Parsons family

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The Parsons family is an Anglo-Irish aristocratic lineage prominent in Irish political, scientific, and social life, notably associated with the Earls of Rosse.

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Parsons family canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Irish family
aristocratic family
aristocraticNetwork Anglo-Irish ascendancy
associatedEstate Birr Castle
associatedTitle Baron Oxmantown
associatedWith British House of Lords
linked to: House of Lords

Church of Ireland
Irish House of Commons
Irish House of Lords
Royal Society
scientific societies in Britain and Ireland
countryOfOrigin Ireland
ethnicOrigin Anglo-Irish
fieldOfActivity politics
science
social life
hasFamilyName Parsons
hasHereditaryTitle Baron
Earl
historicalRegion King's County
influenced Irish scientific community
local governance in County Offaly
knownFor contributions to Irish politics
contributions to astronomy
contributions to engineering
patronage of science
role in Anglo-Irish society
language English
nobleRank peerage of Ireland
nobleStatus landed gentry
notableBranch Earls of Rosse
notableMember Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse
Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse
Laurence Parsons, 2nd Earl of Rosse
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse
notableTitleHeld Earl of Rosse
region County Offaly
religion Protestantism
seat Birr Castle
socialClass aristocracy
socialRole landowners in Ireland
timePeriod 19th century
20th century
early modern period

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anne Messel nobleFamily Parsons family
Birr Castle associatedWith Parsons family
Birr Castle ownedBy Parsons family
Earl of Rosse nobleFamily Parsons family