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Hello All,
from family obits I have found the the following
information..my 5 times great grandfather Major-Gen William Clark (with the British army)
was the 2nd cousin of George Canning. I have no idea how they are second cousins.
Then in an obit I found yesterday it states that my family is able to trace its ancestry
back to the family of Viscount Canning (George's son)
Ok so I have two different connetions to
George Canning and I have no clue how we tie into the Canning family.
Any help would be greatly appreicated.
Hello, Lisa.
I don't know if the following will help, but it might be of use to you. The source for
this information is *The Complete Peerage* (2nd edition, 2000). I've used different
volumes of CP to compile this for you, so I hope I haven't confused any of the Canning
branches :)
Stratford Canning, of Garvagh, county Londonderry, Ireland, married Abigail Stratford,
Their son was Stratford Canning; he too was from Garvagh. This Stratford had three sons
(eldest to youngest): George Canning (who died in his father's lifetime in 1771), Paul
Canning (d. 1784), and Stratford Canning (d. 1787).
The eldest son, George, married in 1768 Mary Anne Costello, daughter of Jordan Costello,
of Connaught, Ireland. Mary Anne was described as a "young lady of great beauty, but
without fortune".
George and Mary Anne's only son and heir was George Canning (1770-1827). He married in
1800 Joan Scott (ca 1777-1837), the 3rd and youngest daughter of General John Scott (of
Balcomie, county Fife, Scotland) and Margaret Dundas.
George was Prime Minister of England from April 1827 until his death that August. He and
Joan had four children: George Charles Canning (1801-1820, unmarried), William Pitt
Canning (1802-1828, unmarried), Charles John Canning (1812-1862), and Harriet (1804-1876)
who married the 1st Marquess of Clanricarde. (Note: Harriet's 2nd and youngest, but
only surviving son, was Hubert de Burgh, 2nd Marquess of Clanricarde. He took the final
surname of "Canning" (thus becoming "de Burgh-Canning") in compliance
with the testamentary directions of his late maternal uncle, Charles John Canning (d.
1862).)
As a widow, Joan was created Viscountess Canning in 1828. She was succeeded by her 3rd and
youngest, but only surviving son and heir, Charles John Canning (d. 1862). He was Governor
General of India (from 1855 to 1862), and was created Earl Canning in 1859. He married the
Hon. Charlotte Stuart (daughter of the Baron Stuart de Rothesay) in 1835, but died without
issue. Thus, the line of Cannings beginning with George who died in 1771 (see above)
became extinct in the male line in 1862 and extinct in the female line in 1876. There
aren't any Canning descendants in this branch today.
Prime Minister Canning's younger uncle, Paul Canning (d. 1784), married Jane, daughter
of Conway Spencer, of Tremary, county Down, Ireland. Their only son and heir was George
Canning (1778-1840), who was created Baron Garvagh in 1818. This line survives to this
day, with the 5th Baron Garvagh.
Prime Minister Canning's youngest uncle, Stratford Canning (d. 1787) married
Mehitabel, daughter of Robert Patrick of Somerville, county Dublin, Ireland. Their 4th and
youngest son was Stratford Canning. He was created Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe in
1852, and was a famous ambassador and great gentleman. He died without any surviving issue
in 1880, which makes another line of Cannings extinct.
Finally, there will be additional information in these books:
*The Life of Stratford Canning*, by S. Lane-Poole (1888)
*Memorial of the Canynges Family*, by Pryce (1854).