Victoria Beckham

Beckham in 2011, s_bukley / Shutterstock.com

Birth Name: Victoria Caroline Adams

Place of Birth: Maelor, Denbighshire, Wales (according to apparent birth record)

Date of Birth: 17 April, 1974

Ethnicity: English, as well as 1/16th German

Victoria Beckham, also known as Victoria Adams and Posh Spice, is an English businessperson, singer, fashion designer, and model. She is a member of girl group Spice Girls, along with Mel B, Emma Bunton, Melanie C, and Geri Halliwell.

Victoria is the daughter of Jacqueline Doreen (Cannon) and Anthony William Adams. Victoria is married to football (soccer) player David Beckham. They have four children, including photographer, chef, model, and media personality Brooklyn Beckham and model and professional footballer Romeo Beckham. One of Victoria’s maternal great-great-grandfathers was of German descent.

Victoria’s paternal grandfather was William John Percy Adams (the son of Charles Henry Adams and Emily Florence Julsum/Jutsum). William was born in Edmonton, Middlesex. Charles was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the son of William John Adams and Maria Murray. Victoria’s great-grandmother Emily was born in Mile End, London, the daughter of Benjamin Jutsum and Eliza Kates.

Victoria’s paternal grandmother was Alice Winifred Porter (the daughter of William James Porter and Alice Emma Seabright). Victoria’s grandmother Alice was born in Bethnal Green, London. William was born in Yorkshire. Victoria’s great-grandmother in Bethnal Green, Middlesex, the daughter of Elijah Seabright and Mary Ann Hall; Elijah was the son of Elijah Seabright and Sarah Elizabeth Poole.

Victoria’s maternal grandfather was George Charles Cannon (the son of William George Cannon and Mary Ann Pfander). George was born in Bexhill, Sussex. Mary Ann was born in St Pancras, Middlesex, the daughter of Charles Pfander/Pfaender and Mary Ann Holmes. Charles was the son of German parents, Carl Heinrich “Charles” Pfaender and Caroline Louise Ruckwied, who were from Heilbronn, Neckarkreis, Württemberg. Victoria’s great-great-great-grandfather Carl Pfaender was a Communist revolutionary, who was a colleague of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.

Victoria’s maternal grandmother was Dorothy Caroline Akehurst (the daughter of Thomas Frederick Akehurst and Caroline Jennie Feasey). Dorothy was born in Islington, London. Thomas was the son of Walter James Akehurst and Mary Ann Brooks Baker. Victoria’s great-grandmother Caroline was the daughter of Joseph Edward Feasey and Caroline Charlotte Hall.

Source: Mention of Victoria’s German ancestry – http://www.metro.co.uk

Genealogy of Victoria Beckham – https://gw.geneanet.org

Genealogy of Victoria Beckham (focusing on her father’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Victoria’s paternal grandfather, William John Percy Adams, on the 1911 England and Wales Census – https://www.familysearch.org