Intentions to Marry, 1920 Cust to Dunedin

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840494, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1920 is bound in eight volumes (a to h) with continuous page numbers. Each volume contains a different set of districts, going from north to south.

1920g contains pages 2957-3440, covering districts from Cust to Dunedin

Page 2967

District of Ellesmere Quarter ending 30 June 1920 Registrar J. Hesleton

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

7/20

6 April 1920

Edward Gabill
Eunie Bishop

Edward Corbitt
Eunice Bishop
💍 1920/6344

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
School Teacher

41
26

Leeston
Leeston

1 week
2 weeks

Wesleyan Church, Southbridge

5931

6 April 1920

Rev. W. Laycock

No	7/20
Date of Notice	6 April 1920
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward Gabill	Eunie Bishop
BDM Match (78%)	Edward Corbitt	Eunice Bishop
	💍 1920/6344
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	School Teacher
Age	41	26
Dwelling Place	Leeston	Leeston
Length of Residence	1 week	2 weeks
Marriage Place	Wesleyan Church, Southbridge
Folio	5931
Consent
Date of Certificate	6 April 1920
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. Laycock

8/20

17 April 1920

Alexander Duff
Myrtle Elizabeth Jenkins

Alexander Duff
Myrtle Esther Elizabeth Jenkins
💍 1920/6363

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

37
30

Irwell
Sheffield

25 years

Anglican Church, Sheffield

5974

17 April 1920

Rev. J. M. Curnow

No	8/20
Date of Notice	17 April 1920
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Alexander Duff	Myrtle Elizabeth Jenkins
BDM Match (89%)	Alexander Duff	Myrtle Esther Elizabeth Jenkins
	💍 1920/6363
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	37	30
Dwelling Place	Irwell	Sheffield
Length of Residence	25 years
Marriage Place	Anglican Church, Sheffield
Folio	5974
Consent
Date of Certificate	17 April 1920
Officiating Minister	Rev. J. M. Curnow

9/20

8 May 1920

Francis James McCormick
Annie Christina Gibb

Francis James McCormick
Annie Christina Gibb
💍 1920/6345

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

32
25

Lakeside
Leeston

Life
10 years

Catholic Church, Leeston

5932

8 May 1920

Rev. T. Creed

No	9/20
Date of Notice	8 May 1920
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Francis James McCormick	Annie Christina Gibb
	💍 1920/6345
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	32	25
Dwelling Place	Lakeside	Leeston
Length of Residence	Life	10 years
Marriage Place	Catholic Church, Leeston
Folio	5932
Consent
Date of Certificate	8 May 1920
Officiating Minister	Rev. T. Creed

10/20

10 May 1920

Denis Moynihan
Veronica Tracey

Denis Moynihan
Veronica Tracey
💍 1920/6346

Bachelor
Spinster

Hotelkeeper
Domestic Duties

33
24

Leeston
Leeston

2 weeks
3 weeks

Catholic Church, Leeston

5933

10 May 1920

Rev. T. Creed

No	10/20
Date of Notice	10 May 1920
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Denis Moynihan	Veronica Tracey
	💍 1920/6346
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Hotelkeeper	Domestic Duties
Age	33	24
Dwelling Place	Leeston	Leeston
Length of Residence	2 weeks	3 weeks
Marriage Place	Catholic Church, Leeston
Folio	5933
Consent
Date of Certificate	10 May 1920
Officiating Minister	Rev. T. Creed

11/20

19 May 1920

Harry Macky Overton
Frances Elizabeth McAnalless

Harry Macky Overton
Frances Elizabeth McCaudlen
💍 1920/6347

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Domestic Duties

32
25

Lakeside
Lakeside

3 years
6 years

Anglican Church, Southbridge

5934

19 May 1920

Rev. H. G. Hawkins

No	11/20
Date of Notice	19 May 1920
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harry Macky Overton	Frances Elizabeth McAnalless
BDM Match (89%)	Harry Macky Overton	Frances Elizabeth McCaudlen
	💍 1920/6347
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Domestic Duties
Age	32	25
Dwelling Place	Lakeside	Lakeside
Length of Residence	3 years	6 years
Marriage Place	Anglican Church, Southbridge
Folio	5934
Consent
Date of Certificate	19 May 1920
Officiating Minister	Rev. H. G. Hawkins

12/20

14 June 1920

John Williams
Margaret Alicia Halliday

John Williams
Margaret Alicia Halliday
💍 1920/6348

Bachelor
Spinster

Carpenter
Domestic Duties

29
25

Doyleston
Leeston

14 years
Life

Residence of J. S. Halliday, Leeston

5935

14 June 1920

Rev. E. W. Walker

No	12/20
Date of Notice	14 June 1920
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	John Williams	Margaret Alicia Halliday
	💍 1920/6348
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Carpenter	Domestic Duties
Age	29	25
Dwelling Place	Doyleston	Leeston
Length of Residence	14 years	Life
Marriage Place	Residence of J. S. Halliday, Leeston
Folio	5935
Consent
Date of Certificate	14 June 1920
Officiating Minister	Rev. E. W. Walker

13/20

16 June 1920

Joseph Horace McMillan
Minnie Irene Binnie

Joseph Horace McMillan
Minnie Irene Binnie
💍 1920/4073

Bachelor
Spinster

Newspaper Proprietor
Domestic Duties

32
27

Leeston
Wellington

Life
12 years

St. Marks Church, Wellington

3546

16 June 1920

Rev. Archdeacon Johnson

No	13/20
Date of Notice	16 June 1920
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Joseph Horace McMillan	Minnie Irene Binnie
	💍 1920/4073
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Newspaper Proprietor	Domestic Duties
Age	32	27
Dwelling Place	Leeston	Wellington
Length of Residence	Life	12 years
Marriage Place	St. Marks Church, Wellington
Folio	3546
Consent
Date of Certificate	16 June 1920
Officiating Minister	Rev. Archdeacon Johnson

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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).