Bob Marley
Bob Marley on Jamaican stamp printed c. 1995, photo by Neftali/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Robert Nesta Marley
Date of Birth: 6 February, 1945
Place of Birth: Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica
Date of Death: May 11, 1981
Place of Death: Miami, Florida, U.S.
Ethnicity: Jamaican [English, African]
Bob Marley was a legendary Jamaican reggae singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist.
He was the son of Cedella Editha (Malcolm) and Norval Sinclair Marley, a marine officer and plantation overseer. His parents were born in Jamaica, his father in Clarendon. His father had English ancestry. His mother was black. He was quoted saying:
Me don’t dip on the black man’s side nor the white man’s side. Me dip on God’s side, the one who create me and cause me to come from black and white.
Bob was married to singer Rita Marley (born Alpharita Constantia Anderson), until his death. Bob had eleven children (at least), including musicians Ziggy Marley and Damian Marley, and entrepreneur and professional football player Rohan Marley. He was the grandfather of musicians Bambaata Marley, Jo Mersa Marley, Skip Marley, Selah Marley, who is also a model, and YG Marley.
He was baptized by the Archbishop of the Ethiopian Orthodox Christian Church on November 4, 1980 in Kingston, Jamaica.
Bob’s paternal grandfather was Albert Thomas Marley (the son of Frederick Marley and Hannah Jane Tiltman). Albert was English, born in South Weald, Brentwood, Essex, England, to parents from Rye, Sussex. Frederick was the son of Thomas Marley and Jane Simms/Sims. Hannah was the daughter of Richard Tiltman and Mary Ann Moore.
Bob’s paternal grandmother was named Ellen Ann Bloomfield (the daughter of Richard Bloomfield).
Bob’s maternal grandfather was Omeriah/Amariah Malcolm (the son of Robert Malcolm and Katherine Bygrave). Omeriah was born in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica.
Bob’s maternal grandmother was Alberta/Albertha Willoughby/Whilby (the daughter of David/Daniel Willoughby and Hannah/Anna Downs). Daniel was the son of Richard Whilby and Jeanette.
There are claims on the internet that Bob had some kind of Jewish ancestry, sometimes cited as Syrian Jewish, through his father, or, sometimes, his mother. There is no documented evidence that Bob had Jewish ancestry. The Bloomfield family line from which Bob descended, a famous family in Jamaica, is sometimes cited as having been originally Jewish; this is almost certainly false.
Sources: Genealogies of Bob Marley – http://www.wargs.com
http://www.geni.com
http://www.wikitree.com
The People That Say That White People Get Mad When They See Black And White Couple Together Is True. But Also, Black People Get Mad When They See Black And White Couple Too! I’m Black, My Family Is Black And They Told Me That I Should Marry A Black Woman, Because A White Family, Asian Family, Indian Family etc. Won’t Accept Me! But I Don’t Believe Them Because I Live In Canada And I Have Never Experience Racism, And I Grew Up With White, Black, Indian, Asian etc. They Never Treated Different Unless They Were Have A Racial Joke Like
“We Need To Be Alone, Just The Chinese People” Lol! But No One Of Any Race Excluded Me!
And I Think Bob Marley Self Identify Himself As A Black Man Because Of Some Of His Songs: “Black Survivor”, “Babylon System”, and “Blackman Redemption” Where He Sings About The Struggles Of Blacks And Africans Against Oppression From The West Or “Babylon”.
Got That Info From Wikipedia!
Not all people think alike so you nor anyone else can say that.
yes….the posted info on marley is INcorrect…his mother obviously was a black jamaican woman..but his father was actually a white english military man that did go back to england…ive known that since reading his biography at age twelve..kinda a shame that with the internet now..it shouldve been real easy to check that info before u posted it as facts
It sys english jamaican shut up
people were im from dont hate on the ” Black woman White man scenario ”
they think its great, and ive never heard of people hating on that and if they did thats terrible
your welcome Ethnic :)
Fia who are you to say what is defined as Black you can’t just make up stuff… I hate when people say things like that such as if you have a drop of black blood in your system your considered as black cause if that was the case then EVERYONE is black… Halle Berry came from a white womans womb is she white? is Barack Obama? Alicia Keys? ……..open your mind there is not just BLACK and WHITE
It’s funny because you choose all the people who considered themselves
That race. Black. I think it doesn’t matter at times what the gene pool is,
I think if your mixed and you Consider yourself black your black. But if
Your holding on to somthing far down the line just stick to the race your
Closest gene pool is. Correction ;)