Mitski

Birth Name: Mitsuki Francis Laycock

Place of Birth: Mie Prefecture, Japan

Date of Birth: September 27, 1990

Ethnicity
*father – English, as well as possibly distant Dutch
*mother – Japanese

Mitski is a Japanese-born American singer and songwriter. She is also known as Mitski Miyawaki.

She was born in Mie Prefecture, Japan. Her father is American, and worked for the U.S. State Department; he has deep roots in the LDS (Mormon) church. Her mother is Japanese. Her family lived in Turkey, China, Malaysia, the Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the U.S. Her first language is Japanese.

Mitski’s paternal grandfather was born in Utah, the son of British parents, surnamed Laycock and Blakemore/Blackmore. His paternal grandparents were Frank Laycock and Ellen Duckworth. His maternal grandparents were John Blakemore/Blackmore and Mary Ann Holdsworth.

Mitski’s paternal grandmother was born in Utah, the daughter of parents surnamed Mayhew and Hinckley. Mitski’s great-grandfather was born in Utah, the son of Elijah Walker Mayhew and Rosetta White. Elijah’s paternal grandmother, Lydia Farnsworth, married LDS religious leader, politician, and settler Brigham Young. Mitski’s great-grandmother was born in Utah, the daughter of Samuel Ernest Hinckley and Ida Lenore Cheever. Samuel’s half-great-nephew was Gordon B. Hinckley, who was President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mitski is also a half-fourth cousin, once removed, of actress and musician Sophie Thatcher. Mitski’s great-great-grandfather Samuel was a half-brother of Sophie’s maternal great-great-great-grandfather Ira.

Sources: https://www.thethings.com

Genealogy of Mitski’s father’s family – https://www.familysearch.org