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Ayton (surname)
Ayton is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Charles John Ayton (1846–1922), New Zealand miner and diarist * David Ayton Sr. (1857–1931), Scottish golfer * Deandre Ayton (born 1998), Bahamian basketball player * Fanny Ayton (1806–1899), English opera singer * Frank Ayton (1873–1936), English electrical engineer * John Ayton (born c. 1963), British businessman * Laurie Ayton Sr. (1884–1962), Scottish golfer * Laurie Ayton Jr. (1914–1989), Scottish golfer * Philip Ayton (born 1947), English squash player * Richard Ayton (1786–1823), English dramatist and writer * Robert Ayton (1915–1985), British artist and illustrator * Sarah Ayton (born 1980), English sailor * William Alexander Ayton (1816–1909), British Anglican clergyman See also * Aiton (surname) Aiton is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: *George Aiton, Major League Baseball player * John Aiton, Scottish religious writer *Paul Aiton, Papua N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles John Ayton
Charles John Ayton (24 February 1846 – 29 July 1922) was a New Zealand goldminer, rabbiter, rural labourer and diarist. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ..., on 24 February 1846. References 1846 births 1922 deaths New Zealand miners British emigrants to the Colony of New Zealand New Zealand diarists {{NewZealand-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Ayton Sr
David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the third king of the United Kingdom of Israel. In the Books of Samuel, he is described as a young shepherd and harpist who gains fame by slaying Goliath, a champion of the Philistines, in southern Canaan. David becomes a favourite of Saul, the first king of Israel; he also forges a notably close friendship with Jonathan, a son of Saul. However, under the paranoia that David is seeking to usurp the throne, Saul attempts to kill David, forcing the latter to go into hiding and effectively operate as a fugitive for several years. After Saul and Jonathan are both killed in battle against the Philistines, a 30-year-old David is anointed king over all of Israel and Judah. Following his rise to power, David co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deandre Ayton
Deandre Edoneille Ayton Sr. (born July 23, 1998) is a Bahamian professional basketball player who plays for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played for the Arizona Wildcats in the Pac-12 Conference in the 2017–18 season and was a consensus five-star prospect in the Class of 2017, as well as a McDonald's All-American. Ayton was selected with the first overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Suns. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2019. In 2021, Ayton helped lead the Phoenix Suns to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1993. Early life Ayton's father Alvin Ayton is a Nigerian, and his mother Andrea Chambers Ayton is of Jamaican and Bahamian heritage. Ayton moved from the Bahamas to San Diego, California to play high school basketball. High school career Ayton attended Balboa School in California and started on the varsity basketball team for two years. As a sophomore in 2014–15, Ayton led Balboa to a 17–14 record, averag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanny Ayton
Fanny Ayton (1806–1891) was an English soprano known for her operatic performances in London in the late 1820s. Career She was born in Macclesfield. She was taught singing by Manielli at Florence. Her first public appearance, in Italy, was so successfully that John Ebers engaged her for the season of 1827 at the Her Majesty's Theatre, King's Theatre, at a salary of £500. She made her appearances there in two Rossini operas, as Ninetta in ''La gazza ladra'' (3 February) and as Fiorilla in ''Il Turco in Italia''. In the same year she sang at Drury Lane in an English version of ''Il Turco'' and as Rosetta in ''Love in a Village''. She also played in the provinces, and sang in concerts with fair success. In 1829 she sang at the Birmingham Festival in opera with Maria Malibran and Michael Costa (conductor), Michael Costa. In 1831 she sang again at the King's Theatre for the season, as Creusa, in Simon Mayr's ''Medea in Corinto'', she appeared for two nights, 20 and 23 December, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Ayton
Frank Ayton (10 January 1873, Hexham – 24 January 1956) was an English electrical engineer. He was a pioneer of electric vehicles. He was a founder of the Electrical Vehicle Committee of Great Britain, later the Electric Vehicle Association of Great Britain. He edited the journal ''Electric Vehicle''. Frank was born in Hexham, Northumberland, and attended the Imperial Service College in Windsor. He then studied at Finsbury Technical College before working for Siemens Brothers in Woolwich. He worked on the Waterloo and City Line before being taken on by Alexander Kennedy to work on various power station and electric traction projects. Ayton was a member of the Institute of Transport. Ayton was a managing director of Ransomes, Sims & Jefferies. Works *Electric Vehicles for Brewery Service, '' Journal of the Institute of Brewing'', Vol. 26 No. 3 March 1920 pp 113–133 *Applications of Engineering to Agriculture, ''Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers'', Volume: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ayton
