Alfred
Wernam
Canning
Born in Campbellfield, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of William Canning
and Lucy (Mason) Canning
Brother of
Thomas Canning, Mary (Canning) Wood, Lucy (Canning) Fisher, Elizabeth (Canning) Crook, William Canning, Frederick John Canning, Caroline (Canning) Stranger, Alice Jane (Canning) Harding, Henry Joseph Canning, Charles Edward Canning and Walter Moses Canning
Husband of
Edith Maud (Butcher) Canning
— married
17 Apr 1884 in Waverley, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Father of
Robert Leslie Wernam Canning
Died
at age 76
in Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Dec 2014
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Biography
Alfred Canning is Notable.
Alfred Canning was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
Alfred Canning was born 1860. Alfred was a famous character as it was he who was responsible for The Canning Stock Route. If you google his name you will get a lot more information on him. There is an exhibition on The Canning Stock Route on display
Alfred's 2nd name is Wernam, birth record (handwritten) appears to be Wornam, electoral roll & death record is Wernam, expect what was intended was Wernham, the maiden name of his maternal g-mother. In considering literacy levels & language accents of the period, second name is accepted as being Wernam.
Along with the Canning Stock Route, Alfred had a lesser known project in WA being the Rabbit Proof Fence.
He passed away in 1936 and is buried at Karrakatta, WA
Research Notes
2nd gen descendants of Alfred now complete
Sources
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Canning
- Birth, Marriage & Death Records from the Vic Dept of Justice
- Birth, Marriage & Death Records from the NSW Dept of Justice
- Birth, Marriage & Death Records from the WA Dept of Justice
- Birth - BDM-Vic #5663/1860,
- Marriage - BDM-NSW #2985/1884,
- Death - BDM-WA #889/1936
- "Canning Side of Ray" family tree Ray Canning
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