William Gandy

1811 - 1880  (69 years)

• Name	William Gandy
  Born	29 Aug 1811	Doncaster
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	25 Sep 1811	Doncaster   [1]
  Occupation	Ship owner
  Buried	Oct 1880	Ropewalk Methodist Church
  Died	7 Oct 1880	Knottingley   [2]
  Person ID	I69434	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	John Gandy,   b. 1778,   d. 1834, Knottingley  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Mary South
  Married	28 Mar 1800	St Mary, Barton-upon-Humber   [3]
  Family ID	F22267	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Harriet Shearwood,   b. 1815, Howsham, nr Brigg, Lincolnshire ,   d. 7 Jun 1899, Knottingley  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1 Feb 1848	St Giles, Pontefract   [4]
  Children	1. John William Gandy,   b. Abt Aug 1848, Knottingley ,   d. 30 Mar 1873, Knottingley  (Age 24 years)   2. Tom Gandy,   b. Abt Aug 1849, Knottingley   3. Charles Henry Gandy,   b. 1850, Knottingley   4. Edwin Gandy,   b. Aug 1852, Knottingley   5. Albert Gandy,   b. Abt Aug 1856, Knottingley   6. Ada Gandy,   b. Jan 1859, Knottingley
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2026
  Family ID	F22266	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Widower in 1848 marriage. Possible first marriage 25.12.1836 Pontefract to Mary Brashaw (Bishop's Transcripts, Ancestry).

  
  

• Sources

  [S373606] Yorkshire Bishop's Transcripts (Findmypast). [S242739] Find a Grave Index (Ancestry). [S240186] England Select Marriages (Ancestry). [S010069] MC.