Researching Edward 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 Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Payton on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Edward Payton in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward 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.
Look at Parish Records for Edward Payton at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Edward Payton using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Edward Payton.
Research the Payton surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Payton Military records.
| 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 Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Edward Payton.
Study MyTrees for information on the Payton family and people looking to contact living Payton relations.
Search One Great Family for Payton records submitted by people who are already researching the Payton Family Tree.
Find Edward Payton from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Payton Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Payton surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| 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
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Payton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Payton
Edward William Payton
Edward William Payton (21 May 1859 – 2 October 1944) was a photographer and painter in New Zealand.
Payton was born in Warwickshire, England. He studied art at the Municipal School of Art Birmingham under E. R. Taylor. He has received several medals and prizes in national competitions. He also studied at the Royal College of Art, as well as in Antwerp and Paris.
In 1882 he left for Australia, and in early 1883 from Melbourne he travelled further to New Zealand. Starting from the southern coastal town of Bluff he travelled wide and far in the country, making sketches and photos about the countryside and Maori people.
He settled down in Auckland and from there he visited the Hot Lakes district. He has seen and painted the Pink and White Terraces before and after the Mount Tarawera eruption.
In 1887 he exhibited in the Auckland Art Gallery, and in 1888 he published Round About New Zealand, a folio of etchings of Auckland and Rotorua. He became the first director of the Elam School of Art in 1890, a post which he held for 35 years, retiring in 1924. In 1930, he travelled to Europe and added to the Mackelvie Collection in Auckland Art Gallery by the purchase on behalf of the trustees of 134 paintings and about 100 prints.
In later life he settled in Rotorua. He died in Tauranga at the age of 85 on 2 October 1944.
Other names that sound a bit like Payton
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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