Researching James Pain
Dig into the past of James Pain using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2691 people with the Pain surname? In that year Pain was ranked number 1465 for popularity in the UK. |

The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Pain on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of James Pain 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Pain ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Pain and the Pain Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Pain 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Pain family tree.
Search Parish Records for James Pain at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of James Pain using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for James Pain records.
Explore MyHeritage for James Pain information.
Study the LDS Database for records about James Pain.
Research the Pain surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Pain Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2075 people with the Pain surname in the UK? Pain is now ranked number 2300 for popularity in the UK. |
Pain 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for James Pain.
Study MyTrees for information on the Pain family and people looking to contact living Pain relations.
Check out One Great Family for Pain records submitted by people who are already researching the Pain Family Tree.
Find James Pain from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Pain 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 Pain surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Pain Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on James Pain. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called James Pain
James Pain
James Pain (1779 – 13 December 1877) was an English architect. Born into a family of English architects, his grandfather was William Pain, his father James Pain and his brother George Richard Pain. James Pain served as an apprentice to the architect John Nash of London. James and George Richard were commissioned by the Board of First Fruits to design churches and glebe houses in Ireland. In 1833, James Pain became one of the four principal architects of the Board of Ecclesiastical Commissioners. He settled in Limerick, Ireland. Many of his designs were produced in collaboration with his brother George Richard who practised in Cork.
Source: James Pain, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Pain
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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