Christopher Lloyd
Lloyd in 2011, photo by PrPhotos
Birth Name: Christopher Allen Lloyd
Place of Birth: Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 22, 1938
Ethnicity: English, as well as 1/16th French, remote Welsh
Christopher Lloyd is an American actor and comedian.
He is the son of Ruth (Lapham) and Samuel R. Lloyd. His uncle was Roger Lapham (Roger Dearborn Lapham), who was Mayor of San Francisco, from 1944 to 1948. His family has lived in the United States for many generations, with deep roots in New England, going back to the 1600s.
Christopher is married to Lisa Loiacono.
He is a first cousin, once removed, of writer Lewis H. Lapham.
Christopher’s paternal grandfather was Samuel Lloyd (the son of Gardner Potts Lloyd and Emma Disbrow). Samuel was born in New Jersey. Gardner was the son of Samuel Lloyd and Anna Maria Potts. Emma was the daughter of Benjamin Story Disbrow and Elizabeth Fitzaller Raymond.
Christopher’s paternal grandmother was Adalaide Ferrier “Adele” Peck (the daughter of Francis Peck and Maria Frances Augustine Felix). Adalaide was born in New York. Christopher’s great-grandfather Francis was the son of Nicholas Peck and Sarah “Sally” Gorham. Christopher’s great-grandmother Maria Frances Augustine was born in Cuba, to American parents, Augustin Aristide Henri/Henry Felix, who was of French descent, and Nancy Smith Russell.
Christopher’s maternal grandfather was Lewis Henry Lapham, an entrepreneur, who was one of the founders of the Texaco oil company (the son of Henry Griffith Lapham and Samantha Lapham Vail). Lewis was born in New York. Christopher’s great-grandfather Henry was the son of Jesse Lapham and Elizabeth Griffith. Samantha was the daughter of John Vail and Ruth Rogers.
Christopher’s maternal grandmother was Antoinette N. Dearborn (the daughter of David Bailey Dearborn and Ellen Augusta Nichels). Antoinette was born in New York. David was the son of Henry Dearborn and Pamela Bailey. Ellen was the daughter of Samuel Nickels/Nichols and Rachel W. Child.
Sources: Genealogies of Christopher Lloyd – http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com
http://famouskin.com
https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Christopher Lloyd (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of Christopher’s paternal great-grandmother, Maria Frances Augustine Felix (focusing on her mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
https://www.wikitree.com/genealogy/LLoyd-Family-Tree-2426
welsh!
Welsh? Where?
His surname is Welsh. He has some Welsh ancestors in his tree, like this remote one:
https://www.geni.com/people/David-Thomas-of-Middleboro/6000000000490944653?through=6000000000490934336
and a few others with Welsh surnames