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 2983

District of Oamaru Quarter ending 30 June 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

3324

7 June 1915

Andrew Rankin Weir
Ivy Annie Johnston

Andrew Rankin Weir
Ivy Annie Johnston
💍 1915/2275

Bachelor
Spinster

Engineer
Domestic Duties

38
24

Papakaio
Oamaru

11 years
24 years

residence of Mr. James Weir, Papakaio

4136

7 June 1915

Rev. George William Hunt

No	3324
Date of Notice	7 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Andrew Rankin Weir	Ivy Annie Johnston
	💍 1915/2275
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Engineer	Domestic Duties
Age	38	24
Dwelling Place	Papakaio	Oamaru
Length of Residence	11 years	24 years
Marriage Place	residence of Mr. James Weir, Papakaio
Folio	4136
Consent
Date of Certificate	7 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. George William Hunt

3325

12 June 1915

Angus McIntosh
Jane Christine Graham

Angus McIntosh
Jane Christian Graham
💍 1915/1190

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

38
39

Alma
Dunedin

2 years
3 days

Knox Church, Dunedin

2982

12 June 1915

Rev. Robert Fairmaid

No	3325
Date of Notice	12 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Angus McIntosh	Jane Christine Graham
BDM Match (95%)	Angus McIntosh	Jane Christian Graham
	💍 1915/1190
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	38	39
Dwelling Place	Alma	Dunedin
Length of Residence	2 years	3 days
Marriage Place	Knox Church, Dunedin
Folio	2982
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. Robert Fairmaid

3326

14 June 1915

William Irvine Nicolson
Eliza Marshall

William Irwin Nicolson
Eliza Marshall
💍 1915/11450

Widower
Widow

Farmer
Teacher

69
47

Oamaru
Waianakarua

3 days
6 years

residence of A. Riach, Coquet Street, Oamaru

4150

14 June 1915

Rev. Wm Nichol

No	3326
Date of Notice	14 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Irvine Nicolson	Eliza Marshall
BDM Match (96%)	William Irwin Nicolson	Eliza Marshall
	💍 1915/11450
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Farmer	Teacher
Age	69	47
Dwelling Place	Oamaru	Waianakarua
Length of Residence	3 days	6 years
Marriage Place	residence of A. Riach, Coquet Street, Oamaru
Folio	4150
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. Wm Nichol

3327

21 June 1915

John Michael Kerin
Sarah Ethel McVeigh

John Michael Kerin
Sarah Ethel McNeigh
💍 1915/2276

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

26
25

Enfield
Weston

2 years
2 1/2 years

Roman Catholic Church, Oamaru

4157

21 June 1915

Rev. Alexander Farthing

No	3327
Date of Notice	21 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Michael Kerin	Sarah Ethel McVeigh
BDM Match (97%)	John Michael Kerin	Sarah Ethel McNeigh
	💍 1915/2276
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	26	25
Dwelling Place	Enfield	Weston
Length of Residence	2 years	2 1/2 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Oamaru
Folio	4157
Consent
Date of Certificate	21 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. Alexander Farthing

3328

21 June 1915

William Hopley
Celia Jones

William Hopley
Celia Jones
💍 1915/2413

Bachelor
Spinster

Dairy Farmer
Domestic Duties

45
20

Waiareka
Oamaru

25 years
3 years

Methodist Church, Oamaru

4319

William Jones Father

21 June 1915

Rev. J. A. Lochore

No	3328
Date of Notice	21 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Hopley	Celia Jones
	💍 1915/2413
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Dairy Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	45	20
Dwelling Place	Waiareka	Oamaru
Length of Residence	25 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Methodist Church, Oamaru
Folio	4319
Consent	William Jones Father
Date of Certificate	21 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. A. Lochore

3329

26 June 1915

Lennox Atkinson
Marion Taylor

Lennox Atkinson
Marion Taylor
💍 1915/2250

Bachelor
Spinster

Farm labourer
Dressmaker

23
19

Enfield
Enfield

9 years
19 years

residence of Mr. John Taylor, Enfield

4153

John Taylor Father

26 June 1915

Rev. H. Clark

No	3329
Date of Notice	26 June 1915
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Lennox Atkinson	Marion Taylor
	💍 1915/2250
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farm labourer	Dressmaker
Age	23	19
Dwelling Place	Enfield	Enfield
Length of Residence	9 years	19 years
Marriage Place	residence of Mr. John Taylor, Enfield
Folio	4153
Consent	John Taylor Father
Date of Certificate	26 June 1915
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. Clark

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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).