Bryan Adams
Adams in 2011, image via Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Bryan Guy Adams
Place of Birth: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: November 5, 1959
Ethnicity: English, one eighth Maltese, 1/16th Irish, distant Welsh
Bryan Adams is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, photographer, philanthropist, and activist. He has won many Junos and Grammys, including a Grammy for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture.
Bryan was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, to English parents, Elizabeth Jane and Conrad James Adams. He has two children with his partner Alicia Grimaldi.
Bryan’s paternal grandfather was Alfred James Adams (the son of George Adams and Sarah Ann Nicholson). Alfred was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. George was born in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland, to English parents, George Adams and Elizabeth Ann Ruse. Sarah was the daughter of John Robert Brusey Nicholson and Mary Welch, whose parents were Irish.
Bryan’s paternal grandmother was Lily Fuller (the daughter of Robert George Fuller and Guiseppa Attard). Lily was born on Floriana/Il-Furjana, Malta, to an English father and a Maltese mother. Robert was the son of George Fuller and Elizabeth Betsy Harber.
Bryan’s maternal grandfather was Harry Watson (the son of Edwin Watson and Eliza Ann Booth). Harry was born in Lockwood, Yorkshire, England. Eliza was the daughter of Edward Booth and Sarah.
Bryan’s maternal grandmother was Ann Taylor Armitage (the daughter of Charles Taylor Armitage and Louise Mitchell). Ann was born in Holmbridge, Yorkshire, England. Charles was the son of Edward Taylor Armitage and Ann. Louise was the daughter of Edmund Mitchell and Elizabeth Lawson.
Sources: http://www.timesofmalta.com
Genealogy of Bryan’s paternal great-grandmother, Sarah Ann (Nicholson) Adams – https://www.wikitree.com
Bryan’s paternal grandfather was Alfred James Adams (the son of George Adams and Sarah Ann Nicholson). Alfred was born in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. George was born in Crosshaven, County Cork, Ireland, to English parents, George Adams and Elizabeth Ann Ruse. Sarah was the daughter of John Robert Brusey Nicholson and Mary Welch, whose parents were Irish.
Bryan’s paternal grandmother was Lily Fuller (the daughter of Robert George Fuller and Guiseppa Attard). Lily was born in Floriana/Il-Furjana, Malta, to an English father and a Maltese mother. Robert was the son of George Fuller and Elizabeth Betsy Harber.
Bryan’s maternal grandfather was Harry Watson (the son of Edwin Watson and Eliza Ann Booth). Harry was born in Lockwood, Yorkshire, England. Eliza was the daughter of Edward Booth and Sarah.
Bryan’s maternal grandmother was Ann Taylor Armitage (the daughter of Charles Taylor Armitage and Louise Mitchell). Ann was born in Holmbridge, Yorkshire, England. Charles was the son of Edward Taylor Armitage and Ann. Louise was the daughter of Edmund Mitchell and Elizabeth Lawson.
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Nicholson-5775
English, 1/8th Maltese, 1/16th Irish, distant Welsh
Bryan is the son of Elizabeth Jane (Watson) and Conrad J. Adams.
This is the only thing I’ve found about his presumed Maltese roots, but I’m not sure how reliable it is.
http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20070208/letters/bryan-adamss-malta-roots.27195
Jane’s current married surname is Clark-Padwicki. Conrad’s middle name is James.
Brian’s paternal grandparents’ surnames were Adams and Fuller.
Since the writer of that article about Bryan’s Maltese roots specifically mentioned he discovered it when “visiting relatives, namely the Fullers in Melbourne, Australia, who are relatives of Bryan Adams.”, I think it’s safe to say his paternal grandmother was Maltese, and was likely born in Malta, to an English father and a Maltese mother, making him at most 1/8th Maltese.
Maltese ?