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Stanley Family History
Stanley Genealogy & Family TreeStanley is an English name from Cambridgeshire, England, where the first known Stanley ancestor—Stanlei—was recorded in the Domesday Book. It refers to the place name Stoneley Priory and means “stony wood clearing.” In recent years, it is often used as a given name. The family motto is Sans changer which means “Without changing.”
Other spellings include “Standley,” “Stanleigh,” and “Stoneley.” Notable people with the surname include American actor Christopher Stanley (Mad Men, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty), British actor Mark Stanley (Game of Thrones), American actress Kim Stanley (The Right Stuff, Frances, The Goddess), and Welsh explorer Sir Henry Morton Stanley (who uttered the famous “Dr. Livingstone, I presume”). The first Stanley to come to America was Roger Stanley in Virginia in 1620.
Stanley Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jesse Stanley -- --, 1792 December 0, 1850 North Carolina
- William Stanley -- --, 1819 March 4, 1909 Maine
- Thomas Jefferson Stanley -- --, 1873 September 11, 1939 Alabama
- William George Stanley -- --, 1844 December 0, 1910 Georgia
- Morgan T. Stanley -- --, 1873 Virginia
Stanley Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Thomas W. Stanley -- --, 1845 August 14, 1894 Pennsylvania
- Elijah Stanley -- --, 1796 January 9, 1836
- Thelma Marie Stanley -- --, 1934 June 3, 2003 Virginia
- Connie Elmo Stanley -- --, 1958 May 4, 2008
- John Stanley -- --, 1682 Connecticut
