Birth Name: John Martin Maher
Place of Birth: Ardwick, Manchester, England
Date of Birth: 31 October 1963
Ethnicity: Irish
Johnny Marr is an English musician, singer, and songwriter. He was co-songwriter – with Morrissey – and, from 1982–1987, a guitarist, of English rock band The Smiths.
Johnny’s parents, John Joseph Maher and Frances Patricia Doyle, had emigrated from Athy, County Kildare, Ireland to Manchester shortly before his birth.
Johnny’s maternal grandparents’ surnames were “Doyle” and “Hoey”.
Source: Birth record of Johnny’s mother – https://familysearch.org
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