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Henry Fairfax 1589–1665 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 January 1589

Birth Location: Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1665

Death Location: Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Thomas Sir

Mother: Lady Cameron

Spouse(s): Lady Fairfax

Children(s): Henry Fairfax

In 1589, Henry Fairfax entered the world in Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Fairfax 1St Lord Fairfax Of Cameron Sir And Lady Eleanor Aske Baroness Fairfax Of Cameron. Henry Fairfax married Lady Mary Cholmley Of Fairfax, and had children including Henry Fairfax. Henry Fairfax passed away in 1665 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1589, Henry Fairfax entered the world in Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England, born to Thomas Fairfax 1St Lord Fairfax Of Cameron Sir And Lady Eleanor Aske Baroness Fairfax Of Cameron.
  • Henry Fairfax married Lady Mary Cholmley Of Fairfax, and had children including Henry Fairfax.
  • Henry Fairfax passed away in 1665 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Henry Fairfax's Ancestors

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Henry Fairfax
1589–1665
Birth Place: Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Thomas Fairfax, 1st Lord Fairfax of Cameron, Sir
1560–1640
Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Eleanor Aske Baroness Fairfax of) Cameron
1560–1620
Aughton, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax of) Cameron
1521–1600
Otley, Yorkshire, England
Dorothy Gale
1523–1596
Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Sir (Robert Aske, Esq., Knight of) Aughton
1510–1567
Aughton, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Dawney
1527–1585
Snaith, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Willem Denton
1500–1558
Elisabeth Thwayts
1495–1540
Lord King
1497–1556
Mary Gale
1499–1557
Sir Aughton
1486–1544
Eleanor Ryther
1490–1543
John Dawnay
1480–1553
Fortune Norton
1496–1532
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Fairfax's Descendants

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Henry Fairfax (14 January 1589–1665) m. Lady (Mary Cholmley of) Fairfax (4 Feb 1593–24 Dec 1649)
  1. 1. Henry Fairfax 1631–1688 m. Frances Barwick 1635–1684
    1. 1. Dorothy Fairfax 1655–1744 m. Bennett (Sherard 2nd Baron) Leitrim 1650–1750
      1. 1. Elizabeth Sherrard 1667–1743 m. John Ginns 1683–1750
        1. 1. Thomas (Frederick) Ginns 1712–1787 m. Sarah Fowler 1721–1782

Henry Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1589
14 January 1589
Birth of Henry Fairfax in Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
1665
1665
Age 76
Death of Henry Fairfax in Oglethorpe, Newton Kyme, Yorkshire, England
Oglethorpe, Newton Kyme, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 January 1589
    Event Place: Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: York, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1665
    Event Place: Oglethorpe, Newton Kyme, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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