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William Parsons 1557 – 1653 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1557

Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England

Death Date: 1653

Death Location: Birr, Offaly, Ireland

Father: Sir Parsons

Mother: CATHERINE Fenton

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William Parsons was born in 1557 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir William Parsons and CATHERINE Fenton. William Parsons passed away in 1653 in Birr, Offaly, Ireland.

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Biography

  • William Parsons was born in 1557 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, the child of Sir William Parsons and CATHERINE Fenton.
  • William Parsons passed away in 1653 in Birr, Offaly, Ireland.

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William Parsons's Ancestors

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William Parsons
1557 – 1653
Birth Place: Norwich, Norfolk, England
Parents
Sir William Parsons
1557 – 1653
Norwich, Norfolk, England
CATHERINE Fenton
1560 – 1570
England
Grandparents
Sir (James Earl of Rosse) Parsons
1545 – 1570
Diseworth, Leicestershire, England
Catherine Fenton
1548 – 1570
Lismore, Cork, , Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Parsons
1520 – 1597
Mary Rennick
1520 – 1580
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Parsons
1495 – 1560
Catherine Hester
1510 – 1608

William Parsons's Timeline

2 Records

1557
1557
Birth of William Parsons in Norwich, Norfolk, England
Norwich, Norfolk, England
1653
1653
Age 96
Death of William Parsons in Birr, Offaly, Ireland
Birr, Offaly, Ireland

Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1653
    Event Place: Birr, Offaly, Ireland

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