Macklin Celebrini
Place of Birth: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Date of Birth: June 13, 2006
Ethnicity: Croatian (paternal grandfather), Belgian Flemish, French-Canadian, English, Scottish, Irish
Macklin Celebrini is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. A centre, he plays for, and is alternate captain of, the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League (NHL); and is with the Canada national team.
He is the son of Robyn and Rick Celebrini, who was a soccer player, and is the director of sports medicine and performance for professional basketball team Golden State Warriors. His brother, Aiden Celebrini, is also an ice hockey player. He has cousins who play for the Croatian national soccer team.
Macklin’s paternal grandfather was named Anton/Anthony/Tony Celebrini (the son of Federico/Miro Celebrini and Maria/Marija). Anton was born in Porat, near Malinska, then Yugoslavia, now Croatia. Many Croatians in the area changed their names to Italian-sounding ones over time. Miro was born in Porat, the son of Antonino Celebrini and Kate Fabijanić. Antonino was the son of Giovanni Andrea Celebrini and Mare Gržetić. Kate was the daughter of Tommaso Giorgio Fabijanić and Petronilla Katarina Cattarinich. Macklin’s great-grandmother Marija was born in Porat.
Macklin’s paternal grandmother was Joan Buydens (the son of Geo/George Buydens and Madeleine Verniest). Joan was from Winnipeg. Madeleine was the daughter of Jules Verniest and Malvina De Vlieger.
Macklin’s maternal grandfather is named Joseph Dunn.
Macklin’s maternal grandmother is Sandra Williston (the daughter of Ray Gillis Williston and Gladys Edna McInnes). Ray was born in Victoria, British Columbia, and was an educator and political figure, who was a Social Credit Party politician; in BC, he was Minister of Education, from 1954 to 1956, Minister of Lands and Forests, from 1956 to 1962, and Minister of Lands, Forests and Water Resources, from 1962 to 1972. He oversaw the building of the Peace River Power Project. The reservoir Williston Lake was named after him. Macklin’s great-grandfather Ray was the son of Hubert Haines Williston, whose paternal grandmother was born in Ireland; and of Islay McCalman, whose paternal grandparents were Scottish, and whose mother was born in Bridgwater, Somerset, England.
Macklin’s great-grandmother Gladys was born in Langley, British Columbia, the daughter of Fergus Neil MacInnes, whose ancestors were recent Scottish immigrants; and of Doris Nellie Boardman, whose mother was from Hertfordshire, England.
Sources: https://www.nytimes.com
https://www.nytimes.com
Obituary of Macklin’s paternal grandfather, Anton/Anthony Celebrini – https://www.dignitymemorial.com
Obituary of Macklin’s paternal great-grandfather, Geo/George Buydens – https://passages.brandonsun.com
Obituary of Macklin’s maternal great-uncle (grandmother’s brother) – https://www.asacredchoice.com
Genealogies of Macklin’s maternal great-grandparents, Ray Gillis Williston and Gladys Edna McInnes – https://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Macklin’s maternal great-grandfather, Ray Gillis Williston – https://vancouversunandprovince.remembering.ca
Obituary of his maternal great uncle, Dr. Hubert Neil Williston (maternal grandmother’s brother); https://www.asacredchoice.com/obituaries/Hubert-Neil-Williston?obId=27470583
I found his maternal great grandfather, Ray Gillis Williston
Obituary; https://obits.gazette.com/us/obituaries/gazette/name/ray-williston-obituary?id=47043796
Ray Gillis Williston on FamilySearch; https://www.familysearch.org/en/tree/person/about/GX9P-4BR
Ray was born in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada the son of Hubert Haines Williston and Islay McCalman. Hubert was born in Bay du Vin, Hardwicke, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada the son of Alexander Goodfellow Williston and Emeline Frink Fowler.
Islay was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada the daughter of Peter McCalman and Elizabeth Ann Gabriel.
His mother Robyn was likely the daughter of Sandra Williston and Joseph Dunn.
Celebrini has both Croatian and Italian roots. His profile should say “possibly Italian”.
While I do see some ancestors of his in the family tree that were probably Italian, I don’t understand where you’re getting that his entire family is Italian speaking? There are Croats in Vancouver too.
It seems some ethnic groups are more important than others in this website, mind the Aromanians that have been often wiped out. I don’t understand the hate for the Italians of Fiume, Dalmatia and Istria.
Thanks for adding this star hockey player follers. I thought he was italian by the sound of his surname. I think he is favorite to win rookie of the year
@follers, are you sure you’re not a hockey fan? This guy will easily win the calder trophy this year
Hope all is well andrew :)
Thanks, I will!
Andrew, who will you be rooting for tomorrow between Ireland v England and Wales v Scotland?