Vinor History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Vinor family

Early History of the Vinor family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Vinor research. Another 80 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1558, 1631, 1653, 1654, 1659, 1665, 1666, 1674, 1675, 1678, 1688 and 1756 are included under the topic Early Vinor History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Vinor Spelling Variations

Sound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Vinor family name include Vyner, Viner and others.

Early Notables of the Vinor family

Distinguished members of the family include Sir Thomas Viner (1558-1665), an English goldsmith, who was Lord Mayor of London from 1653 to 1654, and created a Baronet in 1666; and his nephew Sir Robert Viner (1631-1688), Lord Mayor of London in 1674, High Sheriff of Norfolk in 1659 and eponym...
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Migration of the Vinor family to Ireland

Some of the Vinor 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.

Migration of the Vinor family

For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Vinor surname or a spelling variation of the name include: John Viner, who settled in Virginia in 1663; Thomas Viner settled in New England in 1672; Anthony Viner settled in Antigua in 1678; Jane Viner settled in Maryland in 1735..