Intentions to Marry, 1913 Canterbury, Otago, Southland, Chatham Islands

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840453, 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 Timaru Quarter ending 31 March 1913 Registrar Alexander Montgomery

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

19 March 1913

George Evans
Helen Mary Heney

George Ewans
Helen Mary Heney
💍 1913/3980

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Nil

38
28

Timaru
Timaru

3 days
3 days

Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Timaru

13/3531

19 March 1913

Rev A. Macaulay Caldwell, Presbyterian Minister

No	32
Date of Notice	19 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Evans	Helen Mary Heney
BDM Match (96%)	George Ewans	Helen Mary Heney
	💍 1913/3980
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Nil
Age	38	28
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Chalmers Presbyterian Church, Timaru
Folio	13/3531
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev A. Macaulay Caldwell, Presbyterian Minister

19 March 1913

Henry Amos
Caroline Elizabeth Lloyd

Henry Amos
Caroline Elizabeth Lloyd
💍 1913/2034

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

28
26

Timaru
Timaru

3 years
4 days

Dwellinghouse of R. J. Lloyd, Gibson St, Timaru

13/1547

19 March 1913

Rev J. Featherston, Methodist Minister

No	33
Date of Notice	19 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Amos	Caroline Elizabeth Lloyd
	💍 1913/2034
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	28	26
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	3 years	4 days
Marriage Place	Dwellinghouse of R. J. Lloyd, Gibson St, Timaru
Folio	13/1547
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Featherston, Methodist Minister

19 March 1913

Charles Glue
Ethel Brader

Charles Glue
Ethel Brader
💍 1913/2108

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic duties

31
26

Timaru
Timaru

20 years
1 year

St. Mary's English Church, Timaru

13/1572

19 March 1913

Archdeacon Jacob, Church of England Clergyman

No	34
Date of Notice	19 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Glue	Ethel Brader
	💍 1913/2108
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic duties
Age	31	26
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	20 years	1 year
Marriage Place	St. Mary's English Church, Timaru
Folio	13/1572
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Archdeacon Jacob, Church of England Clergyman

19 March 1913

George Henry
Ethel May Mary Cockle

George Henry
Ethel May Cockle
💍 1913/2117

Bachelor
Spinster

Fellmonger
Machinist

24
22

Timaru
Timaru

3 years
18 months

Dwellinghouse of Rev. A. E. Hunt, Theodocia St, Timaru

13/1558

See attached

19 March 1913

Rev A. E. Hunt, Congregational Minister

No	35
Date of Notice	19 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Henry	Ethel May Mary Cockle
BDM Match (88%)	George Henry	Ethel May Cockle
	💍 1913/2117
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fellmonger	Machinist
Age	24	22
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	3 years	18 months
Marriage Place	Dwellinghouse of Rev. A. E. Hunt, Theodocia St, Timaru
Folio	13/1558
Consent	See attached
Date of Certificate	19 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev A. E. Hunt, Congregational Minister

20 March 1913

Charles John Chivers
Maria McKenzie

Charles John Chivers
Maria McKenzie
💍 1913/2118

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic servant

42
32

Timaru
Timaru

19 years
32 years

Dwellinghouse of Frank McKenzie, Middle St, Timaru

13/1559

20 March 1913

Rev A. E. Hunt, Congregational Minister

No	36
Date of Notice	20 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles John Chivers	Maria McKenzie
	💍 1913/2118
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic servant
Age	42	32
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	19 years	32 years
Marriage Place	Dwellinghouse of Frank McKenzie, Middle St, Timaru
Folio	13/1559
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev A. E. Hunt, Congregational Minister

20 March 1913

Charles Stanley Hawkey
Lucretia Jeannette Lennie

Charles Stanley Hawkey
Lucretia Jeannette Lennie
💍 1913/2033

Bachelor
Spinster

Boot Salesman
Domestic duties

28
25

Timaru
Timaru

28 years
25 years

Methodist Church, Woodlands St, Timaru

13/1546

20 March 1913

Rev J. Featherston, Methodist Minister

No	37
Date of Notice	20 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Stanley Hawkey	Lucretia Jeannette Lennie
	💍 1913/2033
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Boot Salesman	Domestic duties
Age	28	25
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	28 years	25 years
Marriage Place	Methodist Church, Woodlands St, Timaru
Folio	13/1546
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Featherston, Methodist Minister

20 March 1913

Thomas Nevin
Winifred Agnes Lahey

Thomas Nevin
Winifred Agnes Fahey
💍 1913/2097

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic Servant

29
27

Timaru
Timaru

4 days
4 days

Roman Catholic Church, Timaru

13/1562

20 March 1913

Rev M. A. Murphy, Roman Catholic Priest

No	38
Date of Notice	20 March 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Nevin	Winifred Agnes Lahey
BDM Match (98%)	Thomas Nevin	Winifred Agnes Fahey
	💍 1913/2097
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Servant
Age	29	27
Dwelling Place	Timaru	Timaru
Length of Residence	4 days	4 days
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Timaru
Folio	13/1562
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 March 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev M. A. Murphy, Roman Catholic Priest

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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).