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Early Origins of the Twineham family

The surname Twineham 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 Twineham family

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Twineham 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 Twineham family

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Twineham migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia included the Third Fleet of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Third Fleet
  • Mr. William Twineham, (b. 1762), aged 25, English convicted in Reading, Berkshire on 10th January 1786, sentenced for 7 years for stealing clothing, transported aboard the ship "Alexander" leaving in 1787, died before they set sail 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Twineham (post 1700) +

  • Arthur P. Twineham, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Indiana, 1888; Mayor of Princeton, Indiana, 1904-06 2


  1. Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 4th February 2021 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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