Researching David Stone
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 21649 people with the Stone surname? In that year Stone was ranked number 159 for popularity in the UK. |

The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Stone on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Stone and the Stone Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stone 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 Stone family tree.
Check out Parish Records for David Stone at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of David Stone using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 28514 people with the Stone surname in the UK? Stone is now ranked number 170 for popularity in the UK. |
Stone Genealogy 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.
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Find David Stone from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Stone 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 Stone surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 179257 people with the Stone surname in the USA? Stone is ranked number 98 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stone Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on David Stone. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Stone
David Stone (keyboardist)
David Stone (born Michael David Stoyanoff on March 20, 1953) is a Canadian keyboard player best known for playing with Rainbow. He later joined Max Webster for their album Universal Juveniles.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Stone played in the band Symphonic Slam and with singer B. B. Gabor, and worked on the Bud Matton Agency tour circuit. In 1991, Stone played on a demo by US prog metal band Vision. Stone also played on the hard rock/prog metal band AraPacis' 2019 album Paradox of Denial and joined the band in September 2019. He also played on AraPacis' 2020 EP Déja Hard and their 2021 full length Waterdog. Stone was formerly married to award-winning journalist Madelaine Drohan.
Source: David Stone (keyboardist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDavid Lee Stone
David Lee Stone (born 1978), is an English fantasy author best known for his series of books The Illmoor Chronicles. He has also written under the pseudonyms David L. Stone, David Grimstone and Rotterly Ghoulstone.
His books have been published in many countries and in several different languages. His publishers include Disney (US), Sony (Japan), Buena Vista (Italy), Hodder Headline (UK), Penguin Razorbill (USA), Open Road Integrated Media (USA), Instars Multimedia (China), Luitingh & Sithoff (Holland), Rocco (Brazil), Toymania (Russia), Pocket Jeunesse (France) and Baumhaus Verlag (Germany).
Source: David Lee Stone, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaDavid Stone (military historian)
David John Anthony Stone (born 1947) is an established military author and historian and a former British army officer. Most of his books on various aspects of military conflict have been written and published since he retired from active military duty in 2002, including several studies on the Prussian and German armies throughout the course of history: an area in which his particular expertise is today acknowledged both in the UK and abroad. He is a Member of the Society of Authors and of several other professional, literary and historical or heritage-related groups and organisations. He has maintained a close connection with the heritage and historical perspectives of his former regiment, serving from 2002 to 2015 as a senior trustee of what is today The Rifles (Berkshire and Wiltshire) Museum at Salisbury. He was elected a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute in 1994 and a Member of the Institute of Directors in 2000. He is married and lives in Devon, England.
Source: David Stone (military historian), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
David Henry Stone
Alderman David Henry Stone (1812 - 26 February 1890). His family were the owners of a large amount of land near Lewes for at least three centuries. He was the nephew of Thomas Farncomb the Lord Mayor of London of 1849. Educated at St Olave's Grammar School, in Southwark. He practiced as a solicitor and an attorney from 1839 until 1864.
He first became associated with the City of London Corporation in 1840, when he was appointed Under-Sheriff to Alderman Farncombe. He was Alderman of Bassishaw from 1864 until 1890 In 1867 he was appointed Sheriff of London and in 1874 was elected to Lord Mayor of London. He was Treasurer of St. Thomas' Hospital from 1877 to 1890; Treasurer of the Honourable Artillery Company from 1880 to 1890; on the Metropolitan Board of Works from 1866 to 1868 and again in 1871 to 1874, and the last Principal of Clifford's Inn.
Source: David Henry Stone, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stone
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