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Cann (surname)
Cann is an English surname. Early occurrences of the name are found in north Dorset and Cornwall. The probable derivation is either from the Dorset village of Cann, or from the Old English "canne" meaning a can or cup (so the name would mean someone dwelling in a hollow or deep valley). House of Names Notable people with the surname include: * Abraham Cann (died 1864), English sport wrestler *, Canadian soccer player * (born 1991), American football player * |
Abraham Cann
Abraham Cann (1794''Miscellaneous'', Leighton Buzzard Observer and Linslade Gazette, 26 April 1864, p3. – 7 April 1864) was an English wrestler of the 19th century. Life Cann was the son of Robert Cann, a farmer and a wrestler in Devonshire, and his wife, Mary. Young Abraham was baptised at Colebrooke, near Crediton, on 2 December 1794. He was born at Eastcombe Head farm.''Wrestling Notes: Thomas Cooper'', Western Times, 3 February 1880, p7. Inheriting from his father a love of play, he defeated John Jordan, Flower, Wreyford, Simon Webber, and the other good wrestlers in Devonshire, and carried off the prizes at all the places where he became a competitor. In these matches, he wrestled in the Devonshire fashion, namely, wearing shoes and endeavouring to disable his adversary by violently kicking him on the legs. ;Cann's match with Warren On 21 September 1826, at the Eagle Tavern in City Road, London, he contended without shoes for the first prize with James Warren of Redru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Cann
Kate Cann (born 1954) is an English author of fiction. Biography Cann wrote stories and diaries in her youth. She she received a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Kent in 1977, then a Master of Arts in American Literature from the same university in 1978. Cann began work 'in the 1980s for publishing house, Time Life Books as a copy-editor', and when working on a piece of young adult fiction decided that she could do better - in her own words, 'got bitten by the "I can do better than this" bug, and started writing...it took me over'. Once ''Diving In'' (1983?) was published, she began writing full-time. Kate Cann resides in Wiltshire. Sources and themes Cann kept a diary from which she drew from experiences. By the time she 'ran out of material from my diaries and memories, I realised that my daughter and son were teenagers, and started eavesdropping on them and their friends'. A prime motivator of her writing was the way 'teenage books...treated sexual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Cann
Steven Cann (born 20 January 1988) is a South African-born Welsh footballer who plays for Welsh Premier League side Port Talbot Town. Club career Having started his career at Derby County, Cann was released in June 2007. After his release by Derby, Cann joined Rotherham United on 31 July 2007, after impressing in a trial. He played his first game for the Millers in a 3-0 FA Cup loss to Aldershot Town. In his next game for the Millers, in the Football League Trophy Northern Semi-Final against Darlington, Cann saved 2 penalties in a 4–2 shoot out win, including saving one with his groin, enabling the Millers to progress to the Northern Final. Cann was released by Rotherham at the end of the 2008–09 season, joining Welsh Premier League side Aberystwyth Town, making his debut in a 4–0 win over Caersws on the opening day of the season. Having previously been with the club on a non-contract basis, Cann signed a permanent contract with Aberystwyth on 4 December 2009. Manager Ala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Cann
Sydney Thomas Cann (30 October 1911 – 1 November 1996) was an English professional football defender and football manager. He was capped twice by England at Schools level. Playing career Born in Babbacombe, Torquay, Sid Cann joined Torquay United from Babbacombe school in November 1928, making his league debut away to Crystal Palace. After battling for a first team place with Willie Brown, he began the following season as a first choice, missing only a handful of games before moving to Manchester City in March 1930. He played 42 league games for the Maine Road side, appearing on the losing side in the 1933 FA Cup final, but was never a first team regular and moved to Charlton Athletic in June 1935 and qualified as an FA Coach, making only 15 appearances as Charlton rose through the divisions prior to the onset of World War Two. He guested for Torquay United, Aldershot and Bristol City during the war, serving in the Army Physical Training Corps. Later during the war he qualif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Cann
Samuel Joseph Cann, Sr. (born January 26, 1954) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the West Virginia Senate representing District 12 from his January 16, 2013 appointment by West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Joseph M. Minard to 2014. Cann served consecutively in the West Virginia Legislature from December 1, 1994 until January 16, 2013 in the West Virginia House of Delegates in the District 41 and District 48 seats. Education Cann earned his BA and MS degrees from West Virginia University. Elections *2012 Redistricted to District 48, and with incumbent Allen V. Evans redistricted to District 54, Cann placed fourth in the five-way May 8, 2012 Democratic Primary with 5,233 votes (20.5%), and third in the eight-way four-position November 6, 2012 General election with 12,302 votes (14.1%), behind incumbent Representatives Tim Miley (D) and Richard Iaquinta (D), and ahead of Republican nominee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sally James (presenter)
Sally James (born Sally Cann, 10 May 1950) is a former presenter on the ITV Saturday morning children's show ''Tiswas'' from 1977 until it ended in 1982. James's role on the show included conducting the "Almost Legendary Pop Interviews", interviewing musical acts including Elvis Costello, Sting, The Clash, Motörhead, and Kate Bush, and serving as music editor. Before joining ''Tiswas'', James was an actress, appearing in the films '' To Sir, with Love'' (1967), ''Journey to the Unknown'' (1969), ''The Railway Children'' (1970), and ''Never Too Young to Rock'' (1975). Her television roles included parts in '' Castle Haven'' (1969), ''Cousin Bette'' (1971), and ''The Black Arrow'' (1973–74). She was a presenter on ''Saturday Scene'' (later known as ''Supersonic Saturday Scene''), starting in 1974, and interviewed pop stars in a segment of the show. James was a member of the Four Bucketeers group, whose single "Bucket Of Water Song" reached No. 26 in the UK Singles Chart in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cann Baronets
