Place of Birth: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Date of Birth: 16 February 1995
Ethnicity: English, 1/4 African-American
Ancestry/Genealogy: Ellis Genge is an English professional rugby union player. He has captained England.
Ellis’ father is named Richard Genge, and has English and possibly Welsh ancestry. Ellis maternal grandfather is said to be African.American. A picture of Ellis with his parents can be seen here: https://www.instagram.com/p/0vVT-4wWBh/
An article [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-6499833/Englands-Ellis-Genge-claims-painful-prejudice-heart-rugby.html] by Daily Mail claims Ellis “recently looked into his family tree and discovered that his adopted grandfather has native American and black Caribbean roots:
‘My grandad was a war baby. I’m one-eighth red Indian.’
Ellis maternal grandfather’s surname is Grady. Ellis has [https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/article-6499833/Englands-Ellis-Genge-claims-painful-prejudice-heart-rugby.html] speculated to be related to boxing legend Muhammad Alì through their shared Grady line.
Birth record of Ellis Genge: https://www.familysearch.org/search/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHC-DYLX
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