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Searching for PEXTON family

Searching for PEXTON family

Posted: 20 Apr 2015 12:30AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Pexton, Johnson
My grandmother was adopted by Hazel Iredale and ?? Johnson. She was born in Feb 6th 1919 in Douglas Wyoming. It was a closed adoption but they knew she was a Pexton. In fact she had a friend where she worked at the University of Wyoming who was a Pexton, and she said she felt like she thought he was her brother. She passed away in 1990. I would love any information anyone has! Thanks!

Re: Searching for PEXTON family

Posted: 28 May 2015 7:56PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 28 May 2015 7:57PM GMT
Hi I am a UK based Pexton. It is a very rare name in the UK with small clusters of Pextons in Sheffield, Leeds and Glasgow as far as I know. I think the name is a corruption of the slightly more common Paxton. I believe there is a Scottish clan Paxton (with its own tartan) see http://www.scotweb.co.uk/tartan/Paxton-/59870

So I think the name Pexton is really an alternative spelling of Paxton and hence is a Scottish name. My own parents were both born in Glasgow. Obviously my mum had a different surname prior to marriage!

Sorry I don't know anything much more than that.
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