THE CANDYS OF SOMERSET.
This narrative pedigree was sent to Eardley Bryan by Mrs Rachel Taylor of the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society. It is taken from a photocopy of the article by Philip C. Candy, which appeared in the Candy Family History Newsletter in 1979.
I have added to it in the respect that I have added some more families which I received from Herbert Taylor and Leslie Osborne, both of whom are second cousins of my former wife Susan, née Osborne. I have also shown where her father's and mother's families have both derived from the Candy family. As a matter of fact, Thomas Candy and Elizabeth Batt are her 4x great grandparents occuring once on her mother's side and her 4x great grandparents three times and 3x great grandparents once on her father's side of the family.
There is small amount of repetition with respect to Joseph Candy and his son Richmond Candy. The 'original' pedigree shows them as from 2.5.12, Joseph Candy and Harriet (?). Some other information which I received from Herbert Taylor shows them as from 2.5.11, Samuel Candy and Margaret Bown. At the risk of confusing everyone, I have included both until I am sure which one is not correct and can therefore be deleted.
It will be seen that I have included reference numbers beside each person. I decided that it was somewhat confusing with so many generations and so many names that I decided to create a number for each person on the pedigree. I have used Christopher and Kimbera Candy's children as the starting point. The first child and all his descendents start with 1. Each succeeding generation is numbered with the number of its parents, usually the father, plus the number child that that person is and their children have their number added on to that number and so on. 1.2.3.4.5 is the 5th child of the 4th child of the 3rd child of the 2nd child of Christopher, the eldest child, and his wife Elizabeth Smethwick or Smerrick.
I have created an extra file with mainly one line references to each person in Alphabetical order. Where the person has a second Christian name, they then appear at the end of that Christian name, for instance Emily Jane will appear after Emily Ann, who will appear after All those with the Christian name Emily. My intention was to make it easier to find someone by name. The reference number can be found from the list and that will, in turn, direct one to the correct place in the pedigree to continue looking.
Some of the dates in the second file are pure guesses on my part and should not be taken as correct if a question mark appears at the date. I have only inserted those dates as a very rough guide. If a spouse’s name is not known there will be a question mark within brackets (?).
Now follows Philip Candy’s work
Introduction.
I suppose that there is no such thing as a finished family tree. No matter how extensive and accurate a pedigree is, it is soon outdated by the passage of time - the endless procession of births and deaths, marriages and divorces, which are not only the material of family history, but also the very fabric of life itself.
The pedigree reproduced here is certainly incomplete. Yet, by the same token, it is much more complete than an earlier version which appeared in July 1978 in the "Candy Family History Newsletter". Two more years of correspondence and inquiry have unearthed many more items of information. In some cases, these are simply dates of isolated events, or else names of people who were formerly denoted by a question mark. In other cases, whole families have been added. In both cases, whilst much care has been taken to ensure accuracy, no doubt some inaccuracies and omissions remain.
The information given in this pedigree includes some primary research and testimony from family members. It is also a compilation of research carried out by, or on behalf of the following people, whom I would like to thank for their help;
Charles M. Bayliffe
Colin F. Candy
Gwenyth E. Candy
Lexie M. Candy
Michael St J. Candy
Joan Davis
Gary S. Lock
Nicholas J. Royal
Lois StoneIn addition to these people, I have received family information from countless others, including many people who have responded to letters of enquiry from me, and to a letter which I wrote, and which was published by the Somerset Guardian. Inevitably, there are some errors and inaccuracies, and the final responsibility for these errors, either of fact or interpretation, is mine. I would also like to thank Miss Margaret Savill who painstakingly typed the first draft, and Miss Alison Affleck, who arranged to have the final copy typed from a patchwork of handwritten and typed originals.
I would be very happy to hear from anyone who can supply further information, either to correct, or to add to this pedigree.
(Signed) Philip C. Candy.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CANDY FAMILY
The origins of the surname CANDY, and of the Family itself, are obviously linked but, despite considerable research over a period of years, no one has yet definitely proven where the Family originated from.
I have found the following suggested origins of the surname: S. Baring-Gould in "Family Names and their Story, states that Candy is an English surname derived from Candia, an old name for the Mediterranean island of Crete. He suggests that this is quite likely to date back to the Crusades, for the Crusaders called at such places, and the common name Palmer, itself, means a Crusader. In Candy, the final syllable may have been dropped, just as Crete in English has dropped the final syllable, in Greek it is pronounced Kriti.
