Researching David Staniforth
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1136 people with the Staniforth surname? In that year Staniforth was ranked number 2468 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Staniforth on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Staniforth and the Staniforth Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Staniforth 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 Staniforth family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1886 people with the Staniforth surname in the UK? Staniforth is now ranked number 2420 for popularity in the UK. |
Staniforth Family Tree Databases
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Staniforth Forums
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Miscellaneous Staniforth Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on David Staniforth. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Staniforth
David Staniforth (field hockey)
David Staniforth (born April 5, 1976 in Durban) is a field hockey goalkeeper from South Africa, who was a member of the national squad that finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The goalie plays for a provincial team called KwaZulu Natal Raiders.
Staniforth was named South African Hockey's Male Personality of the Year for 2002. He made the match-winning save from Belgian player, Jean-Philippe Brulé's flick in a penalty shoot-out to decide the final Olympic qualifying place for the 2004 Athens Games. Staniforth was substituted into the game specifically for the penalty shoot-out after the game had ended at 2-2 and the golden goal period remained scoreless.
He currently plays for English side Fareham Hockey Club, in Hampshire and coaches the University of Southampton's male and female hockey teams.
Source: David Staniforth (field hockey), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDavid Staniforth (footballer)
David Albry Staniforth (born 6 October 1950) is a former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Sheffield United, Bristol Rovers, Bradford City, and Halifax Town.
He played for Nottingham County Boys as a child, and in 1966 he was offered the chance to join Huddersfield Town; an offer which he rejected in order to stay in school. He later joined Sheffield United as an apprentice, and went on to play 26 times in the Football League First Division for The Blades, scoring three times, having joined the professional ranks in 1968.
Bristol Rovers signed Staniforth from Sheffield United in 1974 for a fee of £20,000, and he went on to make 151 League appearances and score 32 goals for the West Country side during a five-year stay with the club. Bradford signed him in 1979 for a fee of £24,000, and after helping them to win promotion from the Football League Fourth Division he moved to Halifax Town as a player/coach in 1982. Halifax proved to be his final club, and he retired from football in 1984.
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