The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Bob Marley
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
For the most part, this report is the work of
Christopher Challender Child,
of the New England Historic-Genealogical Society.
The primary contribution of the undersigned was to HTML-ize
Mr. Child's report.
Much of the material below was taken from
Catch a Fire: The Life of Bob Marley, by Timothy White.
The paternal ancestry is taken from
http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=cmarley&id=I011.
| Ancestry of Bob Marley | |
|---|---|
| 1 |
Robert Nesta ("Bob") Marley,
b. Rhoden Hall, nine miles from Kingston
(thus also known as Nine Miles), St. Ann, Jamaica 6 Feb. 1945,
d. Miami, Florida, 11 May 1981
m. Jamaica 10 Feb. 1966, Alpharita ("Rita") Constantia Anderson, b. 25 Jul. 1946 Cuba, daughter of Leroy Anderson and Cynthia Jarrett. |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Norval Sinclair Marley,
b. Clarendon, Jamaica, ... [ca. 1894 or ca. 1881],
d. ... 1955
m. ... 9 Jun. 1944 |
| 3 | Cedella Malcolm, b. ... , Jamaica, 23 Jul. 1926, d. Miami, Fla., 8 April 2008 [Washington Post 2008 April 10, B7] m2. Delaware Oct. 1963 Edward Booker |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
Albert Thomas Marley,
b. South Weald, Brentwood, Essex, England, 29 Oct. 1851,
d. Colon, Panama, 1 Feb. 1885
m. |
| 5 | Ellen Bloomfield, b. ... 1854, d. St. Andrew, Jamaica, 25 Oct. 1952 |
| 6 |
Omeriah Malcolm,
b. .... [ca. 1880]
d. ... 12 Sep. 1964
m. |
| 7 | Alberta Willoughby, b. ... , d. ... 1935 |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
Frederick Marley,
b. Rye, Sussex, England 20 Feb. 1820,
d. ...
m. |
| 9 | Hannah Jane Tiltman, b. Rye, Sussex, England 19 May 1824, d. ... |
| 10 |
Richard Bloomfield,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 11 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 12 |
Robert Malcolm,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 13 | Katherine ... , b. ... , d. ... 1956 |
| 14 |
David Willoughby,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 15 | Anna Downs, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 16 |
Thomas Marley,
b. ... [ca. 1795],
d. ...
m. |
| 17 | Jane ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 18 |
Richard Tiltman, "seaman",
b. ... [bapt. Rye, Sussex, 7 March 1778 (IGI)],
d. ...
m. |
| 19 | Mary Moore, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 36 |
William Tiltman,
b. ... [bap. Rye, Sussex, England, 12 Mar. 1752],
d. ...
m. Rye, Sussex, England, 23 Mar. 1776 |
| 37 | Anne Lawrence, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 72 |
Richard Tiltman,
b. Rye, Sussex, England, ... [ca. Oct. 1717,
bap. Seaford, Sussex, England, 20 Oct. 1717],
d. Rye, Sussex, England, ... [ca. Dec. 1767,
bur. Rye, Sussex, England, 5 Dec. 1767]
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m. Rye, Sussex, England, 5 May 1746 |
| 73 | Mary Chandler, b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 144 |
William Tiltman,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 145 | Mary ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
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