Born in Gloucester Terrace, Paddington, London, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Leonard Charles Rudolph Messel
and Maud Frances (Sambourne) Messel
Sister of
Linley Francis Messel and Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel
Wife of
Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones
— married
22 Jul 1925 (to 1934) in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom
Wife of
Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons KBE FRSA
— married
19 Sep 1935 (to 1 Jul 1979) in England
Descendants 
Mother of
Susan Anne (Armstrong-Jones) Vesey,
Antony Charles Robert Armstrong-Jones and
[private son (1930s - unknown)]
Died
at age 90
in Nymans, Sussex, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jul 2017
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Biography
Anne Countess of Rosse
Anne Messel was born 8 February 1902, the second child and only daughter of Maud (daughter of Edward Linley Sambourne) and Leonard Messel. She was sister to Linley Messel (1899–1971) and celebrated theatrical designer Oliver Messel (1904–1978).
Former wife of Ronald Owen Lloyd Armstrong-Jones, and later wife of 6th Earl of Rosse, Lawrence Michael Harvey Parsons.
Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2F8Y-SCT : 1 October 2014), Annie Messel, 1902; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Paddington, London, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZR-YR3M : 8 October 2014), Anne Messel and null, 1925; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1925, quarter 3, vol. 1A, p. 1173, St. George Hanover Square, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV88-C8VB : 8 October 2014), Anne A Messel and null, 1935; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1935, quarter 3, vol. 1C, p. 40, London City, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Parsons,_Countess_of_Rosse
http://thepeerage.com/p10415.htm#i104141
http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp50376/anne-parsons-nee-messel-countess-of-rosse
http://theoldhometown.com.s3.amazonaws.com/slaugham/document/1602.pdf
https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/nymans/features/nymans-house-
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