Researching Bob Stanley
Explore the detail of Bob Stanley using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11514 people with the Stanley surname? In that year Stanley was ranked number 356 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Stanley on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Bob Stanley in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Stanley ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Stanley and the Stanley Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stanley 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Stanley family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Bob Stanley at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bob Stanley using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Bob Stanley records.
Check out MyHeritage for Bob Stanley information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Bob Stanley.
Research the Stanley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stanley Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 17900 people with the Stanley surname in the UK? Stanley is now ranked number 301 for popularity in the UK. |
Stanley Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Bob Stanley.
Study MyTrees for information on the Stanley family and people looking to contact living Stanley relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Stanley records submitted by people who are already researching the Stanley Family Tree.
Find Bob Stanley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Stanley Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Stanley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 139759 people with the Stanley surname in the USA? Stanley is ranked number 111 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stanley Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Stanley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Stanley
Bob Stanley (musician)
Bob Stanley (born Robert Andrew Shukman; 25 December 1964) is a British musician, journalist, author, and film producer. He is a member of the indie pop group Saint Etienne and has had a parallel career as a music journalist, writing for NME, Melody Maker, Mojo, The Guardian and The Times, as well as writing two books on music and football. He also has a career as a DJ and as a producer of record labels, and has collaborated on a series of films about London. His second publication, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Modern Pop, was published by Faber & Faber in 2013.
Source: Bob Stanley (musician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Stanley
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Satnoly Schittenhelm Sidnall Sidnell Stainland Stamelos Stamler Stammler Stamoulis Stanalan Stanaland Staneil Staneland Staniland Stanlack Stanlake Stanlan Stanland Stanlick Stanlike Stanlock Stanluck Stanly Stanwell Stanyland Steimly Steinhall Steinhelfer Steinhilber Steinle Steinmueller Stemler Stemmler Stenholm Stenlund Stiemly Stimel Stimeling Stimely Stimley Stimmel Stinehelfer Stommel Stonall Stonehill Stonelake Stoneley Stonell Stonely Stonnell Stumbles





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