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 1920

District of Nelson Quarter ending 31 December 1914 Registrar S. Tyson

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

11 November 1914

Norman James Dolamore
Clarissa May Clark

Norman James Dolamore
Clarissa May Clark
💍 1914/3915

Bachelor
Spinster

Sawmill Manager
Domestic duties

25
26

Waimea Street, Nelson
Mount Street, Nelson

5 days
5 days

Residence of Joseph David Robertson, Mount St., Nelson

7848

11 November 1914

Wm. E. Lambert, Baptist Minister

No	85
Date of Notice	11 November 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Norman James Dolamore	Clarissa May Clark
	💍 1914/3915
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Sawmill Manager	Domestic duties
Age	25	26
Dwelling Place	Waimea Street, Nelson	Mount Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	5 days	5 days
Marriage Place	Residence of Joseph David Robertson, Mount St., Nelson
Folio	7848
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 November 1914
Officiating Minister	Wm. E. Lambert, Baptist Minister

14 November 1914

Alfred Rollins Creed
Marie Gertrude Kirk

Alfred Rollins Creed
Marie Gertrude Kirk
💍 1914/3979

Bachelor
Spinster

Draughtsman
Domestic duties

23
23

Nelson City
Nelson City

9 1/2 years
1 1/2 years

Residence of Henry M. Field, Examiner St., Nelson

7837

14 November 1914

S. J. Mathieson, Church of Christ

No	86
Date of Notice	14 November 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Rollins Creed	Marie Gertrude Kirk
	💍 1914/3979
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Draughtsman	Domestic duties
Age	23	23
Dwelling Place	Nelson City	Nelson City
Length of Residence	9 1/2 years	1 1/2 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Henry M. Field, Examiner St., Nelson
Folio	7837
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 November 1914
Officiating Minister	S. J. Mathieson, Church of Christ

25 November 1914

Ernest Edgar Flamank Grimmett
Irene Jessie Smart

Ernest Edgar Flamank Grimmett
Irene Jessie Smart
💍 1914/3917

Bachelor
Spinster

Mechanical Engineer
Domestic duties

26
21

Nelson City
Nelson City

26 years
21 years

Cathedral, Nelson

7851

25 November 1914

J. P. Kempthorne, Church of England

No	87
Date of Notice	25 November 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest Edgar Flamank Grimmett	Irene Jessie Smart
	💍 1914/3917
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mechanical Engineer	Domestic duties
Age	26	21
Dwelling Place	Nelson City	Nelson City
Length of Residence	26 years	21 years
Marriage Place	Cathedral, Nelson
Folio	7851
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 November 1914
Officiating Minister	J. P. Kempthorne, Church of England

1 December 1914

Leslie Ward
Josephine Wallace

Leslie Ward
Josephine Wallace
💍 1914/3980

Bachelor
Spinster

Clerk
Domestic Duties

24
21

Nelson City
Nelson City

4 months
7 months

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Nelson

7838

1 December 1914

J. E. Ainsworth, Roman Catholic Priest

No	88
Date of Notice	1 December 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Leslie Ward	Josephine Wallace
	💍 1914/3980
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Clerk	Domestic Duties
Age	24	21
Dwelling Place	Nelson City	Nelson City
Length of Residence	4 months	7 months
Marriage Place	St Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Nelson
Folio	7838
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 December 1914
Officiating Minister	J. E. Ainsworth, Roman Catholic Priest

2 December 1914

Samuel Lewis
Eliza May Hart

Samuel Lewis
Eliza May Hart
💍 1914/3978

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic Duties

25
27

New Street, Nelson
Beachville, Nelson

2 years
27 years

All Saints' Church, Nelson

7836

2 December 1914

Rev. W. S. Lucas, Church of England Minister

No	89
Date of Notice	2 December 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Samuel Lewis	Eliza May Hart
	💍 1914/3978
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Duties
Age	25	27
Dwelling Place	New Street, Nelson	Beachville, Nelson
Length of Residence	2 years	27 years
Marriage Place	All Saints' Church, Nelson
Folio	7836
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 December 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. S. Lucas, Church of England Minister

8 December 1914

William James Prout
May Hannigan

William James Prout
Mary Hannigan
💍 1914/5335

Bachelor
Spinster

Carter
Domestic Duties

25
23

Nile Street, Nelson
Bridge Street, Nelson

4 years
23 years

Saint Mary's R. C. Church, Nelson

9264

8 December 1914

Rev. J. E. Ainsworth, Roman Catholic Priest

No	90
Date of Notice	8 December 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William James Prout	May Hannigan
BDM Match (96%)	William James Prout	Mary Hannigan
	💍 1914/5335
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carter	Domestic Duties
Age	25	23
Dwelling Place	Nile Street, Nelson	Bridge Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	4 years	23 years
Marriage Place	Saint Mary's R. C. Church, Nelson
Folio	9264
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 December 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. E. Ainsworth, Roman Catholic Priest

11 December 1914

Roland Ray Gill
Jane Bain Foster

Roland Ray Gill
Jane Bain Foster
💍 1914/3977

Bachelor
Spinster

Telegraph Linesman
Domestic Duties

25
19

Halifax Street, Nelson
Hardy Street, Nelson

6 months
6 months

Mr. William Gill's Private House, Wakapuaka, Nelson

7835

John Foster

11 December 1914

Rev. J. H. MacKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

No	91
Date of Notice	11 December 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Roland Ray Gill	Jane Bain Foster
	💍 1914/3977
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Telegraph Linesman	Domestic Duties
Age	25	19
Dwelling Place	Halifax Street, Nelson	Hardy Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	6 months	6 months
Marriage Place	Mr. William Gill's Private House, Wakapuaka, Nelson
Folio	7835
Consent	John Foster
Date of Certificate	11 December 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. MacKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

