Person Persall; Sir; William (1601 -) Persall William Sir Peshall Pearsall 1601 - British Male Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, Europe 7 October 1601 16011007 0 Baptism: Horsley or Eccleshall, Staffordshire, England, Europe (20 October 1601)

Cannell, Staffordshire

Education: Gray's Inn (admitted 1622) Career: Known to John Collins (FRS 1667) and dedicatee of a book by Sir Jonas Moore (FRS 1674) Honours: Kt 1628 Parents: Sir John Persall [Peshall] and Anne Sheldon Married: 1) Mary Thimmelby; 2) Frances Aston Not much is known about William Persall with regards to his personal and professional life and in a majority of sources, only information as to peerage is noted. His contributions to the Society's ordinary meetings showcase an interest in natural philosophy and the increasing development of magnetic observations. Committee and panels: Mechanical Committee (1664) Original Fellow 20/05/1663 Proposed on 19 December 1660; Developed experiments with vitriol (1661); Reported magnetical observations to the Society (1662); Experimented with loadstone [lodestone] (1662) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; Shaw; Taylor; Burke EDB; Dugdale (see References) References: De Beer, E S. 1950. 'The Earliest Fellows of the Royal Society', in Notes and Records, vol. 7(2), pp. 172-192 Dugdale, W. 1912. 'Staffordshire pedigrees' (Harleain Society) Notes: The election date is Persall's re-election date into the Society after the grant of the second charter in April 1663. All Fellows admitted in a two-month window after this charter, until 22 June 1663, are considered Original Fellows. He was previously mentioned as a member on 4 March 1661. Proposed, according to Hunter, 26 Dec 1660 and last in 1670 list. In index to BR, [? 1626] has been added next to the date for his knighthood given above. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 19/01/2022 as part of Name Authority Project update. NA4543 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 5f7450ac-0c44-4b01-b8c0-cdbc7b874b17