In 2001, clan member Graham Hanna, of Ontario, Canada, did the first digital rendering of the Clan Hannay Society coat of arms, based on the 1983 grant of the arms to the society (pictured below). He very kindly offered it to us for use by the Society, and it has been gracing our pages through […]
have always been impressed by how egalitarian our Clan is. Hannay, Hanney, Hanna whatever… we have branches across the world and share a common bond, a kinship no matter how distant the blood line might be. One big family with links back to Sorbie. So, I hope this piece about my personal coat of arms […]
his is the story of my great grandfather, Harry James Hanney, Jr. A man whose life, like those of many of his contemporaries, was one dedicated to family, but colored by war. Harry was born in London just before the turn of the century, during a time when it was known to be a cultural […]
The 2022 Gathering of the Clan Hannay Society will take place on 27-29th May. A full program of events is planned, to include a reception in Sorbie Tower, the AGM of the Clan Hannay Society, a Dinner Dance and Clan games. Tickets are now available (please log in to view) and a full timetable of events […]
Next time you hear someone refer to visiting “The Hanneys,” they may mean the place and not the family. Water both binds and divides the sister villages of East and West Hanney, located in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire. These two picturesque townships are known as “island villages,” as they were historically surrounded by […]
Major General James Eric Hanna, CD, BASc, PEng Jun 19, 1926 – Dec 22, 2020. It is with great sadness that Kathleen Hanna reports the death from congestive heart failure of her husband James Eric Hanna at the age of 94 at the Perley & Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Tuesday, […]
UPDATE (2/1/2022): THIS POSITION IS NOW FILLED. Thank you to all for your interest. The Clan Hannay Society is looking to hire, on a part-time basis, a manager for clanhannay.org, our organization’s website. Time Commitment Spread over the course of the year, such a position would require an average of 3 hours a week. Sometimes, […]