Peter Lawford

Birth Name: Peter Sydney Ernest Aylen

Date of Birth: 7 September, 1923

Place of Birth: St. George Hanover Square, London, England, U.K.

Date of Death: December 24, 1984

Place of Death: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Ethnicity: English, some Scottish

Peter Lawford was a British actor, producer, and socialite. He was part of the “Rat Pack” of entertainers, along with Joey Bishop, Sammy Davis, Jr., Dean Martin, and Frank Sinatra.

Peter was the biological son of May Somerville/Sommerville Bunny and Sydney/Sidney Turing Barlow Lawford, a British Army officer. He was born under the surname of his mother’s then-husband, Dr. Ernest Vaughn/Vaughan Aylen. Peter spent his childhood partly in France, and lived in the U.S. for most of his life.

Peter was married to Patricia Seaton, until his death. He had four children with his former wife, Patricia Kennedy Lawford, a socialite, and the sister of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and politicians Robert F. Kennedy and Ted Kennedy. Among their children was Christopher Lawford, an actor, author, and activist.

Peter’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Acland Lawford (the son of Samuel Lawford and Margaret Sarah Acland). Thomas was a stockbroker. Samuel was the son of Samuel Lawford and Anne Wright.

Peter’s paternal grandmother was Janet Jessie Turing Bruce (the daughter of James Turing Bruce and Eliza Barlow).

Sources: Genealogy of Peter Lawford – https://www.findagrave.com

Genealogy of Peter Lawford (focusing on his father’s side) – https://www.geni.com