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 Napier Quarter ending 31 December 1913 Registrar William Buchanan

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

164

2 December 1913

Cecil Edward Neal
Ethel Frances Painter

Cecil Edward Neal
Ethel Frances Painter
💍 1913/9008

Bachelor
Spinster

Motor man
Tailoress

24
20

Napier
Napier

24 years
12 months

St. John's Cathedral, Napier

8711

Fanny Elizabeth Massie, Mother

2 December 1913

Rev. Canon Mayne

No	164
Date of Notice	2 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Cecil Edward Neal	Ethel Frances Painter
	💍 1913/9008
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Motor man	Tailoress
Age	24	20
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	24 years	12 months
Marriage Place	St. John's Cathedral, Napier
Folio	8711
Consent	Fanny Elizabeth Massie, Mother
Date of Certificate	2 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Canon Mayne

165

2 December 1913

Michael William Stack
Beryl Ivy Garnham

Michael William Stack
Beryl Ivy Garnham
💍 1913/7529

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Drapers Assistant

22
19

Napier
Napier

7 years
19 years

St. Patrick's Church, Napier

13/7246

Father

2 December 1913

Rev. Father O'Sullivan

No	165
Date of Notice	2 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Michael William Stack	Beryl Ivy Garnham
	💍 1913/7529
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Drapers Assistant
Age	22	19
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	7 years	19 years
Marriage Place	St. Patrick's Church, Napier
Folio	13/7246
Consent	Father
Date of Certificate	2 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father O'Sullivan

166

6 December 1913

Henry Hay Tod
Emily Harvey Fenwick

Henry Hay Tod
Emily Harvey Fenwick
💍 1913/7534

Widower
Spinster

Builder
Domestic Duties

35
25

Napier
Napier

9 years
25 years

House of J. Fenwick, Napier

13/7249

6 December 1913

Rev. Thos. Lait

No	166
Date of Notice	6 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Hay Tod	Emily Harvey Fenwick
	💍 1913/7534
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Builder	Domestic Duties
Age	35	25
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	9 years	25 years
Marriage Place	House of J. Fenwick, Napier
Folio	13/7249
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Thos. Lait

167

8 December 1913

John James Mullany
Annie Stacia Doran

John James Mullany
Annie Stacia Doran
💍 1913/7528

Bachelor
Spinster

Builder
Domestic Duties

31
22

Napier
Napier

31 years
12 months

St. Patrick's Church, Napier

13/7266

8 December 1913

Rev. Father O'Connor

No	167
Date of Notice	8 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John James Mullany	Annie Stacia Doran
	💍 1913/7528
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Builder	Domestic Duties
Age	31	22
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	31 years	12 months
Marriage Place	St. Patrick's Church, Napier
Folio	13/7266
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father O'Connor

168

8 December 1913

Harry Bland
Annie Town

Harry Bland
Annie Town
💍 1913/9155

Bachelor
Spinster

Iron Turner
Servant

27
28

Napier
Port Ahuriri

6 months
12 months

St. John's Cathedral, Napier

8834

8 December 1913

Rev. Canon Mayne

No	168
Date of Notice	8 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harry Bland	Annie Town
	💍 1913/9155
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Iron Turner	Servant
Age	27	28
Dwelling Place	Napier	Port Ahuriri
Length of Residence	6 months	12 months
Marriage Place	St. John's Cathedral, Napier
Folio	8834
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Canon Mayne

169

8 December 1913

Reginald Joseph Devonshire
Dorothy Isobel Hale

Reginald Joseph Deronshire
Dorothy Isobel Hale
💍 1913/7517

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Clerk

23
19

Napier
Napier

2 years
11 years

House of G. R. Hale, Napier

13/7265

Richard Hale, Father

8 December 1913

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	169
Date of Notice	8 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Reginald Joseph Devonshire	Dorothy Isobel Hale
BDM Match (98%)	Reginald Joseph Deronshire	Dorothy Isobel Hale
	💍 1913/7517
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Clerk
Age	23	19
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	2 years	11 years
Marriage Place	House of G. R. Hale, Napier
Folio	13/7265
Consent	Richard Hale, Father
Date of Certificate	8 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

170

9 December 1913

Albert Henry William Thomson
Mary Ann Birch

Albert Henry William Thomson
Mary Ann Birch
💍 1913/7405

Widower
Spinster

Accountant
Domestic Duties

48
30

Napier
Hastings

10 months
20 months

Presbyterian Church, Hastings

13/7274

9 December 1913

Rev. R. Ramsay

No	170
Date of Notice	9 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Henry William Thomson	Mary Ann Birch
	💍 1913/7405
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Accountant	Domestic Duties
Age	48	30
Dwelling Place	Napier	Hastings
Length of Residence	10 months	20 months
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Hastings
Folio	13/7274
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. Ramsay

171

11 December 1913

Thomas Walter Woods
Florence Adelaide West

Thomas Walter Woods
Florence Adelaide West
💍 1913/7521

Widower
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Servant

34
29

Napier
Napier

4 years
2 years

Presbyterian Church, Napier

13/7260

11 December 1913

Rev. J. A. Asher, F. Tucker

No	171
Date of Notice	11 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Walter Woods	Florence Adelaide West
	💍 1913/7521
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Servant
Age	34	29
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	4 years	2 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Napier
Folio	13/7260
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher, F. Tucker

172

12 December 1913

Andrew Peterson
Margaret Martha Rebecca McNutt

Andrew Gerardt Petersen
Margaret Martha Rebecca McHutt
💍 1913/7520

Bachelor
Spinster

Customs officer
Nurse

32
22

Napier
Onga Onga

32 years
5 months

Presbyterian Church, Napier

13/7259

12 December 1913

Rev. F. Tucker

No	172
Date of Notice	12 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Andrew Peterson	Margaret Martha Rebecca McNutt
BDM Match (79%)	Andrew Gerardt Petersen	Margaret Martha Rebecca McHutt
	💍 1913/7520
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Customs officer	Nurse
Age	32	22
Dwelling Place	Napier	Onga Onga
Length of Residence	32 years	5 months
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Napier
Folio	13/7259
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. Tucker

173

13 December 1913

Alfred George Bulled
Florence Blanche English

Alfred George Bulled
Florence Blanche English
💍 1914/7032

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
Domestic Duties

37
20

Pakowhai
Papakura

8 years
20 years

St. Mary's Catholic Church, Meanee

19151

William James English, Father

13 December 1913

Rev. Father Goggan

No	173
Date of Notice	13 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred George Bulled	Florence Blanche English
	💍 1914/7032
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Domestic Duties
Age	37	20
Dwelling Place	Pakowhai	Papakura
Length of Residence	8 years	20 years
Marriage Place	St. Mary's Catholic Church, Meanee
Folio	19151
Consent	William James English, Father
Date of Certificate	13 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father Goggan

174

13 December 1913

John Hepworth
Agnes Drummie

John Hepworth
Agnes Drummie
💍 1913/7518

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Servant

32
26

Napier
Napier

2 years
2 years

Presbyterian Church, Napier

13/7257

13 December 1913

Rev. J. A. Asher

No	174
Date of Notice	13 December 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Hepworth	Agnes Drummie
	💍 1913/7518
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Servant
Age	32	26
Dwelling Place	Napier	Napier
Length of Residence	2 years	2 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Napier
Folio	13/7257
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 December 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Asher

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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).