Caundie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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In the annals of Scottish history, few names go farther back than Caundie, whose ancestors go back to the people of the Boernician tribe. The first family to use the name Caundie 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 Caundie family

The surname Caundie 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 Caundie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caundie research. Another 92 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1414, 1541, 1682, 1717 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Caundie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Caundie Spelling Variations

Over the years, Caundie has been written It appears under these variations because medieval scribes spelled names according to sound rather than by any over-arching set of rules. 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 Caundie family

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Migration of the Caundie family to Ireland

Some of the Caundie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 60 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Caundie family

When these Boernician-Scottish settlers arrived in North America they brought little with them and often had restart their lives from scratch. Through time, much of their heritage was lost, and it is only this century through Clan societies and highland games that many have recovered their national heritage. Research into various historical records has revealed some of first members of the Caundie family to immigrate North America: William Condy of New London, who settled in Connecticut in 1664, and was master of a vessel in the West Indies trade. In 1679 on a voyage to London, England, his vessel was taken by the Algerians. William died in 1685. Thomas Condy was a soldier in Turner Company in the year 1678, in Boston..