| ![Show Contents]() Shein History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Shein familyThe surname Shein was first found in Switzerland, where the name emerged in mediaeval 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 Shein familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shein research. Another 87 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1363, 1414, 1450, 1575, 1585, 1603, 1611, 1630 and 1650 are included under the topic Early Shein History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shein Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Schein, Scheins, Shein, Scheine, Sheine, Scheiner, Sheiner, Shine, Shines and many more. Early Notables of the Shein familyJohan Herman Schein (1585-1630), who was court musician in Weimar and one of the leading German composers of the 17th century; and Christoph Scheiner (1575-1650) who was a renowned Jesuit astronomer and mathematician. In 1603, Scheiner invented the...
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| Shein 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: Shein Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. John Shein, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Strathfieldsaye" arriving in Port Chalmers, Dunedin, Otago, South Island, New Zealand on 29th April 1858 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Shein (post 1700) | + |
- Arn Shein (1928-2007), American sports writer and editor
- Win Shein (b. 1957), Bermese former military officer and the incumbent Minister for Finance
- Valery Shein (b. 1945), Soviet alpine skier, who competed in the 1964 Winter Olympics
- Oleg Vasilyevich Shein (b. 1972), Russian trade union, social and political activist
- Kyaw Shein (b. 1938), Burmese former sports shooter, he competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Ali Mohamed Shein (b. 1948), 7th President of Zanzibar
- Aleksei Semyonovich Shein (1662-1700), Russian commander and statesman
- Hagi Shein (1945-2024), also Hagi Šein, Estonian journalist, film director, screenwriter, professor, media pedagogue and former figure skater
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
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