The Chandler FamilyBy: Flavia Arthur

MYP 3

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

The Family Crest

The TravelsCame in the late 1600sMonmouth 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 DeathsSir 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 SenateHilda 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 orderSir 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

EducationEducation was every important to the familySome of the schools they attended were:- Codrington High School- Cambridge University- Cheltenham Ladies College

SportsInvolved:- Tennis- Horse racing- Polo-Rowing

Sourceshttp://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