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 Gore Quarter ending 30 September 1913 Registrar George Brett

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

5 July 1913

John Oscar Richardson
Ethel Robina Henderson

John Oscar Richardson
Ethel Robina Hoodman
💍 1913/6259

Bachelor
Spinster

Gardener

22
19

Gore
Gore

Life
2 years

Residence of Mr. Henry Richardson, Charlton Road

13/5970

Henry Richardson, Father

5 July 1913

Rev. A. Wingfield

No	27
Date of Notice	5 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Oscar Richardson	Ethel Robina Henderson
BDM Match (86%)	John Oscar Richardson	Ethel Robina Hoodman
	💍 1913/6259
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Gardener
Age	22	19
Dwelling Place	Gore	Gore
Length of Residence	Life	2 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. Henry Richardson, Charlton Road
Folio	13/5970
Consent	Henry Richardson, Father
Date of Certificate	5 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Wingfield

8 July 1913

William Richard Jones
Annie Allen

William Richard Jones
Annie Allen
💍 1913/6260

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

31
29

Pyramid
Charlton

Life
5 years

The Anglican Church, Gore

13/5971

8 July 1913

Rev. A. Wingfield

No	28
Date of Notice	8 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Richard Jones	Annie Allen
	💍 1913/6260
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	31	29
Dwelling Place	Pyramid	Charlton
Length of Residence	Life	5 years
Marriage Place	The Anglican Church, Gore
Folio	13/5971
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Wingfield

21 July 1913

Charles Edward Clarke
Sarah Ann Butler

Charles Edward Clarke
Sarah Ann Butler
💍 1913/5159

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

25
21

Waimea
Waimea

16 years
Life

The Registrar's Office, Mersey Street, Gore

13/4815

21 July 1913

The Registrar

No	29
Date of Notice	21 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Edward Clarke	Sarah Ann Butler
	💍 1913/5159
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Waimea	Waimea
Length of Residence	16 years	Life
Marriage Place	The Registrar's Office, Mersey Street, Gore
Folio	13/4815
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 July 1913
Officiating Minister	The Registrar

24 July 1913

Patrick Kelly
Alice Kelly

Patrick Kelly
Alice Kelly
💍 1913/6393

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

25
27

Gore
Gore

1 year
5 months

Roman Catholic Church, East Gore

13/6129

24 July 1913

Rev. Patrick O'Donnell

No	30
Date of Notice	24 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Patrick Kelly	Alice Kelly
	💍 1913/6393
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	25	27
Dwelling Place	Gore	Gore
Length of Residence	1 year	5 months
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, East Gore
Folio	13/6129
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Patrick O'Donnell

25 July 1913

John Loch
Ann Dumnet Calder

John Lock
Ann Dunnet Calder
💍 1913/6134

Bachelor
Spinster

Coachbuilder

32
34

Gore
Gore

4 years
29 years

Presbyterian Church, East Gore

13/5788

25 July 1913

Rev. J. M. Simpson

No	31
Date of Notice	25 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Loch	Ann Dumnet Calder
BDM Match (92%)	John Lock	Ann Dunnet Calder
	💍 1913/6134
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Coachbuilder
Age	32	34
Dwelling Place	Gore	Gore
Length of Residence	4 years	29 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, East Gore
Folio	13/5788
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. M. Simpson

30 July 1913

Francis Brown
Violet Elizabeth Gray

Francis Brown
Violet Elizabeth Gray
💍 1913/6395

Bachelor
Spinster

Shepherd

28
22

Gore
Gore

3 days
3 days

The Roman Catholic Church, East Gore

13/6130

30 July 1913

Rev. Patrick O'Donnell

No	32
Date of Notice	30 July 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis Brown	Violet Elizabeth Gray
	💍 1913/6395
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Shepherd
Age	28	22
Dwelling Place	Gore	Gore
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	The Roman Catholic Church, East Gore
Folio	13/6130
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 July 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Patrick O'Donnell

4 August 1913

Peter Campbell
Alice Mildred Jones

Peter Campbell
Alice Mildred Jones
💍 1913/6135

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

32
27

Wyndham
Gore

30 years
6 weeks

Presbyterian Church, East Gore, Wyndham

13/5489

4 August 1913

Rev. J. M. Simpson

No	33
Date of Notice	4 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Peter Campbell	Alice Mildred Jones
	💍 1913/6135
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	32	27
Dwelling Place	Wyndham	Gore
Length of Residence	30 years	6 weeks
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, East Gore, Wyndham
Folio	13/5489
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. M. Simpson

5 August 1913

Samuel Wilson McKimel
Elizabeth Hume

Samuel Wilson McKinniel
Elizabeth Hume
💍 1913/9066

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

41
33

Riversdale
Riversdale

3 days
20 years

At the residence of Mr. Wallace, Riversdale

13/8642

5 August 1913

Rev. Albert Ernest Culliford

No	34
Date of Notice	5 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel Wilson McKimel	Elizabeth Hume
BDM Match (94%)	Samuel Wilson McKinniel	Elizabeth Hume
	💍 1913/9066
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	41	33
Dwelling Place	Riversdale	Riversdale
Length of Residence	3 days	20 years
Marriage Place	At the residence of Mr. Wallace, Riversdale
Folio	13/8642
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Albert Ernest Culliford

