Cannister
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The earliest occurrence of the Cannister surname in our family history documents is from 1698, and we currently have 540 records where Cannister appears . Here are a few more facts to get you started…
6 Cannisters were recorded as laborers in the 1901 Census.
In the early 1900s Cannisters were most likely to live in Yorkshire.
It seems all Cannisters were law-abiding. We found no criminal records.
No Cannisters were recorded as serving in the First World War in Findmypast's records.
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