Intentions to Marry, 1927 Albertland to Raglan

Reference: Registrar-General of Births, Deaths and Marriages, Notices of intention to marry, Series 8937, R2840544, Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, Wellington

1927 is bound in four volumes (a to d) with continuous page numbers. Each volume contains a different set of districts, going from north to south.

1927a contains pages 1-926, covering districts from Albertland to Raglan

Page 835

District of Ohinemuri Quarter ending 31 December 1927 Registrar B. J. Marsh

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

20 October 1927

Frederick Dambrosio commonly known as Frederick Davies
Amy Amelia Crawshaw

Frederick Davies
Amy Amelia Crawshaw
💍 1927/9143

Bachelor
Spinster

Labourer
Domestic

30
21

Paeroa
Paeroa

18 months
5 months

Residence of Frederick Davies, Corbett Street, Paeroa

9452

20 October 1927

Captain Alfred Grove, Salvation Army

No	15
Date of Notice	20 October 1927
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Frederick Dambrosio commonly known as Frederick Davies	Amy Amelia Crawshaw
BDM Match (65%)	Frederick Davies	Amy Amelia Crawshaw
	💍 1927/9143
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Labourer	Domestic
Age	30	21
Dwelling Place	Paeroa	Paeroa
Length of Residence	18 months	5 months
Marriage Place	Residence of Frederick Davies, Corbett Street, Paeroa
Folio	9452
Consent
Date of Certificate	20 October 1927
Officiating Minister	Captain Alfred Grove, Salvation Army

4 November 1927

James Denis Treanor
Eileen Mary Poland

James Denis Treanor
Eileen Mary Poland
💍 1927/9150

Bachelor
Spinster

Farmer
Shop Assistant

30
28

Paeroa
Paeroa

20 years
28 years

Roman Catholic Church, Paeroa

9453

4 November 1927

Rev. K. G. M. Danphey, Roman Catholic

No	16
Date of Notice	4 November 1927
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	James Denis Treanor	Eileen Mary Poland
	💍 1927/9150
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Farmer	Shop Assistant
Age	30	28
Dwelling Place	Paeroa	Paeroa
Length of Residence	20 years	28 years
Marriage Place	Roman Catholic Church, Paeroa
Folio	9453
Consent
Date of Certificate	4 November 1927
Officiating Minister	Rev. K. G. M. Danphey, Roman Catholic

1 December 1927

Hima Nakiwairua commonly known as Barney Williams
Evelyn Mae Grihaperi commonly known as Evelyn Mae McKechnie

Widower
Spinster

Launchman
Domestic Duties

30
24

Kerepehi
Kerepehi

14 years
6 years

Registrar's Office, Paeroa

10491

1 December 1927

W. E. Ward, Registrar

No	17
Date of Notice	1 December 1927
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Hima Nakiwairua commonly known as Barney Williams	Evelyn Mae Grihaperi commonly known as Evelyn Mae McKechnie
Condition	Widower	Spinster
Profession	Launchman	Domestic Duties
Age	30	24
Dwelling Place	Kerepehi	Kerepehi
Length of Residence	14 years	6 years
Marriage Place	Registrar's Office, Paeroa
Folio	10491
Consent
Date of Certificate	1 December 1927
Officiating Minister	W. E. Ward, Registrar

24 December 1927

Harold John Smith
Doris Adele Morrison

Harold John Smith
Doris Adele Morrison
💍 1927/9151

Bachelor
Spinster

Litter cleaner
Household duties

31
26

Netherton
Netherton

-
3 years

Presbyterian Church, Netherton

9454

24 December 1927

Rev. John Lowden, Presbyterian

No	18
Date of Notice	24 December 1927
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Harold John Smith	Doris Adele Morrison
	💍 1927/9151
Condition	Bachelor	Spinster
Profession	Litter cleaner	Household duties
Age	31	26
Dwelling Place	Netherton	Netherton
Length of Residence	-	3 years
Marriage Place	Presbyterian Church, Netherton
Folio	9454
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 December 1927
Officiating Minister	Rev. John Lowden, Presbyterian

24 December 1927

Edward John Andrews
Dorothy Youngblut

Edward John Andrews
Dorothy Youngblut
💍 1927/9152

Widower
Widow

Tailor
-

57
35

Morrinsville
Paeroa

-
3 days

St. Pauls Anglican Church, Paeroa

9455

24 December 1927

Rev. W. G. A. Weadon, Anglican

No	19
Date of Notice	24 December 1927
	Groom	Bride
Names of Parties	Edward John Andrews	Dorothy Youngblut
	💍 1927/9152
Condition	Widower	Widow
Profession	Tailor	-
Age	57	35
Dwelling Place	Morrinsville	Paeroa
Length of Residence	-	3 days
Marriage Place	St. Pauls Anglican Church, Paeroa
Folio	9455
Consent
Date of Certificate	24 December 1927
Officiating Minister	Rev. W. G. A. Weadon, 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).

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).