Hannah Herbert Parker

She was baptised on 11 Sep 1837 in Birmingham, England. Married at aged 17, Hannah lost her first two children at very young ages. Her first born, William died at sea during the immigration to New Zealand, whilst her second, Frederick Pacific, who was born a few days before arriving in Wellington, died shortly after settling in Carterton. Hannah and husband, William would go on to have eleven more children, all of whom survived and went onto work and marry in the Carterton area.

"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGZT-MW9 : 8 November 2019), Hannah Underhill in household of Joseph Underhill, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England; citing Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, p. 3, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.