Birth Name: Frances Jane Ruffell

Place of Birth: Redbridge, Essex, England

Date of Birth: 29 August 1965

Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Frances Ruffelle is an English musical theatre actress and recording artist. She is the daughter of Sylvia Young, founder of the Sylvia Young Theatre School, and Norman Albert Ruffell. Frances is the mother of musician Eliza Doolittle. She was married to stage director and writer John Caird.

Frances’ paternal grandparents were ? Ruffell and ? Ellis.

Frances’ maternal grandparents were Abraham Bakal and Sophie Wexler.

Sources: Frances’ birth record – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Frances’ parents – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Frances’ father – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Frances’ mother – https://familysearch.org

News article about Frances’ mother’s ancestry – http://www.standard.co.uk

Marriage record of Frances’ maternal grandparents, Abraham Bakal and Sophie Wexler – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: George Bradford Caird

Date of Birth: 17 July 1917

Place of Birth: Wandsworth, London, England

Date of Death: 21 April 1984

Place of Death: Wantage, Oxfordshire, England

Ethnicity:
*75% Scottish
*25% English

G. B. Caird was an English churchman, theologian, humanitarian, and biblical scholar. At the time of his death, he was Dean Ireland’s Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford. His parents, Esther Love (Bradford) and George Caird, came from Dundee, Scotland. G. B. was the father of stage director and writer John Caird, and the paternal grandfather of musician Eliza Doolittle. He was married to Viola Mary Newport.

G. B.’s paternal grandparents were George Caird (the son of John Caird and Jane/Jean Simpson) and Margaret Wood Butchard (the daughter of James Butchard and Agnes Stewart). John was the son of Francis Caird and Helen Scott.

G. B.’s maternal grandfather was John Samuel Bradford (the son of John Bradford and Elizabeth Smith Jennings). G. B.’s grandfather John was English. G. B.’s great-grandfather John was the son of Thomas Didlick Bradford and Ester Waters. Elizabeth was the daughter of William Jennings and Hester Love.

G. B.’s maternal grandmother was Mary Cumming (the daughter of George Cumming and Janet Martin). George was the son of James Cumming and Janet Scott. G. B.’s great-grandmother Janet was the daughter of William Martin and Margaret Robertson.

Source: G. B.’s birth record – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: Charles Marvin Green, Jr.

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Date of Birth: October 16, 1950

Ethnicity: English, Irish, Scottish, remote Cornish, remote Welsh

Angry Grandpa is an American Internet personality. He is the son of Dorothy (Meyers) and Charles Marvin Green, Sr. He was married to Tina Maria Sharp.

Angry Grandpa’s paternal grandfather was Marvin Earl Green (the son of David Joel Green and Mary Frances Britt). David was the son of Martin Green and Deborah Deaton. Mary was the daughter of Levi Britt and Ann Eliza Martin.

Angry Grandpa’s paternal grandmother was Annie Gertrude “Anna” Asbill (the daughter of James Madison Asbill and Emma Lee McLeod). James was the son of William Madison Asbill and Martha Ann Mofitt. Emma was the daughter of David King McLeod and Elizabeth Frances Tomlinson.

Angry Grandpa’s maternal grandfather was Virgil Henry Meyers (the son of John Christopher Meyers and Mary Henrietta Hilton). John was the son of James Meyers and Catherine Murray. Mary was the daughter of Travis Benjamin “TB” Hilton and Susan “Jennie” Veno.

Angry Grandpa’s maternal grandmother was Lillie Elizabeth Brown.

Source: Genealogy of Angry Grandpa – http://www.geni.com

Date of Birth: November 24, 1784

Place of Birth: Barboursville, Virginia

Date of Death: July 9, 1850

Place of Death: Washington, D.C.

Ethnicity: English

Zachary Taylor was an American politician. A member of the Whig Party, he served as the 12th President of the United States, from 1849 to 1850, when he died from an illness.

President Taylor’s paternal grandparents were Zachary Taylor (the son of James Taylor, Jr. and Martha Thompson) and Elizabeth Lee (the daughter of Hancock Lee and Sarah Allerton). Elizabeth was born in Hadleigh, Suffolk, England, to parents from Virginia.

President Taylor’s maternal grandparents were William Dabney Strother (the son of Francis Strother and Susannah Dabney) and Sarah Bayly (the daughter of Samuel Bailey, Jr. and Elizabeth Baker).

