Twining History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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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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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