Stanford Family Tree research resources
Research the background of the Stanford Family Tree using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Family History !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2490 people with the Stanford surname? In that year Stanford was ranked number 1566 for popularity in the UK. |
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Stanford records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Stanford family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Historical References
"STANFORD. Of English origin from one or other of several places of the name. Adam de Stanford witnessed the grant by William the Lion of burgh and market to the church of Glasgow, c. 1175 (REG., p. 37), and another charter by same king to the church of Paisley (RMP., p. 89). Robert de Standford witnessed sale of a toft to the canons of Scone in 1219 (Scon, p. 52), and Roger de Staunforth was vicar of Banchrytamy in 1262 (RAA., i, p. 193). "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Stanford Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stanford Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Stanford family tree.
Check out Stanford Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Stanford family name using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Stanford family records.
Check out MyHeritage for Stanford family data.
Search the LDS Database for records of the Stanford family.
Research the Stanford surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stanford Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3597 people with the Stanford surname in the UK? Stanford is now ranked number 1582 for popularity in the UK. |
Stanford Family Tree Databases
Check out WikiTree for user contributed Stanford family records. Collaboration is encouraged so that accuracy of Stanford data can be verified or corrected by other users.
Look at MyTrees for information on the Stanford family and people looking to contact living Stanford relations.
Check out GENi for Stanford family records.
Find your Irish Stanford relatives on findmypast.ie
Stanford Forums
Research the Stanford surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Stanford surname in the USA? Stanford is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stanford Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on the Stanford family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Stanford surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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