Cole in 2010, photo by PR Photos
Birth Name: Lily Luahana Cole
Place of Birth: Torbay, Devon, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 27 December, 1987
Ethnicity: English, Welsh, some Scottish
Lily Cole is an English model, actress, and entrepreneur.
Lily is the daughter of Patience Owen, an artist and writer, and Chris Cole, a fisherman and boat builder. Her mother was born in Wales, to a Welsh father and an English mother.
She has a daughter with her partner Kwame Ferreira.
Lily’s paternal grandfather was Frederick Harry Cole (the son of George Richard Cole and Annie Dimond). George was the son of George Owen Cole. Annie was the daughter of Thomas Dimond and Maria Edwards.
Lily’s paternal grandmother was Maud Louise Farley (the daughter of Harold George Farley and Alice Maud Elleston). Harold was the son of Charles James Farlie and Elizabeth McRae, who was Scottish. Alice was likely the daughter of Arthur Bailes Elleston and Margaret Emma Bayne.
Lily’s maternal grandfather was named David Wyndham Owen (the son of Thomas John Owen). David was born in Glanamman, Wales.
Lily’s maternal grandmother was Kathleen Sylvia Young (the daughter of Charles James Young and Doris Benttell Leeves). Kathleen was born in Battle, Sussex, England. Charles was the son of James Young and Mary Ann Keeley. Doris was the daughter of Reuben Henry Catt and Florence Leeves.
Source: Family history of Lily Cole –
