Laura Carmichael

Carmichael in 2018, photo by prphotos.com

Birth Name: Laura Elizabeth Carmichael

Place of Birth: Southampton, Hampshire, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 16 July, 1986

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish

Laura Carmichael is an English actress. She is known for her role on the show Downton Abbey.

She is the daughter of Sarah (Beck), a radiographer, and Andrew Carmichael, a software consultant. She has a son with her partner, actor Michael Fox.

Laura’s paternal grandfather is the son of James Wright Carmichael and Elsie M. Smith. James was the son of Scottish parents, Michael Carmichael, whose mother was English, and of Mary G. Wright.

Laura’s paternal grandmother is the daughter of Norman William George Blackburn and Annie Haigh. Norman was a pilot and flying instructor during the First World War, and a director of Blackburn Aircraft, and was the son of George William Blackburn and Kate Naylor.

Laura’s maternal grandparents likely were named Hugh G. Beck and Margaret H. Hallum.

Source: Genealogy of Laura Carmichael (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com