Chandler Family History
Chandler Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a maker and seller of candles, from
Middle English cha(u)ndeler (Old French chandelier, Late
Latin candelarius, a derivative of candela
‘candle’). While a medieval chandler no doubt made and sold other
articles beside candles, the extended sense of modern English
chandler does not occur until the 16th century. The name may
also, more rarely, have denoted someone who was responsible for the
lighting arrangements in a large house, or else one who owed rent in
the form of wax or candles.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Chandler
Name Distribution of Chandler Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Chandler families
 1,179 - 2,355  394 - 1,178 |
 1 - 393  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Chandler families
|
12 - 21 5 - 11 |
1 - 4 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Chandler census records
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Chandler Family Origin
Chandler Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Chandler Emigration Information (AU)
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to Australia.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Chandler Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Chandler census records
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Military Service by Chandler
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