Another, rather far-fetched possibility, is that the name is a contraction of Cane-day, "cane" meaning Tall and slim, and "day" being Middle English for servant. Similarly, the surname Candy could be derived from Cavendish a place name in Suffolk, which was often abbreviated to Ca'ndish. Neither of these possibilities seems very likely, however.
C.W. Beardsley in "Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames" suggests the old West Country name of Gandy, from an unknown place name "Gandow". However, a professional genealogist, Michael Gandy, believes that his surname is from Old French "gantier" meaning glovemaker.
Another authority, Ferguson, in his "Surnames as a Science", also states that Candy is a variant of Gandy, but he suggests the latter means a dweller of Gand or Ghent.Interestingly, this ties up with Rev. J.D.C. Wickham's theory in "Records by Spade and Terrier", in which he postulates that the Candys probably came from Flanders in one or other of the migrations of Flemish weavers, who came to England to instruct people in cloth manufacture.
Of all the possibilities, however, the most likely is that put forward by Dr. R.J. Hetherington (see this Newsletter, Vol. 1, No, 1 p. 4), which is that the name is of French origin. There are two major pillars of support for such a proposition:
The first is "Norman People and their Existing Descendants" (published anonymously in 1874, but known to be by a genealogical expert) which claims that the name Candy, with its variants Candie and Canday, is thought to have come from Cande near Blois, in France. The name Nicholas Candie occurs in Normandy as early as 1195. Incidentally, the modern spelling of the surname may be a little misleading - in sixteenth English documents, I have seen the name spelt CANDI, CANDIE, CANDY, CANDYE and CANDEY - the close similarity of some of these alternatives to the Norman certainly suggests the possibility of a link.
The other piece of supporting evidence is the oral tradition which has persisted in many branches of the Family in England, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, that the name is a corruption of de Conde or something similar. Naturally, as one would expect with a tradition which may be 500 years old, there are variations in the story, but there is evidence to suggest that this tradition can be traced back, at least to family members born in the year 1800, and is therefore not a recent invention.
As to the geographic dispersion of the family, Guppys "Homes of Family Names" mentions Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire. I have found
Seventeenth Century references in Devon and Dorset, and Sixteenth Century mentions in Cornwall. All of this is consistent with some sort of Anglo-Norman origin.
The Somerset Branch
The Somerset Candys, for whom a partial pedigree is reproduced in the journal, almost certainly springs originally from the West Wiltshire Branch. Until recently, the only known references in Wiltshire before 1600 comprised a handful of scattered references, mainly round Salisbury.
However, recent research carried out by Gwenyth Candy (member) of Chard, Somerset, has uncovered at least twenty sixteenth century entries - baptisms, marriages and burials - at Warminster, which is just in Wiltshire, over the Somerset border.
Unfortunately, very few of the parishes adjacent to Warminster have Parish Registers which extend back very far, and we are therefore reliant on fragments of information, but the picture which seems to be emerging is of three men, probably brothers, all living in Warminster in the late 1500s - JOHN CANDY, THOMAS CANDY and CHRISTOPHER CANDY.
This last mentioned is almost certainly the Christopher Candy whose Widow's administration was reproduced in this Newslatter (Vol. 1, No. 3, p. 31), and it may well be that the "Grandchild Christopher" mentioned in that document, is the head of the Somerset Candys reproduced below:
CHRISTOPHER CANDY, b. probably c. 1595, almost certainly son of THOMAS
CANDY and grandson of CHRISTOPHER CANDY of Norton Bavant, Tax Subsidy
1576 œ3 Bond 29 June 1577 (who d. Oct 1612, Bishopstrow, Wilts, Admon.
Dioc. Reg.), m. 28 Apr 1617 Frome, Sarah LUCKOCKS, and had issue:A. SARAH CANDY, bap 6 Apr 1618, Frome.
B. CHRISTOPHER CANDY, bap 13 Mar 1624/5, bur 14 Aug 1625 Frome.
C. CHRISTOPHER CANDY, bap 16 Sep 1627, bur 12 Sep 1689 Frome, Will pr.
1690 Arch. Bath & Wells, m. Ann (?), bur 18 Apr. 1676 Frome, and
had issue:i. JOAN CANDY, bur 20 Mar 1663/4 Frome.
ii. KATHERINE CANDY, bur 22 May 1664 Frome.
iii. WILLIAM CANDY, bap 22 Feb 1665/66 Frome.
iv. CHRISTOPHER CANDY, of Cloford, Yeoman, mentioned in Hearth Tax
Exemptions for 1670 and 1674, bap 4 Apr 1670, Frome, bur 26 Feb.
