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 Buller Quarter ending 31 March 1913 Registrar Arnold William Mann

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

Samuel Pringle Fraser
Margaret Morgan

Samuel Pringle Fraser
Margaret Morgan
💍 1913/1814

Bachelor
Spinster

Plasterer
Domestic

25
19

Westport
Westport

4 1/2 years
19 years

Residence of William George Morgan, Romilly St., Westport

13/1254

3 January 1913

Rev J T Burrows, Presbyterian

No	1
Date of Notice	3 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel Pringle Fraser	Margaret Morgan
	💍 1913/1814
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plasterer	Domestic
Age	25	19
Dwelling Place	Westport	Westport
Length of Residence	4 1/2 years	19 years
Marriage Place	Residence of William George Morgan, Romilly St., Westport
Folio	13/1254
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 January 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev J T Burrows, Presbyterian

11 January 1913

Sydney Orlando Tregurtha
Elsie Annie Newton

Sydney Orlando Tregurtha
Elsie Annie Newton
💍 1913/1817

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter

21
18

Westport
Westport

15 years
1 year 10 months

Methodist Church, Westport

13/1257

11 January 1913

Rev E Cox, Methodist

No	2
Date of Notice	11 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sydney Orlando Tregurtha	Elsie Annie Newton
	💍 1913/1817
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter
Age	21	18
Dwelling Place	Westport	Westport
Length of Residence	15 years	1 year 10 months
Marriage Place	Methodist Church, Westport
Folio	13/1257
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 January 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev E Cox, Methodist

14 January 1913

Robert Todd
Ellen Smith

Robert Todd
Ellen Smith
💍 1913/2477

Bachelor
Spinster

Electric Lineman
School Teacher

33
23

Westport
Westport

6 days
7 years

Roman Catholic Church, Westport

13/2027

14 January 1913

Rev Thomas Walshe, Roman Catholic

No	3
Date of Notice	14 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Todd	Ellen Smith
	💍 1913/2477
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Electric Lineman	School Teacher
Age	33	23
Dwelling Place	Westport	Westport
Length of Residence	6 days	7 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Westport
Folio	13/2027
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 January 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev Thomas Walshe, Roman Catholic

14 February 1913

Frederick Ireland
Elizabeth Tough Angus Thompson

Frederick Ireland
Elizabeth Tough Angus Thompson
💍 1913/1797

Bachelor
Spinster

Carter

30
27

Westport
Westport

8 years
1 year

Church of England, Westport

13/1260

14 February 1913

Rev J R Dart, Church of England

No	4
Date of Notice	14 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Ireland	Elizabeth Tough Angus Thompson
	💍 1913/1797
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carter
Age	30	27
Dwelling Place	Westport	Westport
Length of Residence	8 years	1 year
Marriage Place	Church of England, Westport
Folio	13/1260
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev J R Dart, Church of England

25 February 1913

George Henry Tottenham
Margaret Dent

George Henry Tottenham
Margaret Dent
💍 1913/2466

Bachelor
Spinster

Expressman

22
19

Westport
Westport

22 years
19 years

Residence of George Henry Tottenham, Palmerston St., Westport

13/2026

William Dent, Father

25 February 1913

Rev Thomas Walshe, Roman Catholic

No	5
Date of Notice	25 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Henry Tottenham	Margaret Dent
	💍 1913/2466
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Expressman
Age	22	19
Dwelling Place	Westport	Westport
Length of Residence	22 years	19 years
Marriage Place	Residence of George Henry Tottenham, Palmerston St., Westport
Folio	13/2026
Consent	William Dent, Father
Date of Certificate	25 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev Thomas Walshe, Roman Catholic

7 March 1913

Clement Howard Green
Cecilia Liddle

Clement Howard Green
Cecillia Liddle
💍 1913/1815

Bachelor
Spinster

Cabinetmaker

24
22

Westport
Westport

3 years
2 years

St Andrews Church, Westport

13/1255

7 March 1913

Rev J T Burrows, Presbyterian

No	6
Date of Notice	7 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Clement Howard Green	Cecilia Liddle
BDM Match (97%)	Clement Howard Green	Cecillia Liddle
	💍 1913/1815
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cabinetmaker
Age	24	22
Dwelling Place	Westport	Westport
Length of Residence	3 years	2 years
Marriage Place	St Andrews Church, Westport
Folio	13/1255
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev J T Burrows, Presbyterian

13 March 1913

Sydney Herbert Conder
Margaret Agnes Brown

Sydney Herbert Conder
Margaret Agnes Brown
💍 1913/1798

Bachelor
Spinster

Branch Manager, Clothing Factory
Hospital Nurse

33
24

Westport
Westport

3 days
12 years

Presbyterian Church, Westport

13/1261

13 March 1913

Rev J R Dent, Church of England

No	7
Date of Notice	13 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sydney Herbert Conder	Margaret Agnes Brown
	💍 1913/1798
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Branch Manager, Clothing Factory	Hospital Nurse
Age	33	24
Dwelling Place	Westport	Westport
Length of Residence	3 days	12 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Westport
Folio	13/1261
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev J R Dent, Church of England

18 March 1913

Garnet Francis Spooner
Jessie Sharp Moffat

Garnet Francis Spooner
Jessie Sharp Moffat
💍 1913/1816

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor

24
23

Westport
Westport

4 years
22 years

Residence of L. McAulay, 82 Peel Street, Westport

13/1256

18 March 1913

Rev J T Burrows, Presbyterian

No	8
Date of Notice	18 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Garnet Francis Spooner	Jessie Sharp Moffat
	💍 1913/1816
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor
Age	24	23
Dwelling Place	Westport	Westport
Length of Residence	4 years	22 years
Marriage Place	Residence of L. McAulay, 82 Peel Street, Westport
Folio	13/1256
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev J T Burrows, Presbyterian

25 March 1913

Lewis Francis Mundy
Lilian Hannah Intemann

Lewis Franc Mundy
Lilian Hannah Intemann
💍 1913/1799

Bachelor
Spinster

Bushman

26
20

Westport
Westport

4 days
19 years

Residence of Arlt Intemann, Westport

13/1262

Albert Henrich Intemann, Father

25 March 1913

Rev J R Dart, Church of England

No	9
Date of Notice	25 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Lewis Francis Mundy	Lilian Hannah Intemann
BDM Match (95%)	Lewis Franc Mundy	Lilian Hannah Intemann
	💍 1913/1799
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bushman
Age	26	20
Dwelling Place	Westport	Westport
Length of Residence	4 days	19 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Arlt Intemann, Westport
Folio	13/1262
Consent	Albert Henrich Intemann, Father
Date of Certificate	25 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev J R Dart, Church of England

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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).