Intentions to Marry, 1914 Canterbury, Otago, Southland, Chatham Island

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840456, 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 2382

District of Temuka Quarter ending 30 June 1914 Registrar Alfred Roberts

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

27 May 1914

Alfred Yeomanson Berry
Marian Louisa Alice Whitehead

Alfred Yeomanson Berry
Marian Louisa Alice Whitehead
💍 1914/9032

Bachelor
Spinster

Bricklayer
Music Teacher

32
26

Temuka
Temuka

3 days
26 years

St Peters Church of England Temuka

4078

27 May 1914

Rev. A. H. Norris

No	23
Date of Notice	27 May 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alfred Yeomanson Berry	Marian Louisa Alice Whitehead
	💍 1914/9032
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bricklayer	Music Teacher
Age	32	26
Dwelling Place	Temuka	Temuka
Length of Residence	3 days	26 years
Marriage Place	St Peters Church of England Temuka
Folio	4078
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 May 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. H. Norris

1 June 1914

George Crighton Chalmers
Mary Ellen Brookland

George Crighton Chalmers
Mary Ellen Brookland
💍 1914/5820

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

25
26

Rangitata
Milford, Temuka

25 years
18 months

Residence of R. Brookland Temuka

3306

1 June 1914

Rev. C. Macdonald

No	24
Date of Notice	1 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Crighton Chalmers	Mary Ellen Brookland
	💍 1914/5820
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	25	26
Dwelling Place	Rangitata	Milford, Temuka
Length of Residence	25 years	18 months
Marriage Place	Residence of R. Brookland Temuka
Folio	3306
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. Macdonald

2 June 1914

Alexander Stewart
Isabella Knox Wilson

Alexander Stewart
Isobella Knox Wilson
💍 1914/5821

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Household duties

45
32

Orari
Orari

42 years
11 months

Residence of Alex Stewart Orari

3307

2 June 1914

Rev. C. Macdonald

No	25
Date of Notice	2 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Stewart	Isabella Knox Wilson
BDM Match (98%)	Alexander Stewart	Isobella Knox Wilson
	💍 1914/5821
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Household duties
Age	45	32
Dwelling Place	Orari	Orari
Length of Residence	42 years	11 months
Marriage Place	Residence of Alex Stewart Orari
Folio	3307
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. C. Macdonald

9 June 1914

Henry William Campbell
Lilian Rebecca Walker

Henry William Campbell
Lilian Rebecca Walker
💍 1914/5903

Bachelor
Spinster

Mail Carrier
Domestic duties

24
19

Temuka
Temuka

3 days
19 years

St Peters Church of England Temuka

3390

9 June 1914

Rev. A. H. Norris

No	26
Date of Notice	9 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry William Campbell	Lilian Rebecca Walker
	💍 1914/5903
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Mail Carrier	Domestic duties
Age	24	19
Dwelling Place	Temuka	Temuka
Length of Residence	3 days	19 years
Marriage Place	St Peters Church of England Temuka
Folio	3390
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. H. Norris

10 June 1914

Robert Bruce MacMillan
Rhoda Mary Ross

Robert Bruce MacMillan
Rhoda Mary Ross
💍 1914/5822

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Music Teacher

25
26

Temuka
Temuka

3 days
3 days

Residence of Mr Ross "Riverstead", Temuka

3308

10 June 1914

Rev. Chas Macdonald

No	27
Date of Notice	10 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Bruce MacMillan	Rhoda Mary Ross
	💍 1914/5822
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Music Teacher
Age	25	26
Dwelling Place	Temuka	Temuka
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Residence of Mr Ross "Riverstead", Temuka
Folio	3308
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. Chas Macdonald

10 June 1914

Murdoch Hugh McLeod
Lillian Catherine Lee

Murdoch Hugh McLeod
Lillian Catherine Lee
💍 1914/5915

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Household duties

39
27

Temuka
Temuka

22 years
27 years

St Peters Church of England Temuka

3391

10 June 1914

Rev. A. H. Norris

No	28
Date of Notice	10 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Murdoch Hugh McLeod	Lillian Catherine Lee
	💍 1914/5915
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Household duties
Age	39	27
Dwelling Place	Temuka	Temuka
Length of Residence	22 years	27 years
Marriage Place	St Peters Church of England Temuka
Folio	3391
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. H. Norris

27 June 1914

John Earl
Mary Ellen Quinn

John Earl
Mary Ellen Quinn
💍 1914/966

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Household duties

38
38

Otaio
Temuka

12 years
38 years

Roman Catholic Church Temuka

4609

27 June 1914

Rev. F. Kerley

No	29
Date of Notice	27 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Earl	Mary Ellen Quinn
	💍 1914/966
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Household duties
Age	38	38
Dwelling Place	Otaio	Temuka
Length of Residence	12 years	38 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church Temuka
Folio	4609
Consent
Date of Certificate	27 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. F. Kerley

30 June 1914

John Leslie Bourn
Emily Gertrude Gould

John Leslie Bourn
Emily Gertrude Gould
💍 1914/905

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

31
21

Waitohi
Rangatira Valley

13 years
9 years

St Peters Church of England Temuka

4629

30 June 1914

Rev. A. H. Norris

No	30
Date of Notice	30 June 1914
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Leslie Bourn	Emily Gertrude Gould
	💍 1914/905
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	31	21
Dwelling Place	Waitohi	Rangatira Valley
Length of Residence	13 years	9 years
Marriage Place	St Peters Church of England Temuka
Folio	4629
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 June 1914
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. H. Norris

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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).