1715/16 Cloford, m Kimbera (?) d 18 Mar 1715/16, and had issue:1 CHRISTOPHER CANDY (see p 08-5)
2 KIMBERY CANDY, b.c. 1699, bur 13 Jan 1768, m 27 Mar 1724/25
Cloford, Thomas BALL of Cloford, Yeoman.3 THOMAS CANDY (see p 06-1)
4 RICHARD CANDY (see p 09-1)
5 JOHN CANDY (see p 10-1)
v. JOHN CANDY, bap 8 Feb 1672/73, bur 8 Mar 1716/17 Frome, m Mary
(?), bur 6 Feb 1731/32 Frome, and had issue:1 CHRISTOPHER CANDY, bap 20 Sep 1693, Frome, d, by 1703.
2 ELIZABETH CANDY, bap 22 May 1695 Frome, bur 9 Jan 1697/98
Frome.3 WILLIAM CANDY, bap 8 Aug 1695 Frome, bur 22 Sep 1695 Frome.
4 JOHN CANDY, bap 17 Dec 1696, m.
5 SARAH CANDY, bap 7 Jan 1696/97 Frome, bur 14 Feb 1726/27
Frome.6 ANN CANDY, bap 16 Oct 1698 Frome, bur 7 Oct 1701, Frome.
7 WILLIAM CANDY, bap 29 Jan 1698/99 Frome.
8 MARY CANDY, bap 16 Feb 1700/01 Frome.
9 ELIZABETH CANDY, bap 14 Jun 1701 Frome.
10 CHRISTOPHER CANDY, bap 6 Jun 1703 Frome, m 30 Jan 1733/34
Frome, Mary HOLAWAY.11 HENRY CANDY, bap 6 Apr 1707 Frome, m 26 Sep 1731 Susannah
ANDREWS, and had issue:1a WILLIAM CANDY, bur 14 Dec 1736 Frome.
12 JAMES CANDY, b.c. 1710, bap 8 Feb 1717/18, aged 7 years
D. WILLIAM CANDY, bur 23 Oct 1629 Frome.
E. THOMAS CANDY, bap 18 May 1636 Frome, bur 6 Jun 1638 Frome.
Eldest son of Christopher and Kimbera Candy (see p 08-3)
1. CHRISTOPHER CANDY, of Cloford, Yeoman, b.c. 1695, Cloford, bur 4 Apr 1785 Cloford, will pr. Arch. Bath & Wells, m 8 Feb 1728/9, by lic Cloford to Elizabeth SMETHWICK (SMERRICK) of Whitham Friary, b.c. 1696, Witham Friary, bur 17 Apr 1779, Cloford, and had issue:
1.1 NANCY CANDY, bap 24 Jan 1729/30 Cloford.
1.2 JAMES CANDY, of Cloford, Yeoman, bap 19 Oct 1731 Cloford, d 27 Jan 1782, M.I. Cloford, m 1 Dec 1754 Cloford, Frances CLARK (sister of Mary CLARK who m James's brother Thomas CANDY, below), b.c. 1735, Mells d 16 Jun 1816, bur 20 Jun 1816 Cloford, will dated 10 Jul 1815, pr 22 Dec 1816, Arch. Bath & Wells, and had issue:
1.2.1 ELIZABETH CANDY, bap 1 Nov 1756 Mells, bur 24 Apr 1844, Wanstrow m 14 May 1778 Stephen WHITE of Sheephouse Farm, Bruton, Gent, bap 26 Dec 1751 Wanstrow, bur 23 Jun, 1823 Wanstrow, Will dated 12 Nov 1814 pr. 18 Nov 1824 (Arch. Bath & Wells) by James CANDY of Cloford.
