William Edward
Cannon
Born in King Williams Town, Cape Colony
Ancestors 
Son of John Cannon
and Maria (Schumann) Cannon
Brother of
Thomas Edward Solomon Cannon, Thomas Bernard Cannon, Augusta (Cannon) Goose, Maria Elizabeth (Cannon) Pollard, Roseline Emma (Cannon) Nielsen, John Frank Cannon, Alice Ada (Cannon) Anderson, Henry James Cannon, Ann (Cannon) Cooke, Robert Alfred Cannon, Mabel Alice (Cannon) Roux and Emily Charlotte Christina (Cannon) Turnbull
Husband of
Louisa Johanna Sarah (Quednau) Cannon
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Lilian May (Cannon) Riddle, William John Cannon, Ronald Edward Cannon, Gordon Cannon and Doris Edna (Cannon) Botterill
Died
at age 58
in Durban, Province of Natal, Union of South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Feb 2015
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Contents |
Biography
Name
Birth
- Date: 31 Aug 1873[1]
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| William Edward, born 31 Aug 1873, christened 16 Sep 1873. Parents: John Cannon, Maria Elizabeth. Witnesses: Edwin Tupper, William Edwd Schumann, Rosalie Amelia Otelia Schumann[4][1] |
Christening
Parents
Residence
Occupation
Marriage
Children
Death
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Source:
- "South Africa, Church of the Province of South Africa, Parish Registers, 1801-2004," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9TWM-S78L?cc=1468076&wc=SFV4-44W%3A44975801%2C44975802%2C49898801%2C49900001 : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Grahamstown, British Kaffraria, King Williams Town, Holy Trinity > Baptisms 1863-1883 > image 63 of 148; William Cullen Library, Wits University, Johannesburg.; Added by Pam Cormac Smith on 16 Oct 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Source:
- South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSK8-LSZ9-B?cc=2821281 : 28 January 2021), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.; Added by Pam Cormac Smith on 16 Oct 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.9 Source:
- "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS75-V3R3-5?cc=2573604 : 4 October 2017), > image 1 of 1; Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa.; Added by Pam Cormac Smith on 16 Oct 2021.
- ↑ Source:
- 1873 King Williams Town Baptism; Transcribed by Pam Cormac Smith on 16 Oct 2021.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William Edward:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William Edward by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William Edward:
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