Intentions to Marry, 1915 Rangiora to Chatham Islands (includes Otago)

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840462, 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.

1915f contains pages 2619-3266, covering districts from Rangiora to Chatham Islands (includes Otago)

Page 2975

District of Oamaru Quarter ending 31 March 1915 Registrar Alexander Adam Mair

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

3285

2 January 1915

William Daniel Barber
Helen Charnock

William Daniel Barber
Helen Charnock
💍 1915/9203

Bachelor
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic Duties

31
30

Oamaru
Oamaru

3 days
3 days

Registrar's Office Oamaru

1434

2 January 1915

Registrar of marriages

No	3285
Date of Notice	2 January 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Daniel Barber	Helen Charnock
	💍 1915/9203
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic Duties
Age	31	30
Dwelling Place	Oamaru	Oamaru
Length of Residence	3 days	3 days
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office Oamaru
Folio	1434
Consent
Date of Certificate	2 January 1915
Officiating Minister	Registrar of marriages

3286

11 January 1915

Frederick William Targuse
Ellen Robinson

Frederick William Targuse
Ellen Robinson
💍 1915/9191

Bachelor
Spinster

Bricklayer
Household Duties

26
26

Oamaru
Oamaru

1 week
2 years

Wesleyan Church Oamaru

1446

11 January 1915

Rev. John A. Lochore

No	3286
Date of Notice	11 January 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick William Targuse	Ellen Robinson
	💍 1915/9191
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bricklayer	Household Duties
Age	26	26
Dwelling Place	Oamaru	Oamaru
Length of Residence	1 week	2 years
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church Oamaru
Folio	1446
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 January 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. John A. Lochore

3287

12 January 1915

John Black
Agnes Russell Greig

John Black
Agnes Russell Greig
💍 1915/9205

Widower
Spinster

Butcher
Domestic Duties

88
78

Oamaru
Oamaru

about 60 years
about 60 years

Registrar's Office Oamaru

1436

12 January 1915

Registrar of marriages

No	3287
Date of Notice	12 January 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Black	Agnes Russell Greig
	💍 1915/9205
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Butcher	Domestic Duties
Age	88	78
Dwelling Place	Oamaru	Oamaru
Length of Residence	about 60 years	about 60 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office Oamaru
Folio	1436
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 January 1915
Officiating Minister	Registrar of marriages

3288

18 January 1915

William James Slater
Amy Isobel Robertson

William Turner Slater
Amy Isobel Robertson
💍 1915/13623

William James Elliott
Ivy Isabella Robertson
💍 1915/5469

Bachelor
Spinster

School Teacher
Domestic Duties

26
26

Ngapara
Oamaru

5 months
26 years

residence of Mr. J. Robertson Ribble Street Oamaru

1445

18 January 1915

Rev. J. D. Wilson

No	3288
Date of Notice	18 January 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William James Slater	Amy Isobel Robertson
BDM Match (88%)	William Turner Slater	Amy Isobel Robertson
	💍 1915/13623
BDM Match (74%)	William James Elliott	Ivy Isabella Robertson
	💍 1915/5469
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	School Teacher	Domestic Duties
Age	26	26
Dwelling Place	Ngapara	Oamaru
Length of Residence	5 months	26 years
Marriage Place	residence of Mr. J. Robertson Ribble Street Oamaru
Folio	1445
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 January 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. D. Wilson

3289

18 January 1915

Patrick Lennox
Bina Fallon

Patrick Lennox
Bina Fallon
💍 1915/9679

Bachelor
Spinster

Contractor
Domestic Duties

33
28

Oamaru
Ardgowan

22 months
20 years

Roman Catholic Basilica Oamaru

2462

18 January 1915

Rev. John McKay

No	3289
Date of Notice	18 January 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Patrick Lennox	Bina Fallon
	💍 1915/9679
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Contractor	Domestic Duties
Age	33	28
Dwelling Place	Oamaru	Ardgowan
Length of Residence	22 months	20 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Basilica Oamaru
Folio	2462
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 January 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. John McKay

3290

25 January 1915

Adam Paterson Paul
Jessie Martin Crombie

Adam Paterson Paul
Jessie Martin Crombie
💍 1915/9189

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Housekeeper

45
39

Oamaru
Weston

3 days
10 1/2 years

Dwelling of Mr. Robert Crombie Weston

1444

25 January 1915

Rev. J. D. Wilson

No	3290
Date of Notice	25 January 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Adam Paterson Paul	Jessie Martin Crombie
	💍 1915/9189
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Housekeeper
Age	45	39
Dwelling Place	Oamaru	Weston
Length of Residence	3 days	10 1/2 years
Marriage Place	Dwelling of Mr. Robert Crombie Weston
Folio	1444
Consent
Date of Certificate	25 January 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. D. Wilson

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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).