Intentions to Marry, 1919 Whakatane to Mangaweka

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840483, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1919 is bound in seven volumes (a to g) with continuous page numbers. Each volume contains a different set of districts, going from north to south.

1919c contains pages 1005-1502, covering districts from Whakatane to Mangaweka

Page 1461

District of Foxton Quarter ending 31 December 1919 Registrar H. Hawke

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

11 October 1919

William Frederick Wallis Truman
Helen Jean Florence Christie

William Frederick Wallis Trueman
Helen Jean Florence Christie
💍 1919/4623

Bachelor
Spinster

Town Clerk
Clerk

27
21

Foxton
Foxton

3 months
17 months

All Saints Church Foxton

8736

11 October 1919

Rev. W. Raine, Anglican

No	13
Date of Notice	11 October 1919
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Frederick Wallis Truman	Helen Jean Florence Christie
BDM Match (98%)	William Frederick Wallis Trueman	Helen Jean Florence Christie
	💍 1919/4623
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Town Clerk	Clerk
Age	27	21
Dwelling Place	Foxton	Foxton
Length of Residence	3 months	17 months
Marriage Place	All Saints Church Foxton
Folio	8736
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 October 1919
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Raine, Anglican

1 November 1919

Thomas Charles Robinson
Bertha May Aldridge

Thomas Charles Robinson
Bertha May Aldridge
💍 1919/4624

Bachelor
Spinster

Flaxmill hand
Domestic Duties

28
18

Foxton
Foxton

5 years
18 years

Residence of Wm Aldridge Foxton

8737

Wm Aldridge, father

1 November 1919

Rev. J. Halliday, Presbyterian

No	14
Date of Notice	1 November 1919
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Thomas Charles Robinson	Bertha May Aldridge
	💍 1919/4624
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Flaxmill hand	Domestic Duties
Age	28	18
Dwelling Place	Foxton	Foxton
Length of Residence	5 years	18 years
Marriage Place	Residence of Wm Aldridge Foxton
Folio	8737
Consent	Wm Aldridge, father
Date of Certificate	1 November 1919
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Halliday, Presbyterian

3 November 1919

Edwin Wynn Croucher
Charlotte Rachel Grimmett

Edwin Wynn Croucher
Charlotte Rachel Grimmett
💍 1919/4625

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

24
23

Rangiotu
Rangiotu

2 months
1 month

Registrars Office Foxton

8738

3 November 1919

Registrar

No	15
Date of Notice	3 November 1919
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edwin Wynn Croucher	Charlotte Rachel Grimmett
	💍 1919/4625
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	24	23
Dwelling Place	Rangiotu	Rangiotu
Length of Residence	2 months	1 month
Marriage Place	Registrars Office Foxton
Folio	8738
Consent
Date of Certificate	3 November 1919
Officiating Minister	Registrar

11 November 1919

Edward William Withers
Annie Edith Ross

Edward William Withers
Annie Edith Ross
💍 1919/4626

Bachelor
Spinster

Carter
Domestic Duties

22
22

Foxton
Foxton

22 years
10 years

Presbyterian Church Foxton

8739

11 November 1919

Rev. J. Halliday, Presbyterian

No	16
Date of Notice	11 November 1919
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward William Withers	Annie Edith Ross
	💍 1919/4626
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carter	Domestic Duties
Age	22	22
Dwelling Place	Foxton	Foxton
Length of Residence	22 years	10 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church Foxton
Folio	8739
Consent
Date of Certificate	11 November 1919
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. Halliday, Presbyterian

22 November 1919

William Alexander Ross McGregor
Mary Annie Collins Charles

William Alexander McGregor Ross
Mary Ann Collins Charles
💍 1919/4627

Bachelor
Spinster

Bricklayer
School Teacher

38
21

Foxton
Foxton

3 days
20 years

Residence J. Collins Jenk Street Foxton

8740

22 November 1919

Rev. A. Harding, Methodist

No	17
Date of Notice	22 November 1919
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	William Alexander Ross McGregor	Mary Annie Collins Charles
BDM Match (80%)	William Alexander McGregor Ross	Mary Ann Collins Charles
	💍 1919/4627
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Bricklayer	School Teacher
Age	38	21
Dwelling Place	Foxton	Foxton
Length of Residence	3 days	20 years
Marriage Place	Residence J. Collins Jenk Street Foxton
Folio	8740
Consent
Date of Certificate	22 November 1919
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Harding, Methodist

29 November 1919

Benjamin Woods
Myrtle Mary Satherley

Benjamin Woods
Myrtle Mary Satherley
💍 1919/4628

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Duties

29
25

Foxton
Foxton

1 week
25 years

Methodist Church Foxton

8741

29 November 1919

Rev. A. Harding, Methodist

No	18
Date of Notice	29 November 1919
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Benjamin Woods	Myrtle Mary Satherley
	💍 1919/4628
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Duties
Age	29	25
Dwelling Place	Foxton	Foxton
Length of Residence	1 week	25 years
Marriage Place	Methodist Church Foxton
Folio	8741
Consent
Date of Certificate	29 November 1919
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Harding, Methodist

18 December 1919

Henry Walker
Ellen Pitt

Henry Walker
Ellen Pitt
💍 1919/4629

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

37
39

Himatangi
Himatangi

3 years
3 years

Residence M. A. Walker Foxton

8742

18 December 1919

Rev. A. Harding, Methodist

No	19
Date of Notice	18 December 1919
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Henry Walker	Ellen Pitt
	💍 1919/4629
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	37	39
Dwelling Place	Himatangi	Himatangi
Length of Residence	3 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Residence M. A. Walker Foxton
Folio	8742
Consent
Date of Certificate	18 December 1919
Officiating Minister	Rev. A. Harding, 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).