William HANNAH

Name

William Hannah

Gender

Male

Birthplace

Belfast, Ireland

Marriage(s)

1889

Partner(s)

  • Edith Helen Hannah, nee Reed (1867-1949)

Children

  • William Stanley Hannah (1890-1955)
  • Robert Gordon Hannah (1893-1957)
  • Freda Mary O'Connell (1899-1985)
  • Ian Moore Hannah (1902-1995)

Biography

Arrived in Wellington on the “Wairoa”, 1877, to join his brother Robert’s footwear business, Robert Hannah and Company
Moved to Wanganui, 1881
Came to Napier to run the Napier footwear store, 1883 and then additionally ran two Hastings stores, 1897
Survived the 1931 Hawke’s Bay Earthquake, but refused to sleep inside for months, preferring a tent outside

Accession number

593400

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