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 Wairau Quarter ending 31 December 1913 Registrar C. G. R. Gore

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

15 November 1913

James Smith
Mary Teresa Broughan

James Smith
Mary Teresa Broughan
💍 1913/9135

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic

31
28

Blenheim
Blenheim

8 years
28 years

Roman Catholic Church, Blenheim

8814

15 November 1913

Rev. P. Fay

No	70
Date of Notice	15 November 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Smith	Mary Teresa Broughan
	💍 1913/9135
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic
Age	31	28
Dwelling Place	Blenheim	Blenheim
Length of Residence	8 years	28 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Blenheim
Folio	8814
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 November 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Fay

17 November 1913

John Fairweather
Ellen Maud Benning

John Fairweather
Ellen Maud Benning
💍 1913/7777

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Domestic

37
26

Blenheim
Blenheim

35 years
12 years

English Church, Blenheim

13/7590

17 November 1913

Ven. Archdeacon T. S. Grace

No	71
Date of Notice	17 November 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Fairweather	Ellen Maud Benning
	💍 1913/7777
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Domestic
Age	37	26
Dwelling Place	Blenheim	Blenheim
Length of Residence	35 years	12 years
Marriage Place	English Church, Blenheim
Folio	13/7590
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 November 1913
Officiating Minister	Ven. Archdeacon T. S. Grace

21 November 1913

Oliver Alton Dalziel
Mary Anne Bridget O'Donoghue

Oliver Alton Dalziel
Mary Anne Bridget O'Donoghue
💍 1913/9136

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic

27
24

Blenheim
Blenheim

6 days
24 years

Roman Catholic Church, Blenheim

8815

21 November 1913

Rev. P. Fay

No	72
Date of Notice	21 November 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Oliver Alton Dalziel	Mary Anne Bridget O'Donoghue
	💍 1913/9136
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	27	24
Dwelling Place	Blenheim	Blenheim
Length of Residence	6 days	24 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Blenheim
Folio	8815
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 November 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Fay

22 November 1913

Patrick Timothy O'Connor
Jessica Mary O'Leary

Patrick Timothy O'Connor
Jessica Mary O'Leary
💍 1913/9137

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Dressmaker

31
28

Blenheim
Blenheim

31 years
28 years

Roman Catholic Church, Blenheim

8816

22 November 1913

Rev. P. Fay

No	73
Date of Notice	22 November 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Patrick Timothy O'Connor	Jessica Mary O'Leary
	💍 1913/9137
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Dressmaker
Age	31	28
Dwelling Place	Blenheim	Blenheim
Length of Residence	31 years	28 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Blenheim
Folio	8816
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 November 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Fay

26 November 1913

Daniel William Morrison
Violet Grace Miller

Daniel William Morrison
Violet Grace Miller
💍 1913/9138

Bachelor
Spinster

Farm Labourer
Domestic

36
21

Kaituna
Renwicktown

36 years
21 years

Roman Catholic Presbytery, Blenheim

8817

26 November 1913

Rev. P. Fay

No	74
Date of Notice	26 November 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Daniel William Morrison	Violet Grace Miller
	💍 1913/9138
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farm Labourer	Domestic
Age	36	21
Dwelling Place	Kaituna	Renwicktown
Length of Residence	36 years	21 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Presbytery, Blenheim
Folio	8817
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 November 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Fay

26 November 1913

James Jeffries
Kathleen Daly

James Jeffries
Kathleen Daly
💍 1913/9140

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic

37
25

Blenheim
Blenheim

37 years
11 years

Roman Catholic Church, Blenheim

8818

26 November 1913

Rev. P. Fay

No	75
Date of Notice	26 November 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Jeffries	Kathleen Daly
	💍 1913/9140
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic
Age	37	25
Dwelling Place	Blenheim	Blenheim
Length of Residence	37 years	11 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Blenheim
Folio	8818
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 November 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Fay

27 November 1913

Edward Stone Parker
Emily Millicent Girling

Edward Stone Parker
Emily Millicent Girling
💍 1913/9182

Bachelor
Spinster

Motor Agent
Book-keeper

38
33

Blenheim
Blenheim

38 years
33 years

Wesleyan Church, Blenheim

8579

27 November 1913

Rev. J. R. Richards

No	76
Date of Notice	27 November 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Stone Parker	Emily Millicent Girling
	💍 1913/9182
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Motor Agent	Book-keeper
Age	38	33
Dwelling Place	Blenheim	Blenheim
Length of Residence	38 years	33 years
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Blenheim
Folio	8579
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 November 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. R. Richards

9 December 1913

Albert Henry Wooster
Edith Annie Brock

Albert Henry Wooster
Edith Annie Brock
💍 1913/7017

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic

26
27

Blenheim
Blenheim

26 years
12 months

Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Blenheim

13/6723

9 December 1913

Mr. C. G. R. Gore

No	77
Date of Notice	9 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Henry Wooster	Edith Annie Brock
	💍 1913/7017
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	26	27
Dwelling Place	Blenheim	Blenheim
Length of Residence	26 years	12 months
Marriage Place	Office of the Registrar of Marriages, Blenheim
Folio	13/6723
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Mr. C. G. R. Gore

12 December 1913

William Alexander Thomson
Ethel Mary Flood

William Alexander Thomson
Ethel Mary Flood
💍 1913/9141

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Domestic

20
25

Blenheim
Blenheim

5 years
4 years

Roman Catholic Presbytery, Blenheim

8819

William Thomson, father of bridegroom

15 December 1913

Rev. J. S. Herbert

No	78
Date of Notice	12 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Alexander Thomson	Ethel Mary Flood
	💍 1913/9141
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Domestic
Age	20	25
Dwelling Place	Blenheim	Blenheim
Length of Residence	5 years	4 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Presbytery, Blenheim
Folio	8819
Consent	William Thomson, father of bridegroom
Date of Certificate	15 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. S. Herbert

13 December 1913

Maurice James O'Connor
Ruby May Dodson

Maurice James O'Connor
Ruby May Dodson
💍 1913/9142

Bachelor
Spinster

School Teacher
Domestic

25
29

Spring Creek
Spring Creek

3 years
29 years

Roman Catholic Church, Blenheim

8820

13 December 1913

Rev. P. Fay

No	79
Date of Notice	13 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Maurice James O'Connor	Ruby May Dodson
	💍 1913/9142
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	School Teacher	Domestic
Age	25	29
Dwelling Place	Spring Creek	Spring Creek
Length of Residence	3 years	29 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Blenheim
Folio	8820
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Fay

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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).