Elton John
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Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947, is a English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. | Elton John, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight in 1947, is a English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. | ||
− | If you can help fill-in more of Elton's ancestry, email me at [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com]. | + | This page writen and copyright 2007, by Will Johnson, Professional Genealogist. If you can help fill-in more of Elton's ancestry, email me at [mailto:wjhonson@aol.com wjhonson@aol.com]. |
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==Elton John== | ==Elton John== | ||
− | Elton John was born | + | Elton John was born 25 Mar 1947 in Pinner, Middlesex, England; near London, to Stanley Dwight and his wife Sheila Eileen Harris. Stanley was a Royal Air Force officer. They divorced in 1961, Stanley remarried four months later and had four more children including Geoffrey Dwight. |
− | Meanwhile Sheila also remarried to Fred Farebrother. When Elton John wed his Canadian-born boyfriend David Furnish on | + | Meanwhile Sheila also remarried to Fred Farebrother. When Elton John wed his Canadian-born boyfriend David Furnish on 12 Dec 2005, (son of Mr Furnish and his wife Gladys) in what was billed as the "first celebrity gay union in the U.K." both Sheila and Fred were invited. |
===Secondary sources=== | ===Secondary sources=== | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John "Elton John"] on Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elton_John "Elton John"] on Wikipedia | ||
− | *[http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=ENTERTAINMENT&jp=cwmhqlkfcwmh&d=2005-12-29 Elton's 'marriage certificate' revealed] | + | *[http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=ENTERTAINMENT&jp=cwmhqlkfcwmh&d=2005-12-29 Elton's 'marriage certificate' revealed] 29 Dec 2005 on Breaking News naming David's mother as "Gladys" |
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=RBN6mKz83kgC&pg=PA127&lpg=PA127&dq=%22sheila+farebrother%22&source=web&ots=5QJc2ypb2K&sig=ygxeVWGLGeO6rkCJyWu1tyw1yz0#PPA140,M1 "His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John], by Elizabeth J Rosenthal, Billboard Books, New York (2001) 538 pages. Page 140 stating this his parents had divorced in 1961. | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=RBN6mKz83kgC&pg=PA127&lpg=PA127&dq=%22sheila+farebrother%22&source=web&ots=5QJc2ypb2K&sig=ygxeVWGLGeO6rkCJyWu1tyw1yz0#PPA140,M1 "His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John], by Elizabeth J Rosenthal, Billboard Books, New York (2001) 538 pages. Page 140 stating this his parents had divorced in 1961. | ||
+ | *[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19970622/ai_n14463281 "Body found at Elton John's brother's home Sunday morning"] | ||
+ | *[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62977935.html "It's Sir Elton's huff-brother"] | ||
==Stanley Dwight== | ==Stanley Dwight== | ||
− | Stanley Dwight was born | + | Stanley Dwight was born 24 Jan 1925. |
He married Sheila Harris sometime before 1947, as their only child was born in that year. They divorced 14 or 15 years later, sources differ on this point. Both remarried. Stanley and his new wife having four more children. Stanley was a Squadron Leader in the (British) Royal Air Force. | He married Sheila Harris sometime before 1947, as their only child was born in that year. They divorced 14 or 15 years later, sources differ on this point. Both remarried. Stanley and his new wife having four more children. Stanley was a Squadron Leader in the (British) Royal Air Force. | ||
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*[http://www.eltonjohn.dk/ukbiografi.html "Biografi"] at Elton John dot dk stating that Elton's grandmother was named Ivy Sewell and showing a picture of his childhood home. | *[http://www.eltonjohn.dk/ukbiografi.html "Biografi"] at Elton John dot dk stating that Elton's grandmother was named Ivy Sewell and showing a picture of his childhood home. | ||
*[http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=ENTERTAINMENT&jp=cwmhqlkfcwmh&d=2005-12-29 Elton's 'marriage certificate' revealed] Dec 29,2005 on Breaking News naming Elton's mother a witness to his marriage to David Furnish in 2005. | *[http://www.breakingnews.ie/archives/?c=ENTERTAINMENT&jp=cwmhqlkfcwmh&d=2005-12-29 Elton's 'marriage certificate' revealed] Dec 29,2005 on Breaking News naming Elton's mother a witness to his marriage to David Furnish in 2005. | ||
+ | *[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-61313212.html "The day Elton's mother cried..."], ''The Mirror'', 6 Jul 1996 stating that Sheila is [at that time] 65. | ||
==Mr Dwight== | ==Mr Dwight== | ||
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===Primary documents=== | ===Primary documents=== | ||
− | *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Ivy&gsln=Sewell&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=1995&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=1&recid=10194274&recoff=1+2+16 England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005] stating : "Ivy Sewell, born | + | *[http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&rank=0&tips=0&gsfn=Ivy&gsln=Sewell&sx=&f6=&f7=&f12=&f13=1995&f3=&f4=&rg_f5__date=&rs_f5__date=0&gskw=&prox=1&db=onsdeath93&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&fh=1&recid=10194274&recoff=1+2+16 England & Wales, Death Index: 1984-2005] stating : "Ivy Sewell, born 31 Dec 1899, died Mar 1995, age 95, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire County [, England]" |
===Secondary sources=== | ===Secondary sources=== | ||
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=RBN6mKz83kgC&pg=PA407&lpg=PA407&dq=%22elton+john%22+ivy+grandmother&source=web&ots=5QJc2yu9bG&sig=725fvPGxSNI0AROnNm2ESZOg-TI "His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John], by Elizabeth J Rosenthal, Billboard Books, New York (2001) 538 pages. Page 407]: stating such bits as : "...she died at home....during the third week of March [1995]....'I'd like to dedicate this award to my grandmother, Ivy Sewell. She died last week'...." | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=RBN6mKz83kgC&pg=PA407&lpg=PA407&dq=%22elton+john%22+ivy+grandmother&source=web&ots=5QJc2yu9bG&sig=725fvPGxSNI0AROnNm2ESZOg-TI "His Song: The Musical Journey of Elton John], by Elizabeth J Rosenthal, Billboard Books, New York (2001) 538 pages. Page 407]: stating such bits as : "...she died at home....during the third week of March [1995]....'I'd like to dedicate this award to my grandmother, Ivy Sewell. She died last week'...." | ||
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