Birth Name: Kevin Brady Dillon
Place of Birth: Mamaroneck, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 19, 1965
Ethnicity:
*87.5% Irish
*12.5% mix of German and Scottish
Kevin Dillon is an American actor. He is the younger brother of actor Matt Dillon (Matthew Raymond Dillon).
Kevin’s ancestry is Irish, except for one of his paternal great-grandmothers, who had Scottish and German roots.
Kevin’s paternal grandfather was Paul J. Dillon (the son of Edward Joseph Dillon and Catherine L. McCoullough). Edward and Catherine were both born in New York, both of them of Irish descent. Edward was the son of Maurice/Morris Dillon and Hannah D. Daly. Catherine was the daughter of Daniel F. McCullough and Catherine Prindable.
Kevin’s paternal grandmother was Beatrice A. Raymond (the daughter of Alexander Gillespie Raymond and Beatrice Wallazz Crossley). Paul was of Irish descent. Beatrice was the sister of comic book artist Alex Raymond (Alexander Gillespie Raymond).
Kevin’s great-grandfather Alexander Raymond was of Irish descent, the son of George Raymond and Elizabeth Gillespie. Kevin’s great-grandmother Beatrice Crossley was born in Pennsylvania, the daughter of Clifford Matheys Crossley and Adelaide H. Wallazz. Clifford’s parents were Sylvester Crossley (the son of Charles Crossley and Melvina) and Caroline E. Matheys (the daughter of William C. Matheys and Rebecca Joanna McFarland). Charles Crossley’s father was a German immigrant and his mother was a Scottish immigrant. Rebecca Joanna McFarland was of Scottish (Northern Irish) descent. William Matheys and Adelaide H. Wallazz were likely of German descent. Both the Matheys and Wallazz families in Pennsylvania originate in Germany.
Kevin’s maternal grandfather was Vincent Brady (the son of John Francis Brady and Elizabeth Veronica Guckain/Guchran). John was born in New York, to a Scottish-born father, Patrick Brady, who was of Irish descent, and an Irish mother, Julia Clark. Elizabeth was born in Scotland, to Irish parents, William Guckain and Mary Corcoran.
Kevin’s maternal grandmother was Catherine Callery (the daughter of Joseph John Callery and Mary Mooney). Joseph was born in New York, to Irish parents, Thomas Callery and Bridget Fee. Mary was born in Galway, Ireland.
Sources: Kevin’s paternal grandfather, Paul J. Dillon, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of Kevin’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Kevin’s paternal great-great-grandfather, Clifford Matheys Crossley (focusing on his own mother’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Kevin’s maternal grandfather, Vincent Brady, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Kevin’s maternal grandmother, Catherine Callery, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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