Source: Genealogy of Zachary Taylor – http://www.geni.com

Birth Name: Frank Theodore Levine

Place of Birth: Bellaire, Ohio

Date of Birth: May 29, 1957

Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*English (mother)

Ted Levine is an American actor.

His father was from a Russian Jewish family. His mother had English ancestry.

Ted’s mother has also been said to have Welsh and Native American ancestry. It is not clear if this Welsh and Native American ancestry has been documented/verified.

Ted’s paternal grandparents were Morris Levine (the son of Abraham I. Levine and Yetta Podnos/Padnos) and Frances Slonim (the daughter of Chaim Eliezer Daniel Slonim and Esther M. Stupack). Morris was a Russian Jewish immigrant. Frances was born in New York, to Russian Jewish parents.

Ted’s maternal grandparents were Willis John Clark and Eliza J. Chatterton (the daughter of Anna V.).

Sources: Ted’s father on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Ted’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Ted’s maternal grandmother, Eliza J. Chatterton, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: Wayne Robert LaPierre, Jr.

Place of Birth: Schenectady, New York

Date of Birth: November 8, 1948

Ethnicity: German (maternal grandmother), French-Canadian, English, Scottish

Wayne LaPierre is an American author and advocate of the right to keep and bear arms. He is the executive vice president of the NRA (National Rifle Association). He is the son of Hazel Marie (Gordon) and Wayne Robert LaPierre, Sr.

Wayne’s paternal grandparents were Raymond Homer LaPierre (the son of William LaPierre and Agnes Harvey) and Edith Matthews (the daughter of Frederic B. Matthews and Agnes or Minnie Coburn).

Wayne’s maternal grandparents were Robert Gordon (the son of David Gorden and Alice Youngs) and Minnie Wiesenfort/Weisenfort (the daughter of Florian W. Wiesenfarth/Wiesenfort/Weisenfort and Minnie Fetter). Florian was German. Wayne’s great-grandmother Minnie Fetter was born in New York, to German parents, Louis Fetter and Martha.

Sources: Genealogy of Wayne LaPierre (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca

Wayne’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Wayne’s maternal great-grandparents, Florian W. Wiesenfarth/Wiesenfort/Weisenfort and Minnie Fetter, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Wayne’s maternal great-grandmother, Minnie Fetter, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Birth Name: David Jon Gilmour

Place of Birth: Cambridge, England

Date of Birth: 6 March 1946

Ethnicity: English, likely some Scottish, distant Dutch

David Gilmour is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is known as the guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd.

He is the son of Sylvia (Wilson) and Douglas Gilmour. The surname “Gilmour” is generally Scottish.

David’s paternal grandparents were Sidney David Gilmour and Anne Margarite Graham (the daughter of Frederick Charles Graham and Alice Stiff). Anne descended from Peter Egbert, who was born, c. 1731, in Staten Island, New York, of Dutch descent.

Source: Genealogy of David Gilmour (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.wikitree.com

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Birth Name: Harry Rodger Webb

Place of Birth: Lucknow, British India (present-day India)

Date of Birth: 14 October 1940

Ethnicity:
*87.5% English
*6.25% Dutch
*6.25% Indian

Cliff Richard is an English pop singer, musician, performer, actor, and philanthropist. His father, Rodger Oscar Webb, was born in Rangoon (present-day Yangon), Burma, of English and 1/8 Dutch descent. His mother, Dorothy Marie (Dazely) Bodkin, was born in Lahore, British Raj (present-day Pakistan), of English and 1/8 Indian descent.

Cliff’s paternal grandfather was Frederick William Webb (the son of Thomas Benjamin Webb and Amelia Sophia Smart). Thomas was the son of Thomas Webb and Mary Taynton. Amelia was the daughter of James Smart and Amelia Emily Brill.

Cliff’s paternal grandmother was Donella Eugenie “Dewy” Woodfall (the daughter of William James Woodfall and Gertrude Eliza Jensen). William was the son of Charles Woodfall and Dorothy Graye. Gertrude was the daughter of Baron Joseph Jensen and Elizabeth Alexander. Baron Joseph was of Dutch descent.

Cliff’s maternal grandfather was William Edward Dazely (the son of Albert Edward Dazely and Daisy Haines). Albert was the son of Edward Dazely and Ann Susan Crowley. Daisy was the daughter of Ernest Clause Haines and Grace Birrell.