The Cann Baronetcy, of Compton Green in the County of Gloucester, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 13 September 1662 for Robert Cann, Mayor of Bristol and subsequently MP for Bristol. The fourth Baronet was High Sheriff of Gloucestershire from 1726 to 1727. The title became extinct on the death of the sixth Baronet in 1765. William Cann, father of the first Baronet, was Mayor of Bristol in 1648. Cann baronets, of Compton Green (1662) *Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet (c. 1621–1685), of Small Street, Bristol and Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, was an English politician. He was Mayor of Bristol in 1662, a member of the Society of Merchant Venturers, and enlarge ... (–1685) *Sir William Cann, 2nd Baronet (died 1698) *Sir William Cann, 3rd Baronet (c. 1694–1726) *Sir Robert Cann, 4th Baronet (died 1748) *Sir William Cann, 5th Baronet (c. 1689–1753) *Sir Robert Cann, 6th Baronet (by 1741–1765) Refe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Cann, 1st Baronet (c. 1621–1685), of Small Street, Bristol and Stoke Bishop, Westbury-on-Trym, Gloucestershire, was an English politician. He was Mayor of Bristol in 1662, a member of the Society of Merchant Venturers, and enlarged Trinity College, Bristol, Trinity Theological College at Stoke Bishop. Cann campaigned for a law against kidnapping of white children for plantation work, but was himself fined in 1685 for taking criminals from Bristol to work on Bristol-owned Caribbean plantations. He was a Member of Parliament, Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Bristol (UK Parliament constituency), Bristol on 11 February 1678, March 1679, and October 1679 – 28 October 1680. References 1621 births 1685 deaths English MPs 1679 Businesspeople from Bristol Baronets in the Baronetage of England English MPs 1680–1681 People from Gloucestershire English slave traders Members of the Society of Merchant Venturers 17th-century English businesspeopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebecca L
Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical tradition, Rebecca's father was Bethuel the Aramean from Paddan Aram, also called Aram-Naharaim. Rebecca's brother was Laban the Aramean, and she was the granddaughter of Milcah and Nahor, the brother of Abraham. Rebecca and Isaac were one of the four couples that some believe are buried in the Cave of the Patriarchs, the other three being Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, and Jacob and Leah. Early life After the Binding of Isaac, Sarah died. After taking care of her burial, Abraham went about finding a wife for his son Isaac, who was already 37 years old. He commanded his servant (whom the Torah commentators identify as Eliezer of Damascus) to journey to his birthplace of Aram Naharaim to select a bride from his own family, rather than ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Cann
Michael James Cann (born 4 July 1965) is a former cricketer from Wales. He played first-class and one-day cricket for Glamorgan, Orange Free State, Griqualand West, Boland and the Impalas between 1986 and 1994. He was a left-handed batsman and right-arm offbreak bowler. A middle-order and opening batsman, Cann scored four first-class centuries, three of them in South Africa. His highest score was 141 (after scoring 80 in the first innings) when Griqualand West successfully chased 291 to defeat Boland in 1990–91. His one century for Glamorgan was the 109 he scored against Somerset in 1989. His best first-class bowling figures were 5 for 68 (match figures of 41–17–87–8) for Boland B against Western Transvaal in 1993–94, his last first-class season. Cann studied Biochemistry at Swansea University , former_names=University College of Swansea, University of Wales Swansea , motto= cy, Gweddw crefft heb ei dawn , mottoeng="Technical skill is bereft without culture" , es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikala Cann
Mikala Cann (born 4 November 2000) is an Australian rules footballer playing for Collingwood Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW). Junior career Cann originally played basketball and aspired to a career in the sport at an American college. Her local football club was Blackburn. In 2018, she first took up competitive football in the TAC Cup Girls with the Eastern Ranges. Playing all nine matches, Cann was named in the league's team of the year. She also represented Vic Metro in the 2018 AFL Women's Under 18 Championships. In the second half of 2018, Cann played six matches for Hawthorn in the VFL Women's, including their premiership victory against Geelong. She recorded nine tackles, 14 disposals and 10 contested possessions. At 17, Cann was the youngest member of the side. She wore number 45. AFLW career Cann was drafted by Collingwood with pick 13 in the 2018 AFLW draft, their third selection. Coach Wayne Siekman commented, "Mikayla loves the contest ball and hates t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Cann
Maurice Cann (23 March 1911 – February 1989) was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. He entered his first Manx Grand Prix in 1931, and in 1938 competed in his first Isle of Man TT. Cann won the 1948 Lightweight TT aboard a Moto Guzzi. He competed from 1949 to 1952 in the Grand Prix world championships. He won his first time in world championship competition in the 250cc class at the 1949 Ulster Grand Prix, also on a Moto Guzzi. World Championship results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings * Key (cryptography), a piece of information that controls the operation of a cryptography algorithm * Key (lock), device used to control access to places or facilities restricted by a lock * Key (map ...) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap.) References 1911 births 1989 deaths British motorcycle racers 250cc World Championship riders Isle of Man TT riders {{UK-motorcycle-racing-bio- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
