Anna Kendrick

Kendrick in 2010, photo by DFree / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Anna Cooke Kendrick

Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, U.S.

Date of Birth: August 9, 1985

Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Irish

Anna Kendrick is an American actress and singer. She is the daughter of Janice and William King Kendrick. Her brother, Michael Cooke Kendrick, has also acted. Her roles include Up in the Air, Into the Woods, and ParaNorman, among many other films, and musicals.

Anna’s maternal grandfather was Ronald Allison Cooke (the son of Harry Locke Cooke and Mary Emma McCoy). Ronald was born in West Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Harry was born in Lockeport, Shelburne, Nova Scotia, Canada, the son of Guyon Cooke and Martha McDonald. Mary was born in Arlington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, to a father from Northern Ireland, John McCoy, and a mother from Ireland or England, Elizabeth A. Lawthers.

Anna’s maternal grandmother was Ruth Edna Small (the daughter of Thomas Ray Small and Jeanette “Nettie”/Nellie McLea). Ruth was born in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Thomas was born in Youngs Cove, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of James Edwin Small and Isabella/Isabel/Isabell Caroline Gamblin, whose own mother was born in Ireland. Jeanette was born in Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, the daughter of James Brown McLea and Margaret Turner, who were emigrants from Glasgow, Scotland.

Sources: Genealogies of Anna Kendrick (focusing on her mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
https://famouskin.com

Anna’s maternal grandfather, Ronald Allison Cooke, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Anna’s maternal great-grandparents, Harry Locke Cooke and Mary Emma McCoy – https://familysearch.org

Genealogy of Anna’s maternal grandmother, Ruth Edna Small (focusing on her own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com

Anna’s maternal grandmother, Ruth Edna Small, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org

Obituary of Anna’s maternal grandmother, Ruth Edna (Small) Cooke – http://www.legacy.com

Genealogy of Anna’s maternal great-grandmother, Jeanette “Nettie”/Nellie McLea – http://kitenet.net