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Stanford Family History
Stanford Genealogy & Family TreeStanford is an English name from Staffordshire, England, where the family held a seat. It comes from the Old English roots stan and ford and referred to someone who lived near a stony ford. The earliest known ancestor--Adam de Stanford--was recorded in 1273. The family motto is A ma puissance which means "According to my power."
Other spellings of the name include "Stamford" and "Standerford." Notable people with the surname include American actor Aaron Stanford (X-Men 2, X-Men: the Last Stand, Nikita), Canadian actor Jason Gray-Stanford (Monk, A Beautiful Mind, Dragon Ball Z), and American journalist Phil Stanford (White House Call Girl, The Peyton-Allan Files, Portland Confidential: Sex, Crime, and Corruption in the Rose City). The first Stanford to come to America was Ann Stanford in Virginia in 1633.
Stanford Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Nancy Elizabeth Stanford -- --, 1869 April 20, 1949
- John Stanford -- --, 1870 December 0, 1950 New South Wales
- Stanley Bain Stanford -- --, 1905 December 0, 1971 Victoria
- George Alexander Stanford -- --, 1899 October 8, 1948 Victoria
- Henry Stanford -- --, 1836 November 14, 1881
Stanford Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ethel Stanford -- --, 1879 June 24, 1958 South Australia
- Henry Stanford -- --, 1869 October 18, 1939 New South Wales
- Harriet Esther Stanford -- --, 1861 December 0, 1950 Wyoming
- Alice Stanford -- --, 1216 October 24, 1265
- Mary Stanford -- --, 1740 December 11, 1807 Connecticut
