Tears for Fears – iHeartRadio Music Festival Las Vegas 2016 – Day 2 – Arrivals – T-Mobile Arena, 3780 Arena Drive – Paradise, NV, USA – – Photo Credit: PRN / PRPhotos.com
Place of Birth: Bath, Somerset, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 24 June 1961
Ethnicity: English
Curt Smith is an English musician. He is best known as the vocalist, bassist, and keyboardist for the pop rock band Tears for Fears.
Curt is the son of Norma Helena Kate (Hine) and Anthony Leonard Smith.
Curt is married to Laura Frances Pennington, with whom he has two daughters. He was previously married to Lynda J. “Lynne” Altman, until their divorce.
Curt’s maternal grandfather was William Henry Hine (the son of Joseph Hine, later Henry Joseph Hine, and of Ann Helena Sanger). Joseph was born in Calton, Glasgow, Scotland, and was the son of an English soldier, Edwin Hine, of Wincanton, Somerset, and Jane Porter, who was Australian, from Hobart, Tasmania. Ann was the daughter of James Sanger and Elizabeth Coward.
Curt’s maternal grandmother was Florence Ethel Cook (the daughter of Alfred James Cook and Kate Wallis). Alfred was the son of David Cook and Mary Ann. Kate was the daughter of John Wallis and Emma Elizabeth Brasier, later Brazier.
Curt’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his third great-grandmother, Emma Fryett (c. 1825, Coggeshall, Essex – ?).
Sources: Birth record of Curt Smith – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Curt Smith, to Lynda J. Altman – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Curt’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Curt’s mother – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Curt’s maternal grandparents, William Henry Hine and Florence Ethel Cook – https://www.familysearch.org
Curt’s maternal grandfather, William Henry Hine, on the 1911 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Curt’s maternal great-grandparents, Joseph Hine and Ann Helena Sanger – https://www.familysearch.org
Birth record of Curt’s maternal great-grandfather, Joseph Hine – https://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Curt’s maternal great-grandmother, Ann Helena Sanger – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Curt’s maternal great-great-grandparents, James Sanger and Elizabeth Coward – https://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Curt’s maternal grandmother, Florence Ethel Cook – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Curt’s maternal great-grandparents, Alfred James Cook and Kate Wallis – https://www.familysearch.org
Curt’s maternal great-grandfather, Alfred James Cook, on the 1881 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Curt’s maternal great-grandmother, Kate Wallis – https://www.familysearch.org
Marriage record of Curt’s maternal great-great-grandparents, John Wallis and Emma Elizabeth Brazier – https://www.familysearch.org