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     Hon. Geoffrey Lawrence Parsons was born on 24 May 1874.² He was the son of Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse and Hon. Frances Cassandra Hawke-Harvey.² He married Margaret Betty Gladstone, daughter of Sir John Evelyn Gladstone, 4th Bt. and Gertrude Theresa Miller, on 5 September 1911.¹ He died on 13 May 1956 at age 81.²
     He was educated at Winchester College, Winchester, Hampshire, England.² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1897 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)² He graduated from Balliol College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1900 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)² He gained the rank of Lieutenant between 1916 and 1919 in the General List.² He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Hampshire.²

     Lady Muriel Frances Mary Parsons was born on 13 November 1876.¹ She was the daughter of Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse and Hon. Frances Cassandra Hawke-Harvey.^1,2 She married Brig.-Gen. Harold Maxwell Grenfell, son of Pascoe du Pré Grenfell and Sophia Grenfell, on 28 May 1906.² She died on 10 April 1927 at age 50.²
     Her married name became Grenfell.

     Margaret Betty Gladstone was the daughter of Sir John Evelyn Gladstone, 4th Bt. and Gertrude Theresa Miller.^1,2 She married Hon. Geoffrey Lawrence Parsons, son of Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse and Hon. Frances Cassandra Hawke-Harvey, on 5 September 1911.¹ She died on 16 May 1952, without issue.¹
     Her married name became Parsons.

     Sir John Evelyn Gladstone, 4th Bt. was born on 23 November 1855.¹ He was the son of Captain John Neilson Gladstone and Elizabeth Honoria Bateson.² He married Gertrude Theresa Miller, daughter of Sir Charles Hayes Miller, 7th Bt. and Katherine Maria Scott, on 3 January 1888.¹ He died on 12 February 1945 at age 89, without male issue.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of officer in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry Cavalry.¹ He graduated from Christ Church, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1888 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He held the office of High Sheriff for Wiltshire in 1897.¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.) for Wiltshire.¹ He held the office of Deputy Lieutenant (D.L.) of Wiltshire.¹ He succeeded as the 4th Baronet Gladstone, of Fasque and Balfour, co. Kincardine [U.K., 1846] on 25 June 1926.¹

     Brig.-Gen. Harold Maxwell Grenfell was born on 17 August 1870.¹ He was the son of Pascoe du Pré Grenfell and Sophia Grenfell.² He married, firstly, Lady Muriel Frances Mary Parsons, daughter of Laurence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse and Hon. Frances Cassandra Hawke-Harvey, on 28 May 1906.¹ He married, secondly, Elizabeth Walker, daughter of Alexander Walker and Isabella McKemmie, on 30 April 1928.² He died on 26 April 1929 at age 58.¹
     He fought in the Egyptian Campaign in 1898.¹ He fought in the Boer War between 1899 and 1902.² He fought in the First World War.² He was appointed Member, Royal Victorian Order (M.V.O.)¹ He gained the rank of Colonel and Honorary Brigadier-General in 1916 in the 3rd Dragoon Guards, 1st Life Guards and 17th Lancers (Brigade.)¹ He was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.)¹

     Edward William Hawke-Harvey, 4th Baron Hawke of Towton was born on 15 July 1799.¹ He was the son of Edward Hawke-Harvey, 3rd Baron Hawke of Towton and Frances Anne Harvey.^1,2 He married, firstly, Elizabeth Frances Ramsden, daughter of Sir John Ramsden, 4th Bt. and Hon. Louisa Susan Ingram-Shepheard, on 1 August 1821.² He married, secondly, Frances Fetherstonhaugh, daughter of Walker Fetherstonhaugh, on 16 April 1848.² He died on 8 January 1869 at age 69.²
     He succeeded as the 4th Baron Hawke of Towton, co. York [G.B., 1776] on 29 November 1824.²

     Lady Mary Bourke was the daughter of Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Clanricarde and Lady Elizabeth Butler.^2,1 She married, firstly, Sir John Burke.² She married, secondly, Edward Bermingham, 13th Lord Athenry, son of Francis Bermingham, 12th Lord Athenry and Bridget Dillon, before 1676.² She died on 13 August 1685 at Merchants' Quay, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G, from smallpox.² She was buried on 14 August 1685 at Christ Church, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.²
     Her married name became Burke.² Her married name became Bermingham.² She was also known as Mary de Burgh.² After her marriage, Lady Mary Bourke was styled as Baroness Athenry.

     Reverend Hon. Randal Parsons was born on 26 April 1848.¹ He was the son of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse and Mary Field.¹ He married Eleanor Victoria Mackarness, daughter of Rt. Rev. John Fielder Mackarness, on 9 August 1876.¹ He died on 15 November 1936 at age 88, without issue.¹
     He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was Rector between 1880 and 1921 at Sandhurst, Berkshire, England.¹ He held the office of Hon. Canon of Christ Church, Oxford.¹

     Hon. Richard Clere Parsons was born on 21 February 1851.¹ He was the son of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse and Mary Field.¹ He married Agnes Elizabeth Bateman, daughter of John Frederick La Trobe-Bateman and Anne Fairbairn, on 21 November 1878.¹ He died on 26 January 1923 at age 71.¹
     He graduated from Dublin University, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland, with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹

     Hon. Sir Charles Algernon Parsons was born on 13 June 1854.¹ He was the son of William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse and Mary Field.² He married Katherine Bethell, daughter of William Froggatt Bethell and Elizabeth Beckett-Denison, in 1883.¹ He died on 11 February 1931 at age 76.¹
     He held the office of High Sheriff of Northumberland in 1910.¹ He was appointed Fellow, Royal Society (F.R.S.)¹ He held the office of Justice of the Peace (J.P.)¹ He was appointed Knight Commander, Order of the Bath (K.C.B.)¹ He was awarded the Order of Merit (O.M.)¹ He was awarded the Copley Medal of the Royal Society in 1928.¹ He lived at Roy Demesne, Kirkwelpington, Northumberland, England.¹ He was the developer of the steam-turbine.¹