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Lazenby in 2013, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: George Robert Lazenby
Place of Birth: Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Birth: 5 September, 1939
Ethnicity: English, smaller amounts of Irish and Scottish
George Lazenby is an Australian actor and model. He played James Bond in the 1969 film On Her Majesty’s Secret Service .
He is the son of Sheila Joan, who worked at a retail store, and George Edward Lazenby, a railway worker. He has a daughter with his former partner Maureen Powell; two children with his former wife, Christina Ross “Chrissie” Townson, a Gannett family heiress; and three children with his former wife, American professional tennis player Pam Shriver.
George’s paternal grandfather was John George Lazenby (the son of Edward Ainsley Lazonby and Ada Rose Durham). John was born in Stockton on Tees, Durham, England, to parents who were also born in Durham.
George’s paternal grandmother was named Clara Adelaide Davis (the daughter of Richard Davis and Ann). Clara was born in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, England.
George’s maternal grandfather was Samuel Robert Bodel/Bodle (the son of William George Bodel and Amelia Jane Crowther). Samuel was born in Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia. William was born in County Antrim, Ireland, the son of Robert Bodel and Anne Jane McAdam, who were from Belfast. Amelia was born in New South Wales, to English parents, Samuel Crowther, from Staffordshire, and Mary Hincksman, from Wem, Shropshire.
George’s maternal grandmother was Henrietta Myra Moven/Mowan Priestly (the daughter of Robert Priestley and Sarah Ann Hoskissen/Hoskisson). Henrietta was born in Warialda, New South Wales, Australia. Robert was born in Cornwallis, New South Wales, the son of William Priestly and Margaret Quinne. Sarah was born in Barraba, New South Wales, the daughter of Thomas Hoskisson, whose grandparents were all English; and of Margaret Cameron, who was from Kilmalie, Scotland.
Sources: Genealogy of George Lazenby (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of George’s parents – https://www.familysearch.org