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Elizabeth Canning

English maidservant who claimed to have been kidnapped
Person Human Q1960563
Elizabeth Canning
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Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[7]
Date of birth
September 17, 1734
Date of death
June 1773
Place of birth
London
Place of death
Wethersfield
Country of citizenship
Kingdom of Great Britain[6]
Occupation
domestic worker
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[12]
Described by source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[10][11]
Family name
Canning[8]
Given name
Elizabeth[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Elizabeth Canning en Elizabeth Treat ar إليزابيث كانينغ es Elizabeth Canning fr Affaire Elizabeth Canning ja エリザベス・キャニング ru Елизавета Каннинг ru Каннинг Елизавета ru Каннинг, Елизавета ru Каннинг Э. ru Каннинг Элизабет ru Элизабет Каннинг uk Елізабет Каннінг
🔖 Identifiers · 26
ISNI
0000000092298828
VIAF cluster ID
46610809
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr90012883
GND ID
118977830
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
178186996
Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
1518
British Museum person or institution ID
21855
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02417351
Collective Biographies of Women ID
14682
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118977830
Digital portrait index person (GND) ID
118977830
FAST ID
272986
Show all 26 identifiers +14
Freebase ID
/m/04hny2
Harper's tag
elizabeth-canning
IdRef ID
249833840
J9U entity ID
987007293167205171
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000524499
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp69173
Open Library ID
OL1475388A
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
4555
SNAC ARK ID
w6g165g4
The Women's Print History Project person ID
1383
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/99703
WikiTree person ID
Canning-834
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyhhQWHbjfQK9P8jM4Qbd
Yale LUX ID
person/ca4a8592-8e3e-4769-b9d0-e5e1b4313197

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🔗 Connections
Country of citizenship 1
Kingdom of Great Britain
Described by source 1
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Given name 1
Elizabeth
Instance of 1
human
Occupation 1
domestic worker
Place of birth 1
London
Place of death 1
Wethersfield
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Elizabeth Canning was born on September 17, 1734[1], in London[2]. She died on June 1773[3] in Wethersfield[4]. She worked as a domestic worker[5].

FAQs

Where was Elizabeth Canning born?

Elizabeth Canning was born in London[2].

Where did Elizabeth Canning die?

Elizabeth Canning died in Wethersfield[4].

What did Elizabeth Canning do for work?

Elizabeth Canning worked as a domestic worker[5].

Related Entities

Kingdom of Great Britain London

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65768: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → elizabeth-canning
    "Created claim: Harper's tag: elizabeth-canning, Matched to elizabeth canning (#289926059) in Har…"
  3. 14w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English
    "Created claim: Languages spoken, written or signed: English, batch #263717"
  4. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican Library VcBA ID → 495/99703
    "Created claim: Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/99703, batch #260994"
  5. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Digital portrait index person (GND) ID → 118977830
    "Created claim: Digital portrait index person (GND) ID: 118977830, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783130387391"
  6. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Great Britain
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
    Instance of → human
    Place of birth → London
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Removed claim: CERL Thesaurus ID: cnp00543938, batch #257929"
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