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Mary Margaret (Lady) Fairfax 1532–1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

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

Death Date: 1571

Death Location: Coxwold, Yorkshire, England

Father: Nicholas Kt

Mother: Jane Palmes

Spouse(s): Henry Curwen

Children(s): Wyllm Curwen

In 1532, Mary Margaret (Lady) Fairfax entered the world in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England, born to Nicholas Sir Fairfax Kt And Jane Johanna Palmes. Mary Margaret (Lady) Fairfax married Henry Sir Curwen, and had children including Wyllm Curwen. Mary Margaret (Lady) Fairfax passed away in 1571 in Coxwold, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Mary Margaret (Lady) Fairfax entered the world in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England, born to Nicholas Sir Fairfax Kt And Jane Johanna Palmes.
  • Mary Margaret (Lady) Fairfax married Henry Sir Curwen, and had children including Wyllm Curwen.
  • Mary Margaret (Lady) Fairfax passed away in 1571 in Coxwold, Yorkshire, England.

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Mary Fairfax's Ancestors

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Mary Fairfax
1532–1571
Birth Place: Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Nicholas (Sir) Fairfax Kt
1498–1572
Gilling Castle, Waltin, Yorkshire, England
Jane ((Johanna)) Palmes
1501–1582
Naburn, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas ((Sir)) Fairfax
1475–1520
North Yorkshire, England
Agnes (Anne) Cascoigne
1474–1504
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fairfax
1451–1505
Elizabeth Sherburne
1456–1505
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Fairfax
1402–1453
Catherine Neville
1428–1463

Mary Fairfax's Descendants

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Mary (Margaret (Lady)) Fairfax (1532–1571) m. Henry ((Sir)) Curwen (May 1528–18 Jul 1593)
  1. 1. Wyllm Curwen 1550–1631 m. Jenet Hodgkinson 1558–1627
    1. 1. Richard Curwen 1578–1623 m. Maria Yoward 1585–1649
      1. 1. Robert Curwen 1600–1661 m. Agneta Richeson 1606–1661
        1. 1. Richard Curwen 1630– m. Elizabeth Westray 1632–

Mary Fairfax's Timeline

3 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Mary Margaret (Lady) Fairfax in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
1571
1571
Age 39
Death of Mary Margaret (Lady) Fairfax in Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
Workington Hall, Cumberland, England
1571
1571
Age 39
Burial of Mary Margaret (Lady) Fairfax in Coxwold, Yorkshire, England
Coxwold, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England

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

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1571
    Event Place: Coxwold, Yorkshire, England

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