Olivia Harrison

Harrison in 2012, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: Olivia Trinidad Arias

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Date of Birth: 18 May, 1948

Ethnicity: Mexican [Spanish, Indigenous, more distant African]

Olivia Harrison is an American-British author and film producer.

She is the daughter of Mary Louise (Negrete) and Esiquiel Arias. She was married to British guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer George Harrison, until his death. The couple have a son, multi-instrumentalist, singer, and composer Dhani Harrison.

All of Olivia’s grandparents were Mexican.

Olivia’s paternal grandfather was Pablo Arias Estrada (the son of José Francisco Arias Mendoza and María Juana de Dios Refugio Estrada Ayala). Pablo was a Mexican emigrant, from Pénjamo, Pénjamo, Guanajuato, Mexico. José was the son of José Arias Negrete and María Teodora Mendoza Aguilera. Olivia’s great-grandmother María Juana was the daughter of Miguel Estrada Bargas and María Guadalupe Ayala González.

Olivia’s paternal grandmother was María Uribe Avarillo (the daughter of Manuel Uribe and María Avarillo).

Olivia’s maternal grandfather was José Petronilo Marcelino Negrete Cevallos (the son of Ignacio Negrete Estrada and Mateana Cevallos Flores). Petronilo was a Mexican emigrant, from Abasolo, Abasolo, Guanajuato, Mexico. Ignacio was the son of José María Negrete Negrete and María Guadalupe Estrada Negrete. Mateana was the daughter of Juan Rafael Cevallos and María Antonia Flores.

Olivia’s maternal grandmother was María Trinidad Santa Cruz Valdez (the daughter of Felipe Santa Cruz and Emilia Valdez). Trinidad Santa Cruz was a Mexican emigrant, from Hermosillo, Hermosillo, Sonora.

Sources: Genealogy of Olivia Harrison – http://www.geni.com

Olivia Arias/Harrison on the 1950 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org