Birth Name: Hayley Dee Westenra
Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Birth: April 10, 1987
Ethnicity: Dutch, Irish, English
Hayley Westenra is a New Zealander singer, songwriter, and classical crossover artist.
She was born in Christchurch, Canterbury, the daughter of Gerald Westenra and Jill (Ireland).
Hayley’s surname is said to be Dutch. She also has Irish and English ancestry.
Hayley’s paternal grandfather was Aylmer Derrick Westenra. His parents were Derrick Warner Westenra (the son of Warner William Westenra and Selina Frances Aylmer) and Helen Beatrix Nichols (the daughter of Walter Charles Nicholls and Helen MacFarlane).
Hayley’s paternal grandmother was Patricia Menzies. Her parents were Henry Menzies and Dorothy Wardell (the daughter of William Wardell and Eva Buxton).
Hayley’s maternal grandmother was Shirley Ireland.
Sources: Genealogy of Hayley Westenra – https://www.geni.com
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