Peerage Record – 1532

     Dora Pennefather was born circa 1825.¹ She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Edward Pennefather and Susannah Darby.¹ She married James Thomas Stopford, 4th Earl of Courtown, son of James George Stopford, 3rd Earl of Courtown and Lady Mary Scott, on 29 October 1850 at St. Peter’s Church, Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland^G.¹ She died on 10 December 1859 at Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland^G.¹
     From 29 October 1850, her married name became Stopford. After her marriage, Dora Pennefather was styled as Countess of Courtown on 29 October 1850.

     Hon. Harry Douglas Parnell was born on 14 December 1920.¹ He was the son of John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton and Hon. Edith Mary Palmer Howard.² He died on 7 January 1928 at age 7.¹

     William Jared Parnell, 7th Baron Congleton was born on 8 August 1925.¹ He was the son of John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton and Hon. Edith Mary Palmer Howard.² He died on 12 October 1967 at age 42, as result of a motor accident.¹
     He succeeded as the 10th Baronet Parnell, of Rathleague, Queen’s Co. [I., 1766] on 21 December 1932.¹ He succeeded as the 7th Baron Congleton, of Congleton, co. Chester [U.K., 1841] on 21 December 1932.¹ He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the Royal Navy (Emergency List.)¹

     Christopher Patrick Parnell, 8th Baron Congleton was born on 11 March 1930.¹ He was the son of John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton and Hon. Edith Mary Palmer Howard.² He married Anna Hedvig Sommerfelt, daughter of Gustav Adolf Sommerfelt, on 19 November 1955.¹ He died on 11 December 2015 at age 85.³
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)¹ He held the office of Member of the Salisbury and Wilton Rural District Council between 1964 and 1974.¹ He succeeded as the 8th Baron Congleton, of Congleton, co. Chester [U.K., 1841] on 12 October 1967.¹ He succeeded as the 11th Baronet Parnell, of Rathleague, Queen’s Co. [I., 1766] on 12 October 1967.¹ He graduated from New College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England^G, in 1987 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)¹ He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Law (LL.D.) by Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire, England^G, in 1990.¹ He lived in 2003 at West End Lodge, Ebbesbourne Wake, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Hon. Timothy John Parnell was born on 6 May 1931.¹ He was the son of John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton and Hon. Edith Mary Palmer Howard.² He died on 14 February 1936 at age 4.¹

     Hon. Mary Elizabeth Parnell was born on 21 February 1919. She was the daughter of John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton and Hon. Edith Mary Palmer Howard. She married Percy Purvis Turnbull, son of James Turnbull, on 20 July 1956.¹ She died on 27 July 2015 at age 96.²
     She was educated at Grovely Manor School, England^G.¹ She was registered as a Associate, Royal College of Music (A.R.C.M.)¹ She was with the Auxiliary Territorial Service, seconded to SOE in 1944 and Mauritius Women’s Volunteer Force in 1945 between 1941 and 1947.¹ Her married name became Turnbull. She was founder of the Turnbull Memorial (Music) Trust in 1979.¹ She lived in 2003 at 74 St. Ann Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England^G.¹

     Hon. Sheila Helen Parnell was born on 25 November 1923.¹ She was the daughter of John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton and Hon. Edith Mary Palmer Howard.¹ She married Roger Henry Duvollet, son of Henri Ulysse Duvollet, on 21 March 1959.¹ She and Roger Henry Duvollet were divorced in 1979.¹ She died in 1999.¹
     Her married name became Duvollet.

     Hon. Ann Bridget Parnell was born on 27 April 1927.¹ She was the daughter of John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton and Hon. Edith Mary Palmer Howard.¹ She married Major Derek Campbell Russell, son of Edgar Campbell Russell, on 15 November 1947.¹ She died on 21 October 2003 at age 76.¹
     Her married name became Russell.

     Hon. Heather Doreen Parnell was born on 11 January 1929.¹ She was the daughter of John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton and Hon. Edith Mary Palmer Howard.¹ She married Robert Peter Mangin Bell, son of Reverend Robert William Bell, on 23 April 1960.¹ She died on 7 November 2005 at age 76 at Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.²
     Her married name became Bell. She lived in 2003 at Sarsen House, 5 Mead Road, St. Cross, Winchester, Hampshire, England^G.¹

     Percy Purvis Turnbull was the son of James Turnbull.¹ He married Hon. Mary Elizabeth Parnell, daughter of John Brooke Molesworth Parnell, 6th Baron Congleton and Hon. Edith Mary Palmer Howard, on 20 July 1956.¹ He died on 9 December 1976.¹