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Birth Name: Jake William Shakeshaft
Place of Birth: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 25 July, 1995
Ethnicity: English, Scotttish, possibly Welsh
Jake Shakeshaft is an English musician. He is one-half of British pop duo Joe and Jake, alongside Joe Woolford . They represented the U.K. in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016, where they placed 24th.
Jake’s paternal grandfather was George William Shakeshaft (the son of George Shakeshaft and Hannah Lloyd). Jake’s grandfather George was born in Wirral, Cheshire, England. Jake’s great-grandfather George was the son of Joseph Shakeshaft and Mary Whitlow. Hannah was the daughter of James Lloyd and Elizabeth Ann Parrott.
Jake’s paternal grandmother was Doreen Dodds (the daughter of John Henry Dodds and Lily Steel). Doreen was born in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England. John was the son of David Dodds and Mary Randles. Lily was the daughter of Robert Neilson Steel and Mary Jane McGuigan. Mary Jane was Scottish, from Penninghame, Wigtownshire.
Jake’s maternal grandfather was surnamed Walker.
Sources: Marriage record of Jake’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jake’s paternal grandparents, George William Shakeshaft and Doreen Dodds – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Jake’s paternal grandfather, George William Shakeshaft – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jake’s paternal great-grandparents, George Shakeshaft and Hannah Lloyd – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jake’s paternal great-great-grandparents, Joseph Shakeshaft and Mary Whitlow – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jake’s paternal great-great-grandparents, James Lloyd and Elizabeth Ann Parrott – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Jake’s paternal grandmother, Doreen Dodds – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jake’s paternal great-grandparents, John Henry Dodds and Lily Steel – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Jake’s paternal great-great-grandmother, Mary Jane McGuigan – https://familysearch.org