Researching Alfred Canning
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2128 people with the Canning surname? In that year Canning was ranked number 1759 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alfred means "Counselor" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Alfred Canning on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Canning ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alfred Canning and the Canning Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Canning Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Canning family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Alfred Canning at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Alfred Canning using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Alfred Canning.
Research the Canning surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Canning Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4483 people with the Canning surname in the UK? Canning is now ranked number 1306 for popularity in the UK. |
Canning Family Tree Databases
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Find Alfred Canning from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Canning Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Canning surname in the USA? Canning is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Canning Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Alfred Canning. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Alfred Canning
Alfred Canning
Alfred Wernam Canning (21 February 1860 – 22 May 1936) was a Western Australian government surveyor. Born at Campbellfield north of Melbourne, he started work in New South Wales as a cadet surveyor and in 1893 joined the Western Australian Department of Lands and Survey.
In 1901 a royal commission resulted in Canning being commissioned to survey a route for a barrier fence across the State. Construction of the fence, known as the No. 1 Rabbit Proof Fence was completed in 1907. When completed it was the longest line of unbroken fence in the world.
Canning is best known for surveying a stock route for bringing cattle overland from the Kimberley district to the goldfields in 1906 and 1907. He returned the following year to commence construction of 51 wells which were set one days march apart to feed travelling livestock. The route was completed in 1910 and runs from Halls Creek to Wiluna.
Canning received a hero's welcome on his return to Perth, however his cook Edward Blake alleged the party had ill-treated Aboriginals, coerced Aboriginal men to locate water by force feeding them salt, destroyed water holes and kidnapped Aboriginal women for sex. After Premier Newton Moore failed to act on his claims Blake took them to the newspapers which prompted Moore to call a Royal Commission.
"It was necessary at times to use chains on our guides but we padded them to make sure they did not chafe the men's necks...they were happy with the arrangement."The Commissioner of police admitted that police were forced to chain the guides due to their unwillingness to join the expedition. The continued chaining was justified on the grounds that they would have run off jeopardising the expedition. After three weeks of questions and replies the Royal Commission exonerated the expedition members of all charges.
—Evidence given before the Royal Commission by surveyor Hubert Trotman
In 1929 at the age of 68, Canning was commissioned to complete a restoration of the wells.
The Canning Stock Route and the Federal Division of Canning are named after him.
He died in Perth in 1936 and was buried at Karrakatta Cemetery. A public collection was started to raise funds for a memorial to Canning but the memorial was never built at that time. However a memorial was made in the 1950s.
The species Hemichoanella canningi is named in honor of Canning.
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