Birth Name: Ashley Maitland Welkos
Place of Birth: Long Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: February 3, 1977
Ethnicity: German, English, 1/8 Norwegian
Maitland Ward is an American actress.
Maitland is the daughter of Cynthia Joy (Ward) and Robert W. Welkos. Maitland’s father has Norwegian, English, and German roots. Maitland’s mother is mostly of German and English descent.
Maitland’s paternal grandfather was Elias Wesley/Westly “Wes” Welkos (the son of Nels/Nelse Olsen Welkos/Welkas and Lillian “Lilas” Hawn). Nels was born in Wisconsin, to parents from Norway. Lilian was born in Ontario, Canada, the daughter of Elias Hawn and Sarah Jane Dixon.
Maitland’s paternal grandmother was Sandy F. Jackson, the daughter of Eddie Jackson and Carrie.
Maitland’s maternal grandfather was William Wilson “Bill” Ward (the son of Walter Wilson Ward and Jane Lane). Walter was the son of Phillip Floyd Ward and Mary Catherine Ward. Jane was the daughter of Richard Henry Lane and Mollie Stephens.
Maitland’s maternal grandmother was Nelda Charlotte Hopmann (the daughter of William “Willie” Herman Hopmann and Mathilda Charlotta Thielemann). William was the son of German parents, William Hoppman and Sophie. Mathilda was the daughter of Friedrich Heinrich Wilhelm “Fred” Thielemann, whose own parents were German, and of Sophie Schwettmann, whose own parents were also German.
Sources: Birth record of Maitland Ward – http://www.familysearch.org
Marriage announcement of Maitland Ward – http://www.nytimes.com
Maitland’s paternal grandfather, Elias Wesley/Westly “Wes” Welkos, on the 1910 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Death record of Maitland’s paternal grandfather, Elias Wesley/Westly “Wes” Welkos – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Maitland’s paternal grandmother, Gladys F. (Jackson) Sandy – http://www.findagrave.com
Birth record of Maitland’s mother, Cynthia Joy Ward – http://www.familysearch.org
Obituary of Maitland’s maternal grandfather, William Wilson “Bill” Ward – http://www.findagrave.com
Obituary of Maitland’s maternal grandmother, Nelda Charlotte (Hopmann) Ward – http://www.findagrave.com
Maitland’s maternal great-grandfather, William “Willie” Herman Hoppman, on the 1900 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org
Maitland’s maternal great-grandmother, Mathilda Charlotta Thielemann, on the 1910 U.S. Census – http://www.familysearch.org