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Elizabeth Fairfax 1611–1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Feb 1611

Birth Location: Denton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 17 March 1671

Death Location: Nun Appleton Hall, Bolton Percy, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Ferdinando Fairfax

Mother: Lady Sheffield

Spouse(s): William Selby, William Selby, Sir Craven, HENRY ARTHINGTON*, Henry Arthington, William Selby

Children(s): Dorothy Forster

The story of Elizabeth Fairfax began in 1611 in Denton, Yorkshire, England. Elizabeth Fairfax married Henry Arthington, Sir William Craven, William Selby, and had children including Dorothy Forster. Elizabeth Fairfax passed away in 1671 in Nun Appleton Hall, Bolton Percy, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Fairfax began in 1611 in Denton, Yorkshire, England.
  • Elizabeth Fairfax married Henry Arthington, Sir William Craven, William Selby, and had children including Dorothy Forster.
  • Elizabeth Fairfax passed away in 1671 in Nun Appleton Hall, Bolton Percy, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ferdinando Fairfax
1584–1648
Birth Location: Cameron, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Sheffield
1585–1619
Birth Location: Butterwicke, Lincolnshire, England
LS

Spouses(s)

William Selby
1606–1654
Birth Location: Twizell Castle, Yorkshire, England
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William Selby
1606–1654
Birth Location: Twizell Castle,Yorkshire, England
WS
Sir Craven
1609–1665
Birth Location: [Appletreewick], Burnsall
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HENRY ARTHINGTON*
1616–1671
Birth Location: Arthington, Yorkshire, England
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Henry Arthington
1616–1671
Birth Location: Arthington, Yorkshire, England
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William Selby
1606–
Birth Location: Twizell Castle,Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Dorothy Forster
1617–1672
Birth Location: Twizell Castle, England
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Elizabeth Fairfax's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Fairfax
1611–1671
Birth Place: Denton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Ferdinando Fairfax
1584–1648
Cameron, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Mary) Sheffield
1585–1619
Butterwicke, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Fairfax
1560–1640
Bilbrough, North Yorkshire, England
Ellen Aske
1560–1620
Aughton, South Yorkshire, England
Lord (Edmund (3rd Lord Sheffield)) Sheffield
1565–1646
Boston, Lincolnshire, England
Ursula Tyrwhitt
1553–1618
Kettleby, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Nichaloe Canning
1499–1571
Jane Palmer
1501–1535
Robert Aske
1542–1567
Elizabeth Dawnay
1540–1585
John Sheffield
1538–1568
Lady Howard
1538–1608
Robert Tyrwhitt
1526–1581
Elizabeth Oxenbridge
1526–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fairfax
1461–1520
Agnes Gascoigne
1455–1504
Robert, Aske
1525–1542
Eleanor Markenfield
1502–1545
John Dawnay
1523–1557
Elizabeth Tunstall
1524–1612
Edmund Sheffield
1521–1549
Anne DeVere
1522–1572
* Fleet
1510–1573
Lady Effingham"
1515–1581
Sir Tyrwhitt
1500–1541
Isabel Girlington
1495–1560
Sir Oxenbridge
1502–1540
Elizabeth Puttenham
1500–1529

Elizabeth Fairfax's Descendants

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Elizabeth Fairfax (10 Feb 1611–17 March 1671) m. William Selby (1606–1654) m. William Selby (Abt. 1606–1654) m. Sir (William) Craven (1609–1665) m. HENRY ARTHINGTON* (16 Jan 1616–21 Jun 1671) m. Henry Arthington (16 JAN 1616–JUN 1671) m. William Selby (abt 1606–)
  1. 1. Dorothy Forster 1617–1672 m. William Forster 1636–1674
    1. 1. Frances Forster 1666–1697 m. Thos Forster 1659–1725
      1. 1. John Forster 1688–1745 m. Jane Forster 1695–1730
        1. 1. Ann Forster –1794
        2. 2. Alexander Foster 1710–1767 m. Mary Conner 1710–1767 m. Mary ("Polly") Convers 1730–1767 m. Mary Conner 1710–1767

Elizabeth Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1611
10 Feb 1611
Birth of Elizabeth Fairfax in Denton, Yorkshire, England
Denton, Yorkshire, England
1671
17 March 1671
Age 60
Death of Elizabeth Fairfax in Nun Appleton Hall, Bolton Percy, North Yorkshire, England
Nun Appleton Hall, Bolton Percy, North Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Feb 1611
    Event Place: Denton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 March 1671
    Event Place: Nun Appleton Hall, Bolton Percy, North Yorkshire, England
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