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).

Page 297

District of Masterton Quarter ending 30 September 1913 Registrar William Miller Easthope

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

5 July 1913

Norman Robert Wyeth
Ida Catherine Blatchford

Norman Robert Wyeth
Ida Catherine Blatchford
💍 1913/5680

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

26
28

Masterton
Masterton

26 years
28 years

St Matthews Church, Masterton

13/5412

5 July 1913

Rev H. Watson, Anglican

No	44
Date of Notice	5 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Norman Robert Wyeth	Ida Catherine Blatchford
	💍 1913/5680
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	26	28
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	26 years	28 years
Marriage Place	St Matthews Church, Masterton
Folio	13/5412
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev H. Watson, Anglican

8 July 1913

Francis William Heaven
Anne Florence Cunningham

Francis William Heaven
Annie Florence Cunningham
💍 1913/5691

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

22
23

Masterton
Masterton

3 years
3 years

The house of the Rev E. Swinard, Miriam Street Masterton

13/5404

8 July 1913

Rev E. Swinard, Baptist

No	45
Date of Notice	8 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis William Heaven	Anne Florence Cunningham
BDM Match (98%)	Francis William Heaven	Annie Florence Cunningham
	💍 1913/5691
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	22	23
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 years	3 years
Marriage Place	The house of the Rev E. Swinard, Miriam Street Masterton
Folio	13/5404
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev E. Swinard, Baptist

14 July 1913

Ernest John Wing
Emily O'Hara

Ernest John Wing
Emily O'Hara
💍 1913/5692

Bachelor
Spinster

Sailor
Domestic duties

26
22

Masterton
Masterton

4 years
3 years

Knox Church, Masterton

13/5405

14 July 1913

Rev A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	46
Date of Notice	14 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest John Wing	Emily O'Hara
	💍 1913/5692
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sailor	Domestic duties
Age	26	22
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	4 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Knox Church, Masterton
Folio	13/5405
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

22 July 1913

William Henry Leonard Brookes
Kathleen Eileen McKeown

William Henry Leonard Bookes
Kathleen Eileen McKeown
💍 1913/5690

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

22
21

Mauriceville
Mauriceville

22 years
4 years

The Roman Catholic Presbytery, Masterton

13/5403

22 July 1913

Rev B. Harnett, Roman Catholic

No	47
Date of Notice	22 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Henry Leonard Brookes	Kathleen Eileen McKeown
BDM Match (98%)	William Henry Leonard Bookes	Kathleen Eileen McKeown
	💍 1913/5690
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	22	21
Dwelling Place	Mauriceville	Mauriceville
Length of Residence	22 years	4 years
Marriage Place	The Roman Catholic Presbytery, Masterton
Folio	13/5403
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev B. Harnett, Roman Catholic

12 August 1913

Reginald Cavanagh Stanton
Clara Christina Doe

Reginald Cavanagh Stanton
Clara Christina Doe
💍 1913/5678

Bachelor
Spinster

Accountant
Dressmaker

23
26

Masterton
Masterton

4 years
4 years

St Matthews Church, Masterton

13/5410

12 August 1913

Rev H. Watson, Anglican

No	48
Date of Notice	12 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Reginald Cavanagh Stanton	Clara Christina Doe
	💍 1913/5678
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Accountant	Dressmaker
Age	23	26
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	4 years	4 years
Marriage Place	St Matthews Church, Masterton
Folio	13/5410
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev H. Watson, Anglican

13 August 1913

Arthur Edmund Potts
Edith Helen Michell

Arthur Edmund Potts
Edith Helen Michell
💍 1913/5696

Widower
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic duties

34
25

Masterton
Masterton

4 days
25 years

St Matthews Church, Masterton

13/5409

13 August 1913

Rev H. Watson, Anglican

No	49
Date of Notice	13 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Edmund Potts	Edith Helen Michell
	💍 1913/5696
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic duties
Age	34	25
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	4 days	25 years
Marriage Place	St Matthews Church, Masterton
Folio	13/5409
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev H. Watson, Anglican

19 August 1913

Frank Madsen
Minnie Gertrude Joy

Frank Madson
Minnie Gertrude Joy
💍 1913/5688

Bachelor
Spinster

Linotype Operator
Domestic duties

23
22

Masterton
Masterton

3 days
5 years

The Congregational Church, Masterton

13/5402

19 August 1913

Rev B. L. Thomas, Congregational

No	50
Date of Notice	19 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frank Madsen	Minnie Gertrude Joy
BDM Match (96%)	Frank Madson	Minnie Gertrude Joy
	💍 1913/5688
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Linotype Operator	Domestic duties
Age	23	22
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 days	5 years
Marriage Place	The Congregational Church, Masterton
Folio	13/5402
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev B. L. Thomas, Congregational

22 August 1913

George Alfred Stephen Tester
Constance Agnes Miller

George Alfred Stephen Tester
Constance Agnes Miller
💍 1913/5096

Bachelor
Spinster

Motor Chauffeur
Domestic duties

23
22

Masterton
Masterton

3 years
4 years

The Office of the Registrar, Masterton

13/4753

22 August 1913

W. M. Easthope, Registrar

No	51
Date of Notice	22 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Alfred Stephen Tester	Constance Agnes Miller
	💍 1913/5096
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Motor Chauffeur	Domestic duties
Age	23	22
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 years	4 years
Marriage Place	The Office of the Registrar, Masterton
Folio	13/4753
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 August 1913
Officiating Minister	W. M. Easthope, Registrar

22 August 1913

William John Taplin
Jane Ethel Budd

William John Taplin
Jane Ethel Budd
💍 1913/5695

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

36
22

Masterton
Masterton

36 years
22 years

Knox Church, Masterton

13/5408

22 August 1913

Rev A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	52
Date of Notice	22 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William John Taplin	Jane Ethel Budd
	💍 1913/5695
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	36	22
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	36 years	22 years
Marriage Place	Knox Church, Masterton
Folio	13/5408
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

25 August 1913

John Herbert Menton
Lilian Hannah McKenzie

John Herbert Minton
Lilian Hannah McKenzie
💍 1913/5694

Bachelor
Spinster

Engine-driver
Domestic duties

33
30

Masterton
Masterton

3 years
30 years

The house of D. McKenzie, Kuripuni Masterton

13/5407

25 August 1913

Rev A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

No	53
Date of Notice	25 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Herbert Menton	Lilian Hannah McKenzie
BDM Match (97%)	John Herbert Minton	Lilian Hannah McKenzie
	💍 1913/5694
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engine-driver	Domestic duties
Age	33	30
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	3 years	30 years
Marriage Place	The house of D. McKenzie, Kuripuni Masterton
Folio	13/5407
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev A. J. Thompson, Presbyterian

These records have been automatically transcribed and must be verified using the page image (below)

100% Contrast

100% Brightness

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).