Cliff’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Edith Bridgwater (the daughter of William Brock Bridgwater and Marie Beatrice Smith). William was the son of William Bridgwater and Martha Hennessey Walker. Marie was the daughter of George David Smith and Emeline Josephine Rebeiro. Emeline’s father, Vitriaus Rebeiro, was Indian, from Goa.

Sources: Genealogy of Cliff Richard – http://www.geni.com

Biography of Cliff Richard – https://books.google.com.ph

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Birth Name: Gerald Randolph Anderson, Jr.

Place of Birth: General Santos City, South Cotabato, Philippines

Date of Birth: March 7, 1989

Ethnicity:
*German, Swedish (paternal grandfather)
*Dutch, English, French, Welsh, remote German (paternal grandmother)
*Filipino (mother)

Gerald Anderson is a Filipino-American film and television actor, commercial model, and TV producer. His father, Gerald Randolph “Randy” Anderson, Sr., is an American instructor in the Philippine Navy who travels back and forth between the United States and Zambales. His mother, Evangeline Opsima, is a Filipina businesswoman, from General Santos City.

Gerald’s paternal grandfather was Norbert Eugene Anderson, Sr. (the son of Charles Oscar Andersson, later Anderson, and Fannie Josephine Schmidt). Charles was born in Sweden, to Otto P. Andersson (later Anderson) and Tilda Stille. Fannie was the daughter of German immigrants Joseph Schmidt and Maria Michaelsen.

Gerald’s paternal grandmother was Ethel Louise Lieuallen (the daughter of Dock Marion Lieuallen and Elsie Calvin McGowan). Dock was the son of Mathew John Lewallen and Martha Bilyeu. Elsie was the daughter of John McGowan and Marenda Robinson.

Source: Genealogy of Gerald Anderson (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Place of Birth: Guilford, Connecticut

Date of Birth: February 2, 1970

Ethnicity:
*English, with some Swedish, Irish, French, and Scottish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)

Jennifer Westfeldt is an American actress and screenwriter.

She is the daughter of Constance “Connie” (Meyers) and Patrick McLoskey Westfeldt, Jr. Her father has English, as well as some Swedish, Irish, French, and Scottish, ancestry. Her mother is Jewish (of German Jewish and Russian Jewish descent).

Jennifer’s patrilineal line goes back to her great-great-great-grandfather, Gustavus Adolphus George Westfeldt, a Swedish immigrant, and to his wife, Jennifer’s great-great-great-grandmother Jane McCloskey, who was born in Cavan, Ireland.

Jennifer’s paternal grandfather was Patrick McLoskey Westfeldt, Sr. (the son of Wallace Ogden Westfeldt and Alice B. Vairin). Wallace was the son of Patrick McLoskey Westfeldt and Louise Bell Ogden. Alice was the daughter of Nugent Beverly Vairin and Alice Baldwin.

Jennifer’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Virginia Weems (the daughter of Wharton Ewell Weems and Mathilde Booth). Wharton was the son of Benjamin Francis Weems and Maria Nash Carrington. Mathilde was the daughter of Horace Drake Booth and Mathilde J. Boon. Jennifer’s grandmother Elizabeth later re-married to orchestra conductor Izler Solomon, who was Jewish.

Jennifer’s maternal grandparents were Karl Meyers and Shirlee Miriam Meyer (the daughter of Isaac Meyer and Anita Silberstein). Karl was a Jewish immigrant from Koenigsburg, Prussia. Isaac and Anita were born in New York, and all of their own parents were Russian Jewish immigrants. Anita’s mother was named Sophie/Sophia.

Sources: Obituary of Jennifer’s paternal grandfather, Patrick McLoskey Westfeldt, Sr. – http://obits.dignitymemorial.com

Jennifer’s paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Virginia Weems, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Jennifer’s maternal grandmother, Shirlee Miriam Meyer, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger

Place of Birth: Lima, Ohio

Date of Birth: March 2, 1982

Ethnicity: Swiss-German, German, English

Ben Roethlisberger is an American football player (quarterback).

He is the son of Ida Jane (Foust) and Kenneth Todd Roethlisberger. His father is a former pitcher and quarterback at Georgia Tech.

His surname, “Roethlisberger” (Swiss-German spelling: “Röthlisberger”), is of Swiss origin, with roots in the village of Geissbühler, Lauperswil, Switzerland. Ben has Swiss-German, German, and English ancestry.

