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 809

District of Thames Quarter ending 30 September 1914 Registrar William Henry Potts

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

20 August 1914

James Robertson
Ada Louisa Wilson

James Robertson
Ada Louisa Wilson
💍 1914/1561

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Domestic Duties

27
20

Thames
Thames

7 years
20 years

St. George's Church of England, MacKay Street, Thames

5257

Robert William Wilson (Father)

20 August 1914

Dr. O'Callaghan, Church of England

No	54
Date of Notice	20 August 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Robertson	Ada Louisa Wilson
	💍 1914/1561
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Domestic Duties
Age	27	20
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	7 years	20 years
Marriage Place	St. George's Church of England, MacKay Street, Thames
Folio	5257
Consent	Robert William Wilson (Father)
Date of Certificate	20 August 1914
Officiating Minister	Dr. O'Callaghan, Church of England

25 August 1914

Eden Henry Jones
Cora Martin

Eden Henry Jones
Cora Martin
💍 1914/1649

Bachelor
Spinster

Railway Clerk
Milliner

27
22

Thames
Thames

4 days
22 years

In the house of Geo. Martin, Parawai

5244

25 August 1914

Rev. J. Milne, Presbyterian

No	55
Date of Notice	25 August 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Eden Henry Jones	Cora Martin
	💍 1914/1649
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Railway Clerk	Milliner
Age	27	22
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	4 days	22 years
Marriage Place	In the house of Geo. Martin, Parawai
Folio	5244
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 August 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Milne, Presbyterian

1 September 1914

John James Goonan
Julia Corbett

John James Goonan
Julia Corbett
💍 1914/1653

Bachelor
Spinster

Ironmongers Assistant
Domestic Duties

27
29

Hi Rutaria
Hi Rutaria

4 days
29 years

Roman Catholic Church, Hi Rutaria

5248

1 September 1914

Rev. D. J. Dignan, Roman Catholic

No	56
Date of Notice	1 September 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John James Goonan	Julia Corbett
	💍 1914/1653
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Ironmongers Assistant	Domestic Duties
Age	27	29
Dwelling Place	Hi Rutaria	Hi Rutaria
Length of Residence	4 days	29 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Hi Rutaria
Folio	5248
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 September 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. D. J. Dignan, Roman Catholic

1 September 1914

Peter McGahan
Alice Mary McLean

Peter McGahan
Alice Mary McLean
💍 1914/1654

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Dressmaker

22
22

Thames
Thames

9 months
22 years

Roman Catholic Church, Willoughby St., Thames

5249

1 September 1914

Rev. D. J. Dignan, Roman Catholic

No	57
Date of Notice	1 September 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Peter McGahan	Alice Mary McLean
	💍 1914/1654
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Dressmaker
Age	22	22
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	9 months	22 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Willoughby St., Thames
Folio	5249
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 September 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. D. J. Dignan, Roman Catholic

1 September 1914

Leonard Maxwell
Rosy Weatherley

Leonard Maxwell
Rosy Weatherley
💍 1914/1651

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

30
20

Matatoki
Thames

18 years
3 months

In the house of Mr. Scott, Waiotahi Creek, Thames

5245

Emma Weatherley (Mother)

1 September 1914

Rev. J. Milne, Presbyterian

No	58
Date of Notice	1 September 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Leonard Maxwell	Rosy Weatherley
	💍 1914/1651
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	30	20
Dwelling Place	Matatoki	Thames
Length of Residence	18 years	3 months
Marriage Place	In the house of Mr. Scott, Waiotahi Creek, Thames
Folio	5245
Consent	Emma Weatherley (Mother)
Date of Certificate	1 September 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Milne, Presbyterian

21 September 1914

Edward Henry Griffin
Eliza Elsum Roberts

Edward Henry Griffin
Eliza Elsum Roberts
💍 1914/1652

Bachelor
Spinster

Grocer
Domestic duties

25
21

Thames
Thames

25 years
4 days

Roman Catholic Church, Willoughby St., Hauraki

5247

21 September 1914

Rev. D. J. Dignan, Roman Catholic

No	59
Date of Notice	21 September 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Henry Griffin	Eliza Elsum Roberts
	💍 1914/1652
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocer	Domestic duties
Age	25	21
Dwelling Place	Thames	Thames
Length of Residence	25 years	4 days
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Willoughby St., Hauraki
Folio	5247
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 September 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. D. J. Dignan, Roman Catholic

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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).