Intentions to Marry, 1915 Kaikoura to Rakaia

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840461, 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.

1915e contains pages 1973-2618, covering districts from Kaikoura to Rakaia

Page 2131

District of Nelson Quarter ending 30 September 1915 Registrar Samuel 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

3 July 1915

Arthur Cecil Jamieson
Eva Laura Shennen

Arthur Cecil Jamieson
Eva Laura Shennen
💍 1915/3815

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic Servant

22
16

Nelson
Nelson

1 year
4 years

Office Registrar Marriages, Nelson

15/6032

James Shennen, Father

3 July 1915

Samuel Tyson, Registrar

No	48
Date of Notice	3 July 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Cecil Jamieson	Eva Laura Shennen
	💍 1915/3815
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic Servant
Age	22	16
Dwelling Place	Nelson	Nelson
Length of Residence	1 year	4 years
Marriage Place	Office Registrar Marriages, Nelson
Folio	15/6032
Consent	James Shennen, Father
Date of Certificate	3 July 1915
Officiating Minister	Samuel Tyson, Registrar

13 July 1915

George Henry Eugene Hills
Hilda Maynas Hall

George Henry Eugene Hills
Hilda Maynat Hall
💍 1915/3816

Bachelor
Spinster

Commercial Traveller
Milliner

31
29

Nelson
Nelson

4 Days
2 Years

Cathedral, Nelson

15/6033

13 July 1915

Rev. J. P. Kempthorne

No	49
Date of Notice	13 July 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Henry Eugene Hills	Hilda Maynas Hall
BDM Match (97%)	George Henry Eugene Hills	Hilda Maynat Hall
	💍 1915/3816
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Commercial Traveller	Milliner
Age	31	29
Dwelling Place	Nelson	Nelson
Length of Residence	4 Days	2 Years
Marriage Place	Cathedral, Nelson
Folio	15/6033
Consent
Date of Certificate	13 July 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. P. Kempthorne

16 July 1915

Patrick Francis Harry Hazledon
Clara Lillian Boniface

Patrick Francis Harvey Hazledon
Clara Lilian Boniface
💍 1915/3796

Bachelor
Spinster

Chauffeur
Shop Assistant

27
23

Nelson
Nelson

3 Days
3 Days

Saint Mary's Church, Nelson

15/6037

16 July 1915

Rev. E. Kimbell

No	50
Date of Notice	16 July 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Patrick Francis Harry Hazledon	Clara Lillian Boniface
BDM Match (95%)	Patrick Francis Harvey Hazledon	Clara Lilian Boniface
	💍 1915/3796
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Chauffeur	Shop Assistant
Age	27	23
Dwelling Place	Nelson	Nelson
Length of Residence	3 Days	3 Days
Marriage Place	Saint Mary's Church, Nelson
Folio	15/6037
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 July 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. Kimbell

21 July 1915

Frederick Jacob Grigg
Viva Catherine Hunter

Fredrick Jacob Grigg
Viva Catherine Hunter
💍 1915/3795

Bachelor
Spinster

Plumber
Shop Assistant

21
23

Nelson
Nelson

8 Years
23 Years

Residence of Alexander Hunter, St Vincent Street, Nelson

15/6036

21 July 1915

Rev. J. H. MacKenzie

No	51
Date of Notice	21 July 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Jacob Grigg	Viva Catherine Hunter
BDM Match (98%)	Fredrick Jacob Grigg	Viva Catherine Hunter
	💍 1915/3795
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Plumber	Shop Assistant
Age	21	23
Dwelling Place	Nelson	Nelson
Length of Residence	8 Years	23 Years
Marriage Place	Residence of Alexander Hunter, St Vincent Street, Nelson
Folio	15/6036
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 July 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. MacKenzie

26 July 1915

Robert Henry Patterson
Eleanor York

Robert Henry Patterson
Eleanor York
💍 1915/6293

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

53
44

Nelson
Nelson

4 Days
30 Days

Bishopdale Chapel, Nelson

15/8726 attached

26 July 1915

Rev. H. T. York

No	52
Date of Notice	26 July 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Robert Henry Patterson	Eleanor York
	💍 1915/6293
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	53	44
Dwelling Place	Nelson	Nelson
Length of Residence	4 Days	30 Days
Marriage Place	Bishopdale Chapel, Nelson
Folio	15/8726 attached
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 July 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. T. York

11 August 1915

Leslie Ward
Fanney Maude Talbot

Leslie Ward
Fanny Maude Talbot
💍 1915/3804

Bachelor
Spinster

Gardener
Domestic Duties

27
36

Nelson
Nelson

27 Years
16 Years

Baptist Church, Bridge Street, Nelson

15/6027

11 August 1915

Rev. W. E. Lambert

No	53
Date of Notice	11 August 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Leslie Ward	Fanney Maude Talbot
BDM Match (97%)	Leslie Ward	Fanny Maude Talbot
	💍 1915/3804
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Gardener	Domestic Duties
Age	27	36
Dwelling Place	Nelson	Nelson
Length of Residence	27 Years	16 Years
Marriage Place	Baptist Church, Bridge Street, Nelson
Folio	15/6027
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 August 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. E. Lambert

12 August 1915

Charles Harold Joseph King
Frances Emily Bartlett

Charles Harold Joseph King
Frances Emily Bartlett
💍 1915/3811

Bachelor
Spinster

Storeman
Saleswoman

30
34

Nelson
Nelson

10 Days
34 Years

Baptist Church, Bridge Street, Nelson

15/6028

12 August 1915

Rev. W. E. Lambert

No	54
Date of Notice	12 August 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Harold Joseph King	Frances Emily Bartlett
	💍 1915/3811
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Storeman	Saleswoman
Age	30	34
Dwelling Place	Nelson	Nelson
Length of Residence	10 Days	34 Years
Marriage Place	Baptist Church, Bridge Street, Nelson
Folio	15/6028
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 August 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. E. Lambert

16 August 1915

Frederick Roach
Christina O'Sullivan

Frederick Roach
Christina O'Sullivan
💍 1915/3813

Bachelor
Spinster

Tailor
Tailoress

45
43

Nelson
Nelson

6 Months
43 Years

Presbyterian Church, Nelson

15/6030

16 August 1915

Rev. J. H. MacKenzie

No	55
Date of Notice	16 August 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Roach	Christina O'Sullivan
	💍 1915/3813
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Tailor	Tailoress
Age	45	43
Dwelling Place	Nelson	Nelson
Length of Residence	6 Months	43 Years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Nelson
Folio	15/6030
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 August 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. H. MacKenzie

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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).