18 December 1914

William Hamilton Allen
Ida Agusta Tabuteau

William Hamilton Allen
Ida Augusta Tabuteau
💍 1914/3975

Divorced
Spinster

Medical
Nil

54
40

Nelson City
Nelson City

3 Days
3 Days

Office Registrar Marriages, Nelson

7833

18 December 1914

S. Tyson, Registrar Marriages

No	92
Date of Notice	18 December 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Hamilton Allen	Ida Agusta Tabuteau
BDM Match (98%)	William Hamilton Allen	Ida Augusta Tabuteau
	💍 1914/3975
Condition	Divorced	Spinster
Profession	Medical	Nil
Age	54	40
Dwelling Place	Nelson City	Nelson City
Length of Residence	3 Days	3 Days
Marriage Place	Office Registrar Marriages, Nelson
Folio	7833
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 December 1914
Officiating Minister	S. Tyson, Registrar Marriages

22 December 1914

Ernest George Howard
Alice Goody

Ernest George Howard
Alice Goody
💍 1914/5336

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic Duties

29
21

Emano Street, Nelson
Emano Street, Nelson

13 months
6 months

All Saints' Church, Nelson

9265

22 December 1914

Rev. W. S. Lucas, Church of England Minister

No	93
Date of Notice	22 December 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest George Howard	Alice Goody
	💍 1914/5336
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Duties
Age	29	21
Dwelling Place	Emano Street, Nelson	Emano Street, Nelson
Length of Residence	13 months	6 months
Marriage Place	All Saints' Church, Nelson
Folio	9265
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 December 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. S. Lucas, Church of England Minister

26 December 1914

Henry Wallace Gifford
Isobel Cook

Henry Wallace Gifford
Isobel Cook
💍 1914/3973

Widower
Widow

Sawmill Manager
Domestic Duties

47
27

Nelson City
Nelson City

3 Days
3 Days

Mack H. Lammas' Private Dwelling, Collingwood Street, Nelson

7832

26 December 1914

Rev. J. H. MacKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

No	94
Date of Notice	26 December 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Wallace Gifford	Isobel Cook
	💍 1914/3973
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Sawmill Manager	Domestic Duties
Age	47	27
Dwelling Place	Nelson City	Nelson City
Length of Residence	3 Days	3 Days
Marriage Place	Mack H. Lammas' Private Dwelling, Collingwood Street, Nelson
Folio	7832
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 December 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. MacKenzie, Presbyterian Minister

28 December 1914

Charles Scarlett-Allen
Blanche Isabel Taylor

Charles Scarlett Allen
Blanche Isabel Taylor
💍 1914/3971

Charles Stephen Baldwin
Daisy Isabel Taylor
💍 1914/3297

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
School Teacher

37
40

Stoke
Stoke

5 Days
5 Days

St Barnabas Church, Stoke

7830

28 December 1914

Rev. A. J. Carr, Church of England Minister

No	95
Date of Notice	28 December 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Scarlett-Allen	Blanche Isabel Taylor
BDM Match (98%)	Charles Scarlett Allen	Blanche Isabel Taylor
	💍 1914/3971
BDM Match (62%)	Charles Stephen Baldwin	Daisy Isabel Taylor
	💍 1914/3297
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	School Teacher
Age	37	40
Dwelling Place	Stoke	Stoke
Length of Residence	5 Days	5 Days
Marriage Place	St Barnabas Church, Stoke
Folio	7830
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 December 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. J. Carr, Church of England Minister

29 December 1914

Dudley Reginald Hoggard
Daisy Mary Elise Von Tunzelmann Saxon

Dudley Reginald Hoggard
Daisy Mary Elise von Tunzelmann Saxon
💍 1914/3972

Bachelor
Spinster

Barrister & Solicitor
Clerk

27
30

Nelson City
Nelson City

3 Days
4 years

Nelson Cathedral, Nelson

7831

29 December 1914

Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Church of England Minister

No	96
Date of Notice	29 December 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Dudley Reginald Hoggard	Daisy Mary Elise Von Tunzelmann Saxon
BDM Match (99%)	Dudley Reginald Hoggard	Daisy Mary Elise von Tunzelmann Saxon
	💍 1914/3972
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Barrister & Solicitor	Clerk
Age	27	30
Dwelling Place	Nelson City	Nelson City
Length of Residence	3 Days	4 years
Marriage Place	Nelson Cathedral, Nelson
Folio	7831
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 December 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. P. Kempthorne, Church of England Minister

29 December 1914

William Abbott Grant
Amy Elizabeth Yarrall

William Abbott Grant
Amy Elizabeth Yarrall
💍 1915/9027

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Duties

24
28

Nelson City
Nelson City

3 Days
28 years

All Saints' Church, Nelson

1255

29 December 1914

Rev. W. S. Lucas, Church of England Minister

No	97
Date of Notice	29 December 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Abbott Grant	Amy Elizabeth Yarrall
	💍 1915/9027
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Duties
Age	24	28
Dwelling Place	Nelson City	Nelson City
Length of Residence	3 Days	28 years
Marriage Place	All Saints' Church, Nelson
Folio	1255
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 December 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. S. Lucas, Church of England Minister

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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).