Intentions to Marry, 1915 Mauriceville to Wellington

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840460, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1915 is bound in six volumes (a to f) with continuous page numbers. Each volume contains a different set of districts, going from north to south.

1915d contains pages 1501-1972, covering districts from Mauriceville to Wellington

Page 1602

District of Rangitikei Quarter ending 30 June 1915 Registrar Robert Archibald Bayliffe

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

19 May 1915

Wilfred James Guildford
Gertrude Amelia Goebel

Wilfred James Guildford
Gertrude Amelia Goebel
💍 1915/1886

Bachelor
Spinster

Storeman
Domestic Duties

22
25

Marton
Marton

3 days
6 weeks

Mrs. M. M. Goebel's Residence, Marton

3736

19 May 1915

Rev. A. Porter, Presbyterian, Marton

No	27
Date of Notice	19 May 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Wilfred James Guildford	Gertrude Amelia Goebel
	💍 1915/1886
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Storeman	Domestic Duties
Age	22	25
Dwelling Place	Marton	Marton
Length of Residence	3 days	6 weeks
Marriage Place	Mrs. M. M. Goebel's Residence, Marton
Folio	3736
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 May 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Porter, Presbyterian, Marton

22 May 1915

Lancelot Stanley Aiken
Olive Maud Avenell

Lancelot Stanley Aiken
Olive Maud Avenell
💍 1915/1863

Bachelor
Spinster

Joiner
Domestic Servant

23
19

Marton
Marton

8 years
1 year

Mr. W. A. Aiken's Residence, Marton

3737

14 days Notice

5 June 1915

Rev. A. Porter, Marton

No	28
Date of Notice	22 May 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Lancelot Stanley Aiken	Olive Maud Avenell
	💍 1915/1863
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Joiner	Domestic Servant
Age	23	19
Dwelling Place	Marton	Marton
Length of Residence	8 years	1 year
Marriage Place	Mr. W. A. Aiken's Residence, Marton
Folio	3737
Consent	14 days Notice
Date of Certificate	5 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Porter, Marton

28 May 1915

Arthur Ernest Norton
Marion Frances Bater

Arthur Ernest Norton
Marion Frances Cater
💍 1915/3435

Bachelor
Spinster

Manager Cheese Factory
Domestic Duties

26
21

Turakina
Turakina

4 years
4 years

Presbyterian Church, Turakina

5523

28 May 1915

Rev. R. Gardner, Turakina

No	29
Date of Notice	28 May 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Ernest Norton	Marion Frances Bater
BDM Match (98%)	Arthur Ernest Norton	Marion Frances Cater
	💍 1915/3435
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Manager Cheese Factory	Domestic Duties
Age	26	21
Dwelling Place	Turakina	Turakina
Length of Residence	4 years	4 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Turakina
Folio	5523
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 May 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. R. Gardner, Turakina

29 May 1915

William John Mogridge
Elizabeth Ann Merriman

William John Mogridge
Elizabeth Ann Kernshan
💍 1915/11129

Bachelor
Spinster

Bookseller & Stationer
Domestic Duties

35
27

Marton
Wanganui

9 years
12 years

St Pauls Presbyterian church Wanganui

3779

29 May 1915

Rev. J. D. McKenzie, Wanganui

No	30
Date of Notice	29 May 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William John Mogridge	Elizabeth Ann Merriman
BDM Match (91%)	William John Mogridge	Elizabeth Ann Kernshan
	💍 1915/11129
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bookseller & Stationer	Domestic Duties
Age	35	27
Dwelling Place	Marton	Wanganui
Length of Residence	9 years	12 years
Marriage Place	St Pauls Presbyterian church Wanganui
Folio	3779
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 May 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. D. McKenzie, Wanganui

2 June 1915

John Wilfred Parsons
Ethel Cowdrey

John Wilfred Parsons
Ethel Cowdrey
💍 1915/1869

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

31
25

Marton
Marton

3 days
5 days

Church of England, Marton

3743

2 June 1915

Rev. V. H. Kitcat, Marton

No	31
Date of Notice	2 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Wilfred Parsons	Ethel Cowdrey
	💍 1915/1869
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	31	25
Dwelling Place	Marton	Marton
Length of Residence	3 days	5 days
Marriage Place	Church of England, Marton
Folio	3743
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. V. H. Kitcat, Marton

4 June 1915

Albert Edward Rivers
Helen Clara South

Albert Edward Rivers
Helen Clara South
💍 1915/1864

Bachelor
Spinster

Printer
Domestic Duties

19
21

Marton
Marton

Life
5 months

C. H. Rivers' Residence, Marton

3738

Edward Geo. Rivers, Father

4 June 1915

Rev. A. Porter, Marton

No	32
Date of Notice	4 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Albert Edward Rivers	Helen Clara South
	💍 1915/1864
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Printer	Domestic Duties
Age	19	21
Dwelling Place	Marton	Marton
Length of Residence	Life	5 months
Marriage Place	C. H. Rivers' Residence, Marton
Folio	3738
Consent	Edward Geo. Rivers, Father
Date of Certificate	4 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Porter, Marton

8 June 1915

George Paston Gregory
Adelaide Lizzie Blaike

George Boston Gregory
Adelaide Lizzie Blake
💍 1915/1865

Bachelor
Spinster

Draper
Teacher

30
26

Marton
Marton Junction

2 1/2 years
3 years

C. Balneaves' Residence, Marton Junction

3739

8 June 1915

Rev. A. Porter, Marton

No	33
Date of Notice	8 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Paston Gregory	Adelaide Lizzie Blaike
BDM Match (93%)	George Boston Gregory	Adelaide Lizzie Blake
	💍 1915/1865
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Draper	Teacher
Age	30	26
Dwelling Place	Marton	Marton Junction
Length of Residence	2 1/2 years	3 years
Marriage Place	C. Balneaves' Residence, Marton Junction
Folio	3739
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Porter, Marton

14 June 1915

Leonard Burberry
Sophia Jane Chittenden

Leonard Burbery
Sophia Jane Quittenden
💍 1915/1867

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
Laundress

25
19

Marton
Marton

3 years
1 year

Church of England, Marton

3741

Henry Chittenden, Father

14 June 1915

Rev. V. H. Kitcat, Marton

No	34
Date of Notice	14 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Leonard Burberry	Sophia Jane Chittenden
BDM Match (92%)	Leonard Burbery	Sophia Jane Quittenden
	💍 1915/1867
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Laundress
Age	25	19
Dwelling Place	Marton	Marton
Length of Residence	3 years	1 year
Marriage Place	Church of England, Marton
Folio	3741
Consent	Henry Chittenden, Father
Date of Certificate	14 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. V. H. Kitcat, Marton

15 June 1915

Alexander McPherson
Carrie Patterson

Alexander McPherson
Carrie Patterson
💍 1915/1868

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

39
48

Turakina Valley
Turakina Valley

Life
3 years

A. McPherson's Residence, Turakina Valley

3742

15 June 1915

Rev. Jas. McIvor, Turakina

No	35
Date of Notice	15 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander McPherson	Carrie Patterson
	💍 1915/1868
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	39	48
Dwelling Place	Turakina Valley	Turakina Valley
Length of Residence	Life	3 years
Marriage Place	A. McPherson's Residence, Turakina Valley
Folio	3742
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. Jas. McIvor, Turakina

These records have been automatically transcribed and must be verified using the page image (below)

100% Contrast

100% Brightness

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).