Ian McGeechan
McGeechan in 2011, photo sportsphotographer.eu/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Ian Robert McGeechan
Place of Birth: Headingley, Leeds, Yorkshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 30 October, 1946
Ethnicity:
*father – Scottish
*mother – English, one quarter German
Sir Ian McGeechan is a Scottish rugby union player, coach and teacher. He was the British and Irish Lions Head Coach in 1989, 1993, 1997, and 2009.
He is the son of Hilda and Robert Matthew McGeechan.
Ian’s maternal grandfather was named Ernest Sherer (the son of August Sherer and Jane). Ernest was born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. August was German, from Baden.
Ian’s maternal grandmother was named Annie Stockhill (the daughter of George Stockhill and Emma). Annie was born in Yorkshire, England.
Sources: https://books.google.com
Marriage record of Ian’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Ian’s father – https://familysearch.org
Death record of Ian’s mother – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Ian’s maternal grandparents, Ernest Sherer and Annie Stockhill – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s maternal grandfather, Ernest Sherer, on the 1881 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org
Ian’s maternal grandmother, Annie Stockhill, on the 1891 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org
Parents’ marriage record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8B-G88C
Father’s death record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCV-GYPM
Mother’s death record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ8-Q1JJ
Mother’s birth record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N9S-H37
Grandparents’ marriage record:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26D2-ZHS
Grandmother on a cenus:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JDR-ST2
Grandfather on a census:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27T-LV3X
This makes Ian 1/8 German.