Researching Robert Payne
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 26951 people with the Payne surname? In that year Payne was ranked number 118 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Payne on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Payne and the Payne Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Payne 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 Payne family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 37331 people with the Payne surname in the UK? Payne is now ranked number 118 for popularity in the UK. |
Payne Family History Databases
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Payne Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 173180 people with the Payne surname in the USA? Payne is ranked number 100 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Payne Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Payne. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Payne
Robert Payne (author)
Pierre Stephen Robert Payne (4 December 1911 – 18 February 1983) was an English-born author, known principally for works of biography and history, although he also wrote novels, poetry, magazine articles and many other works. After working in Singapore and China, he moved to the United States in 1946 and became a professor of English literature. From 1954 onwards he lived as a writer in New York.
A prolific author, Payne is best known for his biographies of prominent historical figures, such as Leonardo da Vinci, Hitler, Stalin, Karl Marx, Lenin, Mao Zedong and Mahatma Gandhi, several of which were selected for Book of the Month Club. These works are praised for their readability and literary power, although not always for their historical rigour.
Source: Robert Payne (author), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Payne
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