Billy Idol

Started by A.J. Jacobs on Thursday, October 16, 2014
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10/16/2014 at 8:44 AM

I'm supposed to interview the snarling glam rock star for People next week. Anyone up for trying to get him connected? I just read his autobiography and here's his info that I have so far...
Thanks as always for your amazing work.

My maternal grandparents, Michael and Anna O’Sullivan,

my mum and dad, Joan and Bill Broad.

My dad, William Alfred Broad, was born July 6, 1924, in Coventry, near Birmingham, in England. His father, Albert Broad, was

My dad— along with two brothers, Bob and Jack, and a sister, Joan— was brought up by his mother, Naomi Heslop-Broad.

My mum, Johanna O’Sullivan, was born in Ireland, February 24, 1928. She had three brothers, Michael, John, and Donal, and two sisters, Mary and Vera. After being schooled at the hands of tough, disciplinarian nuns, Joan arrived in Sheffield, England, to become a nurse. She ended up a theater sister, handing the surgeon his tools and running the operating room, making sure all was right for a successful surgery. She met my dad in 1950 and converted from Catholic to Protestant to marry him in 1953, thus

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10/16/2014 at 9:03 AM

Created a starter profile as I don't see him already on Geni.
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10/16/2014 at 9:25 AM

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10/17/2014 at 9:23 AM

Found a path: http://www.geni.com/path/A-J-Jacobs+is+related+to+Billy-Idol?from=6...

Billy Idol is A.J. Jacobs' aunt's ex-husband's fourth great aunt's husband's second cousin once removed's husband's wife's nephew's wife's first cousin once removed's husband's great nephew's wife's granddaughter's husband.

Not sure if it's shorter or longer than Wikitree's connection. They go into some private profiles that we currently don't have on Geni. Much thanks to Erin Breen from WT for making the connection on Linda Mathis.

10/17/2014 at 1:05 PM

Noted with thanks.

However, materials on the internet claimed that both women in Billy Idol' lives were only partners and he was said to be never married. How about that?

All the best!

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10/17/2014 at 1:10 PM

Interesting - I created them as partners, but for some reason it didn't keep that relationship. I've fixed it now as you are correct, they were not married.

10/17/2014 at 10:03 PM

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