Researching William Stanton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5972 people with the Stanton surname? In that year Stanton was ranked number 708 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Stanton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Stanton and the Stanton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Stanton 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 Stanton family tree.
Study Parish Records for William Stanton at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Stanton using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about William Stanton.
Research the Stanton surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Stanton Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 8632 people with the Stanton surname in the UK? Stanton is now ranked number 682 for popularity in the UK. |
Stanton Family Tree Databases
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Find William Stanton from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Stanton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 39497 people with the Stanton surname in the USA? Stanton is ranked number 144 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Stanton Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on William Stanton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Stanton
William Henry Stanton (congressman)
William Henry Stanton (July 28, 1843 – March 28, 1900) was an attorney, editor, politician and judge. He served as a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district, elected to fill the vacancy when Winthrop Welles Ketcham resigned and serving for three months from December 1876 to early March 1877. He was previously editor of the Scranton Daily Times (now the Times-Tribune) until 1872.
In 1877 Stanton was elected as a state judge for the County Court of Common Pleas in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County (which then included much of present-day Lackawanna County). After Lackawanna County was organized by the state legislature in 1878, and designated as a separate judicial district, Stanton chose to be reassigned to its County Court in Scranton.
He resigned from the judgeship in February 1879. He was prosecuted and acquitted of libel in September 1879 following charges by William Walker Scranton, general manager of the Lackawanna Iron and Coal Company, who objected to newspaper articles published in August 1878. Stanton had been indicted in the scandal because of witness testimony.
Source: William Henry Stanton (congressman), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Stanton
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