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 Nelson Quarter ending 31 March 1913 Registrar S. Blomfield

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

4 January 1913

George Walter Scott
Rachel Scott

George Walter Scott
Rachel Scott
💍 1913/914

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Dressmaker

30
26

Gloucester Street, Nelson
Gloucester Street, Nelson

14 days
7 days

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

13/320

8 January 1913

S. Blomfield, Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

No	1
Date of Notice	4 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Walter Scott	Rachel Scott
	💍 1913/914
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Dressmaker
Age	30	26
Dwelling Place	Gloucester Street, Nelson	Gloucester Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	14 days	7 days
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson
Folio	13/320
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 January 1913
Officiating Minister	S. Blomfield, Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

4 January 1913

Herbert Arthur Wiffen
Frances Ada Thomas

Hubert Arthur Wiffen
Frances Ada Thomas
💍 1913/1791

Bachelor
Spinster

Sheep farmer
Household Duties

32
24

Hardy Street, Nelson
Richmond

3 days
10 months

Christ Church, Trafalgar Street, Nelson

13/1279

14 January 1913

W. G. Baker Church of England minister

No	2
Date of Notice	4 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Herbert Arthur Wiffen	Frances Ada Thomas
BDM Match (95%)	Hubert Arthur Wiffen	Frances Ada Thomas
	💍 1913/1791
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sheep farmer	Household Duties
Age	32	24
Dwelling Place	Hardy Street, Nelson	Richmond
Length of Residence	3 days	10 months
Marriage Place	Christ Church, Trafalgar Street, Nelson
Folio	13/1279
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 January 1913
Officiating Minister	W. G. Baker Church of England minister

6 January 1913

Edward Best
Grace Harper

Edward Best
Grace Harper
💍 1913/915

Bachelor
Spinster

Fruitgrower
Domestic Duties

37
24

Stoke
Stoke

37 years
24 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

13/321

16 January 1913

R. Calley, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

No	3
Date of Notice	6 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Best	Grace Harper
	💍 1913/915
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fruitgrower	Domestic Duties
Age	37	24
Dwelling Place	Stoke	Stoke
Length of Residence	37 years	24 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson
Folio	13/321
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 January 1913
Officiating Minister	R. Calley, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

14 January 1913

Albert Edward Selleck
Reenee Ethel Cresswell

Albert Edward Silcock
Reenee Ethel Cresswell
💍 1913/4618

Bachelor
Spinster

Orchardist
Milliner

28
28

Richmond
Richmond

3 days
28 years

Wesleyan Church, Richmond

13/4202

17 January 1913

C. C. Eaton Methodist Minister

No	4
Date of Notice	14 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Edward Selleck	Reenee Ethel Cresswell
BDM Match (93%)	Albert Edward Silcock	Reenee Ethel Cresswell
	💍 1913/4618
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Orchardist	Milliner
Age	28	28
Dwelling Place	Richmond	Richmond
Length of Residence	3 days	28 years
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Richmond
Folio	13/4202
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 January 1913
Officiating Minister	C. C. Eaton Methodist Minister

20 January 1913

Edward Drummond Croll
Amy Catherine Burnett

Edward Drummond Croll
Amy Catherine Burnett
💍 1913/1805

Bachelor
Spinster

Cabman
Domestic

24
21

Waimea Road, Nelson
Dovedale

3 years

Church of England, Dovedale

13/1268

20 January 1913

W. S. Lucas Church of England minister

No	5
Date of Notice	20 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Drummond Croll	Amy Catherine Burnett
	💍 1913/1805
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Cabman	Domestic
Age	24	21
Dwelling Place	Waimea Road, Nelson	Dovedale
Length of Residence	3 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Dovedale
Folio	13/1268
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 January 1913
Officiating Minister	W. S. Lucas Church of England minister

