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Mary Fairfax 1521–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: Walton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: England

Father: Nicholas Fairfax

Mother: Jane Palmes

Spouse(s): Henry I

Children(s): Nicholas Curwen

In 1521, Mary Fairfax entered the world in Walton, Yorkshire, England, born to Nicholas Fairfax And Jane Palmes. Mary Fairfax married Henry Curwen I, and had children including Nicholas Curwen. Mary Fairfax passed away in 1571 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1521, Mary Fairfax entered the world in Walton, Yorkshire, England, born to Nicholas Fairfax And Jane Palmes.
  • Mary Fairfax married Henry Curwen I, and had children including Nicholas Curwen.
  • Mary Fairfax passed away in 1571 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Fairfax
1498–1571
Birth Location: Gilling, Yorkshire, England
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Jane Palmes
1501–1563
Birth Location: Naburn, Yorkshire, England
JP

Spouses(s)

Henry I
1528–1596
Birth Location: Workington, Cumberland, England
HI

Children(s)

Nicholas Curwen
1550–1604
Birth Location: Gilling, Yorkshire, England
NC

Mary Fairfax's Ancestors

Self
Mary Fairfax
1521–1571
Birth Place: Walton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Nicholas Fairfax
1498–1571
Gilling, Yorkshire, England
Jane Palmes
1501–1563
Naburn, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Fairfax
1475–1520
Walton, Yorkshire, England
Anne Gascoigne
1480–1521
Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Guy Palmes
1475–1516
Yorkshire, England
Lady (Jane) Drew
1477–1570
Bristol, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fairfax
1451–1505
Elizabeth Sherborn
1456–1505
William V
1450–1487
Margaret Percy
1448–1486
William I
1410–1478
Ellen Radcliffe
1435–1492
Eleanor Drew
1455–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William IV
1426–1461
Joan Neville
1434–1486
Henry Northumberland
1421–1461
Eleanor Northumberland
1425–1484
Thomas Esq.
1380–1433
Alice Pickering
1380–

Mary Fairfax's Descendants

1.
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Mary Fairfax (1521–1571) m. Henry (Curwen) I (BEF 13 JAN 1528–DEC 1596)
  1. 1. Nicholas Curwen 1550–1604 m. Elizabeth Carus 1563–1611
    1. 1. Mary Curwen 1586–1623 m. Henry (Widdrington) MP 1564–1623
      1. 1. William (Widdrington, 1st Baron) Widdrington 1610–1651 m. Mary Thorold 1613–1644
        1. 1. Jane Widdrington 1630–1680 m. Richard (Edward) Hix 1617–1660

Mary Fairfax's Timeline

3 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Mary Fairfax in Walton, Yorkshire, England
Walton, Yorkshire, England
1571
1571
Age 50
Death of Mary Fairfax in Workington, Cumberland, England
Workington, Cumberland, England
1571
1571
Age 50
Burial of Mary Fairfax in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: Walton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Workington, Cumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: England
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