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![Show Contents]() Gandie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Gandie familyThe surname Gandie was first found in Suffolk where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The family name was first referenced in the year 1327, when John Gameday held estates in the county. The name was originally Gandow. Alternatively, the name could have been Norman in origin and in this case, the name was from Candé, near Blois. "Nicholas Candie occurs in Normandy, 1195" according to the Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae. 1 Early History of the Gandie familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gandie research. Another 75 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1379, 1455, 1487, 1619, 1661, 1689, 1714 and 1729 are included under the topic Early Gandie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gandie Spelling VariationsBefore the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Gandie were recorded, including Gandy, Gandey, Gameday, Candy, Candey, Ganty, Canty and many more. Early Notables of the Gandie familyDistinguished members of the family include James Gandy (1619-1689), one of the earliest native English portrait-painter from Exeter.He is stated to have been a pupil of Vandyck, and to have acquired to some degree the style of that master. "He has even been supposed to have assisted Vandyck by painting the drapery in his pictures. In 1661 he was taken to Ireland by his patron, the Duke of Ormonde, and remained there until his death in 1689." 2
William Gandy (d. 1729), was a portrait-painter, son of James Gandy [q. v.], probably born in Ireland. "He was for some years an...
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 Gandie migration to New Zealand | + |
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Gandie Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- William Gandie, aged 70, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
- Isabella Gandie, aged 65, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
- John Gandie, aged 39, a farm labourer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
- James Gandie, aged 20, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
- Wilhemina Gandie, aged 30, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Soukar" in 1874
- The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
- Smith, George (ed), Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co., 1885-1900. Print
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Gandie migration to New Zealand 
