Profile Text
photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Willesden, Middlesex, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 20 December, 1948
Ethnicity: English, Scottish, Cornish, Irish, 1/16th German, 1/32 Italian
Alan Parsons is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He is known for his work with groups including Pink Floyd and The Beatles, and for his own band, The Alan Parsons Project .
Alan is the son of Jean Kelty (MacLeod) and Alexander Denys Herbert Parsons. His father was a pianist, flautist, and writer. His mother was an actress, professional folk singer, and harpist. Alan is married to Lisa, and has two children. Alan is a half-first cousin, once removed, of actor Oliver Reed , through their shared ancestor Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree.
Alan’s paternal grandfather was Alan Leonard Romaine Parsons (the son of Frederick William Parsons and Madelline C. Govett). Alan’s grandfather Alan was born in St George Hanover Square, London, England, and was a drama critic for the Daily Mail. Frederick was born in Houghton, Hampshire, the son of The Rev. Frederick James Parsons and Elizabeth Martelli, whose own paternal grandparents were from Florence, Italy, and Ireland, respectively. Alan’s great-grandmother Madeline was born in Winkfield, Berkshire, the daughter of Adolphus Frederick Govett and Augusta Gilliat.
Alan’s paternal grandmother was actress Viola Tree (Viola Emmie A. Beerbohm Tree, the daughter of Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree and Lady Helen Maud Holt). Viola was born in London, Middlesex, England. Alan’s great-grandfather Herbert was born as Herbert Draper Beerbohm in Kensington, London, England, and was a prominent actor and theatre manager. He was the son of Julius Ewald Edward Beerbohm, a corn merchant, and of Constantia Draper. He was a sibling of author/explorer Julius Beerbohm and author Constance Beerbohm, and a half-sibling of parodist and caricaturist Max Beerbohm. Alan’s great-great-grandfather Julius was the son of German parents, Ernst Heinrich Beerbohm, who was born in Memel, East Prussia, now Klaipėda, Lithuania; and Henrietta/Henriette Amalie Radke, who was born in Heydekrug, Prussia. Julius was also said to have had Dutch and Lithuanian ancestry. It does not appear that this is accurate. Alan’s great-great-grandmother Constantia was born in Newington, Surrey, England, the daughter of William Draper and Eliza.
Alan’s great-grandmother Helen Holt, an actress, was born in London, the daughter of William Holt.
Alan’s maternal grandfather was William Kelty MacLeod, 7th of Luskintyre (the son of Colonel William Kelty MacLeod, 6th of Luskyntire, and of Mary Christiana Bird). Alan’s grandfather William was born in Kinsale, Cork, Ireland. Alan’s great-grandfather William was born in Drogheda, Ireland, the son of Scottish parents, Alexander MacLeod/McLeod, who was from Gordon Castle, Fochabers, Banff, Scotland, and is buried in Peshawar, India; and Agnes Duncan Kelty. Alan’s great-grandmother Mary was born in Bantry, Cork, the daughter of Anna Maria Beverley, who was from Bath, Somerset, England.
Alan’s maternal grandmother was Mary Forrester Lumsden (the daughter of James David Lumsden and Susan Ann Ranken Fortune). Mary was born in Tibbermore, Perthshire, Scotland. James was born in Redgorton, Perth, the son of David Lumsden and Laura Robina Thomson. Alan’s great-grandmother Susan was born in Kilrenny, Fife, the daughter of George Fortune and Euphemia Forrester Brown.
Sources: Genealogies of Alan’s father (focusing on his own mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com https://gw.geneanet.org
Genealogy of Alan’s mother – http://www.macleodgenealogy.com
Genealogy of Alan’s maternal grandfather, William Kelty MacLeod, 7th of Luskintyre (focusing on his own father’s side) – http://www.clanmacfarlanegenealogy.info