8 August 1913

Henry Alfred Edward Hill
Frances Lillian Todd

Henry Alfred Edward Hill
Frances Lillian Todd
💍 1913/6190

Bachelor
Spinster

Fellmonger

22
16

Gore
Gore

10 years
10 years

At the residence of Mr. William Todd, Eccles Street, Gore

13/866

William Todd, Father

8 August 1913

Rev. Major Albert Rugby Pratt

No	35
Date of Notice	8 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Alfred Edward Hill	Frances Lillian Todd
	💍 1913/6190
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Fellmonger
Age	22	16
Dwelling Place	Gore	Gore
Length of Residence	10 years	10 years
Marriage Place	At the residence of Mr. William Todd, Eccles Street, Gore
Folio	13/866
Consent	William Todd, Father
Date of Certificate	8 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Major Albert Rugby Pratt

12 August 1913

John McGregor
Maude Baxter

John McGregor
Maude Baxter
💍 1913/6136

Bachelor
Spinster

Baker

27
24

Gore
Gore

18 months
3 years

The Presbyterian Church, East Gore

13/5790

12 August 1913

Rev. J. M. Simpson

No	36
Date of Notice	12 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John McGregor	Maude Baxter
	💍 1913/6136
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Baker
Age	27	24
Dwelling Place	Gore	Gore
Length of Residence	18 months	3 years
Marriage Place	The Presbyterian Church, East Gore
Folio	13/5790
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. M. Simpson

15 August 1913

Thomas Keating
Janet Muter Watson Pollock

Thomas Keating
Janet Muter Watson Pollock
💍 1913/6210

Widower
Spinster

Agent, Express Co.

32
37

Waikaka
Waikaka

10 years
6 years

At the residence of Mr. William Pollock, Waikaka

13/5870

15 August 1913

Rev. Walter Fairlie Evans

No	37
Date of Notice	15 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Keating	Janet Muter Watson Pollock
	💍 1913/6210
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Agent, Express Co.
Age	32	37
Dwelling Place	Waikaka	Waikaka
Length of Residence	10 years	6 years
Marriage Place	At the residence of Mr. William Pollock, Waikaka
Folio	13/5870
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Walter Fairlie Evans

19 August 1913

James Douglas Dadds
May Harget

James Douglas Dodds
May Hargest
💍 1913/6201

James Charles McDonald
May Parker
💍 1913/2310

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

28
30

Gore
Mandeville

4 days
Life

At Mr. James Harget's residence, Mandeville

13/5867

19 August 1913

Rev. Major Albert Rugby Pratt

No	38
Date of Notice	19 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Douglas Dadds	May Harget
BDM Match (93%)	James Douglas Dodds	May Hargest
	💍 1913/6201
BDM Match (60%)	James Charles McDonald	May Parker
	💍 1913/2310
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	28	30
Dwelling Place	Gore	Mandeville
Length of Residence	4 days	Life
Marriage Place	At Mr. James Harget's residence, Mandeville
Folio	13/5867
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Major Albert Rugby Pratt

19 August 1913

James Cleland
Harriet Ann Williams

James Cleland
Harriet Ann Williams
💍 1913/6063

Bachelor
Spinster

Farm Assistant

25
19

Otama
Otama

Life
Life

At the Presbyterian Manse, Knapdale

13/5794

Mr. Williams, Father

1 September 1913

Rev. Alexander Hardie

No	39
Date of Notice	19 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Cleland	Harriet Ann Williams
	💍 1913/6063
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farm Assistant
Age	25	19
Dwelling Place	Otama	Otama
Length of Residence	Life	Life
Marriage Place	At the Presbyterian Manse, Knapdale
Folio	13/5794
Consent	Mr. Williams, Father
Date of Certificate	1 September 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Alexander Hardie

21 August 1913

Joseph Howard
Ellen Frances Flanagon

Joseph Howard
Ellen Frances Flanagan
💍 1913/6396

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher

27
28

Mataura
Gore

2 weeks
2 months

The Roman Catholic Church, East Gore

13/6131

21 August 1913

Rev. Patrick O'Donnell

No	40
Date of Notice	21 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Howard	Ellen Frances Flanagon
BDM Match (98%)	Joseph Howard	Ellen Frances Flanagan
	💍 1913/6396
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher
Age	27	28
Dwelling Place	Mataura	Gore
Length of Residence	2 weeks	2 months
Marriage Place	The Roman Catholic Church, East Gore
Folio	13/6131
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. Patrick O'Donnell

27 August 1913

James Hind Wardrop
Annie Elizabeth Shore

James Huia Wardrop
Annie Elizabeth Shore
💍 1913/6261

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

36
30

Gore
Gore

3 days
3 weeks

The Anglican Church, Gore

13/5972

27 August 1913

Rev. A. Wingfield

No	41
Date of Notice	27 August 1913
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Hind Wardrop	Annie Elizabeth Shore
BDM Match (92%)	James Huia Wardrop	Annie Elizabeth Shore
	💍 1913/6261
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	36	30
Dwelling Place	Gore	Gore
Length of Residence	3 days	3 weeks
Marriage Place	The Anglican Church, Gore
Folio	13/5972
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 August 1913
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Wingfield

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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).