Researching Morton Peto
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 260 people with the Peto surname? In that year Peto was ranked number 3319 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Morton means "From the Town Near the Moor" and is of English origin.
Records of Morton Peto on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Morton Peto 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 Morton Peto and the Peto Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Peto 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 Peto family tree.
Study Parish Records for Morton Peto at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Morton Peto using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Morton Peto.
Research the Peto surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Peto Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 405 people with the Peto surname in the UK? Peto is now ranked number 3659 for popularity in the UK. |
Peto Genealogy 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Morton Peto.
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Peto Forums
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Miscellaneous Peto Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Morton Peto. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Morton Peto
Morton Peto
Sir Samuel Morton Peto, 1st Baronet (4 August 1809 – 13 November 1889) was an English entrepreneur, civil engineer and railway developer, and, for more than 20 years, a Member of Parliament (MP). A partner in the firm of Grissell and Peto, he managed construction firms that built many major buildings and monuments in London, including the Reform Club, The Lyceum, Nelson's Column and the new Houses of Parliament; which made him a millionaire.
As a partner in Peto and Betts, he then became one of the major contractors in the building of the rapidly expanding railways of the time. Along with a small group of other Master Builders in London he is credited as a founding member of the Chartered Institute of Building in 1834.
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