Researching Lian Tanner
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6719 people with the Tanner surname? In that year Tanner was ranked number 607 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Lian means "the graceful willow" and is of Chinese origin.
Records of Lian Tanner on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lian Tanner and the Tanner Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 7920 people with the Tanner surname in the UK? Tanner is now ranked number 748 for popularity in the UK. |
Tanner Family Tree Databases
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Tanner Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 57727 people with the Tanner surname in the USA? Tanner is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Lian Tanner
Lian Tanner
Lian Tanner (born 17 March 1951 in Tasmania, Australia) is an Australian children's author who lives in southern Tasmania.
Tanner is the author of the fantasy Keepers trilogy of children's books. Museum of Thieves the first book in the series was published in 2011. It has been published in Australia, the US and India and translated into German, Turkish, Chinese characters, Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, Brazilian Portuguese and Bulgarian.
Prior to writing fiction Tanner held a number of jobs including as a teacher in Australia and Papua New Guinea. She has also worked as a journalist, editor and an actor. Tanner was in the feminist folk band The Ovarian Sisters in the 1970s and 80s.
Source: Lian Tanner, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Tanner
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