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Early Origins of the Twining family

The surname Twining was first found in Kirkcudbrightshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Chille Chuithbheirt), part of the present day Council Area of Dumfries and Galloway, former county in Southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Twining family

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Twining Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Twynholm, Twynholme, Twinam, Twinham, Twinholm, Twinholme, Twynham, Twynam, Twynhome, Twinhome, Twynhom, Twyinholm, Twyinholme, Twyinham, Twynnam, Twinnham, Twinnholm, Twinnham, Twinnhome, Twinnin, Twinnan and many more.

Early Notables of the Twining family

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Australia Twining migration to Australia +

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

Twining Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Peter Twining, aged 18, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Trafalgar" [1]

Contemporary Notables of the name Twining (post 1700) +

  • Warren Hugh Twining (b. 1875), American Democratic Party politician, Member of Colorado State House of Representatives, 1925-34; Speaker of the Colorado State House of Representatives, 1933-34 [2]
  • Luella Twining, American politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from California 6th District, 1918 [2]
  • Frank B. Twining, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for New York, 1920 [2]
  • Eugene B. Twining, American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Colebrook; Elected 1906 [2]
  • Charles H. Twining Jr. (b. 1940), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, 1994; Cameroon, 1995; Equatorial Guinea, 1996 [2]
  • Arthur Twining Hadley (1856-1930), American economist and academic, 13th President of Yale University (1899-1921)
  • Lyman Twining Tingier (1862-1920), American Democratic Party politician; Mayor of Rockville, Connecticut, 1912-14; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1913-15

RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. Edwin Twining, American 3rd Class passenger from New York, New York, USA, who sailed aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking [3]
Senghenydd colliery
  • Mr. Evan Twining (b. 1899), Welsh coal miner from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died
  • Mr. Ezra Twining (b. 1883), Welsh coal miner from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died
  • Mr. James Twining (b. 1897), Welsh coal miner from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died
  • Mr. John Edward Twining (b. 1885), Welsh coal miner from Senghenydd, Caerphilly, Wales who was working at the Senghenydd colliery when there was an explosion on the 14th October 1913; he died


  1. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) TRAFALGAR 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Trafalgar-March.htm
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  3. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/


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