Ed Sheeran

Sheeran in 2012, photo by PR Photos

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 from Ireland. 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, 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 Dr. Stephen Penford Lock (the son of Wallace Henry Lock and Edith Mary Bailey). Stephen was born in Romford, Essex, England, and is a haematologist and editor, who was editor-in-chief of the British Medical Journal, from 1975 to 1991. Wallace was the son of Arthur Lock and Kate Stephens. Edith was the daughter of George Bailey and Sarah Elizabeth Parr.

Ed’s maternal grandmother was Shirley Gillian Walker (the daughter of Edwin William Walker and Violet Southwick). Shirley was born in Bridlington, Yorkshire, England. Edwin was the son of William Edward Walker and Ann Eliza Wombell. Violet was the daughter of William Southwick and Jane Harriet Perkis.

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

Obituary of Ed’s maternal grandmother, Shirley Gillian (Walker) Lock – https://www.findagrave.com