Bernard Fanning

01/22/2010 – Powderfinger – 2010 Big Day Out Music Festival – Sydney, Australia – January 22, 2010 – Sydney Showgrounds – Sydney, Australia – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos

Place of Birth: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date of Birth: 15 August, 1969

Ethnicity: Irish, small amount of English

Bernard Fanning is an Australian musician, singer, and songwriter. He was the lead vocalist of alternative rock band Powderfinger.

His father was John Cyril Fanning. Bernard is married to Andrea Moreno, who is Spanish. The couple has two children.

Bernard’s paternal grandfather was John Joseph “Jack” Fanning (the son of Joseph Fanning and Mary Carey). Jack was an Irish emigrant, from Clara, County Offaly. Bernard’s great-grandfather Joseph was the son of John Fanning and Frances Pender/Prendergast. Mary was the daughter of Michael Carey and Maria Curtis.

Bernard’s paternal grandmother was Frances Mary “Dot” Lowth (the daughter of Thomas Lowth and Margaret Elizabeth Smith). Frances was born in Queensland. Thomas was an Irish emigrant, from Dublin, and was the son of Thomas Lowth and Frances Savage. Margaret was the daughter of an English emigrant, James Smith, of Kent, and of an Irish emigrant, Cecilia Moren, of County Cavan.

Bernard’s maternal grandfather’s surname was Moore.

Sources: Genealogy of Bernard Fanning (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.myheritage.com

Marriage record of Bernard’s paternal great-grandparents, Joseph Fanning and Mary Carey – https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie