Sandys is a surname of Old English origin. It is an older spelling of Sands, and is now usually pronounced as such.

People with the surname

Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys Anthony Frederick Augustus Sandys (born Antonio Frederic Augustus Sands; 1 May 1829 – 25 June 1904), usually known as Frederick Sandys, was a British painter, illustrator, and draughtsman, associated with the Pre-Raphaelites. He was also assoc ...

(1829–1904), British Pre-Raphaelite painter, aka Frederic Sandys *

Charles Sandys Charles Sandys (1786–1859) was an English antiquarian and member of the Sandys family. He was an early member of the British Archaeological Association and fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He composed several works on the history of ...

(1786–1859), English antiquarian * Charles Sandys (captain), captain of the HMS ''Dido'' (1784) *

Duncan Sandys Edwin Duncan Sandys, Baron Duncan-Sandys (; 24 January 1908 – 26 November 1987), was a British politician and minister in successive Conservative governments in the 1950s and 1960s. He was a son-in-law of Winston Churchill and played a key r ...

(1908–1987), British politician * Edwin Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals: **

Edwin Sandys (bishop) Edwin Sandys (; 1519 – 10 July 1588) was an English prelate. He was Anglican Bishop of Worcester (1559–1570), London (1570–1576) and Archbishop of York (1576–1588) during the reign of Elizabeth I of England. He was one of the translators ...

(1519–1588) **

Edwin Sandys (died 1629) Sir Edwin Sandys ( ; 9 December 1561 – October 1629) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1589 and 1626. He was also one of the founders of the proprietary Virginia Company of London, which in 16 ...

(1561–1629) **

Edwin Sandys (died 1608) Sir Edwin Sandys ( – 15 March 1608) was an English politician, MP for Andover 1586–1587. He was the eldest son of Miles Sandys (brother of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York) and his first wife Hester Clifton. Sandys and his brothers may be ...

(–1608) **

Edwin Sandys (died 1623) Sir Edwin Sandys (1591 – 6 September 1623) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1614 and 1622. Sandys was the eldest son of Sir Samuel Sandys , and the grandson of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York. He was bap ...

(1591–1623) **

Edwin Sandys (MP for Worcestershire) Edwin Sandys (1659–1699) was an English politician, MP for Worcestershire 1695–1698. He was the eldest son of Samuel Sandys (a descendant of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York) and his wife Elizabeth Pettus, daughter of Sir John Pettus . He ...

(1659–1699) **

Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys Edwin Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys (28 April 1726 – 11 March 1797), was a British politician. He was the eldest son of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, and his wife Letitia, daughter of Sir Thomas Tipping, Bt. He was educated at New College, ...

(1726–1797) *

Edwina Sandys Edwina Sandys (born 22 December 1938) is an English artist and sculptor. She is the granddaughter of Winston Churchill. Early life Sandys was a debutante and was presented to Queen Elizabeth II. After attending a genteel girls’ school she wen ...

(born 1938), British artist *

Elspeth Sandys Elspeth Somerville Sandys (born 1940) is a New Zealand author and script writer. Background Born in Timaru in 1940, she grew up in Dunedin. She was adopted by the Alley family and was exposed to literature from a young age by Rewi Alley. ...

(born 1940), New Zealand author *

Emma Sandys Emma Sandys (born Mary Ann Emma Sands) (1843 – November 1877) was a 19th-century British Pre-Raphaelite Painting, painter. Biography Emma Sandys was born in Norwich, where her father, Anthony Sands (1806–1883), gave her some early art le ...

(1843–1877), English painter *

George Sandys George Sandys ( "sands"; 2 March 1578''Sandys, George''
in: ''Encyclopædia Britannica'' online ...

(1577–1644) * George John Sandys (1875–1937), British diplomat * Henry Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals: **

Henry Sandys (MP) Henry Sandys ( – July 1640) was an English politician, MP for Mitchell in 1625. He was the eldest son of Sir Edwin Sandys , a founding member and Treasurer of the Virginia Company, and his fourth wife Catherine Bulkeley, daughter of Sir Richa ...

(–1640) **

Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys Colonel Henry Sandys, 5th Baron Sandys (died 6 April 1644), was an English nobleman and Cavalier officer in the English Civil War. Sandys was the third and youngest, but only surviving, son of Sir Edwin Sandys (eldest son of Miles Sandys and n ...

(died 1644), English nobleman and Cavalier officer * John Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals: ** John Sandys (–1586), Roman Catholic priest and martyr **

John Sandys (MP) John Sandys may refer to: * John Sandys (classicist) (1844–1922), English classical scholar * John Sandys (MP) for Hampshire (UK Parliament constituency) Hampshire was a county constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which return ...

