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Where did the English Stanford family come from? What is the English Stanford family crest and coat of arms? When did the Stanford family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Stanford family history?
The Stanford family name comes from having lived in one of the many villages called Stanford, found in at least ten parishes in England. As such, the surname Stanford is classed as a habitation name, derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Stanford, Standerford and others.First found in Staffordshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, as Lords of the manor of Stamford, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stanford research. Another 270 words(19 lines of text) covering the years 1175 and 1461 are included under the topic Early Stanford History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early notables!
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Our PDF Extended History includes the Life In Ireland!
Some of the Stanford family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 112 words(8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Stanford. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Stanford Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Ann Stanford, who arrived in Virginia in 1633
- Jo Stanford, aged 24, landed in Barbados in 1635
- Ann Stanford settled in Virginia in 1637
- Richard Stanford, who arrived in Maryland in 1648
- Nell Stanford, who arrived in Virginia in 1652
Stanford Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Lidia Stanford, who landed in Virginia in 1701
Stanford Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Michael Stanford, aged 34, landed in Virginia in 1812
- S Stanford, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
- Charles Stanford, who landed in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- Dewitt Stanford, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851
- William Stanford, who arrived in Arkansas in 1894
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- Leland Stanford (1824-1893), American railroad builder, politician, and philanthropist, founder of Stanford University, California
- Aaron Stanford (b. 1976), American film actor
- Sir Allen Stanford (b. 1950), American billionaire and founder of the Stanford 20/20 cricket tournament
- Frank Stanford (1948-1978), American poet
- William Stanford (1910-1984), Irish classical scholar and senator
- Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924), Irish composer
- Henry King Stanford (b. 1916), former President of the University of Georgia
- J K Stanford (1892-1971), British writer and ornithologist
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- Goin' Home by Timeri Murari.
- Moses Stanford, Minuteman by Lois Remington Smith.
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Our PDF Coat of Arms + Extended History product is the whole package all in one. With a full color Coat of Arms along with a very detailed History, full symbolism, bibliography and settlers listed by the centuries.
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- Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
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- Holt, J.C. Ed. Domesday Studies. Woodbridge: Boydell, 1987. Print. (ISBN 0-85115-477-8).
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- Lennard, Reginald. Rural England 1086-1135 A Study of Social and Agrarian Conditions. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. Print.
- Burke, Sir Bernard. Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry: Including American Families with British Ancestry. (2 Volumes). London: Burke Publishing, 1939. Print.
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The Stanford Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Stanford Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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