Westenra is an Irish surname, derived from the Dutch
van Wassenaer
Van Wassenaer is the name of an old Dutch noble family. It was first mentioned in the county of Holland on November 3, 1200. They are one of the few original noble families from Holland that has survived to this day. Members of the family carry ...
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['' Burke's Peerage'', 1931 edition, p. 2036.] Notable people with the surname include:
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Derrick Westenra, 5th Baron Rossmore (1853–1921), Irish soldier and author
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Henry Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore (1792–1860), Irish Member of Parliament and peer
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Henry Westenra (1742–1801) Henry Westenra may refer to:
* Henry Westenra (died 1801), MP for Monaghan Borough (Parliament of Ireland constituency)
*Henry Westenra, 3rd Baron Rossmore (1792–1860), Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament and peer
*Henry Westenra, 4th Baron Rossmore ...
, Irish Member of Parliament for
Monaghan
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Henry Westenra, 4th Baron Rossmore
Henry Cairns Westenra, 4th Baron Rossmore (14 November 1851 – 28 March 1874), was an Anglo-Irish soldier and peer who was briefly a member of the House of Lords before his death at the age of 22 in a riding accident.
Life
The son of The 3rd ...
(1851–1874), Irish soldier and peer
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John Westenra (1798–1874), Irish Member of Parliament for King's County
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Peter Westenra (died 1693), Irish Member of Parliament for
Athboy
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Warner Westenra (1706–1772) Warner Westenra may refer to:
*Warner Westenra (Irish MP) (died 1772), MP for Maryborough
*Warner Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore
Warner William Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore (14 October 1765 – 10 August 1842), was an Anglo-Irish landowner and p ...
, Irish Member of Parliament for
Maryborough
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Warner Westenra, 2nd Baron Rossmore (1765–1842), Irish landowner and politician
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Hayley Westenra (1987-), New Zealand soprano, born in
Christchurch.
Fictional people:
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Lucy Westenra, character in 1897 novel ''Dracula''
References
{{Surname, Westenra