Susannah Hannaford


Susannah Hannaford, née Elliott was an early immigrant to South Australia.

History

Susannah and her husband William Hannaford lived in Rattery, Devon and brought up a large family. After the death of her husband Susannah liquidated all their assets and boarded the Brightman to emigrate to South Australia, landing in December 1840. The children who made the journey were Richard, George, Elizabeth, Frederick, and John. Son William arrived in Sydney in 1844 with his wife Harriett nee Toms. Long before any port facilities, they were obliged to wade ashore, Richard carrying his mother on his shoulders.
Notable descendants include:
William Hannaford married Susannah Elliott in Rattery, Devon on 25 February 1820. Among their children were:

Richard

The pioneering family founded by James Hannaford, whose activities centred on Teatree Gully, and about whom little is known, are probably not related. He married Ellen Crawley on 24 November 1850 in a Roman Catholic ceremony. Susannah Hannaford was Baptist and her family were mostly Protestant.