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 235

District of Awhitu Quarter ending 30 June 1918 Registrar A. Pullham

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

15 April 1918

Thomas Bater
Hilda Cooper

Thomas Bater
Hilda Cooper
💍 1918/2756

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Saleswoman

29
26

Kohekohe
Kohekohe

1 week
1 week

Presbyterian Church Kohekohe

2346

15 April 1918

Rev. W. S. Potter (Wesleyan Methodist)

No	14
Date of Notice	15 April 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Bater	Hilda Cooper
	💍 1918/2756
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Saleswoman
Age	29	26
Dwelling Place	Kohekohe	Kohekohe
Length of Residence	1 week	1 week
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church Kohekohe
Folio	2346
Consent
Date of Certificate	15 April 1918
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. S. Potter (Wesleyan Methodist)

18 May 1918

John Percy Dromgool
Mary Martha Holmes

John Percy Dromgool
Eliza Martha Holmes
💍 1918/2757

Bachelor
Spinster

Builder
Domestic Duties

43
36

Waiuku
Waiuku

Lifetime
15 months

Private residence of Mrs E. K. Holmes, Waiuku

2347

18 May 1918

Rev. Robert Barr, Presbyterian

No	15
Date of Notice	18 May 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Percy Dromgool	Mary Martha Holmes
BDM Match (87%)	John Percy Dromgool	Eliza Martha Holmes
	💍 1918/2757
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Builder	Domestic Duties
Age	43	36
Dwelling Place	Waiuku	Waiuku
Length of Residence	Lifetime	15 months
Marriage Place	Private residence of Mrs E. K. Holmes, Waiuku
Folio	2347
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 May 1918
Officiating Minister	Rev. Robert Barr, Presbyterian

30 May 1918

John Henry Chatterton
Edith Lee

John Henry Chatterton
Edith Lee
💍 1918/2758

Widower 14/10/04
Widow 14/5/14

Barman
Dressmaker

61
40

Waiuku
Waiuku

7 years
3 years

Registrars Office Post Office Waiuku

2348

30 May 1918

Registrar Waiuku

No	16
Date of Notice	30 May 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Henry Chatterton	Edith Lee
	💍 1918/2758
Condition	Widower 14/10/04	Widow 14/5/14
Profession	Barman	Dressmaker
Age	61	40
Dwelling Place	Waiuku	Waiuku
Length of Residence	7 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Registrars Office Post Office Waiuku
Folio	2348
Consent
Date of Certificate	30 May 1918
Officiating Minister	Registrar Waiuku

29 May 1918

John Joseph Coady
Mary Paulend Williams

John Joseph Coady
Mary Paulena Williams
💍 1918/2759

Bachelor
Spinster

Picture Proprietor
Domestic Duties

40
25

Pukekohe
Waiuku

5 years
Lifetime

Methodist Church Waiuku

2349

29 May 1918

Rev. W. S. Potter, Wesleyan Methodist

No	17
Date of Notice	29 May 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Joseph Coady	Mary Paulend Williams
BDM Match (98%)	John Joseph Coady	Mary Paulena Williams
	💍 1918/2759
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Picture Proprietor	Domestic Duties
Age	40	25
Dwelling Place	Pukekohe	Waiuku
Length of Residence	5 years	Lifetime
Marriage Place	Methodist Church Waiuku
Folio	2349
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 May 1918
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. S. Potter, Wesleyan Methodist

1 June 1918

Charles Frew McCully
May Pearl Beatrice White

Charles Frew McCully
Mary Pearl Sustius White
💍 1918/2760

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

33
22

Waiuku
Waiuku

7 years
10 years

Church of England Waiuku

2350

1 June 1918

Rev. J. G. Russell, Church of England

No	18
Date of Notice	1 June 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Charles Frew McCully	May Pearl Beatrice White
BDM Match (85%)	Charles Frew McCully	Mary Pearl Sustius White
	💍 1918/2760
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	33	22
Dwelling Place	Waiuku	Waiuku
Length of Residence	7 years	10 years
Marriage Place	Church of England Waiuku
Folio	2350
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 June 1918
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. G. Russell, Church of England

22 June 1918

Cyril Frederick Wilhelm Roberts
Eunice Rhoda Holden

Cyril Trethy William Roberts
Eunice Rhoda Holden
💍 1918/2768

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

28
28

Waiuku
Waiuku

3 days
1 month

Private residence of W. W. Holden Waiuku

2351

29 June 1918

Rev. W. S. Potter, Wesleyan Methodist

No	19
Date of Notice	22 June 1918
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Cyril Frederick Wilhelm Roberts	Eunice Rhoda Holden
BDM Match (84%)	Cyril Trethy William Roberts	Eunice Rhoda Holden
	💍 1918/2768
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	28	28
Dwelling Place	Waiuku	Waiuku
Length of Residence	3 days	1 month
Marriage Place	Private residence of W. W. Holden Waiuku
Folio	2351
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 June 1918
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. S. Potter, Wesleyan Methodist

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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).