1.2.2 MARY SOPHIA CANDY, bap 6 Jul 1759, bur 17 Aug 1759 Cloford.
1.2.3 MARY CANDY, bap 6 Jan 1764, m by lic 24 May 1832, Cloford, Thomas BAYNTON, widower, gent, of Radstock.
1.2.4 FRANCES CANDY, bap 27 Oct 1765, m 27 Aug 1792 Cloford, Benjamin BALL.
1.2.5 JAMES CANDY, of Nunney, Farmer bap 2 Oct 1768, d 9 May 1834 Cloford, M.I. West Window Cloford Church, m 1st 21 Jul 1800, Wanstrow Elizabeth, dau of Richard & Ann CANDY (3.4.4) bap 26 Dec 1776 Nunney, d 21 Dec 1821 Cloford, and had issue by her, 2nd by lic 18 Dec 1826 Frome, Sarah, dau of William DOMMETT. bap 7 Aug 1774, Frome, bur 26 Jun 1851, St. John's Frome
1.2.5.1 JAMES CANDY, bap 18 Mar 1802, bur 13 May 1802, Cloford.
1.2.5.2 JAMES CANDY , bap 16 Apr 1804, d 22 Jan 1822, Cloford, M.I. West Window Cloford Church.
1.2.5.3 THOMAS CANDY, bap 24 Nov 1805, d 13 Jul 1812, Cloford, M.I. West Window Cloford Ch.
1.2.5.4 EDWARD CANDY, bap 8 Sep 1807,d 15 Apr 1808
1.2.5.5 ELIZABETH CANDY, bap 5 Feb 1809, d 4 May 1883 Stamford Hill, M.I. West Window Cloford Church, m Pewsey, Jun Q 1847, Prince HOAR.
1.2.5.6 ANN CANDY, bap 3 Jun 1810, d 7 Mar 1874, Kapunda, Sth Australia. M.I. West Window Cloford Church, m by lic Cloford, James WANSBROUGH (Mar. Lic Application 23 Mar 1836) b 7 Apr 1809, d. 20 Dec 1878 Kapunda, Sth Australia
1.2.5.7 EDWARD CANDY, bap Nov 1811, bur 24 Apr 1812, Cloford.
1.2.5.8 THOMAS CANDY bap Sep 1813, bur 6 Dec 1813, Cloford
1.2.6 SARAH CANDY, bap 16 Dec 1771 Cloford, m 29 Jan 1795, Cloford, William GOUGH of Frome.
1.2.7 KIMBERA CANDY, bap 4 Apr 1773 Cloford, m 7 Apr 1796, Cloford, James JAMES of Bruton. b ca 1771, d 23 May 1842, Bristol.
1.2.8 HANNAH CANDY, bap 18 Oct 1775, d. 30 Mar 1825, bur 5 Apr 1825, m 30 Apr 1803 Cloford, Richard son of Richard & Ann CANDY of Wanstrow, bap 25 Oct 1772, d 2 Mar 1833, bur 10 Mar 1833, Wanstrow and had issue (see p 09-1).
1.2.9 THOMAS CANDY, of Cloford, Yeoman bap 28 Dec 1777, d 8 Feb 1849, bur Cloford, m 18 Apr 1805 Nunney, Hannah REX, spinster (residuary legatee in will of William COLES of Marston Bigot, dated 5 Jul 1800, pr 5 Jun 1802) b.c. 1787, d 17 Jan 1862, and had issue. She was tried in Apr 1840 convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud, and sentenced to be imprisoned for 2 years. (See Candy Family History Newsletter, Vol 1, No. 2, pp 6-10 & Vol 2, No. 3, p 46).
1.2.9.1 THOMAS CANDY, bap 6 Mar 1806 Cloford, d 11 Nov 1840, aboard "Lord Lyndoch" en route to Van Diemen's Land. Thomas was also convicted of Conspiracy to Defraud at the Taunton Assizes, and sentenced to be transported for 15 years, however, he perished on the voyage out. Court & Prison records show him married, though no record has yet been found to substantiate this. (see Candy Family History Newsletter as above).
1.2.9.2 FRANCIS CHRISTOPHER CANDY, Linen Draper bap 17 Oct 1808 Mells, d 19 Nov 1861 s.p. Will pr. 1863., m Harriet SAYER
1.2.9.3 WILLIAM COLES CANDY, bap 17 Apr 1811 Mells, d 24 Jan 1857, M.I. Bath. Convicted with his mother & brother as above, and imprisoned for 2 years. m 20 Jan 1833 Frome, Sophia BLINMAN, b.c. 1808, d 8 Dec 1881 Swindon Wilts, M.I. Bath, and had issue:
