Researching Richard Stanley
Delve into the history of Richard Stanley using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11514 people with the Stanley surname? In that year Stanley was ranked number 356 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Stanley on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Richard Stanley 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 Stanley 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 Richard Stanley and the Stanley Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stanley 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 Stanley family tree.
Search Parish Records for Richard Stanley at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Richard Stanley using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Richard Stanley.
Research the Stanley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stanley Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 17900 people with the Stanley surname in the UK? Stanley is now ranked number 301 for popularity in the UK. |
Stanley 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Richard Stanley.
Study MyTrees for information on the Stanley family and people looking to contact living Stanley relations.
Study One Great Family for Stanley records submitted by people who are already researching the Stanley Family Tree.
Find Richard Stanley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Stanley 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 Stanley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 139759 people with the Stanley surname in the USA? Stanley is ranked number 111 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stanley Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Richard Stanley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Richard Stanley
Richard Stanley (director)
Richard Stanley (born 22 November 1966) is a South African filmmaker, known for his work in the horror genre. He began his career making short films and music videos, and subsequently directed the feature films Hardware (1990) and Dust Devil (1992), both of which are considered cult classics. He was the original director of The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996), but was fired early into principal photography due to creative differences, an episode recounted in the 2014 documentary Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau. In 2019, he returned to feature films after more than 20 years, directing the H. P. Lovecraft adaptation Color Out of Space.
Source: Richard Stanley (director), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Stanley
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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