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Sting in 2013, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner
Place of Birth: Northumberland South, Northumberland, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 2 October, 1951
Ethnicity: English, smaller amounts of Irish, Manx, and Scottish
Sting is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, actor, activist, and philanthropist. He was a member of rock band The Police, which also included Stewart Copeland , Henry Padovani, and Andy Summers.
Sting is the son of Audrey (Cowell) and Ernest Matthew Sumner. He is married to actress and activist Trudie Styler . He has four children, including actress Mickey Sumner and musician, electronic music producer, and actress Eliot Sumner, with Trudie; and two children, including musician Joe Sumner, with his former wife, Northern Irish actress Frances Tomelty.
Sting’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Matthew Kirk Sumner (the son of Richard Kellett/Kellet Halfnight Sumner and Annie Fowler Brown). Thomas was born in South Shields, Durham. Richard was born in Sunderland, Durham, the son of Henry Kirk Sumner and Ann/Anne Cowens. Sting’s great-grandmother Annie was born in Sunderland, the daughter of Robert Brown and Jane Agar.
Sting’s paternal grandmother was Agnes Wright (the daughter of Robert Henry Wright and Agnes Murphy). Agnes was born in Sunderland, Durham. Robert was born in Gateshead, Durham, the son of George James Cummings Wright and Isabella Holt. Sting’s great-grandmother Agnes was born in Millfield, Durham, the daughter of John Murphy, who from Iniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland; and of Elisabeth Cody, whose father was also Irish.
Sting’s maternal grandfather was Ernest Edgar Cowell (the son of James Cowell and Mary Eliza Robinson). Ernest was born in Cullercoats, Northumberland. James was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, the son of William Cowell/Cowle, who was born on Onchan, Isle of Man, to a Manx father and a Scottish mother; and of Jane Corrin. Sting’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Liverpool, Lancashire, the daughter of Nathaniel Robinson and Mary Ellen Payne.
Sting’s maternal grandmother was Margaret Espy Hill (the daughter of Robert Hill and Annie Elizabeth Hindson). Margaret was born in Willington Quay, Northumberland. Robert was born in Willington Quay, the son of John William Hill and Ellen Ramshaw. Sting’s great-grandmother Annie was born in Willington Quay, the daughter of Robert Hindson and Frances “Fanny” Thompson, who was born in Ireland.
Source: Genealogy of Sting – http://www.geni.com