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Almond in 2013, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Peter Mark Sinclair Almond
Place of Birth: Southport, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: July 9, 1957
Ethnicity: * father – Scottish * maternal grandfather – Norwegian, some Danish * maternal grandmother – English
Marc Almond is a British singer, songwriter, and musician. He is the vocalist of synth-pop/new wave duo Soft Cell, of which David Ball is also a member.
Marc is the son of Sandra Mary and Peter John Sinclair Almond. On his Twitter account, Marc stated :
I’ve got Scottish roots I really have, half my family tree is Scottish the other half is Norwegian.
I’ve got Scottish roots I really have, half my family tree is Scottish the other half is Norwegian.
Marc’s paternal grandfather was named John Sinclair Almond.
Marc’s paternal grandmother was named Norah Douglas.
Marc’s maternal grandfather was Jens Peter Diesen (the son of Sigurd Diesen and Sofie Elisabeth Betsy Lassen). Marc’s grandfather Jens was born in Drammen, Buskerud, Norway. Sigurd was the son of Peter Anton Diesen and Karen Otilie/Othilie Knudsen. Sofie was the daughter of Jens Lassen and Marie Augusta Bugge.
Marc’s maternal grandmother was Gladys Vivia Wynn/Wynne (the daughter of Herbert John Wynn and Ada Barnard). Herbert was the son of William Wynn and Marie. Ada was the daughter of Thomas Clinch Barnard and Amelia.
Sources: Genealogy of Marc Almond (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.xn--familiertter-2jb.no
Genealogy of Marc’s mother (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Genealogies of Marc’s maternal grandmother, Gladys Vivia Wynn/Wynne (through Gladys’ sister, Jessie Marie Wynn; focusing on her mother’s side) – http://www.melmorrisfamilytree.com http://www.terrys.org.uk
Marc’s maternal great-grandfather, Herbert John Wynn, on the 1881 England and Wales Census – https://familysearch.org