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 1965

District of Grey Quarter ending 31 March 1914 Registrar Ernest White Cave

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 January 1914

Charles Truesdale
Louisa Mary Hornby

Charles Truesdale
Louisa Mary Hornby
💍 1914/8106

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Waitress

31
23

Greymouth, (from Waiuta)
Greymouth, (from Waiuta)

7 days; 6 yrs
7 days; 3 yrs

Residence of Mr. Charles Hornby, Ruru

14/1670

5 January 1914

Rev. G. A. Crossman

No	1
Date of Notice	5 January 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Truesdale	Louisa Mary Hornby
	💍 1914/8106
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Waitress
Age	31	23
Dwelling Place	Greymouth, (from Waiuta)	Greymouth, (from Waiuta)
Length of Residence	7 days; 6 yrs	7 days; 3 yrs
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. Charles Hornby, Ruru
Folio	14/1670
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 January 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. A. Crossman

8 January 1914

Thomas Murphy
Alice Winifred Malony

Thomas Murphy
Alice Winifred Moloney
💍 1914/7480

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
Domestic

35
35

Greymouth, (from Westport)
Greymouth, (from Westport)

3 days; 7 yrs
3 days; 35 yrs

St Patrick's Church, Greymouth

14/1344

8 January 1914

Rev. Father Lacroix

No	2
Date of Notice	8 January 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Murphy	Alice Winifred Malony
BDM Match (95%)	Thomas Murphy	Alice Winifred Moloney
	💍 1914/7480
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Domestic
Age	35	35
Dwelling Place	Greymouth, (from Westport)	Greymouth, (from Westport)
Length of Residence	3 days; 7 yrs	3 days; 35 yrs
Marriage Place	St Patrick's Church, Greymouth
Folio	14/1344
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 January 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. Father Lacroix

7 January 1914

Robert Brittain Newlands
Beatrice Maud McPherson

Robert Brittain Newlands
Beatrice Maud McPherson
💍 1914/7481

Bachelor
Spinster

Grocer's Assistant
Home duties

23
20

Greymouth
Greymouth

3 years
20 years

Residence of Mr. Charles McPherson, Herbert St., Greymouth

14/1345

Charles McPherson, Father

7 January 1914

Rev. William Trotter

No	3
Date of Notice	7 January 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Brittain Newlands	Beatrice Maud McPherson
	💍 1914/7481
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocer's Assistant	Home duties
Age	23	20
Dwelling Place	Greymouth	Greymouth
Length of Residence	3 years	20 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr. Charles McPherson, Herbert St., Greymouth
Folio	14/1345
Consent	Charles McPherson, Father
Date of Certificate	7 January 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. William Trotter

8 January 1914

Arthur Webb
Helen Gregory

Arthur Webb
Helen Gregory
💍 1914/5901

Bachelor
Spinster

Miner
Laundress

29
34

Runanga
Runanga

3 years
2 months

Methodist Church, Runanga

14/3387

8 January 1914

Rev. Moses Ayrton

No	4
Date of Notice	8 January 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Webb	Helen Gregory
	💍 1914/5901
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Miner	Laundress
Age	29	34
Dwelling Place	Runanga	Runanga
Length of Residence	3 years	2 months
Marriage Place	Methodist Church, Runanga
Folio	14/3387
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 January 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. Moses Ayrton

8 January 1914

William Muncaster
Kitty Elizabeth Barrett

William Muncaster
Kitty Elizabeth Barrett
💍 1914/7486

Bachelor
Spinster

Engine-driver
Household Duties

26
21

Runanga
Runanga

5 years
9 years

St Thomas' Church, Runanga

14/1349

8 January 1914

Ven. Archdeacon York

No	5
Date of Notice	8 January 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Muncaster	Kitty Elizabeth Barrett
	💍 1914/7486
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engine-driver	Household Duties
Age	26	21
Dwelling Place	Runanga	Runanga
Length of Residence	5 years	9 years
Marriage Place	St Thomas' Church, Runanga
Folio	14/1349
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 January 1914
Officiating Minister	Ven. Archdeacon York

12 January 1914

Llewellyn Robert Joseph Hamilton
Nellie Gladys Bastings

Llewellyn Robert Joseph Hamilton
Nellie Gladys Bastings
💍 1914/7482

Bachelor
Spinster

Civil Servant

36
23

Greymouth
Greymouth

4 days
2 years

Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth

14/1346

12 January 1914

Ven. G. W. York

No	6
Date of Notice	12 January 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Llewellyn Robert Joseph Hamilton	Nellie Gladys Bastings
	💍 1914/7482
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Civil Servant
Age	36	23
Dwelling Place	Greymouth	Greymouth
Length of Residence	4 days	2 years
Marriage Place	Holy Trinity Church, Greymouth
Folio	14/1346
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 January 1914
Officiating Minister	Ven. G. W. York

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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).

Primary digitisation of registers between 1855 and 1925 is now complete. Our digitisation volunteers are now working on verifying the currently digitised pages against printed district/page indexes, to identify pages which may have been missed or out of focus. These pages can be re-imaged as required.

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.

How can I help?

You can sign up to correct errors in the transcribed records and match ITMs with registered marriages.

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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).