Brief Life History of James
When James Stanley was born in 1874, in Rothwell, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Stanley, was 43 and his mother, Mary Driver, was 43.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- James Stanley in household of Charles Stanley, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
- Legacy NFS Source: James Stanley - Government record: birth-name: James Stanley
- James Stanley in household of Charles Stanley, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
Parents and Siblings
1831–1904 Male
1831–1893 Female
Siblings (10)
1857– Female
1858– Male
1859– Female
1861– Female
1864– Male
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children
Age 6
1884
Age 10
1908
Age 34
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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