Mary Rosse

Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse
Born
Mary Field

(1813-04-14)14 April 1813
Heaton Hall, Bradford, UKGBI
Died22 July 1885(1885-07-22) (aged 72)
Occupations
Spouse
(m. 1836; died 1867)
Children11, including
Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse
Sir Charles Algernon Parsons
RelativesKatharine Parsons (daughter-in-law)
Rachel Mary Parsons (granddaughter)
William Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse (grandson)
Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (great-grandson)
Bridget Parsons (great-granddaughter)
Desmond Parsons (great-grandson)
Brendan Parsons, 7th Earl of Rosse {great-great-grandson)

Mary Parsons, Countess of Rosse (née Field; 14 April 1813 – 22 July 1885), known as Mary Rosse, was an Anglo-Irish photographer, astronomer, blacksmith, and architect, known for her expertise in waxed-paper negatives.