Winks History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsEarly Origins of the Winks familyThe surname Winks was first found in Worcestershire where William de la Winche was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of 1275. Later, Stephen atte Wynke was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Somerset in 1327 and later again, Thomas atte Wynche was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Worcestershire in 1332. Walter Winch was found in the Pipe Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1184 and William Wynk in the Feet of Fines for Suffolk in 1312. In Sussex, records there show William le Wynch in the Subsidy Rolls for 1327. 1 The name is well established in Yorkshire since early days. The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 include: Ricardus Wynk; Alexander Wynk; and Robertus Wynk. 2 Just over the northern border in Scotland, it may be a "shortened form of Wineca, diminutive of the common Old English personal name Wine. Winkston near Peebles is the tun of Wink or Wynk. William Wynk who held land in Aberdeen in 1281, may be the William Wynk who rendered homage [to King Edward I of England] at Perth, 1291. " 3 "The lands of Winkston in the parish of Peebles gave name to possessors in 1262, when Alexander de Wynkistun was on the inquest for ascertaining the rights of burgesses in the moss of Walthamshope. In 1365 the lands of Winkston were in the hands of the Gledstanes." 3 The variant Winkworth hails from the north in Yorkshire, England or Scotland. Early History of the Winks familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Winks research. Another 112 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1281, 1291, 1365, 1587, 1619, 1660 and 1668 are included under the topic Early Winks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Winks Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Wing, Wink, Winks, Wynk, Wyng, Wyngke, Wingh and others. Early Notables of the Winks familyAnother 48 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Winks Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Winks Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
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