John Ayton MBE (born 1962/1963), is a British businessman and investor in the luxury goods industry, and the co-founder of Links of London and Annoushka, an English jewellery brand founded in 2009. Early life Ayton was educated at Oundle School and graduated in modern history from Oxford University in 1983. Career After university, Ayton worked in corporate law in London and Hong Kong. Leaving the legal profession in 1995, he was on the advisory board of Halston Borghese Inc, a US-based cosmetics company, responsible for restructuring their Japanese and German operations. In 1990, together with his wife, jewellery designer Annoushka Ducas, Ayton co-founded Links of London, a jewellery brand with sales of over £50m. In July 2006, they sold the company to Folli Follie SA. In October 2007, Ayton stepped down from the company. In July 2009, Ayton and Ducas launched English jewellery brand Annoushka Jewellery. Investment and mentoring Ayton has invested at the earliest stag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Ayton Sr
Laurie may refer to: Places * Laurie, Cantal, France, a commune * Laurie, Missouri, United States, a village * Laurie Island, Antarctica Music * Laurie Records, a record label * ''Laurie'' (EP), a 1992 album by Daniel Johnston * "Laurie (Strange Things Happen)", a 1965 tragic ballad by Dickey Lee People and fictional characters * Laurie (surname) * Laurie (given name), a list of people and fictional characters Other uses * Laurie baronets, three titles, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom * ''Tillandsia'' 'Laurie', a hybrid cultivar * "Laurie" (short story), a 2018 short story by Stephen King See also * Lawrie * Lauri (other) * Lauria (other) * Lourie * Lurie Lurie is often a Jewish surname, but also an Irish and English surname. The name is sometimes transliterated from/to other languages as Lurye, Luriye (from Russian), Lourié (in French). Other variants include: Lurey (surname), Loria, Luria, Lur . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Ayton Jr
Laurence Buddo Ayton Jnr (1914 – 21 February 1989) was a Scottish professional golfer. He was the son of golfer Laurie Ayton Snr and was born in Bishop's Stortford where his father was the professional.https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-21843-18037-59?cc=1923888 He was a member of the British team in the 1949 Ryder Cup but did not play in the matches. He played in The Open Championship 21 times with his best finish a tie for 15th in 1947. Results in major championships ''Note: Ayton only played in The Open Championship.'' NT = No tournament CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place Team appearances *Ryder Cup (representing Great Britain): 1949 *England–Scotland Professional Match The England–Scotland Professional Match was an annual men's professional golf competition between teams representing England and Scotland. It was played from 1903 to the start of World War I and was then revived in 1932 and played until the star ... (represent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Ayton
Philip Ayton (born 26 January 1947) is an English former professional squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ... player. He reached a career-high world ranking of 4 in February 1986. References 1947 births Living people English male squash players {{England-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Ayton
Richard Ayton (1786–1823), was an English dramatist and miscellaneous writer. Life Ayton was born in London in 1786 to William (''d''. 1799) and Mary Ayton. His father, a son of William Ayton, banker in Lombard Street, later moved to Macclesfield, Cheshire, and at its grammar school Ayton obtained a knowledge of Latin and Greek. In accordance with the wish of his father, who died in 1799, he was sent to study law at Manchester, and at the end of a year became the pupil of a barrister in London; but he never set himself seriously to prepare for a career. As soon as he came of age, he retired to the coast of Sussex, and resolved to live within his comparatively small income. In 1811 he returned to London, and accepted a situation in a public office; but this he relinquished in 1813, to accompany William Daniell William Daniell (1769–1837) was an English landscape and marine painter, and printmaker, notable for his work in aquatint. He travelled extensively in India i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Ayton (illustrator)
Robert Norton Ayton (1915–1985) was a British comics artist and illustrator who worked for the ''Eagle'' and Ladybird Books. He was born in Bowes Park, London and educated at the Harrow School of Art, and may also have attended the Central School of Art and Design and Hammersmith School of Art. He became a commercial artist with several advertising agencies before going freelance, drawing commissions for Castrol and Rolls-Royce among others. He was called up for military service during the Second World War, but returned to illustrating once demobbed.Eagle Artists - Robert Ayton Eagle Times, 12 December 2009 He became friends with fellow illustrator |
Sarah Ayton
Sarah Lianne Ayton (born 9 April 1980 in Ashford, Surrey) is an English former professional sailor. She won a gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, together with Shirley Robertson and Sarah Webb, and another gold medal in the Yngling sailing class in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, together with Pippa Wilson and Sarah Webb. She retired from competitive sailing in 2011, citing the competing demands of motherhood. In 2015 Ayton was the winner of the Female World Sailor of the Year Awards - "the highest award a sailor can receive in recognition of their outstanding achievements in the world of sailing". Having been appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2005 New Year Honours, Ayton was promoted to Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours. She is divorced from windsurfer Nick Dempsey. Together, they have two sons Thomas-Flynn, who was born on 28 June 2009 and Oscar-Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
