Birth Name: James Trevor Oliver
Place of Birth: Clavering, Essex, England
Date of Birth: May 27, 1975
Ethnicity: English, 1/16th Cornish
Jamie Oliver is an English chef and restaurateur. He is the son of Sally (Palmer) and Trevor Kenneth Oliver.
After exploring his family history, Jamie said:
It turns out I’m sixth-generation Sudanese. We only found out about it when my grandfather’s brother died but, as it happens, there are quite a few Olivers who are a bit swarthy and have got curly hair, so I suppose that may explain it.
However, genealogists has dismissed this and concluded that there is little to no chance that Jamie is of Sudanese descent. Jamie’s great-great-grandfather, John Oliver, was a seaman who sailed the waters of the East African Coast and the Indian Ocean, which might explain the origin of the family legend.
Jamie’s paternal grandparents were Kenneth Edward Oliver (George Oliver and Ethel R. Spice) and Hazel J. Brown. George was the son of John Oliver and Mary Alice Coombs. John’s parents were from Penzance, Cornwall.
Source: Genealogies of Jamie Oliver (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com/people/Jamie-Oliver/6000000015064058888
http://www.timedetectives.co.uk/jamie_oliver_42.html
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