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Sir William Parsons 1557 – 1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 19 Feb 1653

Death Location: Beaminster, Dorset, England

Father: Sir Parsons

Mother: Catherine Fenton

Spouse(s): CATHERINE Fenton, Elizabeth Lany, Margaret Hoskins

Children(s): William Parsons, Edward Parsons, Lawrence Parsons, Jeffrey Parsons, Thomas Parsons, Jeffrey Parsons, Richard Parsons

According to available records, Sir William Parsons was born in 1557 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir James Earl of Rosse Parsons and Catherine Fenton. Following those early years, Sir William Parsons married CATHERINE Fenton, Elizabeth Lany and Margaret Hoskins, and their family grew to include William Parsons, Edward Parsons, Lawrence Parsons, Jeffrey Parsons, Thomas Parsons, Jeffrey Parsons and Richard Parsons. In the later years of life, Sir William Parsons died in 1653 in Beaminster, Dorset, England.

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Parents

Sir Parsons
1545 – 1570
Birth Location: Diseworth, Leicestershire, England
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Catherine Fenton
1548 – 1570
Birth Location: Lismore, Cork, , Ireland
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Spouses(s)

CATHERINE Fenton
1560 – 1570
Birth Location: England
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Elizabeth Lany
1580 – 1640
Birth Location: Saint Patricks, Dublin, Leinster, Northern Ireland
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Margaret Hoskins
1570 – 1655
Birth Location: Beaminster, Dorset, England
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Children(s)

William Parsons
1557 – 1653
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Edward Parsons
1576 –
Birth Location: Norfolk, England
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Lawrence Parsons
1576 – 1628
Birth Location: Norwich, Offaly, Ireland
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Jeffrey Parsons
1577 – 1605
Birth Location: Loddiswell, Devon, England
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Thomas Parsons
1580 –
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England
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Jeffrey Parsons
1599 – 1629
Birth Location: Alphington, Devon, England
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Richard Parsons
– 1702
Birth Location: Ireland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1557
    Event Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 19 Feb 1653
    Event Place: Beaminster, Dorset, England
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