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Lady Mary Margaretha Fairfax 1529–1631 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

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

Death Date: 1 Jun 1631

Death Location: Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England

Father: Sir Kt

Mother: Johanna Palmes

Spouse(s): Sir Workington

Children(s): Esther Curwen

The story of Lady Mary Margaretha Fairfax began in 1529 in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England. Lady Mary Margaretha Fairfax married Sir Henry Curwen Of Workington, and had children including Esther Curwen. Lady Mary Margaretha Fairfax passed away in 1631 in Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Lady Mary Margaretha Fairfax began in 1529 in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England.
  • Lady Mary Margaretha Fairfax married Sir Henry Curwen Of Workington, and had children including Esther Curwen.
  • Lady Mary Margaretha Fairfax passed away in 1631 in Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Kt
1504–1570
Birth Location: Gilling Castle, Waltin, Yorkshire, England
SK
Johanna Palmes
1501–1582
Birth Location: Naburn, Yorkshire, England
JP

Spouses(s)

Sir Workington
1528–1596
Birth Location: Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
SW

Children(s)

Esther Curwen
1563–1620
Birth Location: Lubenham, Leicestershire, England
EC

Lady Fairfax's Ancestors

Self
Lady Fairfax
1529–1631
Birth Place: Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Knight Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle Kt
1504–1570
Gilling Castle, Waltin, Yorkshire, England
Johanna Palmes
1501–1582
Naburn, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Rev (Thomas) Fairfax
1475–1520
North Yorkshire, England
Agnes Gascoigne
1474–1504
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lady Fairfax's Descendants

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Lady (Mary Margaretha) Fairfax (1529–1 Jun 1631) m. Sir (Henry Curwen of) Workington (May 1528–25 December 1596)
  1. 1. Esther Curwen 1563–1620 m. William (Thomas Spriggs) II 1555–1596
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Sprigg 1580–1638 m. Catherine Stone 1590–1661
      1. 1. Thomas (Sprigg) Sr. 1604–1678 m. Katherine (Ann) Griffin 1610–1661
        1. 1. (Lt.) (Thomas Sprigg, III (High Sheriff of Calvert County,) MD) 1630–1704 m. Eleanor ((Elinor)) Nuthall 1645–1694

Lady Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Lady Mary Margaretha Fairfax in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
1631
1 Jun 1631
Age 102
Death of Lady Mary Margaretha Fairfax in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Workington, Allerdale Borough, Cumbria, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
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