Fardy History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Fardy were among those contributors:

Fardy Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Mr. Carlos Fardy, French settler traveling aboard the ship "L'Amitie" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 8th November 1785 1

• Corporal John Peter Fardy (1922-1945), American soldier from Chicago Illinois who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1945 for his actions resulting in mortal wounds, on May 6, 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa
• Scott Fardy (b. 1984), Australian rugby union player who plays for Leinster