27 January 1913

Ashley Keith Edwards
Dorothy May Anderson

Ashley Keith Edwards
Dorothy May Anderson
💍 1913/916

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

27
26

Hardy Street, Nelson
Hardy Street, Nelson

3 days
3 days

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

13/322

27 January 1913

R. Calley, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

No	6
Date of Notice	27 January 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ashley Keith Edwards	Dorothy May Anderson
	💍 1913/916
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	27	26
Dwelling Place	Hardy Street, Nelson	Hardy Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson
Folio	13/322
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 January 1913
Officiating Minister	R. Calley, Deputy Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

1 February 1913

Alfred Cecil Armstrong
Minnie Mary Goodman

Alfred Cecil Armstrong
Minnie Mary Goodman
💍 1913/1807

Bachelor
Spinster

Hairdresser
Book-keeper

23
20

Hardy Street, Nelson
Kawai Street, Nelson

4 years
20 years

Residence of Mrs. Fanny Goodman, Kawai Street, Nelson

13/1269

Fanny Goodman, mother

1 February 1913

W. S. Lucas Church of England minister

No	7
Date of Notice	1 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Cecil Armstrong	Minnie Mary Goodman
	💍 1913/1807
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Hairdresser	Book-keeper
Age	23	20
Dwelling Place	Hardy Street, Nelson	Kawai Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	4 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mrs. Fanny Goodman, Kawai Street, Nelson
Folio	13/1269
Consent	Fanny Goodman, mother
Date of Certificate	1 February 1913
Officiating Minister	W. S. Lucas Church of England minister

12 February 1913

John Louis Anderson
Mary Salome Cox

John Louis Anderson
Mary Bolome Cox
💍 1913/4731

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Waitress

30
42

Nelson City
Nelson City

3 days
10 days

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Manuka Street, Nelson

13/4334

12 February 1913

W. D. Goggan Roman Catholic priest

No	8
Date of Notice	12 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Louis Anderson	Mary Salome Cox
BDM Match (93%)	John Louis Anderson	Mary Bolome Cox
	💍 1913/4731
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Waitress
Age	30	42
Dwelling Place	Nelson City	Nelson City
Length of Residence	3 days	10 days
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Manuka Street, Nelson
Folio	13/4334
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 February 1913
Officiating Minister	W. D. Goggan Roman Catholic priest

4 February 1913

Augustus Frost
Amelia Margaret Laird

Augustus Frost
Amelia Margaret Laird
💍 1913/1772

Bachelor
Spinster

Driver
Domestic Duties

19
17

Franklyn Rise, Nelson
Brook Street, Nelson

19 years
17 years

Residence of Alfred Frost, Franklyn Rise, Nelson

13/1285

Alfred Frost, father; Sarah Catherine Laird, mother

4 February 1913

J. H. Mackenzie Presbyterian minister

No	9
Date of Notice	4 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Augustus Frost	Amelia Margaret Laird
	💍 1913/1772
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Driver	Domestic Duties
Age	19	17
Dwelling Place	Franklyn Rise, Nelson	Brook Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	19 years	17 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Alfred Frost, Franklyn Rise, Nelson
Folio	13/1285
Consent	Alfred Frost, father; Sarah Catherine Laird, mother
Date of Certificate	4 February 1913
Officiating Minister	J. H. Mackenzie Presbyterian minister

5 February 1913

Henry Paul Minchin
Ema Maude Annear

Henry Paul Minchin
Ema Maude Annear
💍 1913/1773

Bachelor
Spinster

Commercial Traveller
Domestic Duties

23
23

Alton Street, Nelson
Alton Street, Nelson

2 years
3 years

Presbyterian Church, Nile Street, Nelson

13/1286

5 February 1913

J. H. Mackenzie Presbyterian minister

No	10
Date of Notice	5 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Paul Minchin	Ema Maude Annear
	💍 1913/1773
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Commercial Traveller	Domestic Duties
Age	23	23
Dwelling Place	Alton Street, Nelson	Alton Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	2 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Nile Street, Nelson
Folio	13/1286
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 February 1913
Officiating Minister	J. H. Mackenzie Presbyterian minister

