Cara Gee
Gee in 2020, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Ethnicity: Mississauga Ojibwe, as well as Irish, English, Scottish, German, and Métis
Cara Gree is a Canadian First Nations actress. Among her roles are the films The Call of the Wild (2020) and Empire of Dirt, and the show The Expanse.
Cara was born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Bobcaygeon, Ontario.
Cara is married to actor and producer Richard de Klerk.
Cara’s paternal grandfather was Paul London Gee (the son of Walter Sydney Gee and Julia Faye London). Paul was born in New Brunswick, and had English, Scottish, Irish, and German ancestry. Walter was born in Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, the son of William Sydney Gee and Mary A. Gee. Julia was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Harry Bliss London, who was from Lakeville, Carleton; and of Antoinette E. “Nettie” Wolhaupter, whose father was from Carleton, and whose mother was from Cork, Ireland.
Cara’s paternal grandmother is named Barbara.
Cara’s maternal grandfather was Ernest Spencley (possibly the son of Jesse Hewitt Spencley and Grace Emma Meek).
Cara’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Taylor (the daughter of Horace Dean Taylor and Mary Lena Jacobs). Margaret was born in Curve Lake, Ontario, Canada, and was of mostly Ojibwe descent. Horace was the son of William Isaac Taylor, Jr., who was of half Irish descent; and of Mary Jane Yellowhead. Lena was the daughter of John Wesley “Jack” Jacobs and Edith Marsden, who had one quarter Métis ancestry.
Sources: Obituary of Cara’s paternal grandfather, Paul London Gee – https://hendrenfuneralhome.com
Genealogies of Cara’s paternal great-grandparents, Walter Sydney Gee and Julia Faye London – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Cara’s maternal grandmother, Margaret (Taylor) Spencley – https://hendrenfuneralhome.com
Cara’s paternal grandfather was Paul London Gee (the son of Walter Sydney Gee and Julia Faye London). Paul was born in New Brunswick. Walter was the son of William Sydney Gee and Mary A. Gee. Julia was the daughter of Harry Bliss London and Antoinette E. “Nettie” Wolhaupter.
Cara’s paternal grandmother is named Barbara. (maybe nee Virgin???)
Cara’s maternal grandfather was Ernest Spencley (possibly the son of Jesse Hewitt Spencley and Grace Emma Meek).
Cara’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Taylor (the daughter of Horace Dean Taylor and Mary Lena Jacobs). Margaret was born in Curve Lake, Ontario, Canada. Horace was the son of William Isaac Taylor Jr. and Mary Jane Yellowhead. Lena was the daughter of John Wesley ”Jack” Jacobs and Edith Marsden.
William Isaac Taylor was half Irish. Edith had some (1/4) Métis ancestry. Rest of Margaret’s family was Ojibwe.
Paul London Gee had English, Scottish and German ancestry.
https://hendrenfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/2193/Paul-Gee/obituary.html
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/LH7R-YDR
https://hendrenfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/757/MARGARET-SPENCLEY/obituary.html
Also add tag Mississauga, since that is the group of Ojibwe that Curve Lake First Nation belongs to.
I think “Gee” is a Scottish surname (“McGee”) but I haven’t checked that line.
Anyways, I found some information about her husband’s family (Richard de Klerk). He is from Vancouver and his father, Gerardus (Gerry) de Klerk is a Dutch businessman, and his mother is named “Irene Nelson”, presumably of Anglo/Irish ancestry.
https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/courier-archive/news/west-vancouver-couple-claim-they-were-duped-out-of-millions-by-film-company-head-3057654
She probably has Scottish and/or Irish ancestry too considering her surname (a variant of McGee/MacGee) and her look.
She may, but then against she may not. For a lot of us (I’m speaking in the sense of a lot of us ethnic minorities in North America), surnames were adopted centuries ago and have no genetic connection to us; I know that mine doesn’t.
I doubt she is fully Ojibwe.
Judging from her appearance I also highly doubt that she is fully Ojibwe, and probably has a significant amount of European heritage,. But she only identifies as being “Ojibwe”. But this isn’t that uncommon. Lots of people claim/identify as being First Nations/Indigenous, but they have large amounts of European ancestry.