Researching James Stockdale
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2331 people with the Stockdale surname? In that year Stockdale was ranked number 1643 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Stockdale on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Stockdale and the Stockdale Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stockdale 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 Stockdale family tree.
Look at Parish Records for James Stockdale at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of James Stockdale using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2776 people with the Stockdale surname in the UK? Stockdale is now ranked number 1921 for popularity in the UK. |
Stockdale Genealogy Databases
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Stockdale Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Stockdale surname in the USA? Stockdale is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stockdale Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on James Stockdale. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called James Stockdale
James Stockdale
James Bond Stockdale (December 23, 1923 – July 5, 2005) was a United States Navy vice admiral and aviator awarded the Medal of Honor in the Vietnam War, during which he was a prisoner of war for over seven years.
Stockdale was the most senior naval officer held captive in Hanoi, North Vietnam. He had led aerial attacks from the carrier during the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident. On his next deployment, while commander of Carrier Air Wing Sixteen aboard the carrier, his A-4 Skyhawk jet was shot down in North Vietnam on September 9, 1965. He served as President of the Naval War College from October 1977 until he retired from the Navy in 1979. As vice admiral, Stockdale was the president of The Citadel from 1979 to 1980.
Stockdale was a candidate for Vice President of the United States in the 1992 presidential election, on Ross Perot's independent ticket.
Source: James Stockdale, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stockdale
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.
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