Birth Name: Declan Patrick MacManus
Place of Birth: Paddington, London, England
Date of Birth: August 25, 1954
Ethnicity: Irish, English, Scottish
Elvis Costello is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
Elvis is the son of Lillian Alda (Ablett) and Ronald Patrick Ross McManus. He has Irish, English, and Scottish ancestry.
About his ancestry, Elvis has stated:
I’m English, but my ancestry is Irish… My wife’s Irish. Sooner or later, we’ll probably have to leave England – because I’m sure the people of England will try to send the Irish back.
Elvis’ paternal grandparents were Patrick Matthew McManus (the son of John McManus and Elizabeth Costello) and Mabel Josephine Jackson (the daughter of William James Jackson and Mary Elizabeth Malcolm). Elvis’s great-grandparents John and Elizabeth were both born in Ireland. The surname “Malcolm” likely indicates Scottish ancestry.
Elvis’ maternal grandparents were James Ablett (the son of William Charles Ablett and Georgina Williams) and Ada Mutch (the daughter of Joseph Stanley Mutch and Mary Smith).
Sources: Genealogies of Elvis Costello – https://familysearch.org
https://familysearch.org
Elvis’s birth certificate – https://familysearch.org
Record of Elvis’s maternal grandparents, James Ablett and Ada Mutch – https://familysearch.org
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