Researching Peter Sutton
Delve into the history of Peter Sutton using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 19067 people with the Sutton surname? In that year Sutton was ranked number 194 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Peter means "A Rock" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Peter Sutton on Ancestry
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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Sutton 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 Peter Sutton and the Sutton Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sutton 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 Sutton family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Peter Sutton at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Peter Sutton using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Peter Sutton.
Research the Sutton surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sutton Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 24723 people with the Sutton surname in the UK? Sutton is now ranked number 205 for popularity in the UK. |
Sutton Genealogy Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Peter Sutton.
Study MyTrees for information on the Sutton family and people looking to contact living Sutton relations.
Look at One Great Family for Sutton records submitted by people who are already researching the Sutton Family Tree.
Find Peter Sutton from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Sutton 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 115453 people with the Sutton surname in the USA? Sutton is ranked number 119 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sutton Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Peter Sutton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Peter Sutton
Peter Sutton (anthropologist)
Peter Sutton FASSA (born 1946) is an Australian social anthropologist and linguist who has, since 1969, contributed to: recording Australian Aboriginal languages; promoting Australian Aboriginal art; mapping Australian Aboriginal cultural landscapes; and increasing societies' general understanding of contemporary Australian Aboriginal social structures and systems of land tenure.
In 2004–2008 Sutton held an Australian Research Council (ARC) Professorial Fellowship at the University of Adelaide's School of Earth & Environmental Sciences and within the South Australian Museum's Division of Anthropology. In 2003-2009 he was an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London.
Source: Peter Sutton (anthropologist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sutton
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