Tom Hiddleston

Hiddleston in 2012, photo by PR Photos

Birth Name: Thomas William Hiddleston

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

Date of Birth: 9 February, 1981

Ethnicity:
*father – Scottish
*mother – English, some German and Scottish

Tom Hiddleston is a British actor, producer, and musical performer. He is known for his role as Loki in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Thor and The Avengers films and the series Loki and What If…? He has also featured in the films Unrelated (2007), Archipelago, Midnight in Paris, The Deep Blue Sea, War Horse (2011), Only Lovers Left Alive, I Saw The Light, High-Rise, Crimson Peak, Kong: Skull Island, Early Man, and The Life of Chuck; on television’s The Gathering Storm, Suburban Shootout, Wallander, The Hollow Crown, The Night Manager, and The Essex Serpent; and in many acclaimed stage roles.

He is the son of Diana Patricia (Servaes), an arts administrator and stage manager, and James Norman Hiddleston, a physical chemist, and biotechnology company administrator. His father is Scottish. His mother is English, and is of English, along with some German and Scottish, descent. One of Tom’s maternal great-great-grandfathers, through the Servaes line, was of German parentage. His sister, Emma, is also an actress.

He was raised in Wimbledon, and later a village near Oxford. Tom attended Eton College. He has one child with his fiancée, actress Zawe Ashton.

Tom’s paternal grandfather was named Alexander Hiddleston (the son of James J. Hiddleston). Alexander served with the Royal Artillery, and was a shipyard plater. James was the son of Alexander Hiddleston and Rachel Steel Meikle. The name of Tom’s great-great-uncle, Tom Hiddleston, also a member of the Royal Artillery’s 51st (Highland) Division, is engraved in the Broomhill war memorial; he had died in the Battle of the Somme in WWI.

Tom’s paternal grandmother was named Margaret McCaula/McAulay Forbes.

Tom’s maternal grandfather was Lieut. William Reginald “Bill” Servaes, RN (the son of Reginald Maxwell Servaes and Hilda Edith Anna Johnson). Tom’s grandfather William was born in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. Tom’s great-grandfather Reginald was a prominent Vice Admiral, Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet, and was the son of Julius Max Servaes and Constance Violet Coltart. Tom’s great-great-grandfather Julius was born in Walton, West Derby, Lancashire, to German parents, Julius Frederick Servaes, from Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, and Helen Johanna Esson Wilckens, from Hamburg. Tom’s great-great-grandmother Constance was born in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, to English parents, of at least part Scottish descent. Tom’s great-grandmother Hilda was the daughter of Edwin Eltham Johnson and Edith Anna Ivey.

Tom’s maternal grandmother was Patricia Vestey (the daughter of Percy Charles Vestey and Dorothy Emmeline Johnson). Patricia was born in Croydon, Surrey, England. Percy was the son of Sir Edmund Hoyle Vestey, First Baronet, and of Sarah Ann Barker; Sir Edmund was a food producer and importer, and shipowner, who co-founded Vestey Brothers. Dorothy was the daughter of Charles David Johnson and Lucy Jane New Blaxter.

Sources: Articles on some of Tom’s family and relatives – http://www.dailymail.co.uk
https://www.findmypast.co.uk

Genealogy of Tom Hiddleston (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com

Obituary of Tom’s maternal grandfather, Lieut. William Reginald “Bill” Servaes, RN – http://www.independent.co.uk