Cunnidie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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A Boernician family in ancient Scotland were the ancestors of those who first used the name Cunnidie. 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 Cunnidie family

The surname Cunnidie 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 Cunnidie family

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

Cunnidie Spelling Variations

Spelling variations occur frequently in Scottish names that date from the medieval era. They result from a general lack of grammatical rules and the tendency to spell names according to sound. Cunnidie 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 Cunnidie family

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Migration of the Cunnidie family to Ireland

Some of the Cunnidie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Cunnidie family

In the 20th century, the ancestors of many of those Boernician-Scottish people still populate North America. They distributed themselves on either side of the border at the time of the War of Independence. United Empire Loyalists went north to Canada and those who wanted a new nation stayed south. Both groups went on to found great nations. Some of the first North American settlers with Cunnidie name or one of its variants: 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..