Emily Haines

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Place of Birth: New Delhi, India

Date of Birth: 25 January, 1974

Ethnicity: English, German, Irish, Scottish, distant Dutch

Emily Haines is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has also performed as Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton. She is the lead singer, keyboardist, and songwriter for Canadian indie rock band Metric, and is also a member of indie rock band/musical collective Broken Social Scene. Feist is also a member of Broken Social Scene.

Emily was born in New Delhi, India, and raised in Ontario, Canada. Her father is American poet Paul Haines. Her mother is Jo Haines. Her siblings are Tim and Avery Haines.

Emily holds both Canadian and U.S. citizenship.

Emily’s paternal grandfather was Clarence H. Haines (the son of Roy William Haines and Emma J. Holzhei). Clarence was born in Michigan. Roy was the son of Squire Reuben Haines, who was Canadian, and of Susan A. Holden, who was from Lincolnshire, England. Emma was the daughter of Leonard Holzhei, whose parents were German, and of Margaret Z. “Maggie” Heinlein, whose own parents were also German.

Emily’s paternal grandmother was Gretchen R. Van Wormer (the daughter of Russell Van Wormer and Emma Frederica Grainger). Gretchen was born in Michigan. Russell was the son of Ethmer VanWormer and Julia Docherty, whose own father, Thomas Docherty, was born on the Isle of Man, of Irish descent, and whose own mother, Mary Racknor, was from Bavaria, Germany. Emma was the daughter of David Arnold Grainger/Granger, whose father was English, and of Elnora Haines.

Emily’s maternal grandfather was Bertrand Williams Hayward (the son of Edgar Williams Hayward and Annie Coombs Hackett). Bertrand was born in Massachusetts. Edgar was born in Massachusetts, the son of George Perkins Hayward and Mary D. Williams. Annie was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Peleg Bertrand Hackett and Mary Edith Hathaway.

Emily’s maternal grandmother was Martha Johnston (the daughter of Arthur Edward Johnston and Blanche Moody). Martha was born in Maine. Arthur was born in Maine, the son of James Alfred Johnston and Martha MacDowell. Blanche was born in Maine, the daughter of William H. Moody and Abbie S. Jellison.

Sources: http://www.last.fm
http://www.theglobeandmail.com

Emily’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogies of Emily’s paternal grandparents, Clarence H. Haines and Gretchen R. Van Wormer – https://findagrave.com

Genealogies of Emily’s maternal grandparents, Bertrand Williams Hayward and Martha Johnston – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Emily’s maternal grandmother, Martha (Johnston) Hayward – https://www.newspapers.com

2 Responses

  1. stlucas says:

    Please add Scottish to her ancestry.

    Emily’s maternal grandfather was Bertrand Williams Hayward (the son of Edgar Williams Hayward and Annie Coombs Hackett). Bertrand was born in Massachusetts. Edgar was born in Massachusetts, the son of George Perkins Hayward and Mary D. Williams. Annie was born in Massachusetts, the daughter of Peleg Bertrand Hackett and Mary Edith Hathaway.

    Emily’s maternal grandmother was Martha Johnston (the daughter of Arthur Edward Johnston and Blanche Moody). Martha was born in Maine. Arthur was born in Maine, the son of James Alfred Johnston and Martha MacDowell. Blanche was born in Maine, the daughter of William H. Moody and Abbie S. Jellison.

    Obituary of Emily’s maternal grandmother, Martha (Johnston) Hayward – https://www.newspapers.com/image/855248438/

    Genealogy of Emily’s maternal grandparents, Bertrand Williams Hayward and Martha Johnston – https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L2VS-8CM

  2. stlucas says:

    Emily’s paternal grandfather was Clarence H. Haines (the son of Roy William Haines and Emma J. Holzhei). Roy was the son of Squire Reuben Haines, who was Canadian, and of Susan A. Holden, who was from Lincolnshire, England. Emma was the daughter of Leonard Holzhei, whose own parents were German, and of Margaret “Maggie” Z. Heinlein, whose own parents were also German.

    Emily’s paternal grandmother was Gretchen R. Van Wormer (the daughter of Russell Van Wormer and Emma Frederica Grainger). Russell was the son of Ethmer VanWormer and of Julia Docherty, whose own father, Thomas Docherty, was born in the Isle of Man, of Irish descent, and whose own mother, Mary Racknor, was from Bavaria, Germany. Emma was the daughter of David Arnold Grainger/Granger, whose own father was English, and of Elnora Haines.

    Emily’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K41P-YWS
    Genealogy of Emily’s paternal grandparents – https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=66742562

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