Researching John Stackhouse
Dig into the past of John Stackhouse using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 368 people with the Stackhouse surname? In that year Stackhouse was ranked number 3211 for popularity in the UK. |

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Stackhouse on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Stackhouse in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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 Stackhouse 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 John Stackhouse and the Stackhouse Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stackhouse 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 Stackhouse family tree.
Explore Parish Records for John Stackhouse at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Stackhouse using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for John Stackhouse records.
Investigate MyHeritage for John Stackhouse information.
Search the LDS Database for records about John Stackhouse.
Research the Stackhouse surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stackhouse Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 638 people with the Stackhouse surname in the UK? Stackhouse is now ranked number 3438 for popularity in the UK. |
Stackhouse 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Stackhouse.
Study MyTrees for information on the Stackhouse family and people looking to contact living Stackhouse relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Stackhouse records submitted by people who are already researching the Stackhouse Family Tree.
Find John Stackhouse from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Stackhouse 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 Stackhouse surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Stackhouse surname in the USA? Stackhouse is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stackhouse Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on John Stackhouse. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Stackhouse
John Stackhouse (journalist)
John Stackhouse (born 1962) is a Canadian journalist and author. He graduated from Queen's University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. While at Queen's, he served as editor of the Queen's Journal, and won the Tricolour Award in 1985.
He joined The Globe and Mail in 1992. He was the editor of The Globe and Mail
Since January 2015, Stackhouse has been the Senior Vice-President, Office of the CEO, at the Royal Bank of Canada, in such capacity he has an "advisory role, where he will be “responsible for gathering and interpreting global economic, business, political and social trends and providing the leadership team and board with insights". Additionally, Stackhouse "has joined the boards of the C.D. Howe Institute and World Literacy Canada and become a senior fellow at the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs. He also signed a two-book deal with Knopf Random House Canada."
Source: John Stackhouse (journalist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stackhouse
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