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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
- Jane Stanley -- --, 1537 May 25, 1579 England
- Robert Stanley -- --, 1572 June 1, 1605
- Mary Stanley -- --, 1511 December 0, 1584
- Daniel Stanley -- --, 1550 December 0, 1594 England
- Isabel Stanley -- --, 1414 December 0, 1480
Stanley Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- William Stanley -- --, 1250 December 0, 1311
- Adam Stanley -- --, 1225 December 0, 1285
- Martha Ann Stanley -- --, 1820 June 10, 1888 Virginia
- Sarah Stanley -- --, 1427 September 23, 1459
- William Stanley -- --, 1311 December 0, 1389
