Jane Wymark

Birth Name: Susannah J. M. Cheeseman

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

Date of Birth: c. 1951

Ethnicity: English, one eighth Finland-Swedish, 1/16th German, 1/16th Swiss-German, 1/16th Irish

Jane Wymark is a British actress.

She is the daughter of writer and playwright Olwen Wymark (Olwen Margaret Buck) and actor Patrick Wymark (Patrick Carl Cheeseman). Her father was English. Her mother was American, from California, and her own mother was also English.

Jane’s paternal grandfather was named Thomas William Cheeseman (the son of William Cheeseman and Emma).

Jane’s paternal grandmother was named Agnes Maria Olsen (the daughter of Carl Olsen and possibly of Bertha). Agnes was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire. It appears that Carl was born in Porvoo, Finland.

Jane’s maternal grandfather was Philip Wallenstein Buck (the son of Joseph Peter Buck and Helen Maud Bangs/Bungs). Philip was born in South Dakota. Joseph was born in Missouri, to a German father, Phillip Buck, and a Swiss mother, whose surname was Furrer. Helen was the daughter of Alfred Walstein Bangs, who was born in Connecticut, and of Sarah Delia Plowman, who was born in Canada, to Irish parents.

Jane’s maternal grandmother was Barbara Annis Jacobs (the daughter of W. W. Jacobs and Agnes Eleanor Williams). Barbara was born in England. W. W. Jacobs was an author, who was born William Wymark Jacobs, the son of William Gage Jacobs and Sophia Wymark.

Sources: Genealogy of Jane’s father – https://www.geni.com

Likely Jane’s paternal grandmother, Agnes Maria Olsen, on the 1911 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Likely Jane’s paternal great-grandfather, Carl Olsen, on the 1881 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Genealogy of Jane’s mother – https://www.geni.com

Jane’s mother on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Jane’s maternal grandfather, Philip Wallenstein Buck, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Philip’s sister, Marian Buck, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

Jane’s great-grandmother, Helen Maud Bangs/Bungs, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org

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