who was bob marley's father

Bob Marley’s father was a white Jamaican man named Norval Sinclair Marley.

Quick Scoop

• Bob Marley was born to Norval Sinclair Marley and Cedella (Cedella Booker / Cedella Malcolm) in Nine Mile, Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica, in 1945.

• Norval Sinclair Marley was a white Jamaican, often described as having English or Welsh ancestry and born in the UK in the 1880s.

• He was significantly older than Bob’s mother and worked in roles linked to the British military or colonial administration, sometimes referred to as a captain or plantation supervisor.

• Norval and Cedella’s marriage was short-lived, and he had little presence in Bob’s upbringing before dying when Bob was still a child.

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