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Early Origins of the Touner family

The surname Touner was first found in Linlithgowshire (Gaelic: Lodainn an Iar), former county in south-central Scotland, now the Council Area West Lothian, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.

Early History of the Touner family

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Touner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Towne, Town, Towns, Townes and others.

Early Notables of the Touner family

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United States Touner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Touner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Reuben Touner, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Australia Touner migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Touner Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. John Touner, Scottish convict who was convicted in Glasgow, Scotland for 7 years, transported aboard the "Bengal Merchant" on 27th September 1834, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 2


  1. 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)
  2. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 7th October 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bengal-merchant


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