Eliza Doolittle

Orange RockCorps at Wembly Arena in London - May 17, 2011

Doolittle in 2011, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Eliza Sophie Caird

Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, U.K.

Date of Birth: 15 April, 1988

Ethnicity: English, Ashkenazi Jewish, smaller amount of Scottish

Eliza Doolittle is a British singer, songwriter, and activist. She is also known as Eliza.

She is the daughter of John Caird, a stage director and writer, and Frances Ruffelle, a musical theatre actress and singer. Her father was born in Edmondon, Alberta, Canada, to British parents, and eventually moved to Oxford, England. Her uncle, George (Geordie), is an oboist and principal emeritus of the Birmingham Conservatoire. She is the paternal granddaughter of Congregational minister, theologian, humanitarian, and biblical scholar G. B. Caird, and maternal granddaugther of Sylvia Young, who founded the theatre school Sylvia Young Theatre School.

Eliza’s paternal grandfather was George Bradford “G. B.” Caird (the son of George Caird and Esther Love Bradford). G.B. was born in Wandsworth, London, England, to parents from Dundee, Scotland. He was theologian and principal of Mansfield College, Oxford, and Dean Ireland’s Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture at the University of Oxford. Eliza’s great-grandfather George was the son of George Caird and Margaret Wood Butchart. Esther was the daughter of John Samuel Bradford, who was English, and Mary Cumming, who was Scottish.

Eliza’s paternal grandmother was Viola Mary Newport (the daughter of Ezra Benjamin Newport and Emily Lilian Overington). Viola was born in Reigate, Surrey, England, and was a poet and librarian. Ezra was the son of Samuel Newport and Frances Brown. Emily was the daughter of Ernest Overington and Clara Duffield.

Eliza’s maternal grandfather was named Norman Albert Ruffell (the son of parents surnamed Ruffell and Ellis). Norman was born in Bethnal Green, London, England, and was a phone company engineer and manager.

Eliza’s maternal grandmother is Sylvia Young (born Sylvia Bakal, the daughter of Abraham Bakal and Sophie Wexler/Weksler). Sylvia was born in Stepney, London, England, and is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Eliza is said to be related to Soviet revolutionary Leon Trotsky. Abraham was the son of Gamnis/George/Gamniel Bakal, who was from Romania, and of Fanny Laufer, who was born in Zurich, Switzerland or Antwerp, Belgium. Sophie was the daughter of Saloman/Solomon Schloma Wechsler, who was born in Brzezany, Galicia, Ukraine, and of Annie/Haika/Chaika Yetta Aaronson/Ehrenson, whose parents were from Russia.

Sources: Birth record of Eliza Doolittle – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Eliza’s parents – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Eliza’s paternal grandparents, G. B. Caird and Viola Mary Newport – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Eliza’s paternal grandfather, G. B. Caird – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Eliza’s paternal grandmother, Viola Mary Newport – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Eliza’s paternal great-grandparents, Ezra Benjamin Newport and Emily Lilian Overington – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Eliza’s paternal great-grandfather, Ezra Benjamin Newport – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Eliza’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Samuel Newport and Frances Brown – https://familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Eliza’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Frances Brown – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Eliza’s paternal great-grandmother, Emily Lilian Overington – https://familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Eliza’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Ernest Overington – https://familysearch.org

Baptismal record of Eliza’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Clara Duffield – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Eliza’s mother – https://familysearch.org

Marriage record of Eliza’s maternal grandparents, Norman Albert Ruffell and Sylvia Young – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Eliza’s maternal grandfather, Norman Albert Ruffell – https://familysearch.org

Birth record of Eliza’s maternal grandmother, Sylvia Young – https://familysearch.org

News article about Eliza’s maternal grandmother, Sylvia Young’s, ancestry – http://www.standard.co.uk

Marriage record of Eliza’s maternal great-grandparents, Abraham Bakal and Sophie Wexler – https://familysearch.org

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