Researching Michael Standing
Investigate the background of Michael Standing using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1910 people with the Standing surname? In that year Standing was ranked number 1887 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Michael Standing on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Michael Standing in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
![]() |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Michael Standing. |
![]() |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Michael Standing. |
![]() |
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Michael Standing. |
![]() |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Michael Standing. |
![]() |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Michael Standing. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Standing ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Standing Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Michael Standing and the Standing Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Standing Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Standing family tree.
Study Parish Records for Michael Standing at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Michael Standing using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Michael Standing records.
Study MyHeritage for Michael Standing information.
Investigate the LDS Database for records about Michael Standing.
Research the Standing surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Standing Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1903 people with the Standing surname in the UK? Standing is now ranked number 2412 for popularity in the UK. |
Standing Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Michael Standing.
Study MyTrees for information on the Standing family and people looking to contact living Standing relations.
Look at One Great Family for Standing records submitted by people who are already researching the Standing Family Tree.
Find Michael Standing from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Standing Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Standing surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Standing Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Michael Standing. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Michael Standing
Michael Standing (actor)
Michael Lionel Standing (born 19 June 1939) is a British actor, appearing mostly in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Standing was born in London. Between an appearance in a 1964 episode of the TV series of The Saint and his final appearance in the 1973 opening season of The Tomorrow People in which he played Ginge, the biker heavy who became the Tomorrow People's ally, he appeared in a considerable number of dramas such as Z-Cars, Gideon's Way and the soap opera The Newcomers, and episodes of fantasy television series such as Adam Adamant Lives!, The Champions, and Ace of Wands.
Standing is probably best remembered for his role as Arthur in the 1969 film, The Italian Job, who was, as Michael Caine's character Croker famously observed "only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!" after he had totally destroyed a van with gelignite.
Standing later moved to the United States, and was briefly married to Sherri Spillane, the ex-wife of writer Mickey Spillane.
Source: Michael Standing (actor), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Standing
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Siedentop Siedentopf Southmayd St_andre St_antoine Stainthorpe Stainton Stametiethis Stanat Stand Standafer Standage Standahl Standal Standall Standard Standbridge Standbrok Standbroke Standbrook Standbrooke Standell Standen Stander Standerfer Standerford Standering Standeven Standfield Standidge Standifer Standiford Standingford Standingwolf Standish Standish-Brooks Standishdescendants Standlee Standley Standly Standon Standridge Standrin Standring Standrod Stanett Stannet Stannett Stant Stantial Stantley Stanton Stants Stanturf Stantz Stanwood Staunton Steinmetz Stemmwedel Stemwedel Stemwedle Stendall Stendel Stendell Stender Stenet Stenett Stennet Stennett Stent Stentaford Stentiford Stenton Stentz Steynmets Stiant Stienton Stinde Stinet Stinit Stinnet Stinnett Stinton Stiwinter Stunden Stundon Stuntz Styant Suddendorf





Comments
Looking for information on a Michael Standing in your family tree? Why not post a question here -