Researching David Payton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1193 people with the Payton surname? In that year Payton was ranked number 2419 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Payton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Payton and the Payton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Payton Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Payton family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1694 people with the Payton surname in the UK? Payton is now ranked number 2549 for popularity in the UK. |
Payton Family History Databases
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Payton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Payton surname in the USA? Payton is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Payton Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on David Payton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Payton
David Payton
David Bruce Payton (born c. 1952) was the Administrator of Tokelau from 17 October 2006 to 2009.
Payton joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1975, where he worked in the aid division assisting Niue. From 1977-79 he was posted the new Zealand High Commission in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. He also served as Senior Advisor to the Secretary-General for the International Conference on Population and Development as part of the United Nations Population Fund (from 1992-1994) based in New York. He was also on the New Zealand Delegation to the historic Rio Summit in 1993 led by New Zealand diplomat, Terence O'Brien. From 1997 to 2000 he was New Zealand Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, and from 2002 to 2006 Ambassador to the Netherlands.
He was appointed Administrator of Tokelau in October 2006.
He retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) in 2014 at the age of 62, after spending the last few years of his career (2011-2014) working in New York (for the second time) for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on issues related to development in Small Island Developing States (SIDs).
Vastly experienced on development issues surrounding SIDs, Payton now works as a consultant on SIDs, based out of New Zealand.
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