Dunnage

Henry Harper Hartree
Laura Constance Dunnage
💍 1913/3351

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheepfarmer
Domestic Duties

28
32

Ngaroto
Greenmeadows

11 years
4 years

St. Augustine's Church, Napier

13/3074

19 May 1913

Rev. Canon Luke

No	68
Date of Notice	19 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Harper Hartree	Laura Constance Dunnage
	💍 1913/3351
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheepfarmer	Domestic Duties
Age	28	32
Dwelling Place	Ngaroto	Greenmeadows
Length of Residence	11 years	4 years
Marriage Place	St. Augustine's Church, Napier
Folio	13/3074
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 May 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Canon Luke

20 May 1913

George Barden
Lucy Mabel Brunt

George Barden
Lucy Mabel Brunt
💍 1913/3352

Bachelor
Spinster

Cordial Manufacturer
Cook

30
23

Napier
Napier

6 years
1 year

St. Augustine's Church, Napier

13/3075

20 May 1913

Rev. Canon Luke

No	69
Date of Notice	20 May 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Barden	Lucy Mabel Brunt
	💍 1913/3352
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cordial Manufacturer	Cook
Age	30	23
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	6 years	1 year
Marriage Place	St. Augustine's Church, Napier
Folio	13/3075
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 May 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Canon Luke

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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).