Amanda Palmer

Birth Name: Amanda MacKinnon Palmer

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, U.S.

Date of Birth: April 30, 1976

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, some German, Swedish, English, Welsh, Scottish, and Danish

Amanda Palmer is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and performance artist. She is most known for her work in The Dresden Dolls and Evelyn Evelyn. She is also known as Amanda Fucking Palmer and AFP.

Amanda was raised in Lexington, Massachusetts. She has a son with her former husband, British writer Neil Gaiman.

Amanda’s paternal grandfather was John Fisk Palmer (the son of Ernest Orville Palmer and Charlotte Henrietta Fisk). John was born in Oak Park, Illinois. The Palmer surname was originally spelled Balmer, and originated from Baden, Germany. Ernest was the son of John Beeler Palmer and Harriet C. Smith. His ancestors were Germans from Germany, France, and Switzerland, who had settled in Pennsylvania and Maryland. Amanda’s great-grandmother Charlotte was the daughter of Charles Henry Fisk, Jr., who was born in Osage, Iowa, and was of mostly English descent, with some Welsh, Scottish, and Danish; and of Albertina Nilson, who was born in Norra Rörum, Sweden.

Amanda’s paternal grandmother was Almeda Winfield (the daughter of Sydney James Winfield and Ethel Anna Brocker). Almeda was born in Brooklyn, New York. Sydney was born in Glebe, New South Wales, Australia, to parents from Staffordshire, England, James Winfield and Mary Hammersley. Ethel was a third generation German-American, from New York, the daughter of Leon Brocker and Sophia Fischer.

Amanda’s maternal grandfather was Alfred Ernest Mockett (the son of George William Mockett and Alice Florence Pysden). Alfred was born in Deal, Kent, England, where his family had resided for generations. George was the son of Thomas Mockett and Elizabeth Ratcliffe. Alice was the daughter of Thomas Pysden and Alice Sarah Morrison.

Amanda’s maternal grandmother was Christina Beaton MacInnes (the daughter of James MacInnes and Catherine MacKinnon). Christina was born in Renfrew, Scotland, to parents from the Isle of Skye.

Sources: Genealogies of Amanda’s paternal grandparents, John Fisk Palmer and Almeda Winfield – https://www.familysearch.org

Obituary of Amanda’s paternal grandmother, Almeda (Winfield) Palmer – newspapers.com

Genealogy of Amanda’s maternal grandfather, Alfred Ernest Mockett – https://www.familysearch.org

Family history of Amanda’s maternal grandmother, Christina Beaton MacInnes – http://www.auntmorag.com