Intentions to Marry, 1918 Albertland to Kohukohu

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840475, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1918 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.

1918a contains pages 1-432, covering districts from Albertland to Kohukohu

Page 169

District of Auckland Quarter ending 30 September 1918 Registrar J. H. Palethorpe

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

786

30 September 1918

George Saunders
Harriet Isabel McClymont

George Saunders
Harriet Isabel McClymont
💍 1918/4480

Bachelor
Spinster

Surveyor's Assistant

42
28

Auckland
Auckland

5 days
6 months

St John's Church Northcote Auckland

3996

30 September 1918

Rev J. Green Green Anglican

No	786
Date of Notice	30 September 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	George Saunders	Harriet Isabel McClymont
	💍 1918/4480
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Surveyor's Assistant
Age	42	28
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	5 days	6 months
Marriage Place	St John's Church Northcote Auckland
Folio	3996
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 September 1918
Officiating Minister	Rev J. Green Green Anglican

787

30 September 1918

Percy Edward Vose
Helen Reid Davies

Percy Edward Vose
Helen Reid Davies
💍 1918/4481

Bachelor
Spinster

Biograph Operator

25
23

Paeroa
Auckland

8 months
5 years

St James's Church Auckland

3997

30 September 1918

Rev R L Walker Presbyterian

No	787
Date of Notice	30 September 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Percy Edward Vose	Helen Reid Davies
	💍 1918/4481
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Biograph Operator
Age	25	23
Dwelling Place	Paeroa	Auckland
Length of Residence	8 months	5 years
Marriage Place	St James's Church Auckland
Folio	3997
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 September 1918
Officiating Minister	Rev R L Walker Presbyterian

788

30 September 1918

Ernest Arthur Shong
Florence Annie Polglase

Ernest Arthur Strong
Florence Annie Polglase
💍 1918/4506

Bachelor
Divorced Decree Absolute 14 Aug 1918

Bootmaker

36
33

Auckland
Auckland

9 months
33 years

Registrar's Office Auckland

4022

30 September 1918

Deputy Registrar

No	788
Date of Notice	30 September 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Ernest Arthur Shong	Florence Annie Polglase
BDM Match (95%)	Ernest Arthur Strong	Florence Annie Polglase
	💍 1918/4506
Condition	Bachelor	Divorced Decree Absolute 14 Aug 1918
Profession	Bootmaker
Age	36	33
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	9 months	33 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office Auckland
Folio	4022
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 September 1918
Officiating Minister	Deputy Registrar

789

30 September 1918

Hugh Murdoch
Helen Robb

Hugh Murdoch
Helen Robb
💍 1918/4482

Bachelor
Spinster

Insurance Collector

55
45

Auckland
Auckland

5 years
45 years

House of Mother of Bride "Roseneath" Grey Street West Onehunga

3998

30 September 1918

Rev J M Saunders Presbyterian

No	789
Date of Notice	30 September 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hugh Murdoch	Helen Robb
	💍 1918/4482
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Insurance Collector
Age	55	45
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	5 years	45 years
Marriage Place	House of Mother of Bride "Roseneath" Grey Street West Onehunga
Folio	3998
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 September 1918
Officiating Minister	Rev J M Saunders Presbyterian

790

30 September 1918

Harold George Drury
Daisy Eleanor Green

Harold George Drury
Daisy Eleanor Green
💍 1918/4507

Bachelor
Spinster

Grocer's Assistant

25
23

Auckland
Auckland

4 Yrs
1 1/2 yrs

All Saint's Church Ponsonby Auckland

4023

30 September 1918

Rev Archd. W Calder Anglican

No	790
Date of Notice	30 September 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harold George Drury	Daisy Eleanor Green
	💍 1918/4507
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Grocer's Assistant
Age	25	23
Dwelling Place	Auckland	Auckland
Length of Residence	4 Yrs	1 1/2 yrs
Marriage Place	All Saint's Church Ponsonby Auckland
Folio	4023
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 September 1918
Officiating Minister	Rev Archd. W Calder 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).