The surname Whinery was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1568 Elizabeth Whinnery when the held lands.
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Early History of the Whinery family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Whinery research. Another 79 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic Early Whinery History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Whinery Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Whinnerah, Whineray, Whinray, Winnery, Winnerey, Whinerall, Winery, Winneray, Winner, Winrow, Winroe, Whinrow, Whinrawe, Wyynrowe, Whinray, Winneray and many more.
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Early Notables of the Whinery family
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Migration of the Whinery family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
Contemporary Notables of the name Whinery (post 1700)
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Walter Whinery, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri, 1960 1
Thomas J. Whinery (1899-1982), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Kent County 1st District, 1943-44, 1947-48, 1951-64 1
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