Intentions to Marry, 1925 Rangiriri to Whangamomona

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840530, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1925 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.

1925c contains pages 925-1356, covering districts from Rangiriri to Whangamomona

Page 1167

District of Whangarei Quarter ending 31 December 1925 Registrar E. R. Ramsey

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

31 October 1925

David Aitcheson Thomson
Joanna Ketcher

David Aitchison Thomson
Joanna Ketchen
💍 1925/9412

Widower
Spinster

Tramway Conductor
Domestic

43
41

Whangarei
Whangarei

1 day
1 week

Otaikarangi School

9523

31 October 1925

Rev. G. W. Lochore, Presbyterian

No	91
Date of Notice	31 October 1925
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	David Aitcheson Thomson	Joanna Ketcher
BDM Match (94%)	David Aitchison Thomson	Joanna Ketchen
	💍 1925/9412
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Tramway Conductor	Domestic
Age	43	41
Dwelling Place	Whangarei	Whangarei
Length of Residence	1 day	1 week
Marriage Place	Otaikarangi School
Folio	9523
Consent
Date of Certificate	31 October 1925
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. W. Lochore, Presbyterian

4 November 1925

Cedrick Arthur Tuttle
Margaret Bungan

Cedrick Arthur Tuttle
Margaret Bunyan
💍 1925/9413

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic

30
22

Ruatangata, Whangarei
Ruatangata, Whangarei

1 year
6 months

Lands Departments Dining Hall, Ruatangata

9524

4 November 1925

Rev. G. W. Lochore, Presbyterian

No	92
Date of Notice	4 November 1925
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Cedrick Arthur Tuttle	Margaret Bungan
BDM Match (97%)	Cedrick Arthur Tuttle	Margaret Bunyan
	💍 1925/9413
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	30	22
Dwelling Place	Ruatangata, Whangarei	Ruatangata, Whangarei
Length of Residence	1 year	6 months
Marriage Place	Lands Departments Dining Hall, Ruatangata
Folio	9524
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 November 1925
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. W. Lochore, Presbyterian

6 November 1925

Athol Robert Boag
Gertrude May Shaw

Athol Robert Boag
Gertrude May Shaw
💍 1925/9414

Bachelor
Spinster

Motor Driver
Domestic

22
19

Whangarei
Whangarei

3 years
3 years

Presbyterian Church, Whangarei

9525

Arthur Albert Shaw, father

6 November 1925

Rev. G. W. Lochore, Presbyterian

No	93
Date of Notice	6 November 1925
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Athol Robert Boag	Gertrude May Shaw
	💍 1925/9414
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Motor Driver	Domestic
Age	22	19
Dwelling Place	Whangarei	Whangarei
Length of Residence	3 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Whangarei
Folio	9525
Consent	Arthur Albert Shaw, father
Date of Certificate	6 November 1925
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. W. Lochore, Presbyterian

7 November 1925

Reginald Joseph Reed
Ida Myrtle Murphy

Reginald Joseph Reed
Ida Myrtle Murphy
💍 1925/9372

Bachelor
Spinster

Driver
Domestic

25
23

Hikurangi
Whangarei

5 years
3 years

Presbyterian Church, Whangarei

9526

9 November 1925

Rev. G. W. Lochore, Presbyterian

No	94
Date of Notice	7 November 1925
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Reginald Joseph Reed	Ida Myrtle Murphy
	💍 1925/9372
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Driver	Domestic
Age	25	23
Dwelling Place	Hikurangi	Whangarei
Length of Residence	5 years	3 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Whangarei
Folio	9526
Consent
Date of Certificate	9 November 1925
Officiating Minister	Rev. G. W. Lochore, Presbyterian

10 November 1925

James John Gavin
Florence Louisa Webb

James John Gavin
Florence Louisa Webb
💍 1925/9383

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic

27
19

Titoki
Titoki

13 years
19 years

Catholic Church, Whangarei

9527

Walter Webb, father

10 November 1925

Father Stewart, Catholic

No	95
Date of Notice	10 November 1925
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James John Gavin	Florence Louisa Webb
	💍 1925/9383
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	27	19
Dwelling Place	Titoki	Titoki
Length of Residence	13 years	19 years
Marriage Place	Catholic Church, Whangarei
Folio	9527
Consent	Walter Webb, father
Date of Certificate	10 November 1925
Officiating Minister	Father Stewart, Catholic

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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).

Primary digitisation of registers between 1855 and 1925 is now complete. Our digitisation volunteers are now working on verifying the currently digitised pages against printed district/page indexes, to identify pages which may have been missed or out of focus. These pages can be re-imaged as required.

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.

How can I help?

You can sign up to correct errors in the transcribed records and match ITMs with registered marriages.

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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).