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Birth Name: Harry Frederick Gerard Hadden-Paton
Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 10 April, 1981
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish
Harry Hadden-Paton is an English actor. His roles include the Downton Abbey series and movies, as well as television’s The Crown and Versailles and the films The Deep Blue Sea (2011), About Time , The Little Stranger , and Twisters .
Harry is the son of Sarah and Nigel Hadden-Paton, a cavalry officer. He comes from family of landed gentry, from Rossway, near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire. He attended Eton College. He is married to actress Rebecca Night, with whom he has three children.
Harry’s paternal grandfather was Major Adrian Gerald Nigel Hadden-Paton (the son of Major-General Charles Frederick Hadden).
Harry’s paternal grandmother was named Mary-Rose MacIlwaine/McIlwaine (the daughter of Colonel Herbert MacIlwaine). Col. Hebert lived in Larkhill, Marandellas, Zimbabwe.
Harry’s maternal grandfather was Brigadier Frederick Mellor. Frederick was from The Cottage, Chiddingfold, Surrey.
Harry’s maternal grandmother’s surname was Hatton.
Sources: Genealogy of Harry Hadden-Paton – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Harry Hadden-Paton (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.thepeerage.com