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).

Page 775

District of Te Awamutu Quarter ending 30 June 1914 Registrar Fairbairn Young Stewart

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

9 April 1914

Richard Irven Fox
Alice Blanche Cruickshank

Richard Irven Fox
Alice Blanche Cruickshank
💍 1914/5973

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter

29
31

Te Awamutu
Te Awamutu

2 years 6 months
4 years

Anglican Church, Hairini

14/3510

9 April 1914

Rev. F. W. Clarke

No	11
Date of Notice	9 April 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Irven Fox	Alice Blanche Cruickshank
	💍 1914/5973
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter
Age	29	31
Dwelling Place	Te Awamutu	Te Awamutu
Length of Residence	2 years 6 months	4 years
Marriage Place	Anglican Church, Hairini
Folio	14/3510
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 April 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. W. Clarke

14 April 1914

John McGruther
Mary Kura Ormsby

John McGruther
Mary Kura Ormsby
💍 1914/5972

Bachelor
Spinster

Teacher
Nurse

31
23

Perongia
Puketotara

3 days
6 weeks

Residence of Arthur Ormsby, Puketotara

14/3509

14 April 1914

Archdeacon H. A. Hawken

No	12
Date of Notice	14 April 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John McGruther	Mary Kura Ormsby
	💍 1914/5972
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Teacher	Nurse
Age	31	23
Dwelling Place	Perongia	Puketotara
Length of Residence	3 days	6 weeks
Marriage Place	Residence of Arthur Ormsby, Puketotara
Folio	14/3509
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 April 1914
Officiating Minister	Archdeacon H. A. Hawken

18 April 1914

Edmund Foy
Margaret Louisa Hunter

Edmund Fry
Margaret Louisa Hunter
💍 1914/9006

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer

33
30

Otorohanga
Otorohanga

10 years
5 years

Anglican Church, Otorohanga

14/4053

18 April 1914

Rev. W. J. Peggot

No	13
Date of Notice	18 April 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edmund Foy	Margaret Louisa Hunter
BDM Match (95%)	Edmund Fry	Margaret Louisa Hunter
	💍 1914/9006
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer
Age	33	30
Dwelling Place	Otorohanga	Otorohanga
Length of Residence	10 years	5 years
Marriage Place	Anglican Church, Otorohanga
Folio	14/4053
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 April 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. J. Peggot

13 May 1914

Andrew John Stewart
Lilly Cassey

Andrew John Stewart
Lilly Cassey
💍 1914/8519

Bachelor
Spinster

Enginedriver

26
20

Otorohanga
Otorohanga

5 days
5 days

Presbyterian Manse, Te Awamutu

14/2263

William Cassey, father

13 May 1914

Rev. D. J. A. Shaw

No	14
Date of Notice	13 May 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Andrew John Stewart	Lilly Cassey
	💍 1914/8519
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Enginedriver
Age	26	20
Dwelling Place	Otorohanga	Otorohanga
Length of Residence	5 days	5 days
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Manse, Te Awamutu
Folio	14/2263
Consent	William Cassey, father
Date of Certificate	13 May 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. D. J. A. Shaw

21 May 1914

Robert John Shaw
Olive May Ranby

Robert John Shaw
Olive May Ranby
💍 1914/8520

Bachelor
Spinster

Creamery Manager

30
24

Karapaki Ohaupo
Ohaupo

5 years
2 months

Residence of J. W. Ranby, Ohaupo

14/2264

21 May 1914

Rev. D. N. McKenzie

No	15
Date of Notice	21 May 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert John Shaw	Olive May Ranby
	💍 1914/8520
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Creamery Manager
Age	30	24
Dwelling Place	Karapaki Ohaupo	Ohaupo
Length of Residence	5 years	2 months
Marriage Place	Residence of J. W. Ranby, Ohaupo
Folio	14/2264
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 May 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. D. N. McKenzie

2 June 1914

Archibald John Campbell
Gertrude Ella Richardson

Archibald John Campbell
Gertrude Ella Richardson
💍 1914/8553

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

30
25

Te Awamutu
Te Awamutu

4 days
7 years

Roman Catholic Church, Te Awamutu

14/2296

2 June 1914

Rev. T. P. Lynch

No	16
Date of Notice	2 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Archibald John Campbell	Gertrude Ella Richardson
	💍 1914/8553
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	30	25
Dwelling Place	Te Awamutu	Te Awamutu
Length of Residence	4 days	7 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Te Awamutu
Folio	14/2296
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. T. P. Lynch

