Skip Marley

Birth Name: Skip Marley Minto

Place of Birth: Kingston, Jamaica

Date of Birth: 4 June, 1996

Ethnicity: Jamaican [African, some English]

Skip Marley is a Jamaican-born American singer and songwriter.

Skip was born in Kingston, and is the son of singer, dancer, fashion designer, actress, and entrepreneur Cedella Anita Marley and David “Dave” Minto, and a grandson of reggae singer and songwriter Bob Marley. Skip was raised in Miami, Florida. He is a nephew of reggae singers/musicians Sharon Marley, Ziggy Marley, and Stephen Marley; and a half-nephew of entrepreneur and professional football player Rohan Marley, reggae musician and songwriter Julian Marley, reggae musician Ky-Mani Marley, and reggae artist Damian Marley. He is a cousin of filmmaker, activist, and actress Donisha Prendergast, and musicians Bambaata Marley and Jo Mersa Marley; and a half-cousin of professional football player Nico Marley, model and singer Selah Marley, and singer and songwriter YG Marley. His great-aunt, paternal grandmother’s sister, was singer Marcia Griffiths.

Skip’s paternal grandfather was Errol G. Minto (who likely was the son of Elon Lemuel Minto and Icibell/Isabell Lawrence). Elon was the son of Jonathan Minto and Catherine Myrie. Icibell was the daughter of Josiah Lawrence.

Skip’s paternal grandmother was named Norma F. Griffiths.

Skip’s maternal grandfather was Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley (the son of Norval Sinclair Marley and Cedella Editha Malcolm). Bob was born in Nine Mile, Saint Ann, Jamaica. Norval was born in Clarendon, Jamaica, and had English, and a small amount of African, ancestry. He was the son of Albert Thomas “Robert” Marley, who was born in South Weald, Brentwood, Essex, England; and of Ellen Ann Bloomfield. Skip’s great-grandmother Cedella was born in Rhoden Hall, St. Ann, and was a black Jamaican. She was the daughter of Omeriah/Amariah Malcolm and Alberta/Albertha Melida Willoughby/Whilby.

Skip’s maternal grandmother was singer Rita Marley (born Alpharita Constantia Anderson, the daughter of Leroy Anderson and Cynthia “Beda” Jarrett). Rita was born in Cuba, to black Jamaican parents.

There are claims on the internet that Bob Marley had some kind of Jewish ancestry, sometimes cited as Syrian Jewish, through his father, or, sometimes, his mother. There is no documented evidence that Bob had Jewish ancestry. The Bloomfield family line from which Bob descended, a famous family in Jamaica, is sometimes cited as having been originally Jewish; this is almost certainly false.

Sources: Obituary of possibly Skip’s paternal great-grandmother, Icibell/Isabell (Lawrence) Minto – https://www.legacy.com

Genealogy of Skip Marley (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com

Genealogies of Skip’s maternal grandfather, Bob Marley – http://www.wargs.com
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