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![Show Contents]() Line History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The Line surname comes from an Upper German word "lind," which meant "tender" or "gentle hearted." In some instances, especially in Saxony, the surname evolved from the personal name Lindemuth. In general, the similar phonetic name Linde comes from "Linden," which was a type of tree. Early Origins of the Line familyThe surname Line was first found in Prussia, where this family name became a prominent contributor to the development of the district from ancient times. Always prominent in social affairs, the name became an integral part of that turbulent region as it emerged to form alliances with other families within the Feudal System and the nation. Chronicles first mention Hainrich der Lind in Constance in 1254. Early History of the Line familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Line research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1780, 1784, 1799, 1820, 1834, 1862 and 1887 are included under the topic Early Line History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Line Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Lind, Lynd, Lint, Lynt and others. Early Notables of the Line familyProminent figures of the time who bore the name Line were Anton Franz Hermann Lindt, a general in the Saxon army, who was ennobled in 1780. He was born in Frankfurt a.M. but moved with the family to Dresden. In 1784 he became general-inspector of the infantry, and in 1799 General of...
Another 52 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Line Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Line RankingIn the United States, the name Line is the 14,006th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
 Line migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Line Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Thomas Line, who arrived in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1645 2
- Dary Line, who landed in Virginia in 1653 2
| Line 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: Line Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Job George Line, (b. 1862), aged 6 months, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Echunga" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th December 1862 3
- Mr. George Line, (b. 1828), aged 34, British ploughman travelling from London aboard the ship "Echunga" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th December 1862 3
- Mrs. Julia Line, (b. 1834), aged 28, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Echunga" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 24th December 1862 3
- Mr. Job George Line, (b. 1871), aged 6 months, English settler from Wells, England, travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship 'Merope' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th August 1871 3
- Mr. George Line, (b. 1837), aged 34, English ploughman from Wells, England, travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship 'Merope' arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 25th August 1871 3
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The British first settled the British West Indies around 1604. They made many attempts but failed in some to establish settlements on the Islands including Saint Lucia and Grenada. By 1627 they had managed to establish settlements on St. Kitts (St. Christopher) and Barbados, but by 1641 the Spanish had moved in and destroyed some of these including those at Providence Island. The British continued to expand the settlements including setting the First Federation in the British West Indies by 1674; some of the islands include Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Island, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica and Belize then known as British Honduras. By the 1960's many of the islands became independent after the West Indies Federation which existed from 1958 to 1962 failed due to internal political conflicts. After this a number of Eastern Caribbean islands formed a free association. 4Line Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century- Christopher Line, who settled in Barbados in 1679
| Contemporary Notables of the name Line (post 1700) | + |
- Frances Mary Line OBE (1940-2021), birth name of Frances Lloyd, a British broadcasting executive, Controller of BBC Radio 2, the first woman to hold the post and only the third to run a BBC Radio network
- Line Rochefort, Canadian scientist specializing in peatland ecology
| Historic Events for the Line family | + |
- Mr. James A Line, British Leading Stoker, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 5
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Sub manu solius dei
Motto Translation: Under the hand of the kingdom of God.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
- HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
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