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The Chandler FamilyBy: Flavia Arthur
MYP 3
Last Name Origin
Origin: England
Meaning: From the old French word ‘chandelier.’ Referred to a person who made candles. It can also mean merchant.
The Family Crest
The Travels
Came in the late 1600s
Monmouth Rebellion
Settled and lived in the northern part of the island.
Got given a small piece of land, if you survived 5 years, you got to keep it.
Important Deaths
Sir William K. Chandler
Hilda Chandler
William K. Chandler Jr.
Sir John D. Chandler
Ella Chandler
Sir William K. Chandler- First Barbadian to be knighted twice, Ex-Governor, Chief Justice and President of the Senate
Hilda Chandler - One of the first women to graduate from Cambridge University
William K. Chandler Jr.- Colonel in the Canadian Army and received a distinguished service order
Sir John D. Chandler- President of the Senate
Ella Chandler- Female tennis champion of Barbados
Sir William K. Chandler A copy of his obituary in The New York Times (May 25, 1940)
Plantations
In the last century, the Chandlers owned a lot of plantations.
Some including:- Portland- Alleynedale- Todds- Welbeck House
Education
Education was every important to the family
Some of the schools they attended were:- Codrington High School- Cambridge University- Cheltenham Ladies College
Sports
Involved:- Tennis- Horse racing- Polo-Rowing
Sources
http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/c/bl_name-CHANDLER.htm
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F16F63554117A93C7AB178ED85F448485F9
‘Some Eminent Contemporaries’ By F. A. Hoyos
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