Wiffen History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Wiffen family

The surname Wiffen was first found in Prussia, where the name emerged in medieval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation.

Early History of the Wiffen family

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Wiffen Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Wiff, Whiff, Wiffen, Whiffen, Wiffin, Whiffin and many more.

Early Notables of the Wiffen family

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Wiffen migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Wiffen Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

William Wiffen was registered in Bonavista, Newfoundland in 1828 1

Wiffen 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:

Wiffen Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Clara Wiffen, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship 'Merchantman' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand and Auckland New Zealand on 6th September 1855 2
Henry Wiffen, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Asterope" in 1867

Contemporary Notables of the name Wiffen (post 1700) +

Ms. Helen Wiffen M.V.O., British former Deputy Official Secretary of the Administrator of the Northern Territory, was appointed the Member of the Royal Victorian Order on 8th June 2018 3
Benjamin Barron Wiffen (1794-1867), English biographer of early Spanish reformers, born at Woburn, Bedfordshire, second son of John Wiffen, ironmonger, younger brother of Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen 4
Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen (1792-1836), English translator of Tasso, eldest son of John Wiffen, ironmonger 4
Joan Wiffen CBE (1922-2009), New Zealand amateur paleontologist who discovered the first dinosaur fossils in New Zealand

Citations +

Seary E.R., Family Names of the Island of Newfoundland, Montreal: McGill's-Queen's Universtity Press 1998 ISBN 0-7735-1782-0
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 Jan. 2019