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The Chandler Family

The Chandler Family. By: Flavia Arthur MYP 3 . Last Name Origin. Origin: England Meaning: From the old F rench 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

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The Chandler Family

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  1. The Chandler Family By: Flavia Arthur MYP 3

  2. Last Name Origin • Origin: England • Meaning: From the old French word ‘chandelier.’ Referred to a person who made candles. It can also mean merchant.

  3. The Family Crest

  4. 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.

  5. Important Deaths • Sir William K. Chandler • Hilda Chandler • William K. Chandler Jr. • Sir John D. Chandler • Ella Chandler

  6. 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 womento 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

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

  8. Plantations • In the last century, the Chandlers owned a lot of plantations. • Some including:- Portland- Alleynedale- Todds- Welbeck House

  9. Education • Education was every important to the family • Some of the schools they attended were:- Codrington High School- Cambridge University- Cheltenham Ladies College

  10. Sports • Involved:- Tennis- Horse racing- Polo-Rowing

  11. 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

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