Edward S. Gandy was one of South Australia's earliest settlers, arriving in the Rapid in 1836. He was present at the proclamation of the Colony, then took up farming until he went to California to dig for gold in 1851, where he had some success. Returning to Australia, He spent some time at the Victorian gold diggings then returned to South Australia, married Agnes McCormack and joined the firm of Dean and Laughton, traders in livestock, where he worked for 20 years.
In the 1870s he was the licencee of the Half-way Hotel, Bay Rd, and the Northern Hotel, Enfield. In 1872 he married widow Marie Addison, nee Bailey. In 1886 he married Emma Hooper (nee Caid), a widow, and managed the hotels until 1891 when he retired at the beach side suburb of Glenelg.
He died in 1902, leaving a widow, one son and two daughters. At the time of his death, he lived at Rose St, Glenelg, South Australia.
FamilyHistorySA (Secondary evidence)
Misc. internet source (Secondary evidence) Text: http://grke.net/family/images/tbaptisms.pdf
SA BDM (Secondary evidence) Page: Ade 287 423 Text: iven Name(s): Edward Last Name: GANDY Death Date: 29 Jul 1902 Gender: M Age: 83y Approx. Birth Year: 1819 Marital Status: N Residence: Glenelg Death Place: Glenelg District: Adelaide Book/Page: 287/423
SA BDM (Secondary evidence) Page: Ade 17/272 Text: Groom Given Name(s): Edward Groom Last Name: GANDY Bride Given Name(s): Agnes Bride Last Name: MILLER Marriage Date: 1853, March 03 Marriage Place: [unrecorded] Hindmarsh Groom Age: FL Groom Approx. Birth Year: Groom Marital Status: N Bride Age: FL Bride Approx. Birth Year: Bride Marital Status: N District: Adelaide Book/Page: 17/272
SA BDM (Secondary evidence) Page: Nor 147/1020 Text: Groom Given Name(s): Edward Groom Last Name: GANDY Bride Given Name(s): Emma Bride Last Name: HOOPER Marriage Date: 1886, June 24 Marriage Place: St George Parsonage Woodforde. Groom Age: 53. Groom Approx. Birth Year: 1833. Groom Marital Status: W. Groom Father: W GANDY Bride Age: 48. Bride Approx. Birth Year: 1838. Bride Marital Status: W. Bride Father Name: John CAID. District: Norwood. Book/Page: 147/1020
SA BDM (Secondary evidence) Page: Ade 93/184 Text: Groom Given Name(s): Edward. Groom Last Name: GANDY. Bride Given Name(s): Marie. Bride Last Name: ADDISON. Marriage Date: 1872, October 30 Marriage Place: St George Woodforde. Groom Age: FL. Groom Approx. Birth Year: Groom Marital Status: W. Groom Father: William GANDY. Bride Age: FL Bride Approx. Birth Year: Bride Marital Status: W. Bride Father Name: John BAILEY. District: Adelaide Symbol: Book/Page: 93/184
His age at his death was given as 83. This would make his date of birth 1919. Interestingly, Edward gave his age at the time of his marriage to Emma as 53, about 20 years younger than he actually was, unless this is a conflation of two people. None of the dates in the marriage registers agree with the birth date of 1825 given in the data.
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Categories: Rapid, Arrived 20 Aug 1836