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 Hastings Quarter ending 31 March 1913 Registrar Robert Brathwaite

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

14 February 1913

Henry James Anderson
Vivien Ella Hughes

Henry James Anderson
Vivien Ella Hughes
💍 1913/397

Bachelor
Spinster

Drover
Dentist Assistant

31
24

Hastings
Hastings

31 years
4 years

H.R. Ubiln's House, Queen St. Hastings

13/840

14 February 1913

Rev. P. Ramsay

No	9
Date of Notice	14 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry James Anderson	Vivien Ella Hughes
	💍 1913/397
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Drover	Dentist Assistant
Age	31	24
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	31 years	4 years
Marriage Place	H.R. Ubiln's House, Queen St. Hastings
Folio	13/840
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Ramsay

18 February 1913

Joseph Barker Spark
Emma M. Ewse

Joseph Barker Spark
Emma Mewse
💍 1913/401

Bachelor
Spinster

Freezing Chamber Hand
Domestic duties

38
32

Paki Paki
Hastings

5 years
3 weeks

Church of England, Hastings

13/845

18 February 1913

Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

No	10
Date of Notice	18 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Barker Spark	Emma M. Ewse
BDM Match (88%)	Joseph Barker Spark	Emma Mewse
	💍 1913/401
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Freezing Chamber Hand	Domestic duties
Age	38	32
Dwelling Place	Paki Paki	Hastings
Length of Residence	5 years	3 weeks
Marriage Place	Church of England, Hastings
Folio	13/845
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

19 February 1913

Frederick Stanley Jackson
Horowai Henderson

Frederick Stanley Jackson
Horowai Henderson
💍 1913/920

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
Domestic duties

30
18

Hastings
Hastings

6 months
6 months

Registrar's Office, Hastings

13/303

H. Henderson, Father

19 February 1913

Robert Brathwaite

No	11
Date of Notice	19 February 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Stanley Jackson	Horowai Henderson
	💍 1913/920
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Domestic duties
Age	30	18
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	6 months	6 months
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Hastings
Folio	13/303
Consent	H. Henderson, Father
Date of Certificate	19 February 1913
Officiating Minister	Robert Brathwaite

3 March 1913

Harry Montifiore Wilson
Winifred Gertrude Waterhouse

Harry Mountefioie Wilson
Winifred Gertrude Waterhouse
💍 1913/1382

Bachelor
Spinster

Medical Practitioner
Domestic duties

36
29

Hastings
Whangawhare, Napier

5 years
29 years

St. Augustine's Church, Napier

13/847

H. May

3 March 1913

Rev. C. L. Luke

No	12
Date of Notice	3 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harry Montifiore Wilson	Winifred Gertrude Waterhouse
BDM Match (94%)	Harry Mountefioie Wilson	Winifred Gertrude Waterhouse
	💍 1913/1382
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Medical Practitioner	Domestic duties
Age	36	29
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Whangawhare, Napier
Length of Residence	5 years	29 years
Marriage Place	St. Augustine's Church, Napier
Folio	13/847
Consent	H. May
Date of Certificate	3 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. L. Luke

5 March 1913

Henry Foster
Fanny Edwards

Henry Foster
Fanny Edwards
💍 1913/921

Widower
Widow

Baker
Domestic duties

42
44

Hastings
Hastings

3 days
2 years

Registrar's Office, Hastings

13/304

5 March 1913

Robert Brathwaite

No	13
Date of Notice	5 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Foster	Fanny Edwards
	💍 1913/921
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Baker	Domestic duties
Age	42	44
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	3 days	2 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Hastings
Folio	13/304
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Robert Brathwaite

4 March 1913

Albert Simon Armstrong Dixon
Georgina Cecilia Clark

Gilbert Simon Armstrong Dixon
Georgina Ceilia Clark
💍 1913/400

Bachelor
Spinster

Hairdresser
Domestic duties

23
23

Havelock N.
Hastings

2 years
1 year

Presbyterian Church, Hastings

13/844

4 March 1913

Rev. P. Ramsay

No	14
Date of Notice	4 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Simon Armstrong Dixon	Georgina Cecilia Clark
BDM Match (94%)	Gilbert Simon Armstrong Dixon	Georgina Ceilia Clark
	💍 1913/400
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Hairdresser	Domestic duties
Age	23	23
Dwelling Place	Havelock N.	Hastings
Length of Residence	2 years	1 year
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Hastings
Folio	13/844
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. P. Ramsay

11 March 1913

Cedric Kirkley Symons
Elsie Myrtle Symons

Cedric Kirkley
Elsie Myrtle Symons
💍 1913/378

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

24
18

Hastings
Hastings

6 months
3 years

St. Matthew's, Hastings

13/846

Mary Symons, Mother

11 March 1913

Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

No	15
Date of Notice	11 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Cedric Kirkley Symons	Elsie Myrtle Symons
BDM Match (83%)	Cedric Kirkley	Elsie Myrtle Symons
	💍 1913/378
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	24	18
Dwelling Place	Hastings	Hastings
Length of Residence	6 months	3 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's, Hastings
Folio	13/846
Consent	Mary Symons, Mother
Date of Certificate	11 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. B. Brocklehurst

11 March 1913

Albert Henry Young
Jessie Susan Seymour

Albert Henry Young
Jessie Susan Seymour
💍 1913/398

Bachelor
Spinster

Chemist
Book-Keeper

24
24

Auckland
Hastings

18 months
3 days

House of Mrs. Geo. Sands

13/841

11 March 1913

Rev. Peter Ramsay

No	16
Date of Notice	11 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Henry Young	Jessie Susan Seymour
	💍 1913/398
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Chemist	Book-Keeper
Age	24	24
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Hastings
Length of Residence	18 months	3 days
Marriage Place	House of Mrs. Geo. Sands
Folio	13/841
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Peter Ramsay

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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).