Brief Life History of Elizabeth Ann
When Elizabeth Ann Stanley was born on 7 June 1856, her father, Michael Stanley, was 24 and her mother, Mary Ann King, was 23. She married William Wren on 28 November 1877, in Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1871.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Elizabeth Stanley in household of Michael Stanley, "England and Wales Census, 1871"
- Elizabeth Ann Stanley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1851–1901 Male
1856– Female
Children (6)
1878– Male
1879–1962 Female
1882– Female
1885– Female
1889– Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1833–1885 Male
1834–1910 Female
Siblings (9)
1856– Female
1857– Male
1859–1862 Female
1862–1922 Male
1863–1864 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 24
1884
Age 28
1904 · The Entente Cordiale
Age 48
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Stanley, including those in Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire, Durham, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire, named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. This English name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century where it was Gaelicized as de Stainléigh.
English: possibly also a variant of Stoneley, a habitational name from Stoneley Green in Burland (Cheshire), Stoneleigh (Warwickshire), or Stonely in Kimbolton (Huntingdonshire), all named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Americanized form of any of various like-sounding names in other languages, for example Polish Stanislawski , Greek Anastasiou , and Serbian Stojadinov (patronymic from the personal name Stojadin).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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