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Haskell – 2014 Nordoff Robbins Six Nations Rugby Dinner – Arrivals – Grosvenor House Hotel – London, UK – Photo Credit: Landmark / PR Photos
Birth Name: James Andrew Welbon Haskell
Place of Birth: Windsor & Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 2 April, 1985
Ethnicity: English, Welsh, likely some Irish
James Haskell is a British rugby union player and MMA fighter. A flanker and number 8, he played for London Wasps, Stade Français, Ricoh Black Rams, Highlanders, Wasps, and Northampton Saints, as well as Saxons, the England national team, and British & Irish Lions, and the England national sevens team.
James is the son of Susan and Jonathan Haskell, a businessperson. He is married to television presenter Chloe Madeley, with whom he has a daughter.
James’ paternal grandfather’s surname was Haskell.
James’ paternal grandmother’s surname was Jackson.
James’ maternal grandfather’s surname was Carron/McCarron.
James’ maternal grandmother’s surname was Evans. James’ grandmother was Welsh.
Sources: Marriage record of James’ parents – https://www.familysearch.org