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![Show Contents]() Willner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Willner familyThe surname Willner was first found in Berwickshire an ancient county of Scotland, presently part of the Scottish Borders Council Area, located in the eastern part of the Borders Region of Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Willner familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Willner research. Another 168 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1435, 1577, 1581, 1603, 1625 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Willner History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Willner Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wills, Will, Wylls and others. Early Notables of the Willner familyMore information is included under the topic Early Willner Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Willner family to Ireland
Some of the Willner family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 50 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Willner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Heinrich Willner, who arrived in America in 1783 1
Willner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Augusta Willner, who landed in Wisconsin in 1874 1
Willner Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Anna Willner, aged 27, originally from Paris, France, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "La Lorraine" from LE Havre 2
- Sarah Willner, aged 6, originally from Paris, France, who arrived in New York in 1920 aboard the ship "La Lorraine" from LE Havre 2
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- Hal Willner (1956-2020), American music producer working in recording, films, TV and live events; he died of COVID-19
- Mats Roland Willner (b. 1968), Swedish journalist
- Arthur Willner (1881-1959), Czech composer and teacher
- Alfred Maria Willner (1859-1929), Austrian writer, musicologist, composer and librettist, known for his libretto for Leo Fall’s Die Dollarprinzessin
- Jacob Willner Epstein, American Republican politician, Candidate in primary for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, 1928
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Ellis Island Search retrieved 15th November 2022. Retrieved from https://heritage.statueofliberty.org/passenger-result
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