Birth Name: Eric Arthur Blair
Date of Birth: June 25, 1903
Place of Birth: Motihari, Champaran District, India
Date of Death: January 21, 1950
Place of Death: London, England
Ethnicity:
*75% English
*25% French
George Orwell was an English novelist, essayist, journalist, and critic.
George was born in Motihari, India, the son of Ida Mabel (Limouzin) and Richard Walmesley Blair. His father was born in Milborne, Dorset, England. Ida was born in Penge, Surrey, England, to a French father and an English mother.
George’s paternal grandparents were Thomas Richard Blair (the son of Charles Blair and Jane) and Frances Catherine Hare.
George’s maternal grandparents were Francis Matthew Limouzin (the son of John Eugene Limouzin) and Theresa Catherine Halliley. Francis was born in Bordeaux, Gironde, France.
Sources: Genealogies of George Orwell – https://www.geni.com
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