Kiesza
Kiesza in 2016, photo by Prphotos
Birth Name: Kiesa Rae Ellestad
Place of Birth: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Date of Birth: January 16, 1989
Ethnicity: Scottish, one quarter Norwegian, small amounts of English, Welsh, French, and Spanish, possibly distant Greek
Kiesza is a Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist.
In an interview with Metro, Kiesza also stated that she can trace her lineage to a person who fought alongside Robert the Bruce at the Battle of Bannockburn. She said:
There’s a lot of Scottish people in Canada. Tons. My grandpa was of Scottish heritage – he was of the black Douglases.
Kiesza’s paternal grandfather was named Robert Edward Ellestad. Robert was born in Coronation, Alberta, to parents from Oppland, Norway.
Kiesza’s paternal grandmother was named Laurie Camela Smith. Laurie was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Kiesza’s maternal grandfather was named Don Douglas. Don was Scottish.
Kiesza’s maternal grandmother was Jocelyn Wooldridge (the daughter of Henry Frank Wooldridge and Elma Jeanne Rauseo). Jocelyn was born in Trinidad & Tobago. Henry was born in Somerset, England, and had distant Welsh ancestry. Elma was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, the daughter of Lionel Archille Rauseo, a Venezuelan of Spanish, some English and French, and possibly Greek, descent, with ancestors born on Corfu and Antigua; and of Mary Theresa Borde, who was born on Trinidad, of French and Spanish descent, with some ancestors born on Guadeloupe.
Source: Newspaper announcement of Kiesza’s brother’s birth – https://www.myheritage.com
paternal grandfather – Robert Edward Ellestad, born in Coronation, Alberta to parents from Oppland, Norway
paternal grandmother – Laurie Camela Smith, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia
maternal grandfather – Don Douglas, Scottish
maternal grandmother – Jocelyn Wooldridge (born to Henry Frank Wooldridge and Elma Jeanne Rauseo). Jocelyn was born in Trinidad & Tobago. Henry was born in Somerset, England and was of distant Welsh descent. Elma was born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad & Tobago.
> Her father was Lionel Archille Rauseo, a Venezuelan of Spanish and possibly Greek descent (as some of his ancestors were born on Corfu, but it was during Venetian rule so idk). Lionel’s maternal grandmother, Jane Gloster, was from an Antiguan family of English and French descent (Gloster/Jarvis/Thibou).
> Elma’s mother was Mary Theresa Borde, born in Trinidad to a family of French/Spanish descent. Some of her ancestors were born on Guadeloupe.
Source: all four of Kiesza’s grandparents named in a newspaper announcement of her brother’s birth https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10969-787415644/laurie-ellestad-in-newspaper-name-index-usa-canada-australia
Her mother is Debra Ann McCann