Fourth son of Christopher and Kimbera Candy
(Because of multiple intermarriages between this family, and the Harding Family of East Cranmore, the interested reader is referred to: N.J. Royal: "A Short History and Narrative Pedigree of the Harding Family, 1480 - 1970, Bath, 1970" esp. pp. 18-19).
4 JOHN CANDY, bur 15 Jun 1772, Will pr. Arch Bath & Wells, m 29 Jan 1732/33 Cloford, Mary VAISEY, bur 30 Aug 1781, Cloford and had issue;
4.1 CHRISTOPHER CANDY, of E. Cranmore, bap 23 Feb 1735/36 Cloford, d 8 Jan 1806 Ashwick, bur Cloford, 1st engaged (licence issued Aug 1771) to Mary HARDING, of E Cranmore but apparently broken off. m 1 Dec 1774 E Cranmore Susannah BOWN, bur 17 Sep 1827 West Cranmore, and had issue;
4.1.1 BETSY CANDY, bur 20 Dec 1778 Cloford.
4.1.2 MARY CANDY, bur 27 Dec 1778 Cloford.
4.1.3 CHRISTOPHER CANDY, m Elizabeth (?) and had issue;
4.1.3.1 CHARITY CANDY, b 3 Feb 1804, bap 27 Apr 1804 Ashwick.
4.1.3.2 JOHN CANDY, b 1 Jan 1812, bap 3 Feb 1812, Ashwick.
4.1.4 MARY CANDY, b 22 Jan 1785, bap 13 Feb 1785, E Cranmore
4.1.5 SARAH CANDY, bap 25 Dec 1787 W Cranmore, m 14 Feb 1809 Ashwick, James STEEDS of Shepton Mallet.
4.1.6. NANCY CANDY, b 2 Feb 1795, bap 17 May 1795 E Cranmore.
4.2 JOHN CANDY, Farmer of Studleigh Farm, Wanstrow, bap 15 Oct 1738, bur 26 Jan 1809 Wanstrow, Assessor for Land Tax in 1802, m 1st 4 May 1761, E Cranmore, Betty, dau of Thomas & Ann CANDY (see p 06-1). bap 9 Nov 1738 Wanstrow, bur 29 May 1779, Cloford, and had issue, and 2nd 13 Apr 1784 Wanstrow, Elizabeth (nee CORP) widow of William YEOMAN, b.c.1740, bur 13 Apr 1823, Wanstrow.
Issue by his first wife, Betty CANDY;
4.2.1 BETTY CANDY, bap 13 Apr 1762 Wanstrow, m 12 Jul 1784 Wanstrow, Benjamin HUMPHRIES.
4.2.2 THOMAS CANDY, bap 5 Jan 1765, d.s.p. 5 Oct 1828 Ally Street, Cloford, Will dated 23 Sep 1828, Arch Bath & Wells, pr 14 Mar 1829, m.c. 1792 Martha PAVEY, b.c.1761, bur 2 Dec 1826, Wanstrow.
4.2.3 JOHN CANDY, bap 26 Apr 1767 wanstrow, m 12 Apr 1798 by lic. Mere, Wilts, Elizabeth DEWDNEY, and had issue;
4.2.3.1 ELIZABETH CANDY, bap 17 Mar 1799, Wanstrow.
4.2.3.2. CHARLES CANDY, bap 16 Jan 1801, Wanstrow.
4.2.3.3 MARY ANN CANDY, bap 30 Sep 1804, Wanstrow.
4.2.3.4 ANN CANDY, bap 2 Aug 1807, Wanstrow.
4.2.3.5 CHARLOTTE CANDY, bap 7 Nov 1807 Wanstrow.
4.2.4 ANN CANDY, bap 8 May 1769 Wanstrow, m 19 May 1790 by lic. Wanstrow, Thomas PONTING.
4.2.5 RICHARD CANDY, of Principal Street, Walton, Nr. Glastonbury, Dairy Farmer, bap 5 Dec 1771 Wanstrow, d 19 Jul 1845 Wanstrow, m 11 Jun 1798 by lic. E Cranmore, his cousin Rebecca, dau of Thomas and Mary HARDING,b.c. 1777, d 19 Sep 1846 Walton, bur Wanstrow, and had issue
