Birth Name: Anthony Wilford Brimley
Place of Birth: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date of Birth: September 27, 1934
Ethnicity:
*English, Scottish (father)
*Danish, Welsh, English, German (mother)
Wilford Brimley is an American actor. His father was of half English and half Scottish descent. His mother was of half Danish ancestry, with her other roots being Welsh, English, and German.
Wilford’s paternal grandparents were William Jedediah Brimley (the son of Richard Brimley and Ann Southworth) and Margaret Kirk (the daughter of Samuel Kirk and Margaret Cameron Fisher). William was born in Blackrod, Lancashire, England. Samuel and Margaret were born in Glasgow, Scotland.
Wilford’s maternal grandparents were Herber Christian Nelson (the son of Soren Christian Nelson and Ann Josephine Evans) and Samantha Madsen (the daughter of Anton Peter Madsen and Elizabeth Mary Jane Nelson). Soren was Danish. Ann was of Welsh ancestry. Anton was Danish, born in Rostrup, Aalborg, Nordjylland. Elizabeth had deep roots in the United States, and was of English and German ancestry.
Sources: Genealogies of Wilford Brimley – http://www.geni.com
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Wilford’s parents – http://www.findagrave.com
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