Researching Godfrey 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 Godfrey means "God's Peace" and is of German origin.
Records of Godfrey Stone on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Godfrey Stone and the Stone Genealogy
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.
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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
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Stone Forums
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| 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 Godfrey Stone. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Godfrey Stone
Godfrey Stone
The Ven. Godfrey Owen Stone, FRGS (b 15 December 1949) is a British clergyman who was Archdeacon of Stoke from 2002 until 2013.
He was ordained deacon in 1981, and priest in 1982. After a curacy at Rushden-with-Newton Bromswold he was Director of Pastoral Studies at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford from 1987 to 1992. He was Team Rector at Bucknall from 1992 to 2002; and Rural Dean of Stoke-upon-Trent from 1998 to 2002.
He has been chair of the ecumenical Christian charity 'The Friends of the Church in China' since 2017 (www.thefcc.org).
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