Ed Sheeran
Birth Name: Edward Christopher Sheeran
Place of Birth: Halifax, Yorkshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 17 February, 1991
Ethnicity: Irish, English, some Manx [Isle of Man]
Ed Sheeran is a British singer, songwriter, guitarist, record producer, and actor. He is the son of Imogen Lock, a culture publicist and jewellery designer, and John Sheeran, an art curator and lecturer. His parents ran art consultancy Sheeran Lock. His brother, Matthew Sheeran, is a composer. He was raised partly in Framlingham, Suffolk. Ed is also known as Angelo Mysterioso. He is said to be a second cousin of Northern Irish journalist and broadcaster Gordon Burns.
Ed is married to Cherry Seaborn, with whom he has two children.
A DNA test whose results Ed displayed on his Instagram page stated that his genetic ancestry consists of:
*50% Ireland and Scotland
*44% England, Wales & Northwestern Europe
*6% Norway
His Irish results matched Leinster, Ireland.
Ed’s paternal grandfather was William Murray “Bill” Sheeran (the son of James Henry Callow Sheeran and Rachael Eveline Murray). William was Irish. James was born on Douglas, Isle of Man, the son of Arthur Edward Sheeran, who was born in Elland, Yorkshire, England, and of Catherine Callow, who was born on Maughold, on the Isle of Man.
Ed’s paternal grandmother is Anne/Ann Nancy Mulligan (the daughter of Thomas Mulligan and Mary Anne Kavanagh). Ed’s grandmother Anne was from North Wexford, Ireland. Thomas was the son of Thomas Mulligan and Mary Brown. Ed’s great-grandmother Mary Anne was the daughter of James Kavanagh and Mary Anne/Ann Doyle.
Ed’s maternal grandfather is Stephen P. Lock (the son of Wallace Henry Lock and Edith M. Bailey). Stephen was born in Romford, Essex, England. Wallace was the son of Arthur Lock.
Ed’s maternal grandmother is named Shirley G. Walker (the daughter of Edwin Walker).
Sources: Genealogies of Ed Sheeran – https://www.geni.com
https://www.famechain.com
Obituary of Ed’s paternal grandfather, William Murray “Bill” Sheeran – http://www.gktgazette.org.uk
I SEE FIRE
Good singer but he has no soul
Ive read before that Ed Sheeran isn’t half English and half Irish. btw i will see him soon , got good seats from Ticketsinventory.com and Can’t wait to see him Live!
“Sheeran’s parents are from Wexford, although he was born and raised in Halifax.”
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandpopfeatures/8679492/Ed-Sheeran-I-havent-got-used-to-the-screams.html
Both his parents are Irish as per the above article.
“My mam and dad were born in London and grew up there; then my grandparents moved back to Ireland. I was brought up in Suffolk, but I’ve always been going back and forth to Ireland to visit family.”
http://www.sundayworld.com/entertainment/music.php?aid=8853
From what I’ve read both his parents are born in England to Irish parents.
On many sites about him it does say he is half English and half Irish.
That settles that then. Thanks Follers.
His mom is definitely not Irish. She’s English. He talked about his mom always buying him England shirts for him and well that says it all really.
That or she wants to remain in the country…
who is he?