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Dorothy Gale 1523–1595 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1523

Birth Location: Laycock, Wiltshire, England

Death Date: 01 Jul 1595

Death Location: Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England

Father: George Mint*

Mother: Dame Lord

Spouse(s): Thomas FAIRFAX

Children(s): Thomas Fairfax, Edward Fairfax, Christiana Fairfax, Anne Fairfax, Ursula Fairfax, Audrey Fairfax, Jane Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Charles Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Thomas StJohn, Anne Fairfax, Elizabeth Fairfax, William Tyrwhitt, Henry Fairfax, Margaret Tyrwhitt, Thomas Fairfax, John John

In 1523, Dorothy Gale entered the world in Laycock, Wiltshire, England, born to George Gale Lord Mayor Of York Master Of The Mint And Dame Lady Mary Of Kendall Lord. Dorothy Gale married Thomas Sir Lord Cameron Fairfax, and had children including Anne Fairfax, Audrey Fairfax, Charles Fairfax, Christiana Fairfax, Edward Fairfax, Elizabeth Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Jane Fairfax, John Beauchamp St John, Margaret Tyrwhitt, Thomas 1St Lord Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Thomas Ferdinand Fairfax, Thomas Stjohn, Ursula Fairfax, William Tyrwhitt. Dorothy Gale passed away in 1595 in Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1523, Dorothy Gale entered the world in Laycock, Wiltshire, England, born to George Gale Lord Mayor Of York Master Of The Mint And Dame Lady Mary Of Kendall Lord.
  • Dorothy Gale married Thomas Sir Lord Cameron Fairfax, and had children including Anne Fairfax, Audrey Fairfax, Charles Fairfax, Christiana Fairfax, Edward Fairfax, Elizabeth Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Jane Fairfax, John Beauchamp St John, Margaret Tyrwhitt, Thomas 1St Lord Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Thomas Ferdinand Fairfax, Thomas Stjohn, Ursula Fairfax, William Tyrwhitt.
  • Dorothy Gale passed away in 1595 in Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Dorothy Gale's Ancestors

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Dorothy Gale
1523–1595
Birth Place: Laycock, Wiltshire, England
Parents
George Gale, Lord Mayor of York, Master of the Mint*
1497–1556
Askam Grange, Yorkshire, England
Dame (Lady Mary of Kendall,) Lord
1494–1557
Kendal House, Great Driffield, East Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Oliver (Gale (of York, Treasurer of the King's) Mint)
1471–1523
Hambleton, Thrintoft, Yorkshire, England
Ivy (Mary Ellen) Marshall
1472–1524
North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Sir (Robert, Lord de Kendall Parish Driffield) Shirley
1473–1550
Kendal, Westmoreland, England
Agnes Gowle
1478–1595
Kendal, Westmorland, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorothy Gale's Descendants

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Dorothy Gale (1523–01 Jul 1595) m. Thomas (Sir Lord Cameron) FAIRFAX (1521–28 Jan 1600)
  1. 1. Thomas Fairfax 1560–1640 m. Ellen (Eleanora) Aske 1560–1620 m. Dorothy Snawdall 1569–1614
    1. 1. Ferdinando Fairfax 1584–1648 m. Rhoda (Chapman Right Hon.) Lady 1616–1686 m. Lady (Mary Sheffield) 8GG 1585–1619
      1. 1. Lady (Ursula Fairfax) (Cartwright) 1619–1702 m. Sir (John William) Cartwright 1617–1674
        1. 1. Lord (John) Cartwright 1640–1680 m. Jane (Reyton) Ruyton 1642–1742 m. Lady (Jane Cartwright of) Reyton 1642–1680
        2. 2. Lady (Jane Reyton) Ruyton 1642–1742
        3. 3. Rosamond Cartwright 1640–
      2. 2. Thomas Hussey 1639–1706
      3. 3. William Hussey 1642–1691
      4. 4. Rhoda Amcotts 1635–1659
      5. 5. Jane Hussey 1612–1643
      6. 6. Elizabeth Hussey 1634–1641
      7. 7. Edward Hussey 1637–1638
      8. 8. Colonel (of the Parliamentary Cavalry Thomas) Fairfax 1614–1644
      9. 9. Dorothy Fairfax 1617–1687
      10. 10. Mary (Fairfax) Arthington 1616–1678
      11. 11. Elizabeth (Fairfax) Craven 1619–1702
      12. 12. Charles Fairfax 1614–1644
      13. 13. John Fairfax 1619–1619
      14. 14. Francis (Fairfax Widdrington) 7GG 1612–1649
      15. 15. Eleanor Fairfax –1735
      16. 16. Lady (Rhoda) Chapman 1616–1686
      17. 17. Ellen (Fairfax) Selby 1611–1671
      18. 18. Lady (Ursula) Fairfax 1647–1702
      19. 19. Mary Fairfax 1617–1671
      20. 20. Elizabeth Fairfax 1614–1702
      21. 21. Thomas Fairfax 1611–1671
      22. 22. John Fairfax 1619–1619
      23. 23. Charles Fairfax 1614–1644
    2. 2. Sir (Phillip) Fairfax 1586–1613
    3. 3. Ferdinando Fairfax 1584–1648
    4. 4. Dorothy Fairfax 1590–1655
    5. 5. Henry Fairfax 1586–1586
    6. 6. Henry Fairfax 1587–1665
    7. 7. Mary Fairfax 1588–1739
    8. 8. Dorothy Constable 1590–1656
    9. 9. Charles (John) Fairfax 1597–1673
    10. 10. Charles Fairfax 1586–1673
    11. 11. Anne Wentworth 1600–1624
    12. 12. Anne Wentworth 1600–1624
  2. 2. Edward Fairfax 1568–1632
  3. 3. Christiana Fairfax 1565–1619
  4. 4. Anne Fairfax 1566–1619
  5. 5. Ursula Fairfax 1547–1633
  6. 6. Audrey Fairfax 1572–
  7. 7. Jane Fairfax 1563–1661
  8. 8. Henry Fairfax 1561–1567
  9. 9. Charles Fairfax 1562–1603
  10. 10. Thomas (1st Lord) Fairfax 1560–1640
  11. 11. Thomas StJohn 1550–
  12. 12. Anne Fairfax 1575–1619
  13. 13. Elizabeth Fairfax 1552–1591
  14. 14. William Tyrwhitt 1550–1591
  15. 15. Henry Fairfax 1561–1603
  16. 16. Margaret Tyrwhitt 1552–
  17. 17. Thomas (Ferdinand) Fairfax 1562–1603
  18. 18. John (Beauchamp St) John 1550–1580

Dorothy Gale's Timeline

4 Records

1523
1523
Birth of Dorothy Gale in Laycock, Wiltshire, England
Laycock, Wiltshire, England
1595
20 Jan 1595
Age 72
Death of Dorothy Gale in Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
1595
01 Jul 1595
Age 72
Burial of Dorothy Gale in Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
1596
25 Apr 1596
Age 73
Dorothy Gale was baptized in Laycock, Wiltshire, England
Laycock, Wiltshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1523
    Event Place: Laycock, Wiltshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1596
    Event Place: Laycock, Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jan 1595
    Event Place: Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 01 Jul 1595
    Event Place: Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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