Kirk Hammett
Hammett in 2013, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Kirk Lee Hammett
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Birth: November 18, 1962
Ethnicity:
*father – Irish, English, Scottish, German
*mother – Filipino [Cebuano], some Chinese
Kirk Hammett is an American musician. He is a guitarist and songwriter for heavy metal band Metallica. The band’s members have also included/include Cliff Burton, James Hetfield, Ron McGovney, Dave Mustaine, Jason Newsted, and Lars Ulrich. He also formed the thrash metal band Exodus. Paul Baloff and Steve Souza have also been members of the band.
Kirk is the son of Teofila “Chefela” and Dennis L. Hammett, a Merchant Marine. His father had Irish, English, Scottish, and German ancestry. His mother is Filipino, of Cebuano, and some Chinese, descent. Kirk is married to Lani, with whom he has two children.
Kirk’s paternal grandfather were Ward Dennis Hammett (the son of Dennis Edward Hammett and Sara Marie Fulton). Ward was born in California. Kirk’s great-grandfather Dennis was the son of Isaac E. “Ike” Hammett and Missouri Annie/Anna Turner. Sara was born in Northern Ireland, the daughter of Sam Fulton and Rose Deckson.
Kirk’s paternal grandmother was Adda Lee Louise Wright (the daughter of Jesse Leland Wright and Beryl Margaret Johnstone). Adda was born in Nevada. Jesse was the son of John Leland Wright and Addaline McClellan. Beryl was the daughter of Marcus Orin Johnstone and Bertha Mae McDaniel.
Kirk’s maternal grandfather was Abundio Oyao y Quiamco (or Abundio Quiamco Oyao in Filipino, the son of Regino Oyao and Filomena Quiamco y Villamor, or Filomena Villamor Quiamco in Filipino). Abundio was a Filipino emigrant, from Carmen, Cebu. Filomena was of part Chinese descent, and was the daughter of Juan Quiamco and Jacinta Villamor.
Kirk’s maternal grandmother was named Baleriana. Baleriana was Filipino, from Siquijor, an island in the Philippines.
Source: Genealogy of Kirk Hammett – https://www.geni.com
Hammett in 2010, Ferenc Szelepcsenyi / Shutterstock.com
I guess you dislike hard rock/heavy metal
Kirk’s maternal grandparents are now deceased.
Who is Higino?
Kirk’s specific Filipino ethnicity is Cebuano.
Abundio Oyao’s full name is Abundio Oyao y Quiamco (or Abundio Quiamco Oyao in Filipino, the son of Regino Oyao and Filomena Quiamco y Villamor, or Filomena Villamor Quiamco in Filipino). Abundio was a Filipino immigrant, from Carmen, Cebu. Filomena was of part Chinese descent, and was the daughter of Juan Quiamco and Jacinta Villamor.
I can’t explicitly trace Baleriana’s specific origin, as well as her maiden surname whether it’s Maghanoy, which is predominant in Maria Siquijor:
It says that she was born in [I assume it’s Maria, however I cannot find her baptismal record there], Siquijor on August 4, 1903, in contrast to her public record (January 10, 1902) and her social security (June 1, 1902). To those who will try to trace her origin, church records in Siquijor are available here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bkeywords%3Aphilippines%20%2Bkeywords%3Asiquijor%20%2Bkeywords%3Aparroquiales%20%2Bavailability%3AOnline
*Higino Oyao
Who is Higino Oyao?
You didn’t add the Chinese ancestry.
Beryl was the daughter of Marcus Orin Johnstone and Bertha Mae McDaniel.
you should put the PrPhotos pic in featured posts
A real legend.