Ben’s paternal grandparents are Kenneth Carl Roethlisberger (the son of Aldine Roethlisberger and Clara Estella Zimmerly) and Audrey Louise Heslop (the daughter of Wilbur Beymer Heslop and Louise Saunders).

Ben’s maternal grandparents are Franklin E. Foust (the son of Lowell Edward Foust and Ida M. Foster) and Frances Arlene Shoemaker (the daughter of Lloyd H. Shoemaker and Frances Virgina Decker).

Sources: Genealogies of Ben Roethlisberger – http://genealogy.about.com
http://www.geni.com

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Birth Name: David Afrasiabassa Bakhtiari

Place of Birth: Burlingame, California

Date of Birth: September 30, 1991

Ethnicity: Iranian, Icelandic, English

David Bakhtiari is an American football player. He is an offensive tackle for the Green Bay Packers.

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Birth Name: Chase Cameron Utley

Place of Birth: Pasadena, California

Date of Birth: December 17, 1978

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish, Irish, and German, 1/16th Italian, 1/16th French

Chase Utley is an American baseball player. A second baseman, he plays for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Chase’s paternal grandparents were Donald B. Utley (the son of Ellis Andrew Utley and Myrtle Josephine Hutchison) and Marjorie L. Johnson (the daughter of Clarence Allen Johnson and Mable Sadler). Ellis’s mother was Canadian. Myrtle was born in Michigan, to Canadian parents from Ontario. Clarence’s mother was Canadian. Mable was born in Ontario, Canada.

Chase’s maternal grandparents were William Raiford Ewing, Jr. (the son of William Raiford/Raeford Ewing and Louise Dal Balcon) and Shirley Mae Cameron (the daughter of Lynn Archibald Cameron and Doris Lenora Chiles). Louise was born in California, to an Italian father and a French mother. Lynn’s father was Canadian.

Source: Genealogy of Chase Utley – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com

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Birth Name: Joseph Daniel Votto

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario

Date of Birth: September 10, 1983

Ethnicity: Italian (paternal grandfather), Scottish, English

Joey Votto is a Canadian professional baseball first baseman. He plays for the Cincinnati Reds, of Major League Baseball. He is the son of Wendy (Howell) and Joseph Votto.

Joey’s paternal grandparents were Joseph Votto and Joyce Ferguson (the daughter of Jim Ferugson and Pearl).

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Birth Name: Daniel Cooley Uggla

Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky

Date of Birth: March 11, 1980

Ethnicity: Swedish (paternal great-grandfather), English

Dan Uggla is an American professional baseball player. He is a second baseman who plays for the Washington Nationals. “Uggla” is a Swedish surname that means “owl”. The surname comes from a noble family in Sweden.

Dan’s paternal grandparents were Arnold Helmfrid Uggla (the son of Carl Magnus Helmfrid Uggla and Annie Myra Bass) and Helen Jane Ryder (the daughter of John M. Ryder and Helen Brown). Carl was of Swedish descent, the son of Pontus Helmfrid Uggla and Malvina Sofia Ulrika Berggren.

Dan’s maternal grandparents were Hollis Welbourn Cooley (the son of Hollis Moseley Cooley and Page Edloe Welbourn) and Carey Shands. Dan’s great-great-grandfather, Mortimer Elwyn Cooley, was Dean at the University of Michigan.

Sources: Genealogy of Dan Uggla (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.wargs.com

Genealogy of Dan’s maternal grandfather, Hollis Welbourn Cooley – http://www.findagrave.com

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Birth Name: Cynthia Jeanne Bowers

Place of Birth: Saint Charles, Missouri

Date of Birth: January 28, 1947

Ethnicity: English, Scottish

Jeanne Shaheen is an American politician. A Democrat, she has served as a U.S. Senator from New Hampshire since 2009. She was previously the 78th Governor of New Hampshire, from 1997 to 2003.

Jeanne’s paternal grandparents were Emery Blain Bowers (the son of James Alexander Bowers and Lasaphene Miller) and Laura Grace Anderson (the daughter of Daniel Robert Anderson and Martha Ella Russell).

