Intentions to Marry, 1916 Aria to Masterton

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840465, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1916 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.

1916c contains pages 931-1380, covering districts from Aria to Masterton

Page 1375

District of Masterton Quarter ending 30 September 1916 Registrar W. M. Easthope

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 1916

Frederick Harold Taplin
Ethel Wood

Frederick Harold Taplin
Ethel Wood
💍 1916/8122

Bachelor
Spinster

Acting Rabbit Inspector
Dressmaker

25
31

Masterton
Masterton

4 days
8 years

St. Matthews Church Masterton

5826

3 July 1916

Rev J. Walker Anglican

No	46
Date of Notice	3 July 1916
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Harold Taplin	Ethel Wood
	💍 1916/8122
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Acting Rabbit Inspector	Dressmaker
Age	25	31
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	4 days	8 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthews Church Masterton
Folio	5826
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 July 1916
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Walker Anglican

4 July 1916

Arthur Thomas Hubbard
Eliza Ann Barrington

Arthur Thomas Hubbard
Eliza Ann Carrington
💍 1916/8106

Widower
Spinster

Bootmaker
Spinster

39
39

Masterton
Masterton

7 years
4 days

The Wesleyan Parsonage Masterton

5818

4 July 1916

Rev J. A. Hosking Wesleyan

No	47
Date of Notice	4 July 1916
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Arthur Thomas Hubbard	Eliza Ann Barrington
BDM Match (98%)	Arthur Thomas Hubbard	Eliza Ann Carrington
	💍 1916/8106
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Bootmaker	Spinster
Age	39	39
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	7 years	4 days
Marriage Place	The Wesleyan Parsonage Masterton
Folio	5818
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 July 1916
Officiating Minister	Rev J. A. Hosking Wesleyan

14 July 1916

George McKenzie
Elma Helen Compton

George McKenzie
Elma Helen Compton
💍 1916/8114

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic duties

24
21

Masterton
Masterton

24 years
1 year

Knox Church Masterton

5825

14 July 1916

Rev G. T. Brown Presbyterian

No	48
Date of Notice	14 July 1916
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George McKenzie	Elma Helen Compton
	💍 1916/8114
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic duties
Age	24	21
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	24 years	1 year
Marriage Place	Knox Church Masterton
Folio	5825
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 July 1916
Officiating Minister	Rev G. T. Brown Presbyterian

26 July 1916

Peter Gordon
Margaret Hurlston Payton

Peter Gordon
Margaret Hurlston Payton
💍 1916/8110

Bachelor
Spinster

Medical Practitioner
Domestic duties

41
30

Masterton
Masterton

6 months
30 years

The house of Mrs Payton Victoria Street Masterton

5821

26 July 1916

Rev G. T. Brown Presbyterian

No	49
Date of Notice	26 July 1916
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Peter Gordon	Margaret Hurlston Payton
	💍 1916/8110
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Medical Practitioner	Domestic duties
Age	41	30
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	6 months	30 years
Marriage Place	The house of Mrs Payton Victoria Street Masterton
Folio	5821
Consent
Date of Certificate	26 July 1916
Officiating Minister	Rev G. T. Brown Presbyterian

26 July 1916

Frederick Henry Cunningham
Mary Mona August

Frederick Henry Cunningham
Mary Mona August
💍 1916/8112

Bachelor
Spinster

Railway Fireman
Lady help

21
19

Masterton
Masterton

4 years
9 years

The house of Mrs E. August 23 Walton's Avenue Masterton

5817

Eliza August mother

26 July 1916

Rev G. T. Brown Presbyterian

No	50
Date of Notice	26 July 1916
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Henry Cunningham	Mary Mona August
	💍 1916/8112
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Railway Fireman	Lady help
Age	21	19
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	4 years	9 years
Marriage Place	The house of Mrs E. August 23 Walton's Avenue Masterton
Folio	5817
Consent	Eliza August mother
Date of Certificate	26 July 1916
Officiating Minister	Rev G. T. Brown Presbyterian

28 July 1916

Patrick James Hourigan
Brigid Hogan

Patrick James Hourigan
Bridgid Hogan
💍 1916/8113

Bachelor
Spinster

Slaughterman
Laundress

23
26

Masterton
Masterton

23 years
6 weeks

Roman Catholic Church Masterton

5824

28 July 1916

Monsignor McKenna Roman Catholic

No	51
Date of Notice	28 July 1916
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Patrick James Hourigan	Brigid Hogan
BDM Match (96%)	Patrick James Hourigan	Bridgid Hogan
	💍 1916/8113
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Slaughterman	Laundress
Age	23	26
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	23 years	6 weeks
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church Masterton
Folio	5824
Consent
Date of Certificate	28 July 1916
Officiating Minister	Monsignor McKenna Roman Catholic

31 July 1916

Edward Andrew Buick Henderson
Florence Mona Kingston

Edward Andrew Buick Henderson
Florence Mona Kingston
💍 1916/8111

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

22
20

Masterton
Masterton

4 years
20 years

House of Mrs Whiteman Upper Plain Masterton

5822

Charles Kingston father

31 July 1916

Rev J. Walker Anglican

No	52
Date of Notice	31 July 1916
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Andrew Buick Henderson	Florence Mona Kingston
	💍 1916/8111
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	22	20
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	4 years	20 years
Marriage Place	House of Mrs Whiteman Upper Plain Masterton
Folio	5822
Consent	Charles Kingston father
Date of Certificate	31 July 1916
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Walker Anglican

5 August 1916

Philip Hynes
Stella Beatrice Schultz

Philip Hynes
Stella Beatrice Schulz
💍 1916/8109

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

23
29

Masterton
Masterton

ten weeks
2 months

St. Matthews Church Masterton

5820

5 August 1916

Rev J. Walker Anglican

No	53
Date of Notice	5 August 1916
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Philip Hynes	Stella Beatrice Schultz
BDM Match (98%)	Philip Hynes	Stella Beatrice Schulz
	💍 1916/8109
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	23	29
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	ten weeks	2 months
Marriage Place	St. Matthews Church Masterton
Folio	5820
Consent
Date of Certificate	5 August 1916
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Walker Anglican

12 August 1916

William Wood
Mabel Dixon

William Wood
Mabel Dixon
💍 1916/8133

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic duties

21
20

Masterton
Masterton

11 years
3 years

Knox Church Masterton

5827

Robert John Dixon father

12 August 1916

Rev T. Halliday Presbyterian

No	54
Date of Notice	12 August 1916
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Wood	Mabel Dixon
	💍 1916/8133
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic duties
Age	21	20
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	11 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Knox Church Masterton
Folio	5827
Consent	Robert John Dixon father
Date of Certificate	12 August 1916
Officiating Minister	Rev T. Halliday Presbyterian

12 August 1916

Frederick Arthur Jackson
Emma Frances Ussher Bennett

Frederick Arthur Jackson
Emma Frances Ussher Bennett
💍 1916/14626

Bachelor
Spinster

Telephone Contractor
Domestic duties

40
42

Masterton
Masterton

32 years
9 years

St. Matthews Church Masterton

5819

12 August 1916

Rev J. Walker Anglican

No	55
Date of Notice	12 August 1916
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Arthur Jackson	Emma Frances Ussher Bennett
	💍 1916/14626
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Telephone Contractor	Domestic duties
Age	40	42
Dwelling Place	Masterton	Masterton
Length of Residence	32 years	9 years
Marriage Place	St. Matthews Church Masterton
Folio	5819
Consent
Date of Certificate	12 August 1916
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Walker Anglican

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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).