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William Canning

British priest (1778-1860)
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Summary

William Canning was born on January 1, 1778[1]. He died on February 24, 1860[2]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Father: Stratford Canning[4]
  • Mother: Mehitabel Patrick[5]
  • Spouse: Q141601176[6]
  • Educated at: Eton College[7], Sidney Sussex College[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Family name: Canning[10]
  • Given name: William[11]

FAQs

Who were William Canning's parents?

William Canning's father was Stratford Canning[4]. William Canning's mother was Mehitabel Patrick[5].

Who was William Canning married to?

William Canning's spouses include Q141601176[6].

Where did William Canning go to school?

William Canning was educated at Eton College[7] and Sidney Sussex College[8].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Peerage. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . landedfamilies.blogspot.com. Retrieved . landedfamilies.blogspot.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [2] ↑ . The Peerage. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.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. 20d ago · Gamaliel · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 2
    Wikipedia languages → ['en', 'pt']
    Wikidata description → British priest (1778-1860)
    Spouse → Q141601176
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Spouse: Q141601176, Adding statement(s) using [[:toollabs:wikidata-todo/relator2|Relator2]]"
  2. 13w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at → Eton College, Sidney Sussex College
    Given name → William
    Imported from → —
    Sex or gender → male
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/42629|batch #42629]]: TP named as #10b"
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