Biological father is Captain Norval Sinclair Marley (1885 - 1955). European-Jamaican of British heritage (Essex England), birthplace in the parish of Clarendon, Jamaica W.I. Occupation:- Construction Engineer, Captain in Royal Marines and Supervisor / Overseer on a plantation in Jamaica, where he met 18 year old Cedella and made her his wife (married). Norval fathered two boy children including Bob and Constance Marley.
Biological mother is Cedella Malcolm Marley Booker (July 23, 1926 -April 8, 2008). She is a black Jamaican from the parish of St. Ann, Jamaica W.I. and transitioned in Miami, Florida, United States. Occupation:- Musician. Her spouses are Edward Booker (m. 1963 - 1976) and Norval Marley (m. 1944 - 1955). She had five children inclusive of Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, Pearl Livingston, Anthony Booker and Richard Booker. Bob's Spouse / Children
Bob Marley married Alpharita Constantia "Rita" Anderson in Kingston, Jamaica, on 10 February 1966. Bob Marley had a number of children: three with his wife Rita, two adopted from Rita's previous relationships, and several others with different women. The Bob Marley official website acknowledges eleven children.
Those listed on the official site are:
Sharon, born 23 November 1964, daughter of Rita from a previous relationship but then adopted by Marley after his marriage with Rita Cedella born 23 August 1967, to Rita David "Ziggy", born 17 October 1968, to Rita Stephen, born 20 April 1972, to Rita Robert "Robbie", born 16 May 1972, to Pat Williams Rohan, born 19 May 1972, to Janet Hunt Karen, born 1973 to Janet Bowen Stephanie, born 17 August 1974; according to Cedella Booker she was the daughter of Rita and a man called Ital with whom Rita had an affair; nonetheless she was acknowledged as Bob's daughter Julian, born 4 June 1975, to Lucy Pounder Ky-Mani, born 26 February 1976, to Anita Belnavis Damian, born 21 July 1978, to Cindy Breakspeare Other sites have noted additional individuals who claim to be family members, as noted below:
Marley had another son with Raphie Munroe, Fabian, who is a few months older than Ziggy. Makeda was born on 30 May 1981, to Yvette Crichton, after Marley's death. Meredith Dixon's book lists her as Marley's child, but she is not listed as such on the Bob Marley official website. Various websites, for example, also list Imani Carole, born 22 May 1963 to Cheryl Murray; but she does not appear on the official Bob Marley website.