Register of New Zealand
Presbyterian Marriages 1848 to 1930
Last Update 13 April 2007
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This register contains links to New Zealand Presbyterian Marriage records available online up to 1930. Most Parishes on this site will however only extend to 1920 which was our previous cut-off date. At this stage marriages between 1920 and 1930 will only be added for new Parish entries. We do hold a computer searchable database of post 1920 marriages for many parishes listed here and can search this upon request. Due to privacy issues, post 1930 marriages will not be placed on-line. Please note that this cataloguing project is ongoing as all entries are transcribed by volunteers and additionally many marriage registers are still stored in regional repositories.
Please Note : Marriage entries on this page (excluding Otago Southland marriages) are not currently searchable via our on-site search engine.
Format of Marriage Entries (Unless otherwise stated) : Full Name of Individual / Age (if known) / Name of Spouse / Date of Marriage / Parish Code & Marriage Register Number.
Information Recorded on the Original Certificates :
As a general rule, information included on certificates to 1880 will include :
- The marriage number in the Parish Register
- Date and place of marriage. (As a general rule, most marriages until well into the 20th century took place at a private residence rather than in a Church).
- Full name of the Groom
- Full name of the Bride
- Ages ("full age" was often entered to indicate that they were over 21 years of age)
- Rank, occupation or profession
- If a widow or widower (maiden name is sometimes mentioned including date when first spouse died)
- If Banns took place prior to marriage (proclamation in Church of intention to marry) - relates to very early marriages only.
- Name of officiating Minister
- Names, occupations and addresses of two witnesses.
- Signatures of all parties
- If the marriage was later dissolved including the date.
Subsequent to the passing of "The Marriage Act 1880" in September 1880, marriage certificates from this date may include the following additional information :
- Birthplace of the Groom
- Birthplace of the Bride
- Present and usual residence of the Groom
- Present and usual residence of the Bride
- Full name and occupation of the Father of the Groom
- Full name and maiden name of the Mother of the Groom
- Full name and occupation of the Father of the Bride
- Full name and maiden name of the Mother of the Bride
Ordering Instructions will appear at the top of each page of marriage entries.
Please Note :
Due to the very fragile nature of some early registers, including fading handwriting, it may be necessary in some cases to provide a full typed transcript.
Presbytery Areas :
(Click on links)
Northland Presbytery :
Auckland Presbytery :
- Auckland Presbytery 1915 - 1920
- Balmoral [Edendale] 1903 - 1930
- Hobsonville Home Mission Station 1916 - 1920
- Onehunga 1860 to 1920
- St Andrew's Otahuhu 1912 - 1920
- St James Auckland (*indexed 1861 to 1930 but not available on-line)
- St Ninian's Avondale ['The Whau'] 1865 - 1920
- St Peter's [Great North Road] Auckland 1885 - 1915
*(St James Auckland Marriage Registers and index held by Central City Library, Auckland Public Library, PO Box 4138, Auckland 1010)
South Auckland Presbytery :
- Papakura - Drury 1856 - 1918
Waikato Presbytery :
- Trinity, Cambridge 1866 - 1920
Wellington Presbytery :
- St John's Presbyterian Church, Wellington (1866 to 1897)
Westland Presbytery :
Ashburton Presbytery :
- St John's Presbyterian Church, Methven 1905 to 1920
Otago / Southland Presbytery : (1848 to 1920)
- Go to Records (includes on-site search engine)
(Kindly notify us of any other links to Parish Marriage records available on-line)
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Church Archives of Aotearoa New Zealand 2008