Researching Billy Cann
Dig into the past of Billy Cann using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2774 people with the Cann surname? In that year Cann was ranked number 1431 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Billy means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Billy Cann on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Billy Cann in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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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 Cann 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 Billy Cann and the Cann Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cann 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Cann family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Billy Cann at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Billy Cann using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Billy Cann records.
Explore MyHeritage for Billy Cann information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Billy Cann.
Research the Cann surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cann Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3304 people with the Cann surname in the UK? Cann is now ranked number 1689 for popularity in the UK. |
Cann Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Billy Cann.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cann family and people looking to contact living Cann relations.
Study One Great Family for Cann records submitted by people who are already researching the Cann Family Tree.
Find Billy Cann from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cann 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.
Research the Cann surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Cann surname in the USA? Cann is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cann Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Billy Cann. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Billy Cann
Billy Cann
right|thumb|400px|Cann in 1955Wiliam A. Cann (1882–1958) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s who later wrote for The Sydney Morning Herald. A New South Wales state and Australia national representative lock forward, he has been named as one of the nation's finest footballers of the 20th century. Cann played his club football for South Sydney with whom he won the 1914 NSWRFL Premiership. In 1907 he played for New South Wales in the very first rugby match run by the newly created 'New South Wales Rugby Football League' which had just split away from the established New South Wales Rugby Football Union. Cann was also a long-term administrator at Souths and a football journalist.
Source: Billy Cann, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Cann
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Caen Caghan Cagney Cahan Cahani Cahen Cahn Cahoon Cahoone Caime Caimi Cain Caine Cainey Cam Cambeau Cambo Camboia Came Camey Camm Camou Camuy Cana Cane Caneo Caney Canna Cannaway Canney Cannoy Canny Cano Canoy Caughan Caughen Caumo Cayen Caynhooe Ceney Chaigne Chaim Chain Chainey Cham Chamney Chan Chaney Chaugham Cheaney Cheeney Cheine Chen Chenay Chenaye Chene Cheney Cheyenne Cheyne Cheyney Chiene Chin China Chine Chinn Chiono Choma Chowen Chown Chowne Chumney Chuney Chunn Chwenn Ciani Cianni Cigno Cima Cina Cino Cioni Coan Coen Cohan Cohane Cohani Cohen Cohn Com Comb Combe Combi Comboy Comby Come Comeau Comee Comi Commo Como Con Cona Conaghy Conahy Conaway Cone Coneau Conew Coney Conmee Conn Connah Connaway Conneau Connew Connow Connue Conway Cooknoe Coom Coomb Coombe Coome Coomo Coon Cooney Couen Coughan Coumbe Couwehowen Cowan Cowen Cowham Cowin Cowmbe Cown Cowne Coyne Cuen Cuene Cueni Cuiney Cumbe Cumbee Cumbie Cumbo Cumby Cumm Cumo Cunah Cuneio Cuneo Cunha Cunio Cunnah Cunney Cunnow Cunow Cuny Cuomo Cynowa Czene Tchayan





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