Wenman History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Wenman family
The surname Wenman was first found in Oxfordshire 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 year 1297 when John Waynman held a family seat.
Early History of the Wenman family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Wenman research. Another 155 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1172, 1573, 1577, 1596, 1600, 1620, 1621, 1625, 1628, 1630, 1640, 1641, 1657, 1664, 1665, 1680 and 1690 are included under the topic Early Wenman History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Wenman Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Wenman, Whenman, Wainman, Waynman, Wayneman, Waynman, Wenmen and many more.
Early Notables of the Wenman family
Distinguished members of the family include
- Sir Thomas Wenman (died 1577), of Thame Park, Oxfordshire
- Sir Richard Wenman, 1st Viscount Wenman (1573-1640), an English soldier and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1621 and 1625
- Sir Francis Wenman (1600-1641), an English politician
- Sir Francis Wenman, 1st Baronet (c.1630-1680), an English politician, Member of Parliamnet for Oxford in 1664
- Thomas Wenman, 2nd Viscount Wenman (1596-1665), an English landowner and politician
Migration of the Wenman family to Ireland
Some of the Wenman family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 96 words (7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Wenman migration to Canada +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Wenman Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
- Richard Wenman, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1749
- Amos Wenman, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1760
Wenman migration to Australia +
Emigration to
Australia followed the
First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Wenman Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
Contemporary Notables of the name Wenman (post 1700) +
- Thomas Francis Wenman (1745-1796), English regius professor of civil law at Oxford, second son of Philip, sixth viscount Wenman (1719–1760)
- Philip Wenman (1742-1800), 7th Viscount Wenman, English peer
- Robert Lloyd Wenman (1940-1995), Canadian businessman, investment counselor, teacher and politician from Maidstone, Saskatchewan
- Philip Wenman (1719-1760), 6th Viscount Wenman, a British landowner and politician
- Edward Gower Wenman (1803-1879), England cricketer in the 1800's
- William Wenman Seward (b. 1800), Irish writer on Irish politics and topography, published at Dublin
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