4.2.5.1 MARY CANDY, bap 21 Jul 1799 East Cranmore.
4.2.5.2 JOHN CANDY, bap 26 Mar 1801, Wanstrow.
4.2.5.3. ELIZABETH CANDY, bap 6 Feb 1803, Wanstrow, unm 1851
4.2.5.4 RICHARD CANDY, bap 5 May 1805 Cloford, m Elizabeth COWARD.
4.2.5.5 ANN CANDY, bap 23 Aug 1807, Cloford.
4.2.5.6 THOMAS CANDY, bap 1 Oct 1809, Wanstrow.
4.2.5.7 REBECCA CANDY, bap 27 Feb 1814 Evercreech, deceased by 1841.
4.2.5.8 STEPHEN CANDY, Farmer of Walton, bap 5 Nov 1815, Evercreech, m Keziah HURRMAN, and had issue;
4.2.5.8.1 KEZIAH HURRMAN CANDY, b.c. 1840, d unm, Hammersmith, London.
4.2.5.8.2 RICHARD CANDY, Seedsman b 14 Jan 1848, Walton d.c.1915, bur Street, m 23 Dec 1875, Caroline Elizabeth DEAN, b 17 Nov 1852, d 22 Mar 1929, bur. Street, and had issue;
4.2.5.8.2.1 RICHARD ALBERT HURRMAN CANDY, Seedsman, Implement Agent, b 7 Oct 1876, bap 18 Nov 1876, Street, d 5 Apr 1958, Wells, m 6 Jun 1904, Kidderminster, Edith Mary BACON, b 24 Jul 1878 d 19 Dec 1941, bur 23 Dec 1941, Street Cemetery, and had issue;
4.2.5.8.2.1.1 CAROLINE FLORENCE CANDY, b 12 Sep 1908, m.c. 1939 John L. COMBE.
4.2.5.8.2.1.2 BERTRAM CANDY, b 21 Nov 1909, m. Hullavington, Wilts, 9 Apr 1955, Mary Jane JACKSON, b 11 Jul 1926 Tetbury, Glos., and had issue.
4.2.5.8.2.2 JAMES LEWIS CANDY, (twin) b 18 Feb 1878, Street, emigrated to Australia, m Eva FOLEY of Tisbury, Wilts and had issue;
4.2.5.8.2.2.1 RICHARD CANDY, b.c. 1913.
4.2.5.8.2.3 WALTER HURRMAN CANDY, (twin), b 18 Feb 1878 Street.
4.2.5.8.2.4 CECIL DEAN CANDY, (twin), 6 Mar 1881 Street m and had issue.
4.2.5.8.2.5 AGATHA LILLIAN CANDY, (twin), nurse b 6 Mar 1881, migrated to S. Africa, last heard of in Monte Video, Uruguay.
4.2.5.8.2.6 CHARLES AUGUSTUS CANDY, b 19 Nov 1882. d. 11 Feb 1947, San Diego, CA Apprenticed at 11 yrs to a cabinetmaker. Migrated to U.S.A, possibly via Canada with his sister Margaret and her husband George. m. 5 Jun 1920, Lillian (née ELLIS) RAWLS, in Dallas, Texas, d. 16 Apr 1949, had issue:
4.2.5.8.2.6.1 MARGARET CAROLINE CANDY, b 12 Aug 1924, Dallas Texas, d. 29 Jul 1994. m. 30 Jun 1942 Erbie Fred HOLDER, d. Nov 1999 and had issue:
4.2.5.8.2.6.1.1 JIMMIE GORDON HOLDER b 24 Jul 1944, Dallas, m. 1969 Linda RAINEY, Baytown TX, d. 13 Feb 1989, Prudhoe Bay AK and had issue:
4.2.5.8.2.6.1.1.1 WENDY MICHELLE HOLDER b. 25 Aug 1970
4.2.5.8.2.6.1.2 LINDA CAROLE HOLDER b. 24 Jan 1947, Baytown TX. m. 1967 Thomas E. HIGGINS (Baytown) Adopted two children.
