Researching Jo 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. |
Records of Jo Payton on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Jo Payton in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. 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 Payton 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 Jo Payton and the Payton Family History
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.
Investigate Parish Records for Jo Payton at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Jo Payton using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Jo 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Jo Payton.
Study MyTrees for information on the Payton family and people looking to contact living Payton relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Payton records submitted by people who are already researching the Payton Family Tree.
Find Jo 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.
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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
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Jo Payton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Jo Payton
Jo Marie Payton
Jo Marie Payton (born August 3, 1950) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Harriette Baines Winslow on the ABC/CBS sitcom Family Matters (1989–1998), a role she originated on its forerunner series Perfect Strangers. From 2001 to 2005, Payton provided the voice for Suga Mama Proud (Penny Proud's grandmother) on Disney Channel's animated series The Proud Family and Disney+’s upcoming revival The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. The role earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination in 2005. Payton also had a recurring role as the personal assistant to Gregory Hines' character, Ben Doucette (Will Truman's boss), during season two of Will & Grace (1999–2000).
Source: Jo Marie Payton, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
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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