1.2.9.3.1 ANNA HARRIET CANDY, b.20 May 1835. bap 7 Jun 1840 Bath. ? m Albert MAULE?
1.2.9.3.2 VICTORIA SOPHIA CANDY, bap 7 Jun 1840 Bath ? m Albert MAULE?
1.2.9.4 JAMES CANDY, bap 18 Oct 1813, Butleigh, d 13 Dec 1870, Cloford, m. 28 Jun 1840 Louisa Ann, dau of John & Mary Elizabeth CLARK of Bristol, b.c. 1814, d 20 Feb 1892, bur, Clevedon, and had issue:
1.2.9.4.1 LOUISA ANN CANDY, b.c. 1841, d.c.1891, m Thomas YEOMAN, son of William & Nancy Harding CANDY of Wanstrow, (3.4.2.4.4) b.c. 1844, d 1890, bur. Brislington, and had issue:
1.2.9.4.2 MARY ELIZABETH CANDY, b.c 1843, d.c. 1920, unm bur Clevedon.
1.2.9.4.3 JAMES CANDY, b.c. 1845, d.c. 1847 aet 2 years, bur St. James Bristol.
1.2.9.4.4 JAMES CANDY of Redland Bristol, b.c. 1848, d.c. 1918, bur Canford Cemetery, Bristol, m 24 Mar 1870, Annie WILLIAMS who d 1 Dec 1945, bur Canford Cemetery Bristol, and had issue;
1.2.9.4.4.1 HOWARD CANDY, b.c. 1878, m Jun Q 1904 Florence WEYMOUTH, and had issue;
1.2.9.4.4.1.1 RICHARD LESLIE CANDY, m twice and had issue.
1.2.9.4.5 ELLEN JANE CANDY, b.c. 1850, m.c. 1892 William George Leworthy HULLARD, bur Weston-super-Mare, and had issue;
1.2.9.4.6 GEORGE THOMAS CANDY, b.c. 1853, d 25 Nov 1920, bur. Canford Cemetery Bristol, m Jun Q 1898, Julia Charlotte HULBERT, & had issue;
1.2.9.4.6.1 GEOFFREY GEORGE NOYES CANDY, b Sep 1901, m 17 Aug 1935, Dorothy Florence FINCH and had issue;
1.2.9.4.6.1.1 CHRISTOPHER CANDY, b 27 Jan 1937, bap 11 Apr 1937, Nailsea, d.c. 1958 in R.A.F. Plane Crash.
1.2.9.4.6.1.2 JUDITH CANDY, b 10 Sep 1939 Nailsea, m (?) INNES-HOPKINS and had issue.
1.2.9.4.7 FRANCES HARRIET CANDY, b.c. 1855, d Oct 1933, bur Portishead, m 15 Apr 1895, Albert Lott EDWARDS, who d Nov 1933, bur Portishead, and had issue;
1.2.9.4.8 EDITH ALICE CANDY, b 9 Jan 1858, d 23 Apr 1943, m 14 Sep 1830 Charles BAYLIFFE, of Seagry Wilts. b 3 May 1842, d 27 Jan 1903, bur Clevedon, and had issue;
1.2.9.5 THEOPHILUS COLES CANDY, b 11 Dec 1816, Marston Bigot, d.c. 1855, in Russia.
1.2.9.6 FERDINAND CANDY, b 28 Dec 1821, Marston Bigot, d 17 Jan 1844, M.I. Marston Bigot.
1.2.9.7 GEORGE COLES CANDY, b 6 Mar 1823, d 22 Aug 1837, M.I. Marston Bigot.
1.2.9.8 HANNAH COLES CANDY, b 3 Nov 1824, Marston Bigot, bap Wells.
1.2.10 ANN CANDY, bap 11 Jun 1780, living Cloford Parsonage 1841, m 12 May 1805 Cloford, Thomas Masters VAGG of Chilcompton, who d 1805, bur Chilcompton
1.3 THOMAS CANDY, of Cloford, Yeoman, bap 3 May 1734, Cloford, bur 16 May 1793 Cloford; Will dated 7 Apr 1790, pr. 7 May 1795 P.C.C., m 2 Feb 1790 Cloford, Mary CLARK (sister of Frances CLARK who m. his brother James CANDY), b.c. 1747, bap Mells, d 11 May 1833 Cloford, Will pr. 12 Sep 1833, Arch. Bath and Wells.
1.4 MARY CANDY, m (?) ABBOTT and had issue. (Mentioned in Will of her brother, THOMAS CANDY, above.)
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