Chris Robshaw
Robshaw in 2015, photo by sportsphotographer.eu/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Christopher Denis C. Robshaw
Place of Birth: Surrey South Eastern, Surrey, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 4 June, 1986
Ethnicity: German (maternal grandmother), English, some Scottish
Chris Robshaw is an English rugby union player. He was the captain of the England national rugby union team from January 2012 until December 2015.
Chris is the son of Patricia and Alan Robshaw. He is married to classical crossover singer Camilla Kerslake.
A MyHeritage DNA test taken by Chris stated that his genetic ancestry is:
*52.4% English
*23.7% East European
*17.4% Scandinavian
*5.4% Irish, Scottish, and Welsh
*1.1% Mesoamerican and Andean
Chris’ patrilineal line can be traced back to his sixth great-grandfather, Thomas Robshaw.
Chris’ paternal grandfather was Dennis Robshaw (the son of Thomas Robshaw and Dorothy May Clay). Dennis was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire, now South Yorkshire. Thomas was the son of Walter Robshaw and Emma Cook. Dorothy was the daughter of William Clay and Jane Hatton.
Chris’ paternal grandmother was Doreen Minnie Eyre (the daughter of William Eyre and Jane Minnie Cross). Doreen was born in Woolwich, London.
Chris’ maternal grandfather is Richard Alexander Carey (the son of Richard Edward Carey and Jessie Margaret Renwick). Chris’ grandfather Richard was born in Surrey. Chris’ great-grandfather Richard was the son of Richard Carey and Frances Maria Holditch. Jessie was the daughter of Scottish parents, Alexander Renwick, of Wormiston, Peebles, and Harriet Elizabeth Muir, of Midlothian.
Chris’ maternal grandmother is Ingeborg Anna Hilda Klabautschke (the daughter of Karl Klabautsche and Hulda Bruun). Ingeborg was born in Poland, and likely was an ethnic German.
Sources: http://www.telegraph.co.uk
Genealogy of Chris Robshaw – https://www.myheritage.com
Marriage record of Chris’s maternal grandparents, Richard Alexander Carey and Ingeborg Anna Hilda Klabautschke – https://familysearch.org
He had his DNA tested through MyHeritage DNA. He has the following ethnicity:
* 52.4% English
* 23.7% East European
* 17.4% Scandinavian
* 5.4% Irish, Scottish, and Welsh
* 1.1% Mesoamerican and Andean
https://blog.myheritage.com/2019/09/rugby-legends-discover-their-roots-with-myheritage-dna/
Chris’ paternal line can be traced back to his sixth great-grandfather, Thomas Robshaw.
Chris’ paternal grandfather was Dennis Robshaw (the son of Thomas Robshaw and Dorothy May Clay). Dennis was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire (now South Yorkshire). Chris’ great-grandfather Thomas was the son of Walter Robshaw and Emma Cook. Dorothy was the daughter of William Clay and Jane Hatton.
Chris’ paternal grandmother was Doreen Minnie Eyre (the daughter of William Eyre and Jane Minnie Cross). Doreen was born in Woolwich, London.
Chris’ grandfather Richard’s middle name is Alexander, and was born in Surrey. Chris’ great-grandfather Richard’s middle name is Edward, and was the son of Richard Carey and Frances Maria Holditch. Jessie’s middle name is Margaret, and was the daughter of Scottish parents, Alexander Renwick, of Wormiston, Peebles, and of Harriet Elizabeth Muir, of Midlothian.
Ingeborg’s middle names are Anna Hilda, the daughter of Karl Klabautsche and Hulda Bruun. She was born in Poland.
Genealogy of Chris Robshaw – https://www.myheritage.com/person-7000001_652466641_652466641/private-robshaw
I don’t see that the surname Carey is Irish.
Carey is, in fact, quite an Irish name:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carey_(surname)
Cool
I added him and Monye because they had a picture on Bigstock.com
Unsure of what is that Mesoamerican/Andean DNA in a NW European dude tbh.
MyHeritage is probably one of the worst of the commercial DNA tests. I’ve seen videos of them with European celebrities where they seem to find this Native American DNA all the time. It’s weird, and it’s probably noise.