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 900

District of Grey Quarter ending 30 June 1913 Registrar Benjamin Harper

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

1 April 1913

William Finlay
Lydia Lester

William Finlay
Lydia Lester
💍 1913/4672

Widower
Spinster

Miner
Domestic Servant

40
33

Greymouth, (from Brunner)
Greymouth, (from Westport)

6 wks; 2 mos
6 days; 18 mos

Roman Catholic Church, Greymouth

13/4274

1 April 1913

Dean D. P. Carew

No	23
Date of Notice	1 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Finlay	Lydia Lester
	💍 1913/4672
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic Servant
Age	40	33
Dwelling Place	Greymouth, (from Brunner)	Greymouth, (from Westport)
Length of Residence	6 wks; 2 mos	6 days; 18 mos
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Greymouth
Folio	13/4274
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Dean D. P. Carew

5 April 1913

Richard Plimmer
Matilda Entwistle

Richard Plimmer
Matilda Entwistle
💍 1913/6644

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic Servant

28
26

State Collieries
State Collieries

3 years
2 months

Methodist Church, Greymouth

13/6330

5 April 1913

Rev. Moses Ayrton

No	24
Date of Notice	5 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Plimmer	Matilda Entwistle
	💍 1913/6644
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic Servant
Age	28	26
Dwelling Place	State Collieries	State Collieries
Length of Residence	3 years	2 months
Marriage Place	Methodist Church, Greymouth
Folio	13/6330
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Moses Ayrton

14 April 1913

Robert John Warring
Rosie Murray

Robert John Warring
Rosie Murray
💍 1913/2720

Bachelor
Spinster

Sawmill Hand
Servant

23
23

Ikamatua
Greymouth

5 years
3 years

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Greymouth

13/2465

14 April 1913

Registrar of Marriages

No	25
Date of Notice	14 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert John Warring	Rosie Murray
	💍 1913/2720
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sawmill Hand	Servant
Age	23	23
Dwelling Place	Ikamatua	Greymouth
Length of Residence	5 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Greymouth
Folio	13/2465
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Registrar of Marriages

19 April 1913

Harold Oscar Kittelty
Mary Barbara Noble

Harold Oscar Kittelty
May Barbara Noble
💍 1913/3921

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic

24
25

Greymouth, (from Rewanui)
Greymouth

8 wks; 2 1/2 yrs
25 years

St. Paul's Methodist Church, Greymouth

13/3495

19 April 1913

Rev. Arthur Ashcroft

No	26
Date of Notice	19 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harold Oscar Kittelty	Mary Barbara Noble
BDM Match (97%)	Harold Oscar Kittelty	May Barbara Noble
	💍 1913/3921
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic
Age	24	25
Dwelling Place	Greymouth, (from Rewanui)	Greymouth
Length of Residence	8 wks; 2 1/2 yrs	25 years
Marriage Place	St. Paul's Methodist Church, Greymouth
Folio	13/3495
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Arthur Ashcroft

20 April 1913

Henry Alfred Millard
Margaret Marion Hamilton

Henry Alfred Millard
Margaret Marion Hamilton
💍 1913/4673

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Domestic

25
26

Greymouth
Greymouth

7 years
2 years

St. Patrick's Church, Greymouth

13/4275

20 April 1913

Very Rev. Dean D. P. Carew

No	27
Date of Notice	20 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Alfred Millard	Margaret Marion Hamilton
	💍 1913/4673
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Domestic
Age	25	26
Dwelling Place	Greymouth	Greymouth
Length of Residence	7 years	2 years
Marriage Place	St. Patrick's Church, Greymouth
Folio	13/4275
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 April 1913
Officiating Minister	Very Rev. Dean D. P. Carew

21 April 1913

William Marks
Fanny Barrett

William Marks
Fanny Barrett
💍 1913/6341

Widower
Widow

Farmer
Household Duties

68
52

Greymouth, (from Hokitika)
Greymouth, (from Kumara)

4 days; 48 yrs
4 days; 33 yrs

Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth

13/6102

21 April 1913

G. W. York

No	28
Date of Notice	21 April 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Marks	Fanny Barrett
	💍 1913/6341
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Farmer	Household Duties
Age	68	52
Dwelling Place	Greymouth, (from Hokitika)	Greymouth, (from Kumara)
Length of Residence	4 days; 48 yrs	4 days; 33 yrs
Marriage Place	Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth
Folio	13/6102
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 April 1913
Officiating Minister	G. W. York

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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).

Primary digitisation of registers between 1855 and 1925 is now complete. Our digitisation volunteers are now working on verifying the currently digitised pages against printed district/page indexes, to identify pages which may have been missed or out of focus. These pages can be re-imaged as required.

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.

How can I help?

You can sign up to correct errors in the transcribed records and match ITMs with registered marriages.

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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).