26 February 1913

Henry Austin Kirby
Helen Camelia Johnston

Henry Austin Kirby
Helen Camelia Johnston
💍 1913/1808

Bachelor
Spinster

Locomotive Fireman
Dressmaker

25
28

Washington Valley, Nelson
Washington Valley, Nelson

3 days
28 years

All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson

13/1270

26 February 1913

W. S. Lucas Church of England minister

No	11
Date of Notice	26 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Austin Kirby	Helen Camelia Johnston
	💍 1913/1808
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Locomotive Fireman	Dressmaker
Age	25	28
Dwelling Place	Washington Valley, Nelson	Washington Valley, Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	28 years
Marriage Place	All Saints' Church, Vanguard Street, Nelson
Folio	13/1270
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 February 1913
Officiating Minister	W. S. Lucas Church of England minister

26 February 1913

David Kelly
Edith Gladys Knapp

David Kelly
Edith Gladys Knapp
💍 1913/917

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Duties

31
19

Washington Valley, Nelson
Washington Valley, Nelson

3 days
3 days

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

13/323

F. R. Chapman, Judge Supreme Court of N.Z.

26 February 1913

W. S. Lucas, S. Blomfield, Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

No	12
Date of Notice	26 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Kelly	Edith Gladys Knapp
	💍 1913/917
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Duties
Age	31	19
Dwelling Place	Washington Valley, Nelson	Washington Valley, Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson
Folio	13/323
Consent	F. R. Chapman, Judge Supreme Court of N.Z.
Date of Certificate	26 February 1913
Officiating Minister	W. S. Lucas, S. Blomfield, Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

28 February 1913

John Alexander Dyer
Lucy Annie New

John Alexander Dyer
Lucy Annie New
💍 1913/918

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic Duties

29
22

Bridge Street, Nelson
Waimea Road, Nelson

3 days
6 weeks

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson

13/324

28 February 1913

S. Blomfield Registrar of Marriages Nelson

No	13
Date of Notice	28 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Alexander Dyer	Lucy Annie New
	💍 1913/918
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic Duties
Age	29	22
Dwelling Place	Bridge Street, Nelson	Waimea Road, Nelson
Length of Residence	3 days	6 weeks
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Nelson
Folio	13/324
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 February 1913
Officiating Minister	S. Blomfield Registrar of Marriages Nelson

28 February 1913

Bertram Allen
Lizzie Jarrett

Bertram Allen
Lizzie Jarrett
💍 1913/1794

Bachelor
Spinster

Railway Porter
Domestic Duties

21
21

Hardy Street, Nelson
Alma Street, Nelson

21 years
21 years

Residence of George Jarrett, Alma Street, Nelson

13/1283

28 February 1913

J. H. Mackenzie Presbyterian minister

No	14
Date of Notice	28 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Bertram Allen	Lizzie Jarrett
	💍 1913/1794
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Railway Porter	Domestic Duties
Age	21	21
Dwelling Place	Hardy Street, Nelson	Alma Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	21 years	21 years
Marriage Place	Residence of George Jarrett, Alma Street, Nelson
Folio	13/1283
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 February 1913
Officiating Minister	J. H. Mackenzie Presbyterian minister

28 February 1913

John Garbutt
Annabella Brown

John Garbutt
Annabella Brown
💍 1913/1793

Bachelor
Spinster

Attendant, Mental Asylum
Domestic Duties

26
24

Waimea Road, Nelson
Manuka Street, Nelson

2 years
6 months

Residence of Bernard Webby, Waimea Road, Nelson

13/1281

28 February 1913

J. H. Mackenzie Presbyterian minister

No	15
Date of Notice	28 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Garbutt	Annabella Brown
	💍 1913/1793
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Attendant, Mental Asylum	Domestic Duties
Age	26	24
Dwelling Place	Waimea Road, Nelson	Manuka Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	2 years	6 months
Marriage Place	Residence of Bernard Webby, Waimea Road, Nelson
Folio	13/1281
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 February 1913
Officiating Minister	J. H. Mackenzie Presbyterian minister

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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).