Viner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Searching for a better life, many English families migrated to British colonies. Unfortunately, the majority of them traveled under extremely harsh conditions: overcrowding on the ships caused the majority of the immigrants to arrive diseased, famished, and destitute from the long journey across the ocean. For those families that arrived safely, modest prosperity was attainable, and many went on to make invaluable contributions to the development of the cultures of the new colonies. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Viner or a variant listed above:

Viner Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

• John Viner, who settled in Virginia in 1663
• Henry Viner, who landed in Maryland in 1663 1
• Thomas Viner, who settled in New England in 1672
• Anthony Viner, who settled in Antigua in 1678
• John Viner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1683 1

Viner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

• Jane Viner, who settled in Maryland in 1735

Viner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

• Mr. Frederick Viner, (b. 1832), aged 19, Cornish settler departing from Penzance aboard the ship "Mountaineer" arriving in the United States on 30 April 1851 2

Viner Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

• Abraham Viner, aged 26, who landed in America from Leeds, England, in 1909
• Charles F. Viner, aged 24, who immigrated to the United States from North Wraxhall, Wilts., England, in 1910
• Albert Edwin Viner, aged 38, who landed in America from London, England, in 1913
• Clement E. Viner, aged 37, who landed in America from London, England, in 1916
• Asaph Viner, aged 61, who immigrated to the United States from Bath, England, in 1923
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Viner Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

• Abraham Viner, aged 30, who settled in Montreal, Canada, in 1924

Viner Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

• Mr. John Viner, British Convict who was convicted in Surrey, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Batavia" in October 1817, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 3
• Mr. William Viner, British Convict who was convicted in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Caledonia" on 5th July 1820, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
• Mr. John Viner, British Convict who was convicted in Monmouth, Wales for 10 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 25th April 1840, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 5

• Michael Viner (1944-2009), American film producer and record producer
• Jacob Viner (1892-1970), Montreal-born American economist
• William Litton Viner (1790-1867), English organist and composer, born at Bath on 14 May 1790
• Charles Viner (1678-1756), English legal scholar
• Charles William Viner AM, Ph.D. (1812-1906), British philatelist, founding member of the Philatelic Society, London
• Robert Ian Viner AO (b. 1933), former Australian politician, Minister for Employment and Youth Affairs (1978 to 1981)