Lana Del Rey is an American songwriter, singer, record producer, director of music videos, poet, and model. She is also known by the names Lizzy Grant, Sparkle Jumprope Queen, and May Jailer.
Her parents are Robert Grant, a copywriter for the Grey Group and a successful domain investor, and Patricia Grant, an accounting professional and a teacher.
She spent the majority of her childhood in Lake Placid, New York. The lady once said,
We have our Scottish crest at home. Bob, plus Davey, Jimmy, and Robbie… I will undoubtedly visit Lanarkshire at some point because of the family roots there.
Who Is Lana’s Paternal Grandpa?
Robert Grant, Sr. was Lana’s paternal grandpa (the son of Benjamin William Grant and Violet England Rowell). Robert, a venture capitalist, and investment banker, were born in New York.
He was a vice president at Plough, Inc., and Textron in addition to his employment at Kidder, Peabody & Co. David Stuart Grant and Mary Jane Nice had a son named Benjamin. David Stuart Grant’s parents were Scottish.
The offspring of Morse Rowell and Belle J. England was named Violet.
Who Is Lana’s Paternal Grandmother?
Lana’s paternal grandmother is Cynthia Ann Kirk, descended from James Wickersham Kirk and Alice Elizabeth Woolridge/Wooldridge. Lana’s grandmother was born in Pennsylvania.
Albert DeWitt Kirk and Minnie Maude Wickersham had a son named James. Alice Goodwin Dale is the daughter of Agnes Goodwin Dale and Ashley E. Woolridge.
Donald Paul Hill, the grandson of Marian/Marion Klepper and Frank J. Hill, was Lana’s paternal grandfather. The birthplace of Donald is New York. Frank’s parents were Euritta Florence Brelsford and Frank M. Hill.
Marian was the daughter of Sarah Donnelly, a Scotswoman who was possible of Irish heritage, and Barend/Bernd Klepper, a German immigrant to the Netherlands.
Who Is Lana’s Maternal Grandparents?
Madeline Patricia McClean was Lana’s maternal grandparent (the daughter of Joseph McClean and Madeline Montgomery). Brooklyn, New York, was the birthplace of Lana’s grandmother Madeline.
Joseph was the child of Irish immigrants William Francis McClean and Anna Veronica “Annie” Delaney, both of whom were born in New York. Thomas Montgomery’s parents were born in Germany.