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Lady Margaretha Fairfax 1528–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1528

Birth Location: Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1 Jun 1631

Death Location: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

Father: Sir Fairfax

Mother: Lucy Goodman

Spouse(s): Sir Curwen

Children(s): Estella Curwin

The story of Lady Margaretha Fairfax began in 1528 in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England. Lady Margaretha Fairfax married Sir Henry Curwen, and had children including Estella Corayne Curwin. Lady Margaretha Fairfax passed away in 1631 in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Margaretha Fairfax began in 1528 in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England.
  • Lady Margaretha Fairfax married Sir Henry Curwen, and had children including Estella Corayne Curwin.
  • Lady Margaretha Fairfax passed away in 1631 in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fairfax
1498–1588
Birth Location: Steeton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
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Lucy Goodman
1510–1540
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sir Curwen
1528–1596
Birth Location: Workington/Curwen Hall, Cumberland, England
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Children(s)

Estella Curwin
1563–1663
Birth Location: Lubenham, Leicestershire, England
EC

Lady Fairfax's Ancestors

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Lady Fairfax
1528–1631
Birth Place: Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Nicholas Fairfax
1498–1588
Steeton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Lucy (Ann) Goodman
1510–1540
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Fairfax's Descendants

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Lady (Margaretha) Fairfax (1528–1 Jun 1631) m. Sir (Henry) Curwen (May 1528–25 Dec 1596)
  1. 1. Estella (Corayne) Curwin 1563–1663 m. William (Thomas) Sprigge 1555–1596
    1. 1. Mary Sprigge 1535–1569 m. Thomas Fish 1535–1570 m. Thomas Fish 1535–1579
      1. 1. Thomas (II Fyshe) Fish 1570–1622 m. Mary Soule 1570–1639
        1. 1. Thomas Fish 1585– m. Mary Sprigge 1585–1673

Lady Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1528
1528
Birth of Lady Margaretha Fairfax in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
1631
1 Jun 1631
Age 103
Death of Lady Margaretha Fairfax in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1528
    Event Place: Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1631
    Event Place: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
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