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Page in 2005, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: James Patrick Page
Place of Birth: Brentford, Middlesex, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 9 January, 1944
Ethnicity: English, some Irish
Jimmy Page is an English musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. He is the guitarist for legendary rock band Led Zeppelin. Other members of the band were John Bonham, John Paul Jones , and Robert Plant . He has also been a member of rock band The Yardbirds, with Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton , and rock supergroups XYZ; The Firm, with Paul Rodgers and Chris Slade ; The Honeydrippers, with Plant, Beck, and Nile Rodgers ; and Page and Plant, with Plant. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest guitarists of all time.
Jimmy is the son of Patricia Elizabeth and James Patrick Page. He has a daughter, photographer Scarlet Page, with his former partner, French model Charlotte Martin; a son with his former wife, model and waitress Patricia Ecker; and three children with his former wife, Brazilian, Jimena Gómez-Paratcha.
There are rumours on the internet about Jimmy having Chinese or Japanese ancestry through a grandmother. These statements are not accurate.
Jimmy’s paternal grandfather was James Ernest Page (the son of James Ernest Page and Jane Burtles). Jimmy’s grandfather James was born in London. Jimmy’s great-grandfather James was born in Shoreditch, Middlesex, the son of Henry Page and Mary Ann Murray. Jimmy’s great-grandmother Jane was born in Bethnal Green, London, the daughter of James Burtles and Jane Shearingham.
Jimmy’s paternal grandmother was Emily Holdom (the daughter of Henry Holdom and Emily Mileman). Jimmy’s grandmother Emily was born in Walworth, Durham. Henry was born in Bermondsey, Surrey, the son of Charles Henry Holdom and Emma Mansfield. Emily was born in Southwark, London.
Jimmy’s maternal grandfather was John Gaffikin (the son of Arthur Chichester Gaffikin and Jean Anna/Anne Morton Kells). John was born in Belfast, Antrim, Ireland or Croydon, Surrey. Arthur was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, the son of John Gaffikin, who was born in Belfast; and of Mary Jane McCallum. Jimmy’s great-grandmother Jean was born in Donaghenry, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
Jimmy’s maternal grandmother was Edith May Thomas (the daughter of James William Richard Thomas and Elizabeth Ann Pick). Edith was born in Croydon, Surrey. James was born in Croydon, the son of William Thomas and Amelia Read. Elizabeth was born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, the daughter of Thomas Pick and Elizabeth Lawrence.
Sources: Genealogy of Jimmy Page – http://www.wikitree.com
Marriage record of Jimmy’s parents – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Jimmy Page (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com