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![Show Contents]() Twining History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Twining familyThe surname Twining was first found in Hampshire 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 13th century when they held estates in that shire. Early History of the Twining familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Twining research. Another 191 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1139, 1455, 1487, 1501, 1510, 1543, 1544, 1548, 1576, 1579, 1581, 1600, 1613 and 1644 are included under the topic Early Twining History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Twining Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Twyne, Twine, Twiene, Twynne, Twin, Twinn, Twain and others. Early Notables of the Twining familyDistinguished members of the family include John Twyne (1501?-1581), English schoolmaster and author, born about 1501 at Bullingdon, Hampshire, the son of William Twyne, and was descended from Sir Brian Twyne of Long Parish in the same county. His son, Lawrence Twyne (fl. 1576), was a...
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 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
| Historic Events for the Twining family | + |
- 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
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Twining migration to Australia 
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