Graham Nash
Nash in 2005, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Graham William Nash
Place of Birth: Blackpool, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 2 February, 1942
Ethnicity:
*father – English
*mother – Irish, Welsh
Graham Nash is a British singer, songwriter, musician, and photographer. He is known for his work with pop group The Hollies, and with folk rock supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young), with David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Neil Young. Graham became an American citizen on 14 August 1978, and is a U.K. and U.S. dual citizen.
Graham is the son of Mary (Gallagher) and William Nash. He has three children with his former wife Susan Sennett.
Graham’s paternal grandfather was Arthur George Nash (the son of Charles John Nash and Sarah Plummer). Arthur was born in Hertfordshire, England. Charles was the son of Thomas Nash and Anna Bennett.
Graham’s paternal grandmother was Alice Hannah Ridgway (the daughter of John Albert Ridgway and Emma Wilkinson). Alice was born in Salford, Lancashire, England.
Graham’s maternal grandfather was named John Gallagher.
Graham’s maternal grandmother was named Ada Davies.
Sources: Genealogy of Graham Nash (focusing on his father’s side) – https://gw.geneanet.org
Marriage record of Graham’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Maternal grandparents: John Gallagher and Ada Davies
https://gw.geneanet.org/tdowling?lang=en&pz=timothy+michael&nz=dowling&m=A&p=graham+william&n=nash&siblings=on¬es=on&t=T&v=6&image=on&marriage=on&full=on
more in depth genealogy of his father
Ah, yes, can immediately tell the Irish link by the eyes!
Most of “British” pop comes from the Irish! – eg Beatles, Bowie, Sheeran, Lonnie Donegan, Donovan, Johnny Rotten, Morrisey, Smiths, Pete Townsend, etc.
true. I dont know Lonnie Donegan and Donovan is Scottish as far as I know and Pete Townshend does not have Irish ancestry. First Oasis line-up was entirely Irish (as the Smiths). Most of English people from Liverpool and Manchester are part Irish.
gel,
No they don’t. The Irish really love to exaggerate, don’t they! There is a lot of Irish ancestry in Britain, but most people are still far more English, Scottish or Welsh. Having a little “bit of oirish” doesn’t mean the Irish can claim whomever they like — just because they can’t produce anybody good…
I guess U2 are a British band, eh?
Is Katie Taylor(Irish boxer) also British?
It’s no exaggeration, Irish ancestry shows up in most of the UK’s greatest bands.
The Irish produce plenty of talent,proportionately more than the English.But England is a great incubator for talent and it also has the infrastructure to sell it to the world.
It’s just a fact, no point in being sullen about it.
Hi follers/ethnic, it would be nice to have a link to every Crosby, Stills & Nash (& Young) member.
[David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash and Neil Young]
Thank you very much