Shirley Booth

Birth Name: Marjory Ford

Date of Birth: August 30, 1898

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: October 16, 1992

Place of Death: North Chatham, Massachusetts, U.S.

Ethnicity:
*father – English
*mother – Northern Irish, English, Irish

Shirley Booth was an American actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Come Back, Little Sheba (1952).

Shirley was the daughter of Virginia Martha (Wright) and Albert James Ford. Her father, who was born in New York, had English ancestry. Her mother was of one half Northern Irish, one quarter English, and one quarter Irish, ancestry. She was married to U.S. Army corporal William H. Baker, Jr., until his death.

Shirley’s paternal grandfather was named Albert James Ford. Albert was English.

Shirley’s paternal grandmother was named Jane/Jennie Blanson/Bladson. Jane was born in New York.

Shirley’s maternal grandfather was named John F. Wright. John was born in Northern Ireland, or in New York.

Shirley’s maternal grandmother was named Margaret Casson (the daughter of William Casson and Margaret). Margaret was born in New York, to an English father, from Croston, Lancashire, and an Irish mother.

Sources: Birth record of Shirley Booth – https://www.familysearch.org

Marriage record of Shirley’s parents – https://familysearch.org

Shirley’s father on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Shirley Booth (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com