Birth Name: Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern
Place of Birth: Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Date of Birth: 26 July, 1980
Ethnicity: English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish
Jacinda Ardern is a New Zealand politician. She has been the Leader of the Labour Party, and thus Leader of the Opposition, since 1 August, 2017, and a Member of the New Zealand Parliament, since 8 November, 2008. She has also been Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, from 1 March, 2017 to 1 August, 2017.
Jacinda’s second middle name is derived from her mother, Laurell (Bottomley). Jacinda’s father, David Ross Ardern, is a diplomat and former police officer, who has been the High Commissioner of New Zealand to Niue, since 2014.
Jacinda’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her sixth great-grandfather, James Ardern.
Jacinda’s paternal grandfather was Henry Wiltshire Ardern (the son of Samuel Vincent Howard Ardern and Lydia Agnes Wiltshire). Samuel was the son of English immigrant, Vincent West Ardern, of Norley, Cheshire, and of Harriet Ada Earl, whose parents were also English immigrants. Lydia was the daughter of English immigrants, Joseph Lewis Wiltshire, of Farnham, Berkshire, and of Catherine Sarah Rider, of London.
Jacinda’s paternal grandmother was Gwladys Majorie McVicar (the daughter of Edwin Daniel McVicar and Elizabeth Mary McCrae). Edwin was an Australian emigrant, from Newcastle, New South Wales, and was the son of Daniel Hugh McVicar, whose parents were Scottish immigrants, and of Rhoda Angelina Carter, whose parents were English immigrants. Elizabeth was a Scottish emigrant, from Bathgate, West Lothian, and was the daughter of Alexander McCrae and Elizabeth Shearer.
Jacinda’s maternal grandparents are Eric Bottomley (the son of Richard Midgley Bottomley and Louisa Durham) and Margaret Boyt. Richard was the son of English immigrants, Godfrey Bottomley, of Elland, Yorkshire, and Sarah Jane Leach, of York. Louisa was the daughter of John Mace Durham, whose parents were English immigrants, and of Isabella Cammock, who was of half Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and half Scottish descent.
Source: Genealogy of Jacinda Ardern – https://www.geni.com