Birth Name: Joanne Frost
Place of Birth: Hammersmith, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: June 27, 1970
Ethnicity:
*father – English
*maternal grandfather – Sephardi Jewish
*maternal grandmother – Gibraltarian [Spanish, likely some Italian and Portuguese]
Jo Frost is a British television personality, nanny, author, and producer. She is most known for her work with children as a professional nanny and for being the central figure on the British and the American versions of television series Supernanny.
Her father, Michael Frost, is/was British. Her mother, Joita/Joa Bitton, had roots in Gibraltar, and was mostly of Sephardi Jewish and Spanish, as well as likely some Italian and Portuguese, ancestry.
Jo’s maternal grandfather was Nathan Nisin Bitton (the son of Mesod Bitton and Joa Serruya). Nathan was born in Gibraltar, into a Jewish family. Mesod was born in Gibraltar, the son of Nathan Bitton and Estrella/Estella Benyunes. Joa was born in Gibraltar, and was likely the daughter of Jose “Joseph” Serruya and Reyna/Reina Benyunes.
Jo’s maternal grandmother was Isabel Robba (the daughter of Jose “Joseph” Robba and Isabel/Isabella “Elizabeth” Licudi). Jo’s grandmother Isabel was born in Gibraltar. Jo’s great-grandparents Jose and Isabel were also born in Gibraltar, into Roman Catholic families, and were listed as “Spanish” in their marriage record. Jose was the son of Geronimo Robba and Carolina Cabellon/Calmellon. Isabel was the daughter of Juan “John” Licudi and Josefa/Josepha DeSoisa/Soiza/Sorza.
Sources: Birth record of Jo’s uncle (mother’s brother) – http://familysearch.org
Birth registration of Jo’s uncle (mother’s brother) – http://familysearch.org
Birth record of Jo’s maternal grandfather, Nathan Nisin Bitton – http://familysearch.org
Death record of Jo’s maternal grandfather, Nathan Nisin Bitton – http://familysearch.org
Birth record of Jo’s maternal grandmother, Isabel (Robba) Bitton – http://familysearch.org
Death record of Jo’s maternal grandmother, Isabel (Robba) Bitton – http://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Jo’s maternal great-grandparents, Jose “Joseph” Robba and Isabel “Elizabeth” Licudi – http://familysearch.org
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