Show ContentsCondey History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The Condey family 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 Condey family

The surname Condey 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 Condey family

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

Condey Spelling Variations

Over the years, Condey 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 Condey family

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Ireland Migration of the Condey family to Ireland

Some of the Condey 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.


Australia Condey migration to Australia +

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

Condey Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Peter Condey, (b. 1823), aged 26, Cornish miner from St. Austell, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Duchess of Northum" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 15th January 1849 1
  • Mrs. Mary Condey, (b. 1822), aged 27, Cornish settler from St. Austell, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Duchess of Northum" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 15th January 1849 1
  • Miss Mary Ann Condey, (b. 1848), aged Infant, Cornish settler from St. Austell, Cornwall, UK travelling aboard the ship "Duchess of Northum" arriving in Port Phillip, New South Wales, Australia on 15th January 1849 1


  1. 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


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