Birth Name: Timothy Walter Burton
Place of Birth: Burbank, California
Date of Birth: August 25, 1958
Ethnicity: Norwegian, Swedish, English, Scottish, German, Croatian, remote Dutch and French
Tim Burton is an American film director, producer, artist, writer, and animator. Tim was previously a partner of actress Helena Bonham Carter, with whom he has two children.
Tim’s paternal grandparents were Russell Clem Burton (the son of Daniel Harrison Burton and Mary Francis Timbrook) and Rose Francis Gibbs (the daughter of James Ransome Gibbs and Winnie Dee Carpenter).
Tim’s maternal grandparents were Ray Clifford Erickson (the son of John Peter Erickson and Selma Justina Peterson) and Alpha Jean Pollish (the daughter of Eli Pollish and Christina Winson). John was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents. Selma was born in Michigan, to Swedish parents. Eli was born in Russia or Germany, to Eley L. Pollish/Polish and Angie Popovic/Popovich, who likely had Croatian ancestry. Christina was born in Minnesota, to Norwegian parents, Eric E. Winson and Annie C.
Sources: Genealogy of Tim Burton – http://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Tim Burton (focusing on his father’s side) – http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Tim’s maternal grandfather, Ray Clifford Erickson, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Tim’s maternal grandmother, Alpha Jean Pollish, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Tim’s maternal great-grandparents, Eli Pollish and Christina Winson – https://familysearch.org
Tim’s maternal great-grandparents, Eli Pollish and Christina Winson, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
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