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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
- Elizabeth Stanley -- --, 1532 December 0, 1590 England
- Jane Stanley -- --, 1485 December 0, 1557
- Elizabeth Maria Stanley -- --, 1485 June 17, 1533
- Mary Stanley -- --, 1500 March 25, 1587
- Rowland Stanley -- --, 1470 December 0, 1529
Stanley Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Martha Clay Hudson Stanley -- --, 1660 December 0, 1734 Virginia
- Elizabeth Stanley -- --, 1387 December 0, 1429
- Mary Stanley -- --, 1733 July 9, 1754 Virginia
- William Bill Stanley -- --, 1760 February 21, 1840 Virginia
- Batte Stanley -- --, 1428 December 0, 1453
