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Beckham in 2015, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Brooklyn Joseph Beckham
Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 4 March, 1999
Ethnicity: English, smaller amount of Ashkenazi Jewish, 1/32 German, distant Scottish
Brooklyn Beckham is a British photographer, chef, model, and media personality.
He is the son of professional footballer David Beckham and businessperson, singer, fashion designer, and model Victoria Beckham , who was a member of the girl group Spice Girls. His brother is model and professional footballer Romeo Beckham. Brooklyn is married to American actress Nicola Peltz .
Brooklyn’s paternal grandfather was David Edward Alan Beckham (the son of Aubrey Edward Jack Beckham and Doris May Hamilton). David was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, England. Aubrey was born in Lambeth, London, the son of Edward Charles Beckham and Queenie Violet Eldridge. Brooklyn’s great-grandmother Doris was born in West Ham, Essex, the daughter of Charles Theodore Hamilton and Emily Beatrice Bartlett.
Brooklyn’s paternal grandmother was Sandra Georgina West (the daughter of Joseph West and Margaret Jean “Peggy” Wiggins). Sandra was born in Shoreditch, London, England. Joseph was born in London City, London, the son of James Walter West and Hannah Henrietta Llewellyn. He was raised in a Jewish household in London. Brooklyn’s great-grandmother Margaret was born in Islington, London, the daughter of Ernest Albert Wiggins and Rose Aldrich.
Brooklyn’s maternal grandfather was Anthony William Adams (the son of William John Percy Adams and Alice W. Porter). Anthony was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, England. Brooklyn’s great-grandfather William was born in Edmonton, the son of Charles Henry Adams and Emily Florence Julsum.
Brooklyn’s maternal grandmother was Jacqueline Doreen Cannon (the daughter of George Charles Cannon and Dorothy Caroline Akehurst). Jacqueline was born in Saint Pancras, London, England. George was born in Bexhill, Sussex, the son of William George Cannon and Mary Ann Pfander. Brooklyn’s great-grandmother Dorothy was born in Islington, London, the daughter of Thomas Frederick Akehurst and Caroline Jennie Feasey.
Brooklyn’s great-great-grandmother Mary Ann Pfander’s father, Charles Pfander/Pfaender, was born in England, to German parents, Carl Heinrich “Charles” Pfaender and Caroline Louise Ruckwied. Carl was a Communist revolutionary, who was a colleague of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
Sources: Genealogies of Brooklyn Beckham – http://www.geni.com https://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogies of Brooklyn’s father – http://www.wargs.com http://familypedia.wikia.com
Brooklyn’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Edward Charles Beckham, on the 1911 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Brooklyn’s paternal great-great-great-grandparents, William John Beckham and Harriet Fletcher, on the 1901 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Brooklyn’s paternal great-grandfather, Joseph West – https://www.thejc.com
Mention of Brooklyn's German ancestry – http://www.metro.co.uk