Britney Spears has English roots.

Posted on September 11, 2008

A newspaper has claimed that Britney Spears has English roots in Tottenham, London. Records in the London Metropolitan Archives showed that Spears’ great grandparents were Londoners. They could have been living together before marriage.

Britney Spears was said to have descended from George Anthony Portell and Lillian Esther Lewis. Parish records wrote that the couple was married at St. John’s church in Tottenham in 1923. They gave one common address on their marriage certificate, which indicated that they were living together before their marriage. At that age and time, it was considered a scandal. On the other hand, the same address could have been used for convenience.

Britney Spears’ grandmother, Lillian Woolmore Portell, married US Navy sailor, Barnett O’Field Bridges, in London. This couple then relocated to New Orleans, and had three children. One of whom was Lynne Spears; Britney’s mother.