Intentions to Marry, 1914 Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Marlborough, Nelson, Westland

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840455, 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 1863

District of Granity Quarter ending 31 March 1914 Registrar L. A. Jacobs

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

10 January 1914

Martin Ulrick Forman
Dorothy Inglett

Martin Ulrick Forman
Dorothy Mylett
💍 1914/8119

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic

23 years
24 years

Seddonville
Seddonville

4 years
17 years

Presbyterian Church, Seddonville

1676

10 January 1914

Rev R DeLambert

No	1
Date of Notice	10 January 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Martin Ulrick Forman	Dorothy Inglett
BDM Match (90%)	Martin Ulrick Forman	Dorothy Mylett
	💍 1914/8119
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic
Age	23 years	24 years
Dwelling Place	Seddonville	Seddonville
Length of Residence	4 years	17 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Seddonville
Folio	1676
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 January 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev R DeLambert

10 January 1914

Alfred Francis La Franchie
Isabella Catherine Martin Leverson

Alfred Francis La Franchie
Isabella Catherine Martin Leverson
💍 1914/9111

Bachelor
Spinster

Motorman
Domestic

31 years
18 years

Ngakawau
Ngakawau

7 years
8 years

Roman Catholic Church, Granity

4259

Peter Martin Leverson, Father

10 January 1914

Rev Fr Thos Walshe

No	2
Date of Notice	10 January 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Francis La Franchie	Isabella Catherine Martin Leverson
	💍 1914/9111
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Motorman	Domestic
Age	31 years	18 years
Dwelling Place	Ngakawau	Ngakawau
Length of Residence	7 years	8 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Granity
Folio	4259
Consent	Peter Martin Leverson, Father
Date of Certificate	10 January 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev Fr Thos Walshe

15 January 1914

Herbert Hennessy
Annie Birchfield

Herbert Hennessy
Annie Burchfield
💍 1914/5720

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic

26 years
24 years

Millerton
Granity

8 years
4 years

Church of England, Granity

3156

15 January 1914

Rev R DeLambert

No	3
Date of Notice	15 January 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Herbert Hennessy	Annie Birchfield
BDM Match (97%)	Herbert Hennessy	Annie Burchfield
	💍 1914/5720
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic
Age	26 years	24 years
Dwelling Place	Millerton	Granity
Length of Residence	8 years	4 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Granity
Folio	3156
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 January 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev R DeLambert

24 January 1914

David White
Nellie Davidson

David White
Nellie Davidson
💍 1914/6577

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic

27 years
20 years

Millerton
Millerton

13 months
8 months

Registrar's Office, Granity

354

William Davidson, Father

24 January 1914

L. A. Jacobs, Registrar

No	4
Date of Notice	24 January 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David White	Nellie Davidson
	💍 1914/6577
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic
Age	27 years	20 years
Dwelling Place	Millerton	Millerton
Length of Residence	13 months	8 months
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Granity
Folio	354
Consent	William Davidson, Father
Date of Certificate	24 January 1914
Officiating Minister	L. A. Jacobs, Registrar

17 February 1914

Richard Mann
Elizabeth Horn

Richard Mann
Elizabeth Horn
💍 1914/9106

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic

31 years
20 years

Millerton
Millerton

3 years
6 years

Margaret Horn's Private House, Millerton

4254

17 February 1914

Rev Fr Thos Walshe

No	5
Date of Notice	17 February 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Richard Mann	Elizabeth Horn
	💍 1914/9106
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic
Age	31 years	20 years
Dwelling Place	Millerton	Millerton
Length of Residence	3 years	6 years
Marriage Place	Margaret Horn's Private House, Millerton
Folio	4254
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 February 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev Fr Thos Walshe

18 February 1914

Edgar George Wood
Jane O'Hara

Edgar George Wood
Jane O'Hara
💍 1914/7434

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Shop assistant

34 years
22 years

Granity
Granity

20 years
4 years

Masonic Hall, Granity

1295

18 February 1914

Rev J. J. Burrows

No	6
Date of Notice	18 February 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edgar George Wood	Jane O'Hara
	💍 1914/7434
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Shop assistant
Age	34 years	22 years
Dwelling Place	Granity	Granity
Length of Residence	20 years	4 years
Marriage Place	Masonic Hall, Granity
Folio	1295
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 February 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev J. J. Burrows

28 February 1914

George Westport Coleman
Minnie Marie Ratcliffe

George Westport Colman
Minnie Marie Ratcliffe
💍 1914/7435

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic

25 years
18 years

Seddonville
Miko

25 years
18 years

John Hunter's Private House, Granity

1296

William Ratcliffe, Father

28 February 1914

Rev A. Harding

No	7
Date of Notice	28 February 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Westport Coleman	Minnie Marie Ratcliffe
BDM Match (98%)	George Westport Colman	Minnie Marie Ratcliffe
	💍 1914/7435
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic
Age	25 years	18 years
Dwelling Place	Seddonville	Miko
Length of Residence	25 years	18 years
Marriage Place	John Hunter's Private House, Granity
Folio	1296
Consent	William Ratcliffe, Father
Date of Certificate	28 February 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev A. Harding

4 March 1914

James Gilmour
Mary Hamilton McKinlay

James Gilmour
Mary Hamilton McKinlay
💍 1914/7436

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Domestic

26 years
19 years

Millerton
Millerton

15 years
15 months

Private house of Mrs Isabella McKinlay, Millerton

1297

Robert Adamson McKinlay, Father

4 March 1914

Rev J. J. Burrows

No	8
Date of Notice	4 March 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Gilmour	Mary Hamilton McKinlay
	💍 1914/7436
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Domestic
Age	26 years	19 years
Dwelling Place	Millerton	Millerton
Length of Residence	15 years	15 months
Marriage Place	Private house of Mrs Isabella McKinlay, Millerton
Folio	1297
Consent	Robert Adamson McKinlay, Father
Date of Certificate	4 March 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev J. J. Burrows

28 March 1914

David John Horner
Hilda Pfeffer

David John Horner
Hilda Pfeffer
💍 1914/5719

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Shop assistant

22 years
22 years

Millerton
Millerton

3 years
19 years

Church of England, Granity

3155

28 March 1914

Rev R DeLambert

No	9
Date of Notice	28 March 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David John Horner	Hilda Pfeffer
	💍 1914/5719
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Shop assistant
Age	22 years	22 years
Dwelling Place	Millerton	Millerton
Length of Residence	3 years	19 years
Marriage Place	Church of England, Granity
Folio	3155
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 March 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev R DeLambert

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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).