Birth Name: James Francis Ivory
Place of Birth: Berkeley, California, United States
Date of Birth: June 7, 1928
Ethnicity:
*Irish (father)
*English, Scottish, German, remote Irish (mother)
James Ivory is an American director. He is the son of Hallie Millicent (DeLoney) and Edward Patrick Ivory.
James has been described as having Irish and Louisiana-French (Cajun) ancestry. While his father was of Irish descent, James has no documented Cajun ancestry.
James’ paternal grandparents were John F. Ivory and Mary A. Condon (the daughter of Thomas Condon and Margaret Finn). John and Mary A. were Irish, with the latter being from County Cork. Thomas was the son of John Condon and Mary Donahue. Margaret was the daughter of William Finn and Mary Burns.
James’ maternal grandfather was Isaac Fox Deloney (the son of Lafayette Washington Deloney and Sarah A. Lane). Lafayette was the son of Edward Brodnax Walker Deloney and Margaret Bonner Fox. Sarah was the daughter of Jesse A. Lane and Sarah Fennel.
James’ maternal grandmother was Hallie Hailey (the daughter of John Fleischmann Hailey and Sarah Ellen Hammett). John was the son of Andrew Buford Hailey and Margaret Hanna Galbraith. Sarah was the daughter of George Hammett and Harriet Locke.
Sources: James Ivory on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
James Ivory on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of James’ father – http://www.ancestry.com
James’ father on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Genealogy of James’ mother (through her own brother, Randolph Hailey DeLoney) – http://www.wikitree.com
Genealogy of James’ maternal great-great-grandfather, Andrew Buford Hailey – http://www.ancestry.com
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