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Mary Sheffield 1588–1619 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1588

Birth Location: Boston, 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): Frances Fairfax, Thomas Cameron, Charles Fairfax, Dorothy Fairfax, Elizabeth Fairfax, Eleanor Fairfax, John Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Ursula Fairfax

The story of Mary Sheffield began in 1588 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. Mary Sheffield married Ferdinand Fairfax, and had children including Charles Fairfax, Dorothy Fairfax, Eleanor Fairfax, Elizabeth Fairfax, Frances Fairfax, John Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax 3Rd Lord Fairfax Of Cameron, Ursula Fairfax. Mary Sheffield passed away in 1619 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Sheffield began in 1588 in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • Mary Sheffield married Ferdinand Fairfax, and had children including Charles Fairfax, Dorothy Fairfax, Eleanor Fairfax, Elizabeth Fairfax, Frances Fairfax, John Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax 3Rd Lord Fairfax Of Cameron, Ursula Fairfax.
  • Mary Sheffield passed away in 1619 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Sheffield's Ancestors

Self
Mary Sheffield
1588–1619
Birth Place: Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Edmund Sheffield 1st Earl of Mulgrave
1564–1646
Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Ursula Tyrwhitt
1547–
Kettleby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
John (2nd Baron Butterwick) Sheffield
1538–1568
Butterwick, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Douglas) Stafford
1542–1608
Effingham, Surrey, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edmund Sheffield
1521–1549
Anne VERE
1522–1572
William Garter?
1510–1573
Katherine. Gamage
1518–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas KG
1443–1524
Agnes Howard
1480–1545

Mary Sheffield's Descendants

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Mary Sheffield (1588–4 June 1619) m. Ferdinand Fairfax (29 March 1584–14 March 1648)
  1. 1. Frances Fairfax 1612–1649 m. Thomas Widdrington 1608–1664
    1. 1. Mary Markham 1644–1683
    2. 2. Katherine Widdrington 1642–1676 m. Sir (Robert) Shafto 1634–1705
      1. 1. Frances Shafto 1669–1741
      2. 2. Mark Shafto 1662–1723 m. Margaret Shafto 1663–1715
        1. 1. John Shafto 1692–1742
        2. 2. Robert Shafto 1690–1729
        3. 3. Catharine Eden –1730
      3. 3. Mary Shafto 1676–
      4. 4. Ursula Shafto 1667–
    3. 3. Ursula Windsor 1647–1717
    4. 4. Dorothy Widdrington 1636–1649
  2. 2. Thomas (Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of) Cameron 1612–1671
  3. 3. Charles Fairfax 1615–1644
  4. 4. Dorothy Fairfax 1617–1687 m. Richard Hutton 1613–1648
    1. 1. Matthew Hutton 1639–1711
  5. 5. Elizabeth Fairfax 1614– m. William Craven 1610–1655
  6. 6. Eleanor Fairfax 1611–1671 m. William Selby 1606–1697
    1. 1. Dorothy Selby 1647–1672 m. William Forster 1636–1674
      1. 1. Dorothy (2) Forster 1672–1715
      2. 2. Eleanor Forster –1663
      3. 3. Ferdinando Forster 1670–1701
      4. 4. John Forster 1668–1699
      5. 5. Mary Forster 1664–
      6. 6. Nicholas Forster 1671–1678
      7. 7. William Forster 1667–1700
  7. 7. John Fairfax 1619–1619
  8. 8. Mary Fairfax 1616–1678
  9. 9. Ursula Fairfax 1609–1628

Mary Sheffield's Timeline

2 Records

1588
1588
Birth of Mary Sheffield in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Boston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1619
4 June 1619
Age 31
Death of Mary Sheffield in Steeton, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Steeton, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1588
    Event Place: Boston, 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, West 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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