Brief Life History of William
When William Starley or Stearley was christened on 6 July 1735, in Cuckfield, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Starley, was 45 and his mother, Ann Walter, was 43.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Starley
1689–1754
Ann Walter
1692–
Thomas Starley
1718–1789
Walter Starley
1723–
Hopestill Starley
1727–
John Starley
1730–1803
William Starley or Stearley
1735–1740
Sources (2)
- William Stearley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Stearley, "England, Sussex, Parish Registers, 1538-1910"
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Name Meaning
English (Sussex): possibly a nickname from an unrecorded Middle English adjective stereli, derived from stere ‘strong, hardy, powerful, steadfast’, like sickly from sick. Alternatively, it may be a habitational name, perhaps from Startley in Great Somerford (Wiltshire).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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