Liam Payne RIP

Liam Payne – “I Am Bolt” World Premiere in 2016 – Arrivals – Odeon Leicester Square – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos

Birth Name: Liam James Payne

Date of Birth: 29 August, 1993

Place of Birth: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England, U.K.

Date of Death: 16 October, 2024

Place of Death: Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ethnicity: English

Liam Payne was an English singer, songwriter, and producer. He was a member of boy band One Direction. The other members of the band are Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and, previously, Zayn Malik. He had appeared on The X Factor in 2008 and 2010, and was put in One Direction, with other contestants from the show. His solo songs included “Strip That Down.” He was also known as Big Payno and Payno.

Liam was the son of Karen J., an infant nurse, and Geoffrey R. Payne, a fitter. All of his great-grandfathers worked on the railways. Liam had a son with his former partner, television personality, musician, singer, and dancer Cheryl.

Liam’s patrilineal line appears to trace to George Wade Josiah Payne, who was born, c. 1799, in Lambeth, London.

Liam’s paternal grandfather was Kenneth E. Payne (the son of Thomas William Payne and Rosina Biddulph). Kenneth was born in Birmingham South, Warwickshire, England. Thomas was the son of Thomas Payne and Agness/Agnes Reed. Rosina was the daughter of Walter Biddulph and Mary Ann Hopkins/Botterill.

Liam’s paternal grandmother was June Lilian Duncan (the daughter of Albert E. Duncan and Lily E. Norton). June was born in Birmingham South, Warwickshire, England.

Liam’s maternal grandfather was Douglas Harris (the son of Henry/Harry Harris and Amelia Perry). Douglas was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England. Henry/Harry was the son of John Robert Harris and Elizabeth Fletcher. Amelia was the daughter of George Henry Perry and Hannah Amelia/Ameila Woodcock.

Liam’s maternal grandmother was Myra Taylor (the daughter of John Taylor and Florence Bertha Meredith). Myra was born in Birmingham North, Warwickshire, England. John was the son of John Taylor and Caroline Underhill. Florence was the daughter of George Meredith and Caroline.

Liam Payne

Payne in 2011, image via Featureflash / Shutterstock.com

Sources: Notations on some of the ancestry of One Direction members – http://www.mirror.co.uk

Genealogy of Liam Payne – https://www.geni.com

Marriage records of Liam’s maternal great-great-grandparents, George Henry Perry and Hannah Amelia/Ameila Woodcock – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Liam’s maternal great-grandparents, John Taylor and Florence Bertha Meredith – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Liam’s maternal great-great-grandparents, John Taylor and Caroline Underhill – https://www.familysearch.org

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53 Responses

  1. madman says:

    “Duncan” most likely traces back to Scotland.

  2. phaedra says:

    He’s a typical looking Brit. I see more Slavic people and European Jews with that look though (Serbs, Croats).

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