Researching Stephen Payton
Dig into the past of Stephen Payton using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | 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. |

The name Stephen means "crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Stephen Payton on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Stephen Payton 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. 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 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 Stephen Payton and the Payton Genealogy
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.
Look at Parish Records for Stephen Payton at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Stephen Payton using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Stephen Payton records.
Search MyHeritage for Stephen Payton information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Stephen 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 History 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Stephen Payton.
Study MyTrees for information on the Payton family and people looking to contact living Payton relations.
Look at One Great Family for Payton records submitted by people who are already researching the Payton Family Tree.
Find Stephen 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.
Research the Payton surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | 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
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Stephen Payton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Stephen Payton
Stephen Payton
Stephen Payton (born 17 May 1977 in Uphall, Scotland) is a Paralympian athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T38 sprint events.
Stephen has competed in four paralympics, his first and most successful was in 1996 where he had a clean sweep of the T37 sprint events, winning gold in 100m,200m and 400m as well as winning a silver in the T34-37 4 × 100 m as part of the British team. Four years later in Sydney he was not as successful winning bronze medals in both the T38 100m and 200m and a silver in the 400m and being part of the British team that improved to silver in the T38 relay. By the Athens games Stephen was not part of the relay team but did still compete in the three individual sprint races but only managed a bronze in the 400m. In the 2008 Summer Paralympics he competed in the 200m and 400m but for the first time in four games did not win a single medal. He also competed at four IPC world championships in Berlin 1994 Birmingham UK 1998 Lillie 2002 and Assen 2006 . Winning 7 gold 2 silver and 1 bronze medals. He has held the European T38 400m record since 1994 (51.37)
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