Researching Mark Stanhope
Research the background of Mark Stanhope using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 718 people with the Stanhope surname? In that year Stanhope was ranked number 2862 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Mark means "warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Mark Stanhope on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mark Stanhope in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Stanhope 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 Mark Stanhope and the Stanhope Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stanhope 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 Stanhope family tree.
Search Parish Records for Mark Stanhope at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mark Stanhope using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Mark Stanhope records.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Mark Stanhope.
Research the Stanhope surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stanhope Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 846 people with the Stanhope surname in the UK? Stanhope is now ranked number 3246 for popularity in the UK. |
Stanhope Family History 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 Mark Stanhope.
Study MyTrees for information on the Stanhope family and people looking to contact living Stanhope relations.
Search One Great Family for Stanhope records submitted by people who are already researching the Stanhope Family Tree.
Find Mark Stanhope from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Stanhope 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 Stanhope surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Stanhope surname in the USA? Stanhope is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stanhope Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Mark Stanhope. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mark Stanhope
Mark Stanhope
Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, (born 26 March 1952) is a retired Royal Navy officer. After serving as a submarine commander, he commanded a frigate and then commanded an aircraft carrier on operational patrol off Sierra Leone. He went on to be Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Transformation and then Commander-in-Chief Fleet. He served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval staff, the professional head of the Royal Navy, from July 2009 to April 2013. In this role he advised the British Government on the deployment of naval forces during operations around Libya. He was succeeded by Admiral Sir George Zambellas in April 2013.
Source: Mark Stanhope, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Stanhope
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.
Sattenfield Schattenberg Seidenberg Sidenbender Siedenvliet Stainback Stainbridge Stainbrook Stainburn Stainfield Stainforth Stamford Stamp Stampe Stamper Stampf Stampfel Stampfeli Stampfer Stampfli Stampka Stampley Stanaback Stanaford Stanback Stanberry Stanbery Stanborough Stanbra Stanbridge Stanbro Stanbrook Stanbrooke Stanbrough Stanbury Stanfield Stanfill Stanford Stanforth Staniford Staniforth Stanivukovich Stanover Stanphill Stanyforth Steenbarger Steenbergen Steenburg Steinbach Steinbacher Steinbarger Steinbauer Steinbeck Steinberg Steinberger Steinborn Steinbrecher Steinbrenner Steinbrink Steinbruegge Steinbrugge Steinebach Steinfeld Steinfurth Steinhofer Steinhoff Steinvorth Stemp Stempe Stempel Stempfley Stempien Stempin Stempinski Stempion Stempkowski Stemple Stenabaugh Stenback Stenberg Stenbridge Stimple Stinebaugh Stomp Stonbridge Stoneback Stonebanks Stonebarger Stoneberger Stonebraker Stonebridge Stonebrook Stoneburner Stump Stumpe Stumpf Stumpff Stumph Stumphel Swedenburg Swidenbank Swithenby Swittenberg





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