Birth Name: Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft
Place of Birth: Croydon, England
Date of Birth: December 22, 1907
Place of Death: London, England
Date of Death: June 14, 1991
Ethnicity:
*English, some Irish (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Peggy Ashcroft was an English actress.
Peggy was the daughter of Violetta/Violet Maud (Bernheim), an amateur actress, and William Worsley Ashcroft, a land agent. Her mother was Jewish. Her father was English, and was from a Protestant background.
Peggy’s paternal grandfather was William Ashcroft (the son of Michael Ashcroft and Eliza Ann Sheridan). Michael was the son of Edward Ashcroft. Eliza was the daughter of John Sheridan.
Peggy’s paternal grandmother was Edith Blanche Rayner (the daughter of John Hicks Rayner and Mary Worsley). John was the son of Lloyd Rayner and Ellen Ashcroft.
Peggy’s maternal grandfather was Julius Bernheim (the son of Edward Bernheim and Bernardine). Julius was born in Germany.
Peggy’s maternal grandmother was Emily Caroline Unna (the daughter of Jacob Arnold Unna and Serine/Sarne/Luine Salomon). Emily was born in Bradford, England. Jacob was born in Hamburg, Germany, the son of Asher Kusel Unna and Frederike Weinberg. Serine was born in Anverscov, Denmark.
Sources: Obituary of Peggy’s father – https://www.findagrave.com/
Genealogy of Peggy Ashcroft (focusing on her father’s side) – https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/
Marriage record of Peggy’s great-grandparents, Michael Ashcroft and Eliza Ann Sheridan – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFB8-1X8
Genealogy of Peggy Ashcroft (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://bradfordjewish.org.uk/
Peggy on the 1911 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW8V-PPK
Peggy’s mother on the 1891 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QNHR-83Z
Peggy’s maternal grandfather, Julius Bernheim, on the 1861 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7DP-FHG
Peggy’s maternal grandmother, Emily Caroline Unna, on the 1861 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7D4-WN5
Emily on the 1871 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBZW-3R7
Peggy’s great-grandparents, Jacob Arnold Unna and Serine/Sarne/Luine, on the 1841 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQPZ-B7N
Jacob on the 1851 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPMD-F4T
Information about Peggy’s great-grandfather, Jacob Arnold Unna – https://bradfordjewish.org.uk/jacob-unna-1800-1881/