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Vine History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Ireland United States Australia New Zealand West Indies

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Vine History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The name Vine came to England with the ancestors of the Vine family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Vine family lived in Gloucestershire. Their name refers to the original bearer would have lived near a vineyard.

Early Origins of the Vine family

The surname Vine was first found in Gloucestershire, but was a "name common to many places in the South of England. In Norman times, the culture of the vine was a considerable branch of industry, and many great houses, especially monasteries, had their vineyards. " 1

The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 had only one listing for the family and that was found in Oxfordshire where Matilda la de la Vine was listed there at that time.

Early History of the Vine family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vine research. Another 133 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1129, 1509, 1585, 1600, 1609, 1615, 1622, 1635, 1642, 1643, 1644, 1645, 1650, 1651 and 1655 are included under the topic Early Vine History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vine Spelling Variations

Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Vine, Vines, Vinn, Veyn, Vein and others.

Early Notables of the Vine family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Richard Vines (1585-1651), English colonist, born near Bideford, Devonshire who emigrated to Maine, America in 1609, but later returned to England. He returned to New England, settling at Winter Harbo...
Another Richard Vines (1600-c. 1655), was an English Puritan divine, born at Blaston, Leicestershire, one of the Presbyterian leaders of the Westminster Assembly, became Master of Pembroke Hall, Cambr...

Vine Ranking

In the United States, the name Vine is the 15,953^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Migration of the Vine family to Ireland

Some of the Vine family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vine migration to the United States +

Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Vine or a variant listed above:

Vine Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Mary Vine, who landed in Maryland in 1663 3
Elizabeth Vine, who arrived in Maryland in 1665 3

Vine Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Michael and Susannah Vine, who settled in Maryland in 1720

Vine Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

T. Vine, who arrived in New Orleans in 1823
William Vine, who arrived in New York in 1827 3

Vine migration to Australia +

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

Vine Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Charles Vine, English convict from Berkshire, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on July 3, 1822, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 4
Mr. William Vine, (Marshford), (b. 1803), aged 30, English brickmaker who was convicted in Essex, England for life for stealing, transported aboard the "Captain Cook" on 2nd May 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Mr. George Vine who was convicted in Kingston Upon Hull, Yorkshire, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "Duchess of Northumberland" on 1st October 1842, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 6
Mr. Henry Vine, (b. 1822), aged 22, Cornish labourer departing from London in January 1844 aboard the ship "Sea Queen" arriving in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia on 15th April 1844 7
Mrs. Mary Ann Vine, (b. 1824), aged 20, Cornish settler departing from London in January 1844 aboard the ship "Sea Queen" arriving in Port Phillip, Victoria, Australia on 15th April 1844 7
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Vine 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:

Vine Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Joseph Vine, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Flying Mist" arriving in Bluff, South Island, New Zealand on 25th August 1862, the boat sank whilst waiting in port. 8
Miss Mary Vine, (b. 1853), aged 21, Cornish settler departing on 20th January 1874 aboard the ship "Dorette" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th April 1874 9
Mr. William A. Vine, (b. 1853), aged 21, Cornish farm labourer departing on 20th January 1874 aboard the ship "Dorette" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th April 1874 9
Mr. Vine, (b. 1853), aged 21, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Dorette" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th April 1874 8
Mrs. Vine, (b. 1853), aged 21, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Dorette" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 14th April 1874 8
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Vine migration to West Indies +

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. 10

Vine Settlers in West Indies in the 17th Century

Thomas Vine, who settled in Barbados in 1663

Contemporary Notables of the name Vine (post 1700) +

Richard David Vine (b. 1925), American politician, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland, 1979-81 11
John R. Vine (b. 1853), American Republican politician, Member of Michigan State House of Representatives from Lenawee County 2nd District, 1915-22 11
John K. Jeude Vine, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate in primary for Delegate to Michigan State Constitutional Convention from Kalamazoo County 2nd District, 1961 11
Timothy "Tim" Mark Vine (b. 1967), English actor
Stella Vine (b. 1969), English artist
Rowan Lewis Vine (b. 1982), English footballer
Ms. Jennifer Vine M.V.O., British Deputy Correspondence Co-ordinator for Private Secretary’s Office the Royal Household, was appointed Member of the Royal Victorian Order on 29th December 2018 12
Frederick John Vine (b. 1939), British marine geologist and geophysicist
Jeremy Guy Vine (b. 1965), British author, news presenter for the BBC
Carl Vine (b. 1954), Australian classical composer, best known for writing the 1996 Atlanta Olympics closing ceremony 'Sydney 2000' presentation
... (Another 2 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Vine family +

HMS Royal Oak

James Vine (1917-1939), British Stoker 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he died in the sinking 13

RMS Titanic

Mr. H. Vine (d. 1912), aged 18, English Asst. Controller from London, England who worked aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking 14

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
"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)
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Arab voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1822 with 155 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/arab/1822
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th December 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/captain-cook
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 20th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/duchess-of-northumberland
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retreived 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_australia_victoria.pdf
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Auckland 1872-80 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_West_Indies
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, February 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
"Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html