, late 14th-century member of parliament for

Hampshire Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...

John Sandys (classicist) Sir John Edwin Sandys ( "Sands"; 19 May 1844 – 6 July 1922) was an English classical scholar. Life Born in Leicester, England on 19 May 1844, Sandys was the 4th son of Rev. Timothy Sandys (1803–1871) and Rebecca Swain (1800–1853). Livin ...

(1844–1922), British classical scholar *

Laura Sandys Laura Jane Sandys (; born 5 June 1964) is a former chair of the European Movement UK, and a British Conservative Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Thanet between 2010 and 2015 when she stood down at the ...

(born 1964), British politician *

Marcus Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys Arthur Marcus Cecil Sandys, 3rd Baron Sandys (28 January 1798 – 10 April 1863), known as Lord Marcus Hill until 1860, was a British Whig politician. Lea & Perrins has claimed that Sandys encountered a precursor to Worcestershire sauce while ...

(1798–1863) *

Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire Mary Hill, Marchioness of Downshire and ''suo jure'' 1st Baroness Sandys (19 February 1764 – 1 August 1836), was a British peeress. She was born Mary Sandys, daughter of Colonel Martin Sandys (fourth son of Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys) an ...

''née'' Sandys (1764–1836) * Miles Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals: **

Miles Sandys (died 1601) Miles Sandys ( – 22 October 1601) was an English courtier and politician. He sat in each of the eight Parliaments from 1563 to 1597, yet never represented the same constituency twice. Sandys was the brother of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of Yor ...

Miles Sandys (died 1636) Sir Miles Sandys ( – 1636) was an English politician and author, MP for Cirencester in 1625. Sandys was the son of Sir William Sandys (son of Miles Sandys , himself brother of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York), and his wife Margaret, daughte ...

Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet Sir Miles Sandys, 1st Baronet (29 March 1563 – 1645) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. Biography Sandys was the son of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop of York and his secon ...

(1563–1645) * Nehemiah Sandys of Sandfield, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1788) * Robert Sandys, High Sheriff of Roscommon (1683, 1685) * Samuel Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals: **

Samuel Sandys (died 1623) Sir Samuel Sandys (28 December 1560 – 18 August 1623) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1622. Biography Sandys was the eldest surviving son of Edwin Sandys, Archbishop o ...

(1560–1623) **

Samuel Sandys (Royalist) Sir Samuel Sandys (15 June 1615 – 5 April 1685) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1640 and 1685. He fought for the Royalists in the English Civil War. Biography Sandys was the son of Sir Edwin ...

(1615–1685) **

Samuel Sandys (died 1701) Samuel Sandys ( – 4 August 1701) was an English politician, MP for Droitwich in five Parliaments. The son of Sir Samuel Sandys , he succeeded his father as MP for Droitwich in 1661, when his father became MP for the county. His father became M ...

(–1701) **

Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys Samuel Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (; 10 August 1695 – 21 April 1770), was a British Whig politician who represented Worcester in the House of Commons from 1718 until 1743, when he was created Baron Sandys. He held numerous posts in the governm ...

(1695–1770) * Thomas Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals: **

Thomas Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys Thomas Sandys, 2nd Baron Sandys, was an English peer. The son of William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys, Sandys succeeded his father and was summoned to Parliament in 1543. Sandys married Elizabeth, daughter of George Manners, 11th Baron Ros. They had ...

(died 1560), English peer ** Thomas Sandys (MP for Gatton) (1600–1658), English politician ** Thomas Sandys (merchant) (fl. 1682–1683), English merchant, subject of the legal case ''East India Company v. Sandys'' ** Thomas Sandys (1837–1911), British army officer and politician * Walter Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals: ** Walter Sandys (died 1435) (–1435) ** Walter Sandys (died 1609) (–1609) * William Sandys (disambiguation), several individuals: **

William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys William Sandys, 1st Baron Sandys (1470 – 4 December 1540), KG, of The Vyne in the parish of Sherborne St John, Hampshire, was an English diplomat and was a favourite of King Henry VIII, whom he served as Lord Chamberlain. In the 1520s he bui ...

(1470–1540), English diplomat **

William Sandys (waterworks engineer) William Sandys ( – December 1669), known as Waterworks Sandys, was an English politician. He was MP for Evesham in three Parliaments from 1640 until 1669. During the English Civil War he lived as an exile in France, procuring arms for the Roy ...

(1607–1669), politician and navigational engineer **

William Sandys (antiquarian) William Sandys (1792 – 18 February 1874) (pronounced "Sands") was an English solicitor, member of the Percy Society, fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and remembered for his publication ''Christmas Carols Ancient and Modern'' ...

(1792–1874), English antiquarian and Christmas carol collector

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