Birth Name: Lydia Marie Hearst-Shaw
Place of Birth: Wilton, Connecticut, U.S
Date of Birth: September 19, 1984
Ethnicity: Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), English, some German, distant French and Irish, possibly other
Lydia Hearst is an American fashion model, actress, and blogger. She was born in Wilton, Connecticut, to Patricia Campbell “Patty” Hearst and Bernard Shaw. She also has a sister, Gillian.
Her maternal grandmother was Catherine Wood Campbell.
Her maternal grandfather was Randolph Apperson Hearst. He is the son of Millicent Veronica Willson (the daughter of George H. Willson and Hannah Elizabeth Murray) and newspaper publisher and politician William Randolph Hearst (the son of Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson and George Hearst).
William’s paternal grandfather was William George Hearst (the son of John Hearst and Martha Carson). John was born in Northern Ireland, the son of John Hearst and Elizabeth Knox. Martha was also born in Northern Ireland, the daughter of William A. Carson and Margaret Mills.
William’s paternal grandmother was Elizabeth Collins (the daughter of Jacob Collins and Lucy Hendricks or Martha Wheat).
William’s maternal grandfather was Randolph Walker Apperson (the son of John Apperson and Alcey Favor). John was the son of Frances/Francis Apperson and Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Long. Alcey was the daughter of John Favor and Ann Covington.
William’s maternal grandmother was Drusilla Clark Whitmire (the daughter of Henry Whitmire and Ruth Hill). Henry was the son of George Frederick Whitmire, who was born in Stuttgart, Germany, and of Phoebe Haygood. Ruth was the daughter of Henry Hill and Alice Ridgely.
Source: https://www.geni.com/people/Lydia-Hearst/6000000032937519158 (Lydia Hearst’s genealogy)
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