Parsons in Ireland 1590-1850

This web site created by Raymond E. Parsons (to mail)

The purpose of the site is to document data on the PARSONS families in Ireland between 1590 and 1850. Data was collected in search of ancestors of my relatives who emigrated from Tullamore, Ireland to Zanesville, Ohio in 1841. Some of the data was difficult to obtain so I am publishing it here. I hope that others may find it useful in their genealogical searches. The genealogical data was recorded on Brothers Keeper software then converted to HTML with GED2HTML software.

The site will be divided into sections, a NARRATIVE section and a GENEALOGICAL section. You can view a section subject by clicking on it.

NARRATIVE SECTION

( Click on blue underlined print for more information!! )

Note: This page was formerly on http://members.aol.com/irep (prior to January 2007)

The Arrival of Parsons in Ireland about 1600 The first known Parsons arrived in Ireland about 1590 from England as undertakers of the Britsh plantations.

Parsons in Army in 1600's Records of the Army indicate a number of Parsons served in the Army in Ireland and some remained in Ireland.

Brief Ireland History 1590-1850 Some background history related to Parsons and a photo of the Arms of the Parsons-Earl of Rosse in 1854 (Part of the Family Chart on display at Birr Castle). For pictures and castle history click on Birr Castle Demesne (in the Parsons family for over 380 years).

Photos of Jane Parsons, grandaughter of Sir William Parsons, and her husband, William Acton. Photos are from the files of David Parsons, david.parsons@ndirect.co.uk

For Link to Birr Castle with more information on its history, current activities, etc. in Birr, (County Offaly) Ireland.

The Tullamore Connection for Ray Parsons'Ireland ancestors.

Parsons in County Mayo 1790-1900 Some records of Parsons families in County Mayo, Ireland, found by Neil Franklin in his search for his grandmother, Mary Ann Parsons. (b. 1830)

According to The Irish Times' ancestor web site there were 86 Parsons households in the Primary Valuation property survey of 1848-64. The following numbers are listed by parish: Antrim-1, Armagh-2, Carlow-1, Cavan-2, Clare-2, Donegal-1, Down-6, Dublin-4, Dublin City-6, Fermanagh-5, Galaway-2, Kilkenny-4, Laois-3, Leitrim-8, Mayo-9, Meath-9, Monaghan-1, Offaly-6, Roscommon-4, Sligo-3, Tipperary-4, Waterford-2, Westmeath-1.

GENEALOGICAL DATA

Note (September 15, 2002) - The genealogy data files had to be moved to a different site in order to have more room for expansion.

To go to the files in the Genealogical Section Click here


The genealogical data files are also available on RootsWeb.com - Family Trees - database = irep
To find them there goto rootsweb.com, click on FamilyTrees then enter irep in the database box and click on GO!

Links to companion pages are noted below


For Link to Parsons Family Heritage Site which is primarily concerned with the descendants of Cornet Joseph Parsons, who emigrated from England to USA in 1635. (The relationship to the "Parsons in Ireland" is unknown, but several thousand people with the Parsons surnane are in their files and the data may be of interest to others looking for their Parsons heritage.)
The Parsons Family Association is promoting a book (March 2002) The English Ancestory to the Children of the Sixth Generation of Coronet Joseph Parsons. For more information click here.

For Link to Ray Parsons' home page and family stories
The last up-date of this page was January 13, 2007