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Early Origins of the Stalley family

The surname Stalley was first found in Wiltshire where Stille was a tenant listed there prior to the Conquest. [1]

The Domesday Book in 1086 A.D. lists Aluuinus Stilla in Hampshire. [2] Lefwinus Stille was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1166 is Sussex and Richard le Stille was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275. [3]

Years later, the Subsidy Rolls of 1332 list John atte Stille in Worcestershire. [3] The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list Walter Stille in Oxfordshire.

Early History of the Stalley family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Stalley research. Another 82 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1300, 1451, 1511, 1543, 1577, 1591, 1593 and 1608 are included under the topic Early Stalley History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Stalley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stille, Still, Stills, Stillie, Stylle and others.

Early Notables of the Stalley family

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United States Stalley migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stalley Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Anna Stalley, aged 27, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 [4]
  • Ulrich Stalley, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 [4]

Australia Stalley migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Stalley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Thomas Stalley, aged 28, a groom, who arrived in South Australia in 1854 aboard the ship "Star Queen" [5]
  • Anne Stalley, aged 26, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1856 aboard the ship "Switzerland"


  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  3. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  4. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  5. South Australian Register Monday 1st January 1855. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Star Queen 1854. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/starqueen1854.shtml


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