Birth Name: William Bruce Jenner
Place of Birth: Mount Kisco, New York
Date of Birth: October 28, 1949
Ethnicity: English, some Scottish, Irish, Dutch, and Welsh
Caitlyn Jenner is an American athlete and television personality. She is the daughter of Esther Ruth (McGuire) and William Hugh Jenner. Among her six biological children are socialites Brody Jenner, Kendall Jenner, and Kylie Jenner, the latter two from her marriage to Kris Jenner. From her marriage to Kris, her stepchildren are Kourtney Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Khloe Kardashian, and Robert Kardashian.
Her paternal grandparents were from Canada. Her ancestry is English, with smaller amounts of Scottish, Irish, Dutch, and Welsh.
Caitlyn’s paternal grandparents were Hugh Burton Jenner (the son of The Rev. John Hugh Jenner and Mary Fisher MacIntyre) and Bertha M. Cunningham. Caitlyn’s grandfather Hugh was born in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. Caitlyn’s grandmother Bertha was also Canadian.
Caitlyn’s maternal grandparents were Walter Sherman McGuire (the son of Daniel Ebenezer McGuire and Martha Day) and Kareen Maude Wright (the daughter of Thaddeus Lincoln Wright and Lola Dell Reynard). Lola was the daughter of William E. Reynard and Angelius/Angela/Angie Flanagan.
Sources: Genealogy of Caitlyn Jenner (focusing on her father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Genealogy of Caitlyn’s maternal grandmother, Kareen Maude Wright – http://www.ancestry.com.au
Caitlyn’s maternal grandmother, Kareen Maude Wright, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Caitlyn’s maternal great-grandmother, Lola Dell Reynard, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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