4.2.5.8.2.6.2 RICHARD CANDY, m. 5 Feb 1949, Oceanside CA. Mildred Ann HUGHEN and had issue:
4.2.5.8.2.6.2.1 BARBARA ANNE CANDY b. 7 Apr 1950, Castle AFB, Merced CA, m. 6 Jun 1969, Algonquin IL, Frank W MEISSNER and has 2 sons
4.2.5.8.2.6.2.2 SALLY ELAINE CANDY b. 14 Feb 1952, Travis AFB, Fairfield CA. m. 5 Jul 1969, Carpentersville IL, Thomas Kenneth COSTELLO and issue:
4.2.5.8.2.6.2.2.1 JEREMY MATTHEW COSTELLO born 22 Feb 1970 in St. Louis, MO USA4.2.5.8.2.6.2.3 CHARLES EDWARD CANDY b. 19 Sep 1954, Travis AFB, Fairfield CA. m. 11 Feb 1974, Fort Bragg NC, Colleen Ann HUCKEBY and had issue:
4.2.5.8.2.6.2.3.1 AMY COLLEEN CANDY, b. 2 Jul 1979
4.2.5.8.2.6.2.3.2 MEGAN ELIZABETH CANDY, b. 14 May 1981
4.2.5.8.2.6.2.3.3 JACK CHARLES CANDY, b. 14 Dec 1982
4.2.5.8.2.6.2.4 LAURA VAREE CANDY, b. 21 Apr 1958, Shaw AFB, Sumter SC, m. 23 Jul 1977, Lake in the Hills IL, Russell FREY and has 2 sons
4.2.5.8.2.6.2.5 MELODY CAROLYN CANDY, b. 7 Jul 1963, Shaw AFB, Sumter SC, had issue:
4.2.5.8.2.6.2.5.1 PETER RICHARD CANDY, b. 14 Jan 1994
4.2.5.8.2.7 ETHEL AUGUSTA CANDY, b 21 Dec 1884.4.2.5.8.2.8 MARGARET CANDY, m George MANTLE and migrated to Canada, and had issue.
4.2.5.8.2.9 DORA CANDY, unm.
4.2.5.8.2.10 FREDERICK CANDY, served in the Canadian Forces in WW1, m and had issue.
4.2.5.8.3 JAMES CANDY, migrated to New Zealand, c 1870. d.c. 1916, N.Z. m 12 Apr 1883 Alice HOOD, and had issue;
4.2.5.8.3.1 MARY E.H. CANDY, b. Oxford, N.Z.
4.2.5.8.3.2 ETHEL E.H. CANDY, b. Oxford N.Z. m (?) RATTRAY
4.2.5.8.3.3 ALICE MURIEL FLORA CANDY, b. Oxford N.Z., Lecturer in History at Canterbury University College, & author of History of the College, d.c. 1975.
4.2.5.8.3.4 RICHARD J. CANDY, b. Oxford N.Z., m.Marjory (?).
4.2.5.8.4 THOMAS CANDY.
4.2.5.9 JAMES CANDY, bap 15 Jun 1817, Evercreech, d by 1841
4.2.5.10 ELIZAH (ELIJAH) CANDY, Dairyman, b.c. 1817, d 1869. m 1847 Maria JELLY, b.c. 1816 d 1867, & had issue;
4.2.5.10.1 RICHARD CANDY, b 1848, m 1875 Rachel BAILEY.
4.2.5.10.2 MARIA ANN CANDY, b 1855, d.c. 1954.
4.2.6 MARY CANDY, bap 13 Oct 1774 Wanstrow, bur 17 Jan 1839 West Cranmore, m 25 Dec 1799 by lic Wanstrow, her cousin Thomas HARDING of East Cranmore, b 1778, East Cranmore, bur 17 Oct 1856 W Cranmore, and had issue.
4.3 WILLIAM CANDY, bap 3 Nov 1743 Wanstrow d 1815, m 7 Jun 1772 Anna BATT of Doulting, b 1750 d 1837.
4.4 MARY CANDY, bap 22 Dec 1748. Wanstrow, bur 6 Jan 1748/49 Wanstrow.
4.5 MARY CANDY, bap 23 Sep 1750, wanstrow, bur 5 May 1827, W. Cranmore, m 2 Dec 1770, E Cranmore, Thomas HARDING of EastCranmore, b.c. 1743 bur 7 Feb 1826 West Cranmore.
4.6 RICHARD CANDY, bap 18 Feb 1758 Wanstrow, unm. alive in 1817 mentioned in the list of poor of parish of E. Cranmore living at Leighton, East Cranmore.
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