Hiddleston in 2012, photo by PR Photos
Birth Name: Thomas William Hiddleston
Place of Birth: Westminster, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 9 February, 1981
Ethnicity:
*father – Scottish
*mother – English, some German and Scottish
Tom Hiddleston is a British actor, producer, and musical performer. He is the son of Diana Patricia (Servaes), a former stage manager, and James Norman Hiddleston, a physical chemist.
His father is Scottish. His mother is English, and is of English, along with some German and Scottish, descent. One of Tom’s maternal great-great-grandfathers, through the Servaes line, was of German parentage. Tom has one child with his fiancée, actress Zawe Ashton.
Tom’s paternal grandfather was named Alexander Hiddleston (the son of James J. Hiddleston). James was the son of Alexander Hiddleston and Rachel Steel Meikle.
Tom’s paternal grandmother was named Margaret McCaula/McAulay Forbes.
Tom’s maternal grandfather was Lieut. William Reginald “Bill” Servaes, RN (the son of Reginald Maxwell Servaes and Hilda Edith Anna Johnson). Tom’s grandfather William was born in Christchurch, Hampshire, England. Tom’s great-grandfather Reginald was a prominent Vice Admiral, Flag Officer commanding the Reserve Fleet, and was the son of Julius Max Servaes and Constance Violet Coltart. Julius was born in Walton, West Derby, Lancashire, to German parents, Julius Frederick Servaes, from Dusseldorf, North Rhine Westphalia, and Helen Johanna Esson Wilckens, from Hamburg. Constance was born in Ruthin, Denbighshire, Wales, to English parents, of at least part Scottish descent. Tom’s great-grandmother Hilda was the daughter of Edwin Eltham Johnson and Edith Anna Ivey.
Tom’s maternal grandmother was Patricia Vestey (the daughter of Percy Charles Vestey and Dorothy Emmeline Johnson). Patricia was born in Croydon, Surrey, England. Percy was the son of Sir Edmund Hoyle Vestey, First Baronet, and of Sarah Ann Barker; Sir Edmund was a food producer and importer, and shipowner, who co-founded Vestey Brothers. Dorothy was the daughter of Charles David Johnson and Lucy Jane New Blaxter.
Sources: Articles on some of Tom’s family and relatives – http://www.dailymail.co.uk
https://www.findmypast.co.uk
Genealogy of Tom Hiddleston (focusing on his mother’s side) – http://www.geni.com
Obituary of Tom’s maternal grandfather, Lieut. William Reginald “Bill” Servaes, RN – http://www.independent.co.uk
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