*COMPLETED* Looking for Michael, David & William HANNA, emigrated to NZ in 1862

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I am looking for the parents of three brothers, Michael, David and William HANNA, who emigrated to Canterbury, New Zealand in October 1862 aboard the ship CHARIOT OF FAME. The passenger list published in the Lyttelton Times on 31 January 1863 gave David and Michael’s origin as ‘Down’. William was omitted from this list.

Michael and David were accompanied by their wives, Flora and Mary respectively, and the passenger manifest available online provided their ages and occupations:

HANNAH   David      26 (e.g born c’1836)   Labourer
HANNAH   Mary      20   
HANNAH   Michael      23 (e.g born c’1839)   Farm Labourer
HANNAH   Flora      18   
HANNAH   William      18 (e.g born c’1844)   Labourer

Michael HANNA’s 1920 obituary showed that Flora’s maiden name was CROSKERY.  They married at Killinchy, Co. Down. Given that she was only 18 when she emigrated, they probably married in 1861 or 1862.

William’s full name according to his 1916 obituary was William John HANNA.

Can anyone help me find the family of these brothers and any information on their wives?

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[aghadowey]

Michael's marriage was in 1862 and gives his father's name as Thomas Hanna (Irish marriage certificates do not list mothers)-
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FG61-R1N

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Hi Aghadowey,

Thanks, much appreciated!

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