Register of New Zealand
Presbyterian Marriages 1848 to 1930
Last Update : 18 Jan 2010
8,642 Marriage Records on this Database (excluding Otago & Southland)
Now With Search Facility
This register contains links to New Zealand Presbyterian Marriage records available online up to 1930. Some Parishes will only extend to 1920 which was our previous cut-off date. At this stage marriages between 1920 and up to 1930 will only be added for new Parish entries. It is not our intention to place post 1930 marriages on-line however we are happy to perform a search of our in-house database upon request. Please note that our cataloguing project is ongoing as all entries are transcribed by volunteers and additionally many marriage registers are still stored in regional repositories.
Our thanks go to Gifford & Shirley Brown for their dedicated assistance in transcribing and checking these entries.
This register complies with the terms of the "Births, Deaths, Marriages & Relationships Registration Act 2008".
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 Copies of Certificates :
Ordering Instructions for photocopies of certificates will appear at the top of each page of marriage entries (except Otago / Southland Marraiges). 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.
Requesting Family Research :
Please read our Research Page prior to submitting your enquiry. We regret that due to the amount of work involved in casual enquiries we are unable to supply any additional information from certificates or rolls without payment of either the standard charge to obtain a copy or transcript of the actual entry or payment of our minimum research fee. If you cannot find the records you are looking for please check our location guide HERE.
Search This Database :
Please click on Parish links below to manually search the entries or enter your surname request into our on-site search engine. The search engine will only display results for New Zealand Presbyterian Marriages listed below (but excluding Otago & Southland Marriages which has its own search engine).
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Access The Marriage Records :
Presbytery Areas :
(Click on individual links)
Northland Presbytery :
North Shore Presbytery :
- Mahurangi 1858 - 1930
- St George's Takapuna 1914 - 1930
Auckland Presbytery :
- Auckland Presbytery 1915 - 1920
- Balmoral [Edendale] 1903 - 1930
- Ellerslie 1906 - 1925
- Epsom 1903 - 1930
- Greenlane 1912 - 1930 [Congregational Church until 1969]
- Grey Lynn [St Peters, Great North Road] 1885 - 1920
- Hobsonville Home Mission Station 1916 - 1920
- Mt Albert 1914 - 1930
- Onehunga 1860 to 1920
- St Andrew's Otahuhu 1912 - 1920
- St David's Khyber Pass 1881 to 1929 (1)
- St David's Khyber Pass 1929 to 1930 (2)
- St Heliers Auckland 1919 - 1930
- St James Auckland (*indexed from 1861 but not available on-line)
- St Ninian's Avondale ['The Whau'] 1865 - 1920
*(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
- Waiuku 1883 to 1930
Waikato Presbytery :
- Trinity, Cambridge 1866 - 1920
Wellington Presbytery :
- St John's Presbyterian Church, Wellington (1866 to 1897)
Westland Presbytery :
- Ross 1870 to 1920
- Kaniere (Woodstock) 1910 to 1915
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 2009