Estelle ( Nonny ) Canda Gayley

 

nee Canda

 

" Kemali "  ( Great One )

 

Nonny Gayley : Image rendered by Anthony Zois.
Nonny Gayley : Image rendered by Anthony Zois.

Born : 28th March, 1875 - USA

Died : 14th October, 1939 - Bangalore, India ( 64 y.o.)

Buried : Upper Meherabad, India

Married : Henry Bell Gayley  ( b. 1862 Cecil, Maryland USA  d. 23rd. Dec. 1920 Maryland )

Children : Henry Clifford & 'Rano' Madeline Estelle

Parents : ( F ) Charles J. Canda -  Assistant U. S. Treasurer, New York

                ( M ) Catherine Emeline Strobel ( her father was John Howard Abeel

 

 

Nonny had 7 siblings

 

AMERICAN

 

https://www.myheritage.com/names/henry_gayley

https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/5c25bd92342cca1acc83b68f/amp

https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47de-4e57-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Nonny at Upper Meherabad, India ;  Courtesy of MN Collection
Nonny at Upper Meherabad, India ; Courtesy of MN Collection

 

 

Family

 

NONNY GAYLEY died October 14, 1939. Baba told her daughter Rano, "Nonny was one of my greatest lovers." ....and that he had given Nonny Mukti - Liberation.

LM7 p2461

Lord Meher ; Bhau Kalchuri - p2082
Lord Meher ; Bhau Kalchuri - p2082

22/12/1933

My dearest Nonny -

You write that one must earn and deserve happiness to enjoy it - In the ordinary
course of life it is so - but once a Perfect Master's grace falls on one, Divine Bliss
is imparted without the recipient necessarily earning it - the only deservation lies
in surrenderance and obedience.
You have grown very dear to me, Nonny, and one day I will make you realize the
Goal, the greatness and perfection of which you can never imagine.
You must have received my last letter. Due to a slight change in my plans, I do
not want you to start for India until I cable you. That does not mean that you
should abandon your preparations, for rest assured I will call you, if not at the
time I told you, a month or two later - probably earlier.

All my love to you and dear Rano

MS Irani

Assorted images from Lord Meher ; Bhau Kalchuri.

Meherabad
Ahmednagar, 12th January 1934

My dear Nonny,

I received your two letters - full of feelings of gratitude and love.

Love works wonders. It depends on how much You put in of Love, in everything
you do. I know how you feel. It is good to feel like that. New experiences and
glimpses will reveal what and how love works within. So let this power of feeling
within increase. Try to think and feel less of yourself, and More of others. I will
help you spiritually. Try to keep me in your heart and I keep you - in Mine. You
will feel My help.

As for coming to India, I have already cabled and also written to Ruano and you -
Not to start until I wire, because nothing is yet decided whether I come West or
you come East.

Don't worry. Anyhow our is Sure, either here or in West.
All My love

MS Irani

The Awakener : Vol.X  No.4,1965 - page 27
The Awakener : Vol.X No.4,1965 - page 27
MSI Collection ; India
MSI Collection ; India

Meherabad,
Ahmednagar, 28th. Febuary. 1934

My dear Nonny,

I received your two loving letters. I know how you feel for me, full of love, and I
very much appreciate your spirit of offering "service" for me and for my Cause.
You will do much work for me.
 
Re: your liking for the Science of Numbers, as long as you were independently
doing it before meeting me, it was alright, but now that you have established
contact with me, you have much more important work to do and many more
important things to learn that this - You yourself say that.
 
The way of surrenderance is the best. It leaves free from all care and anxieties
and worries, leaving the result to the Master.

I will let you know further about my plans after I decide in April. Till then, stay
where you find best and most suitable.

All my love

MS Irani

 

 1930s :  ( L-R ) Norina, Nonny Gayley & Walu Pawar in India
1930s : ( L-R ) Norina, Nonny Gayley & Walu Pawar in India
MSI Collection ; Nasik,India 1937 - Nonny is standing at the front on the left next to Garrett Fort
MSI Collection ; Nasik,India 1937 - Nonny is standing at the front on the left next to Garrett Fort
Meher Baba Journal : May 1939 - page 30
Meher Baba Journal : May 1939 - page 30
MSI Collection ; 1937 -  India. Nonny is standing on the far left wearing a hat
MSI Collection ; 1937 - India. Nonny is standing on the far left wearing a hat
30th September 1934
30th September 1934
MSI Collection ; Nonny & Ruano in India during the 1930s
MSI Collection ; Nonny & Ruano in India during the 1930s
19th October 1934
19th October 1934
Cortesy of LSLP ; Jan.2000
Cortesy of LSLP ; Jan.2000
Awakener ; Vol.19, No.2 - Nonny sitting far left - Los Angeles
Awakener ; Vol.19, No.2 - Nonny sitting far left - Los Angeles
10th March 1935
10th March 1935
Courtesy of The Awakener magazine; 1965 - Vol.x, No.4 - pages 28-9
Courtesy of The Awakener magazine; 1965 - Vol.x, No.4 - pages 28-9
6th April 1935
6th April 1935
MSI Collection ; India - Nonny standing in teh centre
MSI Collection ; India - Nonny standing in teh centre

Agra, India ; January 31st, 1939

1930s ; Europe - Nonny with Roano Bogislav
1930s ; Europe - Nonny with Roano Bogislav
10th July 1935
10th July 1935
1930s ; Cannes, France - Nonny with Norina Matchabelli's sister - Ghita. The original photo had her name written on the back.
1930s ; Cannes, France - Nonny with Norina Matchabelli's sister - Ghita. The original photo had her name written on the back.
5th July 1936
5th July 1936
1938 : Nasik, India
1938 : Nasik, India

SHIPS THAT NONNY TRAVELLED ON

 

Departed England  on the 5th December 1934 and arrived New York  12th Decamber 1934.

Rano travelled with her daughter Rano & Ruano Bogislav.

 

 


Courtesy of Paul Edwards
Courtesy of Paul Edwards

Departed  29th October 1936 from Plymouth, England and arrived in New York on 4th November 1936.

She was travelling with 6 other American who hadd also been to India.

 


 

Departed 25th November 1936 in Europe and arrived in Bombay, India 8th December 1936

The other Westerners she sailed with were ; Norina, Elizabeth, Malcolm & Jean Schloss & Rano.

 


Departed 31st July 1937 from Bombay and arrived at Marseilles, France 13th August 1937.

The other Westerners she sailed with were ; Margaret Craske, Elizabeth, Audrey Williams, Norina Matchabelli, Rano  Gayley, Malcolm & Jean Schloss and Tom Sharpley.

 


Departed from Europe on 4th February 1938 and arrived at Bombay 17th February 1938.

 

 

 

 

Nonny's grandmother - Catherine Strobel Abeel
Nonny's grandmother - Catherine Strobel Abeel

 

 

 

GENEALOGY

 

 Nonny's Grandparents Family Chart
Nonny's Grandparents Family Chart
Nonny's Mother's Family Chart
Nonny's Mother's Family Chart
Nonny's father's Family Chart
Nonny's father's Family Chart

GRAVES

 

Nonny's grave at Upper Meherabad, India. Photo taken by Anthony Zois in 1975.
Nonny's grave at Upper Meherabad, India. Photo taken by Anthony Zois in 1975.
Nony's Parents Mausoleum : Green-Wood Cemetery,Brooklyn,NY
Nony's Parents Mausoleum : Green-Wood Cemetery,Brooklyn,NY