Intentions to Marry, 1914 Auckland, Taranaki

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840454, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1914 is bound in three volumes - Auckland, Taranaki (1914a), Wellington, Hawke's Bay, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland (1914b), and Canterbury, Otago, Southland, Chatham Islands (1914c).

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District of Auckland Quarter ending 31 March 1914 Registrar Thomas Culpan

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

128

2 February 1914

James Escolme
Ellen Warriner

James Escoline
Ellen Warriner
💍 1914/6636

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

32
29

Auckland
Auckland

4 months
4 weeks

St. Matthew's Church, Auckland

14/437

2 February 1914

Rev. A. H. Colvile

No	128
Date of Notice	2 February 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Escolme	Ellen Warriner
BDM Match (93%)	James Escoline	Ellen Warriner
	💍 1914/6636
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	32	29
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	4 months	4 weeks
Marriage Place	St. Matthew's Church, Auckland
Folio	14/437
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 February 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. H. Colvile

129

2 February 1914

Robert Allan Caton
Frances Ethel Power

Robert Allan Caton
Frances Ethel Power
💍 1914/6621

Bachelor
Widow

Poultry Farmer

41
47

Auckland
Auckland

6 years
20 years

All Saints Church, Ponsonby

14/498

2 February 1914

Archdeacon W. Calder

No	129
Date of Notice	2 February 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Allan Caton	Frances Ethel Power
	💍 1914/6621
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Poultry Farmer
Age	41	47
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	6 years	20 years
Marriage Place	All Saints Church, Ponsonby
Folio	14/498
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 February 1914
Officiating Minister	Archdeacon W. Calder

130

2 February 1914

Antony Misdewski
Elsie Wiley

Antony Mischewski
Elsie Wiley
💍 1914/447

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

23
21

Auckland
Auckland

4 months
8 months

Registrar's Office, Auckland

14/138

2 February 1914

Registrar

No	130
Date of Notice	2 February 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Antony Misdewski	Elsie Wiley
BDM Match (94%)	Antony Mischewski	Elsie Wiley
	💍 1914/447
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	23	21
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	4 months	8 months
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Auckland
Folio	14/138
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 February 1914
Officiating Minister	Registrar

131

2 February 1914

Arthur Gerald Lewis
Ann Elizabeth Freeman

Arthur Gerald Lewis
Ann Elizabeth Freeman
💍 1914/6743

Divorced
Spinster

Bricklayer

41
46

Auckland
Auckland

9 years
7 years

Church of Christ, West Street, Newton

14/598

2 February 1914

Mr. G. Aldridge

No	131
Date of Notice	2 February 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Gerald Lewis	Ann Elizabeth Freeman
	💍 1914/6743
Condition	Divorced	Spinster
Profession	Bricklayer
Age	41	46
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	9 years	7 years
Marriage Place	Church of Christ, West Street, Newton
Folio	14/598
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 February 1914
Officiating Minister	Mr. G. Aldridge

132

3 February 1914

William Means
Cecilia Martin

William Means
Cecilia Martin
💍 1914/9136

Widower
Widow

Labourer

47
46

Auckland
Auckland

7 years
8 months

Anglican Church, Otahuhu

14/4208

3 February 1914

Rev. A. Mason

No	132
Date of Notice	3 February 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Means	Cecilia Martin
	💍 1914/9136
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Labourer
Age	47	46
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	7 years	8 months
Marriage Place	Anglican Church, Otahuhu
Folio	14/4208
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 February 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Mason

133

3 February 1914

William John Robson
Mary Isabella Gladys Matheson

William John Robson
May Isabella Gladys Mathieson
💍 1914/448

Bachelor
Spinster

Bushman

26
22

Auckland
Auckland

3 days
10 days

Registrar's Office, Auckland

14/139

3 February 1914

Registrar

No	133
Date of Notice	3 February 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William John Robson	Mary Isabella Gladys Matheson
BDM Match (97%)	William John Robson	May Isabella Gladys Mathieson
	💍 1914/448
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bushman
Age	26	22
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	3 days	10 days
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Auckland
Folio	14/139
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 February 1914
Officiating Minister	Registrar

134

3 February 1914

William Robertson
Marie Ethelin Tornquist

William Roberts
Marie Ethelina Tornquist
💍 1914/449

Bachelor
Spinster

Insurance Agent

26
20

Auckland
Auckland

2 1/2 years
2 1/2 years

Registrar's Office, Auckland

14/140

Axel Victor Tornquist, Father

3 February 1914

Registrar

No	134
Date of Notice	3 February 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Robertson	Marie Ethelin Tornquist
BDM Match (92%)	William Roberts	Marie Ethelina Tornquist
	💍 1914/449
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Insurance Agent
Age	26	20
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	2 1/2 years	2 1/2 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Auckland
Folio	14/140
Consent	Axel Victor Tornquist, Father
Date of Certificate	3 February 1914
Officiating Minister	Registrar

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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).