Sources: Genealogies of Jeanne Shaheen (focusing on her father’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://www.geni.com

Genealogy of Jeanne’s paternal grandmother, Laura Grace Anderson – http://www.findagrave.com

Birth Name: Stephenie Morgan

Place of Birth: Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Date of Birth: December 24, 1973

Ethnicity: Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Swiss-German, Welsh, remote Belgian (Walloon), remote Irish

Stephenie Meyer is an American young-adult fiction writer and film producer. She is known for writing the vampire romance series Twilight. Stephenie is the daughter of Candace Franceen “Candy” (Faulkenham) and Stephen Wilbur Morgan. She is married to Gabriel Christian Meyer.

Stephenie’s maternal grandfather was Arnold Charley Faulkenham (the son of Charles Victor Faulkenham and Adelaide Pearl “Addie” Judge). Arnold was a Canadian immigrant, from Torbrook West, Nova Scotia. Charles was the son of Albert Faulkenham and Frances Jane Hannam. Adelaide was the daughter of Joseph Samuel Judge and Mildred Maud Mansfield.

Stephenie’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Bernice Smith (the daughter of Alpheus Jackson Smith and Zella Laveve Gardner). Alpheus was the son of Halma James Van Wagenen Smith and Anna Booth Bolton. Zella was the daughter of Serenus Gardner and Josephine Hansen. Serenus’ father, Archibald Gardner, was a Scottish immigrant, from Kilsyth. Serenus’ mother, Tarjer Serine Torjusdatter Nibe, was a Norwegian immigrant, from Søndeled (now part of Risør). Josephine’s father, Christian Olsen Hansen, was a Danish immigrant, from Brorfelde, Kvanløse. Josephine’s mother, Johanna Jeppeson, was a Swedish immigrant, from Hesslunda.

Sources: Genealogy of Stephenie Meyer (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Marriage record of Stephenie’s parents – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Stephenie’s mother – https://familysearch.org

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Birth Name: Katy Louise Saunders

Place of Birth: London, England

Date of Birth: 21 July 1984

Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Colombian (mother)

Katy Saunders is an actress and model. She is of English and Colombian descent. She moved to Rome, Italy, when she was a child.

Katy’s maternal grandfather was a horse breeder in Colombia.

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Place of Birth: Trowbridge, England

Date of Birth: 1 May 1991

Ethnicity:
*English (father)
*Trinidadian, English (mother)

Daniel Talbot is a British sprinter. He competes in the 100 metres and the 200 metres. His mother is of half Trinidadian descent, making Daniel of one quarter Trinidadian ancestry. The rest of his ancestry is mostly or entirely English.

Birth Name: Nicholas William Peter Clegg

Place of Birth: Chalfont St Giles, England

Date of Birth: 7 January 1967

Ethnicity:
*English (paternal grandfather)
*German, Ukrainian, Russian, smaller amounts of Polish (paternal grandmother)
*Dutch (mother)

Nick Clegg is a British politician. He served as Leader of the Liberal Democrat party from 2007 to 2015, and, as such, was Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2015. He is the son of Nicholas Peter Clegg and Eulalie Hermance van den Wall Bake.

Nick’s paternal grandfather was Hugh Anthony Clegg (the son of The Rev. John Clegg and Gertrude Wilson). Hugh was of English ancestry. Nick’s great-grandfather John was the son of Simeon Clegg and Mary Brooke. Nick’s great-grandmother Gertrude was the daughter of John Wilson and Jane Short.

Nick’s paternal grandmother was Baroness Kira von Engelhardt (the daughter of Arthur von Engelhardt, Baron of Smolensk, and of Alexandra “Alla” Ignatievna Zakrevskaya). Arthur was born in Russia, and was of German ancestry. His family lived in Russia for many generations, and became Russian nobility. Alexandra was the daughter of Ignatiy Platonovich Zakrevsky and Maria Nikolayevna Boreisha. Her family was of Ukrainian, Russian, and smaller amounts of Polish, ancestry, and were part of the Count and Noble houses. Her family’s surnames included Zakrevsky, Boreisha, Zaslavsky, Pustovoyt, Razumovsky, Kochubey, Lizogub, Baranov, Demeshko, Apostol, Skoropadsky, Doroshenko, Mazepa, Zelenskiy, and Iskritskiy.

Nick’s maternal grandparents were Herman Willem Alexander van den Wall Bake (the son of Herman Adriaan van den Wall Bake and Eulelia Caroline Utermark) and Louise Hillegonde van Dorp (the daughter of Willem Anne van Dorp and Charlotte Wilhelmina Gericke). Nick’s mother Eulalie was born in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia, to Dutch parents.

Source: Genealogy of Nick Clegg – http://www.geni.com

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