Elwin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England

Early Origins of the Elwin family

The surname Elwin was first found in Norfolk where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Elwin family

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Elwin Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Elwyn, Elwin, Elwine, Elwyne, Elwon and others.

Early Notables of the Elwin family

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Elwin migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Elwin Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Ann Elwin, who settled in Maryland in 1741

Elwin Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Hugh Elwin, who landed in New York, NY in 1811 1

Elwin migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Elwin Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

William Elwin, a cement-maker, who arrived in Van Diemen’s Land (now Tasmania) sometime between 1825 and 1832

Elwin migration to New Zealand +

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:

Elwin Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Jeken Elwin, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Wild Duck" in 1860

Contemporary Notables of the name Elwin (post 1700) +

Edmund Henry Elwin (1871-1909), English Anglican missionary
Verrier Elwin (1902-1964), English self-trained anthropologist, ethnologist and tribal activist from Dover
Whitwell Elwin (1816-1900), British critic and editor
Ronald Elwin Neame CBE, BSC (1911-2010), English three-time Academy Award nominated film cinematographer, producer, screenwriter and director, best known for his work on The Poseidon Adventure (1972), In Which We Serve (1942) and The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
Mack Elwin Barham (1924-2006), American attorney who served on the Louisiana Supreme Court (1968-1975)
John Elwin Kehl (1870-1936), American politician, U.S. Consul in Stettin, 1897-1908; Sydney, 1908-11; Salonika, 1911-17; Aarhus, 1919-20; Stuttgart, 1926-29; U.S. Consul General in Hamburg, 1931-32 2
Elwin B. Follett (b. 1877), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Iosco District, 1913-15 3
Elwin Wesley Cockett (b. 1959), British Anglican priest and chaplain, Archdeacon of West Ham in the Diocese of Chelmsford (2007-)
Elwin Norris Hermanson (b. 1952), Canadian politician, the first full-time leader of the Saskatchewan Party
Elwin "Russell" Fairbrother QC, New Zealand lawyer and former politician for the Labour Party

Citations +

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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 2) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html