| ![Show Contents]() Candlin Surname History
- Origins Available:
Scotland
Early Origins of the Candlin familyThe surname Candlin was first found in Cumberland, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Candlin familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Candlin research. Another 186 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1196, 1332, 1379, 1500 and 1867 are included under the topic Early Candlin History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Candlin Spelling VariationsThe origin of rules governing the spelling of names and even words is a very recent innovation. Before that, words and names were spelled according to sound, and, therefore, often appeared under several different spelling variations in a single document. Candlin has been spelled Candlin, Kandelan, Cantelon, Cantelin, Candelane, Candelayn, Candlen, Candlan, Candelan and many more. Early Notables of the Candlin familyMore information is included under the topic Early Candlin Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Candlin migration to the United States | + |
The persecution faced in their homeland left many Scots with little to do but sail for the colonies of North America. There they found land, freedom, opportunity, and nations in the making. They fought for their freedom in the American War of Independence, or traveled north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. In both cases, they made enormous contributions to the formation of those great nations. Among them:
Candlin Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- George Candlin, who arrived in Maryland in 1679 1
Candlin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Candlin, who settled in Nebraska in 1871
| Contemporary Notables of the name Candlin (post 1700) | + |
- Albert Candlin, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for Connecticut State House of Representatives from Southington, 1894 2
- Rosemary Candlin (1927-2025), English crystallographer and computer scientist, joined the University of Edinburgh Computer Science Department, the first female lecturer on the staff (1968-1995) helped design the curriculum in its early years, and developed a specialist interest in parallel programming, went on to work for CERN: the European Organization for Nuclear Research
- Christopher Candlin, Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of English at City University of Hong Kong, and a Professor of Linguistics at Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
- 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)
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
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