Willow Kayne

Birth Name: Willow Katherine Kayne

Place of Birth: Bristol, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: August 24, 2001

Ethnicity: English, quarter Jewish [Ashkenazi, Sephardi], Scottish, Northern Irish, Irish, distant French

Willow Kayne is a British singer. She won an Ivor Novello Rising Star Award in 2021. She is a member of Loud LDN, a collective of female and gender-expansive artists.

Willow’s paternal grandfather is Laurence M. Kayne (the son of Dennis Benjamin Kayne and Pamela Rosella Cohen). Laurence was born in London, to a Jewish family. His paternal grandparents were from Poland. His mother’s family had lived in England for generations, originally being from Algeria, Italy, and Spain. The Kayne surname was originally spelled Kyanski.

Willow’s paternal grandmother is named Catherine M. Croal.

Willow’s maternal grandfather was Timothy Francis Tothill Davis (the son of Francis Gregory Tothill Davis and Mary McNaught Lockie). Timothy was born in Calcutta, West Bengal, India. His grandparents were born in England, Australia, and Myanmar. His great-great-grandmother was Mary Elizabeth Statham, from the Statham family of Saint Helena, which was descended from English and French colonists.

Willow’s maternal grandmother is Susan Mary Adams (the daughter of Alexander Francis Lucas Adams and Margaret Tibbits). Susan was born in Milton Keynes. Alexander was of mostly English, with some Scottish, Northern Irish, and Irish, descent. He also descended from European Royalty, from Wales, Luxembourg, and Italy.

Sources: Genealogy of Willow Kayne – https://www.thepeerage.com

Marriage record of Willow’s paternal grandparents, Laurence M. Kayne and Catherine M. Croal – https://www.myheritage.com

Genealogy of Willow’s paternal great-grandfather, Dennis Benjamin Kayne – https://www.myheritage.com

Genealogy of Willow’s maternal grandfather, Timothy Francis Tothill Davis – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Willow’s maternal great-grandfather, Alexander Francis Lucas Adams – https://www.familysearch.org