4 June 1914

William Harold Williams
Florence Mae Thelma Taylor

William Harold Williams
Florence Rose Vera Wilmor Taylor
💍 1914/2891

Bachelor
Spinster

Accountant

33
29

Te Awamutu
Manawaru Te Aroha

2 years
6 months

St. Marks, Te Aroha

14/6718

4 June 1914

Rev. M. Smythe

No	17
Date of Notice	4 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Harold Williams	Florence Mae Thelma Taylor
BDM Match (81%)	William Harold Williams	Florence Rose Vera Wilmor Taylor
	💍 1914/2891
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Accountant
Age	33	29
Dwelling Place	Te Awamutu	Manawaru Te Aroha
Length of Residence	2 years	6 months
Marriage Place	St. Marks, Te Aroha
Folio	14/6718
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. M. Smythe

4 June 1914

Albert Jennings
Edith May Mackinder (known as Edith May Palmer)

Albert Jennings
Edith May Palmer
💍 1914/8521

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor

29
15

Kihikihi
Kihikihi

29 years
2 years

Registrar's Office, Te Awamutu

14/2265

Ethel Elizabeth Palmer, Mother

4 June 1914

F. Y. Stewart, Registrar

No	18
Date of Notice	4 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Jennings	Edith May Mackinder (known as Edith May Palmer)
BDM Match (67%)	Albert Jennings	Edith May Palmer
	💍 1914/8521
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor
Age	29	15
Dwelling Place	Kihikihi	Kihikihi
Length of Residence	29 years	2 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Te Awamutu
Folio	14/2265
Consent	Ethel Elizabeth Palmer, Mother
Date of Certificate	4 June 1914
Officiating Minister	F. Y. Stewart, Registrar

5 June 1914

Sidney James Bean
Laura May Bainbridge

Sidney James Bean
Laura May Bainbridge
💍 1914/8522

Bachelor
Widow

Labourer

27
35

Perongia
Perongia

3 months
35 years

Registrar's Office, Perongia

14/2266

5 June 1914

F. Y. Stewart, Registrar

No	19
Date of Notice	5 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Sidney James Bean	Laura May Bainbridge
	💍 1914/8522
Condition	Bachelor	Widow
Profession	Labourer
Age	27	35
Dwelling Place	Perongia	Perongia
Length of Residence	3 months	35 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Perongia
Folio	14/2266
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 June 1914
Officiating Minister	F. Y. Stewart, Registrar

22 June 1914

Henry Habberfield Short
Violet Evelyn Standen

Henry Habberfield-Short
Violet Evelyn Standen
💍 1914/1663

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer

26
22

Ngaroto
Ngaroto

1 year
3 years

Residence of Samuel Standen, Ngaroto

14/5234

22 June 1914

Rev. D. N. McKenzie

No	20
Date of Notice	22 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Habberfield Short	Violet Evelyn Standen
BDM Match (98%)	Henry Habberfield-Short	Violet Evelyn Standen
	💍 1914/1663
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer
Age	26	22
Dwelling Place	Ngaroto	Ngaroto
Length of Residence	1 year	3 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Samuel Standen, Ngaroto
Folio	14/5234
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. D. N. McKenzie

24 June 1914

Edmund Ennion
Edith Hutchinson

Edmund Eunion
Edith Hutchinson
💍 1914/8475

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter

25
26

Ohaupo
Ohaupo

6 years
3 weeks

Anglican Church, Ohaupo

14/2169

24 June 1914

Rev. G. C. Cruickshank

No	21
Date of Notice	24 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edmund Ennion	Edith Hutchinson
BDM Match (96%)	Edmund Eunion	Edith Hutchinson
	💍 1914/8475
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter
Age	25	26
Dwelling Place	Ohaupo	Ohaupo
Length of Residence	6 years	3 weeks
Marriage Place	Anglican Church, Ohaupo
Folio	14/2169
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. C. Cruickshank

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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).