Birth Name: Michael Vaillancourt Aris
Date of Birth: 27 March 1946
Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba
Date of Death: 27 March, 1999
Place of Death: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
Ethnicity:
*56.25% English
*37.5% French-Canadian
*6.25% Scottish
Michael Aris was an English historian. He is known as the husband of politician Aung San Suu Kyi. His father, John Arundel Aris, was an English officer, with the British Council. His mother, Josette Marie-Émilie de Guise (Vallancourt), was French-Canadian, and also of 1/16 English and 1/16 Scottish descent. Michael was the father of activist Alexander Aris.
Michael’s paternal grandfather was Herbert Aris (the son of John Aris and Elizabeth Whitton). John was the son of John Aris and Mary. Elizabeth was the daughter of William Whitton and Elizabeth Wakefield.
Michael’s paternal grandmother was Sydney Dorothy Arundel (the daughter of John Thomas Arundel and Eliza Eleanor “Lillie” Whibley). John was the son of Richard Lockwood Arundel and Mary Izod. Eliza was the daughter of Ambrose Whibley and Ann Parks.
Michael’s maternal grandfather was Émile Vaillancourt (the son of Janvier-Arthur Vaillancourt and Marie-Émilie de Guise). Janvier-Arthur was the son of Jacques Vaillancourt and Josephte Paquette. Marie-Émilie was the daughter of François de Guise and Léonore-Mélina Barbeau.
Michael’s maternal grandmother was Blanche Jeannotte (the daughter of Herménégilde Jeannotte and Emily Victoria Marie Clerk). Herménégilde was the son of Herménégilde Jeannotte and Marie-Libéré Tetreau. Emily was the daughter of George Edward Clerk and Marie Louise Elizabeth Dupuis. George’s parents, Sir George Clerk, 6th Baronet, and Maria Anne Law, were Scottish and English, respectively.
Source: Genealogy of Michael Aris – http://www.geni.com