Francis Rossi
Rossi in 2014, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Francis Dominic Nicholas Michael Rossi
Place of Birth: Lewisham, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 29 May, 1949
Ethnicity:
*Italian (father)
*Irish (mother)
Francis Rossi is a British singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the co-founder, lead singer, and lead guitarist of rock band Status Quo.
Francis is the son of Annie (Traynor) and Dominic Rossi. His father was of Italian descent, with ancestors from Atina, Province of Frosinone, Lazio, and Francis spoke Italian during his early years. His mother was of Northern Irish descent, from Liverpool. He has said that he was named after St. Francis of Assisi, because of his mother’s Catholic faith. He is married to Eileen, and has eight children.
Francis’ paternal grandmother was surnamed Coppola.
Francis’ maternal grandfather was named Paddy.
Sources: http://www.independent.co.uk
Marriage record of Francis’ parents – https://familysearch.org
His paternal grandmother surname is Coppola. His maternal grandfather was named Paddy.
His father was born in London and his mother in Crosby, Merseyside. He has stated in “I Talk Too Much: My Autobiography” that he was named after St. Francis of Assisi because of his mother’s Catholic faith. And that he spoke most of the time in Italian until he was 7, but now he can’t speak it anymore.
“Lazian ” tag
The ethnic groups in Northern Ireland/Ulster confuses me. Are Northern Irish a name for all people with ancestry from the region? Or does it only denote the protestants that is descended from Scottish immigrants? And is there any difference between Northern Irish and Ulster-Scots? Also, the term Scots-Irish seems to be used only for Americans. Why is this, and does it mean the same thing as Ulster-Scots? It would make a lot more sense if all these group was combined under a single label.
Francis’s paternal ancestors are from Atina, Province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy.
“Scots-Irish” is used only for Americans because that’s the term Americans use.
Francis’ mother was Catholic, does that mean she should be labeled as just Irish instead of Northern Irish?
I guess?
Catholics in Northern Ireland are almost all of Irish ethnicity.Northern Ireland is only 100 years old.