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Cundy History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables

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Cundy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
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Scotland
Ireland

The ancestors of the name Cundy stretch back to a family in the Boernician tribe of ancient Scotland. They lived in the area called Condie, in the county of Perthshire. This place-name is derived from the Old English word conduit meaning to lead and was applied to settlements in areas near water-channels, streams or rivers.

Early Origins of the Cundy family

The surname Cundy was first found in Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say before the Conquest in 1066.

Early History of the Cundy family

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Cundy Spelling Variations

Spelling rules only evolved in the last few centuries with the invention of the printing press and the first dictionaries. Spelling variations are extremely common in names from before that period. Cundy has been spelled Condy, Condie, Conedy, Conndy, Conndie, Caundie, Caundy, Cundie, Cundy, Coneday, Conady, Connedie, Caunedy, Caunnday, Caundey, Coundey, Conday, Condey, Connidy, Cunnidie, Cuneday, Cunady, Cunnedie, Caunidy and many more.

Early Notables of the Cundy family

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Migration of the Cundy family to Ireland

Some of the Cundy family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Cundy migration to the United States +

After making their great crossing, many Boernician-Scottish families settled along the east coast of North America. When the War of Independence broke out, United Empire Loyalists moved north to Canada while the rest stayed to fight. The ancestors of many of these Scots still populate the continent. This century, through Clan societies and other Scottish organizations, they began to rediscover their collective national heritage. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Cundy or a variant listed above:

Cundy Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Ann Cundy, aged 50, who arrived in New York, NY in 1842 1
Eliza Cundy, aged 11, who landed in New York, NY in 1842 1
Elizabeth Cundy, aged 4, who arrived in New York, NY in 1842 1
Emma Cundy, aged 6, who landed in New York, NY in 1842 1
John Cundy, aged 25, who arrived in New York, NY in 1842 1
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Cundy Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Mr. Ernest Cundy, (b. 1875), aged 25, Cornish miner travelling aboard the ship "Lucania" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 21st July 1900 en route to New York, USA 2
Mr. Richard Cundy, (b. 1872), aged 28, Cornish labourer travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 31st August 1900 en route to Iron Mountain, Michigan, USA 2
Mr. Samson Cundy, (b. 1874), aged 28, English miner travelling aboard the ship "St Louis" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 30th August 1902 en route to Michigan, USA 2
Miss Violet May Cundy, (b. 1901), aged 2, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Philadelphia" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 29th August 1903 en route to Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2
Miss Edith Saura Cundy, (b. 1893), aged 10, Cornish settler travelling aboard the ship "Philadelphia" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 29th August 1903 en route to Cleveland, Ohio, USA 2
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Cundy migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Cundy Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Cundy, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "William Hyde" in 1849 3
Miss Martha Cundy, (b. 1830), aged 19, Cornish nursemaid travelling aboard the ship "Duchess of Northum" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 15th January 1849 4
Miss Martha Cundy, (b. 1830), aged 19 , Cornish nursemaid departing from Plymouth on 10th October 1848 aboard the ship "Duchess of Northumberland" arriving in Port Phillip, Cornwall, UK on 15th January 1849 5
Charles Cundy, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Constitution" in 1851 6
Phillip Cundy, aged 24, a labourer, who arrived in South Australia in 1855 aboard the ship "Flora" 7
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Cundy migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Cundy Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Charles Cundy, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1840 aboard the ship Duke of Roxburgh 8
Charles Cundy, aged 24, a labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Duke of Roxburgh" in 1840 8
Ann Cundy, aged 29, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Duke of Roxburgh" in 1840 8
John Cundy, aged 40, a builder, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1850
Harriet Cundy, aged 39, who arrived in Nelson, New Zealand aboard the ship "Lady Nugent" in 1850
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Contemporary Notables of the name Cundy (post 1700) +

Arthur C. Cundy, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 5 aerial victories
Thomas Cundy the Elder (1765-1825), English architect and builder, eldest son of Peter Cundy of Restowrick House, St. Dennis, Cornwall 9
Jason Cundy (b. 1969), English professional footballer
Thomas Cundy the Younger (1790-1867), English architect, eldest son of Thomas Cundy 9
William Cundy, Australian fighter pilot and flying ace in the Royal Australian Air Force, during World War II, credited with 5½ aerial victories

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) WILLIAM HYDE 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849WilliamHyde.htm
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, May 30). Ships' Passenger Lists of Arrivals in New South Wales on (1828 - 1842, 1848 - 1849) [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_nsw_1838_on.pdf
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CONSTITUTION 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Constitution.htm
South Australian Register Monday 9th April 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Flora 1855. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/flora1855.shtml
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 5th November 2010). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020