Researching Thomas Cantley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 133 people with the Cantley surname? In that year Cantley was ranked number 3446 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Cantley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Cantley and the Cantley Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cantley 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 Cantley family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 203 people with the Cantley surname in the UK? Cantley is now ranked number 3851 for popularity in the UK. |
Cantley Genealogy Databases
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Cantley Forums
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Thomas Cantley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thomas Cantley
Thomas Cantley
Thomas Cantley (19 April 1857 – 24 February 1945) was a Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia and became a steel manufacturer and participated in numerous corporate directorships.
The son of Charles Cantley and Catherine Fraser, Cantley attended school at New Glasgow, then performed military service with the British Expeditionary Force, attaining the rank of colonel. In 1919, he was granted an honorary Doctor of Laws degree by Dalhousie University.
He was first elected to Parliament at the Pictou riding in the 1925 general election after an unsuccessful campaign there in 1921. He was re-elected to the House of Commons in 1926 and 1930.
Cantley was then appointed to the Senate on 20 July 1935 and remained in that role until his death on 24 February 1945.
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