Laura Canning

Brief Life History of Laura

When Laura Canning was born on 6 December 1860, in Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Canning, was 32 and her mother, Hannah Whitlock, was 29. She married Caesar Stockford on 14 February 1885, in Duns Tew, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Lower Heyford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and South Hinksey, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. She died on 6 March 1919, in Abingdon, Hanover, Jamaica, at the age of 58.

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Family Time Line

Caesar Stockford
1863–1937
Laura Canning
1860–1919
Marriage: 14 February 1885
Benjamin Caesar Stockford
1886–
Lilian Annie Stockford
1890–
Laura Sarah Stockford
1892–
Charles Jacob Stockford
1893–
Gladys Elizabeth Stockford
1896–
Ella Amelia Stockford
1898–1985
Earnest Edward Stockford
1901–1965

Sources (8)

  • Laura Canning in household of Albert Jones, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
  • Laura Canning, "England and Wales, Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • Laura Canning, "England and Wales Census, 1861"

World Events (7)

1870

Banana plantations set up as the sugar cane industry declines in the face of competition from European beet sugar.

1872

Island's capital moved from Spanish Town to Kingston.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

Irish (Derry and Donegal): from Mac Coinín ‘son of Coinín’, a personal name likely derived from a diminutive of cano ‘hound, wolf’ (though sometimes misinterpreted as ‘rabbit’).

Irish: alternatively, a shortened form of Ó Canann or Ó Canáin, see Cannon .

English: habitational name from a place in Wiltshire called Cannings, apparently named with the Old English byname Cana (of uncertain origin) + -ingas ‘people of’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Personal Record Hannah Gomm Canning By Charles A. Canning (Son)

Hannah Gomm Canning daughter of William and Martha Seal Gomm. Born January 3, 1857 in Loxley, Warwickshire, England. She was the only daughter born to her parents. Some nine years later a brother a …

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