Cheryl
Cheryl in 2011, DFree / Shutterstock.com
Birth Name: Cheryl Ann Tweedy
Place of Birth: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 30 June, 1983
Ethnicity: English, small amount of Irish
Cheryl, also known by her birth name, Cheryl Tweedy, or by her married names, Cheryl Cole and Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, is a British singer, dancer, television personality, and musician. She was a member of pop girl group Girls Aloud, along with Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, and Kimberley Walsh.
Cheryl is the daughter of Joan (Callaghan) and Gary Tweedy. Cheryl’s ancestry is English, with some Irish. A picture of Cheryl with her father can be seen here. A picture of Cheryl with her mother can be seen here.
Cheryl has a son with her former partner, singer and songwriter Liam Payne.
Cheryl used the name Cheryl Cole, after marrying footballer Ashley Cole, and was legally known as Cheryl Ann Fernandez-Versini, after marrying French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.
Cheryl’s paternal grandfather was Brian Tweedy (the son of William Purdy Tweedy and Nora Kelso). Brian was born in Northumberland South, Northumberland. William was the son of James Tweedy and Mary Ellen Tully. Nora was born in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, the daughter of George William Kelso and Mary Jane Laing.
Cheryl’s paternal grandmother is Margaret R. Bullock (the daughter of John Bullock and Margaret Parry). Cheryl’s grandmother Margaret was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland.
Cheryl’s maternal grandfather was Joseph Callaghan (the son of Joseph Callaghan and Emma Wilkinson). Cheryl’s grandfather Joseph was born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland. Cheryl’s great-grandfather Joseph had Irish ancestry, and was the son of Joseph Callaghan. Emma was the daughter of William Wilkinson.
Cheryl’s maternal grandmother was Olga Ridley (the daughter of Joseph Wilson Ridley and Edith Annie Burton). Olga was born in County Durham. Joseph was the son of Edward Fletcher Ridley and Emily Matilda Brown.
Sources: Genealogy of Cheryl – https://www.geni.com
Obituary of Cheryl’s paternal great-grandmother, Nora (Kelso) Tweedy – http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk
Marriage record of Cheryl’s maternal great-grandparents, Joseph Callaghan and Emma Wilkinson – https://www.familysearch.org
Cheryl’s appearance on Who Do You Think You Are?, 2016 – https://www.youtube.com
Information about Cheryl’s appearance on Who Do You Think You Are?, 2016 – http://www.dailymail.co.uk
She is obviously an Anglo-Indian, maybe from her great-grandparents (if not parents, who can be both English). A lot of Brits tend to have Indian ancestry anyway. Heck, Princess Diana had distant Indian ancestry.
Cheryl on Who Do You Think You Are: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZogKikJQO4&t=2467s
Cheryl’s paternal grandparents are Brian Tweedy (the son of William Tweedy and Nora Kelso) and Margaret R. Bullock (the daughter of John Bullock and Margaret Parry). Nora was born in North Shields, Tyne and Wear, England, to George William Kelso and Mary Jane Laing. George was the son of Thomas Kelso and Elizabeth Anne Morris. Mary was the daughter of John Wood Laing and Minnie.
Cheryl’s maternal grandparents were Joseph Callaghan (the son of Joseph Callaghan and Emma Wilkinson) and Olga Ridley (the daughter of Joseph Wilson Ridley and Edith Annie Burton).
Here is a genealogy from the episode:
https://www.geni.com/people/Cheryl/6000000051274437859?from_flash=1&fsession_id=1484672365706&through=6000000051274437859
Too bad they didn’t dive into her Irish roots.
Did the episode cover her Indian and Iranian ancestry?
LOL. I think that part got cut. ;)
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More like “English, Indian, distant Spanish and Irish”
Lmao…She is not pure Celtic. Just no.
As far as we know she’s mostly of English descent. English people don’t identify as “Celtic”.
Starting on pg.9 of Cheryl’s autobiography she talks about her older siblings finding out that their father who raised them was not their biological dad:
https://books.google.com/books?id=9tRZn1EB_CwC&printsec=frontcover&dq=cheryl+cole+autobiography&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi-trXluKLMAhUEGj4KHYWyBm8Q6wEILTAD#v=onepage&q=dad&f=false
makes me wonder..
Why does it make you wonder? Her older half-siblings are from her mother’s first marriage to a different man. Her father raised them after her mother and her first husband divorced. That’s pretty typical.
I was just wondering about Cheryl’s story. I definitely think Cheryl is related to her parents. She looks a lot like her dad: http://img.thesun.co.uk/aidemitlum/archive/01598/SNN0915D–620_1598407a.jpg
Can you add that her parents are Joan Callaghan and Gary Tweedy.