Born: December 17, 1892, Davenham, Cheshire, England.
Died: December 16, 1964, Point Lookout, New York.
Buried: Long Island National Cemetery, Farmingdale, New York.
Candlyn was the organist & choirmaster of St. Thomas Church, New York City (1943–54). He became organist-choirmaster at Trinity Church, Roslyn, Long Island, New York, in 1954.