The Chandler FamilyBy: Flavia Arthur

MYP 3

Last Name Origin

Origin: England

Meaning: From the old French word ‘chandelier.’ Referred to a person who made candles. It can also mean merchant.

The Family Crest

The Travels

Came in the late 1600s

Monmouth Rebellion

Settled and lived in the northern part of the island.

Got given a small piece of land, if you survived 5 years, you got to keep it.

Important Deaths

Sir William K. Chandler

Hilda Chandler

William K. Chandler Jr.

Sir John D. Chandler

Ella Chandler

Sir William K. Chandler- First Barbadian to be knighted twice, Ex-Governor, Chief Justice and President of the Senate

Hilda Chandler - One of the first women to graduate from Cambridge University

William K. Chandler Jr.- Colonel in the Canadian Army and received a distinguished service order

Sir John D. Chandler- President of the Senate

Ella Chandler- Female tennis champion of Barbados

Sir William K. Chandler A copy of his obituary in The New York Times (May 25, 1940)

Plantations

In the last century, the Chandlers owned a lot of plantations.

Some including:- Portland- Alleynedale- Todds- Welbeck House

Education

Education was every important to the family

Some of the schools they attended were:- Codrington High School- Cambridge University- Cheltenham Ladies College

Sports

Involved:- Tennis- Horse racing- Polo-Rowing

Sources

http://genealogy.about.com/library/surnames/c/bl_name-CHANDLER.htm

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60F16F63554117A93C7AB178ED85F448485F9

‘Some Eminent Contemporaries’ By F. A. Hoyos