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 Stone

     In 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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