Researching Thomas Peyton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 358 people with the Peyton surname? In that year Peyton was ranked number 3221 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Thomas means "a twin" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Thomas Peyton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Thomas Peyton and the Peyton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Peyton 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 Peyton family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 500 people with the Peyton surname in the UK? Peyton is now ranked number 3569 for popularity in the UK. |
Peyton Genealogy Databases
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Peyton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Peyton surname in the USA? Peyton is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Peyton Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Thomas Peyton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Thomas Peyton
Thomas Peyton (Newfoundland politician)
Thomas Peyton (1828–1912) was a fisherman, civil servant and politician in Newfoundland. He represented Twillingate in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1889 to 1893 as a Liberal.
The son of John Peyton Jr. and Eleanor Mahoney, he was born on Exploits Burnt Island. Peyton married Ann Pearce of Twillingate. He managed the family salmon fishery on the Exploits River. He was a justice of the peace and also served as a deputy land surveyor on the geological survey of Newfoundland by Alexander Murray. Peyton was briefly magistrate at Pilley's Island and served as fishery warden on rivers on Notre Dame Bay.
He is credited with the discovery of copper deposits at Green Bay in 1875.
He died at Twillingate in 1912.
His son Ernest was the first Newfoundland member of the Royal North-West Mounted Police. His niece, Georgina Stirling, was an opera singer known as the "Nightingale of the North".
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