See also:

• EARL

EARL OF See also:

• EARL OF ROSSE
• ROSSE, WILLIAM PARSONS, 3RD EARL

ROSSE  , a See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title See also:

• BORNE, KARL LUDWIG (1786–1837)

borne by the Irish See also:

• FAMILY

family of See also:

• PARSONS
• PARSONS (or PERSONS), ROBERT (1546-161o)
• PARSONS, THEOPHILUS (1750-1813)

Parsons . See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James Parsons, a native of See also:

• LEICESTERSHIRE

Leicestershire, who flourished in the 16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century, was the See also:

• FATHER

father of See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William Parsons (c . 1570-165o), one of the lords justices of See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland . Having crossed to Ireland in See also:

• EARLY
• EARLY, JUBAL ANDERSON (1816-1894)

early See also:

• LIFE

life, William Parsons became surveyor-See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general in 1602 and obtained See also:

• LAND

land in various parts of the See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country . In 1620 he was made a See also:

• BARONET

baronet; in 1643 he was deprived of his See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office as See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord See also:

• JUSTICE (Lat. justitia)

justice, and he died early in 165o . His See also:

• GREAT

great-See also:

• GRANDSON (Ger. Grandsee)

grandson, Sir See also:

• RICHARD
• RICHARD (d. 1184)
• RICHARD, FRANCOIS MARIE BENJAMIN (18,9-1908)
• RICHARD, HENRY (1812-1888)
• RICHARD, ST

Richard Parsons, See also:

• BART, JEAN (1651-1702)

bart . (c . 1657-r703), was created See also:

• BARON
• BARON (1835-1895)
• BARON, MICHEL (1653—1729)

Baron Oxmantown and See also:

• VISCOUNT (through O. Fr. viscomte, mod. vicomte, from Low Lat. vice-comes, cf. Portug. visconde, Ital. visconte)

Viscount See also:

• ROSSE, EARL OF
• ROSSE, WILLIAM PARSONS, 3RD EARL

Rosse in x681, and Richard's son and successor, Richard (d . 1741), was made See also:

• EARL

earl of Rosse in 1718 . The titles became See also:

• EXTINCT

extinct when Richard, the See also:

• MID

mid earl, died in See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1764 . Sir William Parsons had two See also:

• BROTHERS, RICHARD (1757-1824)

brothers, Sir See also:

• LAWRENCE
• LAWRENCE (LAURENTIUS, LORENZO), ST
• LAWRENCE, AMOS (1786—1852)
• LAWRENCE, AMOS ADAMS (1814–1886)
• LAWRENCE, GEORGE ALFRED (1827–1876)
• LAWRENCE, JOHN LAIRD MAIR LAWRENCE, 1ST BARON (1811-1879)
• LAWRENCE, SIR HENRY MONTGOMERY (1806–1857)
• LAWRENCE, SIR THOMAS (1769–1830)
• LAWRENCE, STRINGER (1697–1775)

Lawrence and Sir See also:

• FENTON
• FENTON, EDWARD (d. 1603)
• FENTON, ELIJAH (1683-1730)
• FENTON, LAVINIA (1708-1760)
• FENTON, SIR GEOFFREY (c. 1539-1608)

Fenton Parsons . Sir Lawrence, second baron of the Irish See also:

• EXCHEQUER

exchequer, See also:

• LEFT

left a son, William (d .

1653), who defended See also:

• BIRR, or PARSONSTOWN

Birr See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle, See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King's See also:

• COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

County, for over a See also:

• YEAR

year against the Irish during 1 Figures again vary in different authorities . The above figure is that given by Berndt, Zahl See also:

• IM(K2+a2+h2—2 ah cos 0)

im Kriege . the See also:

• REBELLION

rebellion of 1641, and whose son, Sir Lawrence Parsons (d . 1698), was made a baronet in 1677 . This Sir Lawrence was a strong See also:

• PROTESTANT

Protestant, and was found guilty of high See also:

• TREASON (Fr. trahison, Lat. traditio)

treason, being attainted and sentenced to See also:

• DEATH

death during the brief See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period of James II.'s ascendancy in Ireland . He was not executed, however, and afterwards he took some See also:

• PART

part in the struggle against the supporters of James II . His descendant, Lawrence Harman Parsons (1749—1807), was created Baron Oxmantown in 1792, Viscount Oxmantown in 1795, and earl of Rosse in 18o6 . He died on the loth of See also:

• APRIL

April 1807, and was succeeded by his See also:

• NEPHEW

nephew Lawrence . Lawrence Parsons, 2nd earl of Rosse (1758—1841), the eldest son of Sir William Parsons, See also:

• HART, ALBERT BUSHNELL (1854– )
• HART, CHARLES (d. 1683)
• HART, ERNEST ABRAHAM (1835–1898)
• HART, SIR ROBERT
• HART, WILLIAM (1823–1894)

hart . (d . 1791), of Birr Castle, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born on the 21st of May 1758 . Educated at Trinity See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, See also:

• DUBLIN

Dublin, he entered the Irish See also:

• PARLIAMENT (Anglo-Lat. parliamentum, Fr. parlement, from parler, to speak)

parliament as member for the university in 1782, and soon came to the front in debate .

A friend and follower of See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry See also:

• FLOOD (in O. Eng. flod, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Flut, Dutch vloed, from the same root as is seen in " flow," " float ")
• FLOOD, HENRY (1732-1791)

Flood, he has been described as " one of the very, very few honest men in the Irish See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House of See also:

• COMMONS

Commons." He favoured some measure of See also:

• RELIEF

relief to See also:

• ROMAN

Roman Catholics and also See also:

• PARLIAMENTARY

parliamentary reform, a speech which he delivered on this question in 1793 being described by W . E . H . See also:

• LECKY, WILLIAM EDWARD HARTPOLE (1838–1903)

Lecky as " exceedingly valuable to students of Irish See also:

• HISTORY

history "; but he disliked and opposed the See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

union of the parliaments of Great See also:

• BRITAIN (Gr. Hperavuml vi7vot, Bperravia; Lat. Britannia, rarely Britannia)

Britain and Ireland . After this event, however, he represented King's County in the See also:

• UNITED

united parliament until 1807, and he was a representative peer for Ireland from 1809 to 1841 . He died at See also:

• BRIGHTON

Brighton on the 24th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1841 . Rbsse wrote Observations on the See also:

• BEQUEST (from 0. Eng. becwethan, to declare or express in words; cf. " quoth ")

Bequest of Henry Flood to Trinity College, Dublin, with a See also:

• DEFENCE
• DEFENCE (Lat. defendere, to defend)

Defence of the See also:

• ANCIENT
• ANCIENT (also spelt ANTIENT; derived, through the Fr. ancien, old, from the late Lat. antianum, from ante, before)

Ancient History of Ireland (Dublin, 1795) . His eldest son was the astronomer William Parsons, 3rd earl of Rosse (see below) .