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Mary Sheffield 1587–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1587

Birth Location: Butterwicke, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 June 1619

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

Father: Edmund Mulgrave

Mother: Ursula Tyrwhitt

Spouse(s): Ferdinand, Fairfax

Children(s): Thomas Fairfax

Mary Sheffield was born in 1587 in Butterwicke, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund Sheffield 3Rd Lord Of Sheffield 1St Earl Of Mulgrave And Ursula Tyrwhitt. Mary Sheffield married Ferdinand Lord Fairfax, and had children including Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax. Mary Sheffield passed away in 1619 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Mary Sheffield was born in 1587 in Butterwicke, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Edmund Sheffield 3Rd Lord Of Sheffield 1St Earl Of Mulgrave And Ursula Tyrwhitt.
  • Mary Sheffield married Ferdinand Lord Fairfax, and had children including Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax.
  • Mary Sheffield passed away in 1619 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Mary Sheffield
1587–1619
Birth Place: Butterwicke, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Sheffield 3rd Lord of Sheffield, 1st Earl of Mulgrave
1565–1646
England
Ursula Tyrwhitt
1553–1617
Kettleby, Lincs, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John Sheffield
1538–1568
Butterwick, Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Douglas Howard
1542–1608
Lambeth, London, London, England, United Kingdom
LADY (ELIZABETH OXENBRIDGE) (Tyrwhitt)
1526–1589
Scotter, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Lord Howard-Effingham
1510–1573
Lady Heiress
1512–1581
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Sheffield's Descendants

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Mary Sheffield (1587–4 June 1619) m. Ferdinand, (Lord) Fairfax (29 March 1584–14 March 1648)
  1. 1. Thomas (Fairfax Lord) Fairfax 1612–1671 m. Anne Fairfax 1618–1665
    1. 1. Mary Villiers 1638–1704
    2. 2. Henry (Fairfax Lord) Fairfax 1631–1688

Mary Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1587
1587
Birth of Mary Sheffield in Butterwicke, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Butterwicke, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1619
4 June 1619
Age 32
Death of Mary Sheffield in Steeton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Steeton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1587
    Event Place: Butterwicke, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 June 1619
    Event Place: Steeton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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