Place of Birth: London, England
Date of Birth: March 29, 1943
Ethnicity: English, some Irish, possibly some Welsh
Family Background: John Major is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. Prime Minister Major is the son of Gwendolyn/Gwendolen Minny/Minnie (Coates) and Tom Major-Ball (born Abraham Thomas Ball).
Prime Minister Major is the fifth cousin once removed of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. They were both descended from Elizabeth (Coxon) and John Crust from West Keal, Lincolnshire.
Prime Minister Major’s paternal grandparents were Abraham Ball (the son of John Ball and Caroline Smith) and Sarah Ann O’Marrah/Marrah (the daughter of Thomas Leeson vel O’Marrah and Margaret Thomas). Sarah had Irish, and possibly Welsh, ancestry.
Prime Minister Major’s maternal grandparents were Harry Sewell Coates (the son of David Coates and Emma Sewell) and Ada Florence Moore (the daughter of William Moore and Lucy Anne/Ann Crust).
Source: Genealogies of John Major – http://www.geni.com/people/Rt-Hon-Sir-John-Major-KG/6000000009590637596
http://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Major-1613
http://www.edwardjdavies.info/PMs/major.htm
Genealogy of John’s maternal grandfather, Harry Coates – https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor§ion=details&person=2HH3-XSQ
Information about John’s ancestry – Edward J. Davies, “The Ancestry of Sir John Major”, Genealogists’ Magazine
Relationship between John Major and Margaret Thatcher – http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/major-and-thatcher-how-they-are-related-so-it-really-is-in-the-genes-thanks-to-a-genealogist-and-a-1436119.html