Geri Halliwell
Halliwell in 2016, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Geraldine Estelle Halliwell
Place of Birth: Watford, Hertfordshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 6 August, 1972
Ethnicity:
*father – Finland-Swedish, English, small amount of French
*mother – Spanish
Geri Halliwell is a British singer, songwriter, author, actress, and philanthropist. She is a member of girl group Spice Girls, along with Mel B, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton, and Melanie C. She is also known as Geri Horner and Ginger Spice.
Geri is the daughter of Ana María J. (Hidalgo-Pueyo) and Laurence Francis Halliwell. Her father is of Swedish and English descent. Her mother is Spanish, from Huesco. Geri has also stated that her father has some French ancestry. Geri’s father took his own stepfather’s surname Halliwell. Her father may have also gone under the surnames Sjövik, his father’s, and Ball, his mother’s.
Geri is married to race car driver Christian Horner, who is Team Principal of the Red Bull Racing Formula One team. She has a daughter with her former partner, journalist, screenwriter, and director Sacha Gervasi; and a son with Christian.
Geri’s paternal grandfather was Mathias Karlsson “Matt” Sjövik (the son of Karl Jonasson Sjövik/Smeds and Anna Greta Josefsdotter Pellfolk). Mathias was born in Harrström, Korsnäs, Österbotten, Finland. Karl was the son of Jonas Johansson Smeds and Anna Maria Andersdotter Ström. Geri’s great-grandmother Anna Greta was the daughter of Josef Karlsson Pellfolk and Anna-Beata Johansdotter Nygård. Both of Mathias’ parents were born in Korsnäs, and were of ethnic Swedish descent, from the Swedish ethnic minority in Finland. Geri has stated that her grandfather was Swedish. The vast majority of people living in Korsnäs also speak Swedish.
Geri’s paternal grandmother likely was named Kathleen Ball.
Geri’s maternal grandfather was named Máximo Hidalgo. Máximo was from Huesca, Aragon, Spain.
Source: Genealogy of Geri Halliwell – http://www.geni.com
Geri’s maternal grandmother is Máxima Hidalgo, from Huesca, Aragon, Spain.
In an interview on the Norwegian-Swedish show Skavlan, Geri said (01:50):
“I’m a complete cocktail, my grandfather was Swedish.”
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2iapnd
Both of Mattias’ parents were born in Korsnäs, Finland (https://www.myheritage.com/names/mattias_sj%C3%B6vik). However, their, and their ancestors, names strongly indicate Swedish ancestry (http://www.geni.com/people/Mattias-Sj%C3%B6vik/6000000025516307323). The vast majority of people living in Korsnäs also speak Swedish. Given this, and the fact that Geri herself refered to her grandfather as Swedish, indicates that he likely was Finland-Swedish, which refers to the Swedish ethnic minority in Finland.
Are you sure that Geri is of Swedish descent? I saw on her genealogy that her ancestors were born in Finland and Finnish names can be translated into Swedish.
Additional Info:
Halliwell was born to Laurence Francis Halliwell who was of English and Swedish descent, and his Spanish wife Ana María (née Hidalgo), who is a native of Huesca.
She is a White Hispanic.
she’s European. In Europe the term “Hispanic” is not used, just American bullshit