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Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton 1520–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520 -- or -- Jan 1521

Birth Location: Denton, Otley, West Yorkshire, England -- or -- Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 28 January 1599

Death Location: Denton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Willem Steeton

Mother: Elisabeth Appleton

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Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton was born in 1520 in Denton, Otley, West Yorkshire, England -- or -- Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England, the child of Willem William High Sheriff Of Yorkshire Sir Fairfax Van Denton Of Steeton And Elisabeth Thwayts Heiress Of Denton Amp Nuit Appleton. Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton passed away in 1599 in Denton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton was born in 1520 in Denton, Otley, West Yorkshire, England -- or -- Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England, the child of Willem William High Sheriff Of Yorkshire Sir Fairfax Van Denton Of Steeton And Elisabeth Thwayts Heiress Of Denton Amp Nuit Appleton.
  • Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton passed away in 1599 in Denton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Willem Steeton
1500–1557
Birth Location: Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
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Elisabeth Appleton
1495–1540
Birth Location: Denton Castle, Denton, Yorkshire
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Sir Denton's Ancestors

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Sir Denton
1520–1599
Birth Place: Denton, Otley, West Yorkshire, England -- or -- Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Willem \ William High Sheriff of Yorkshire Sir Fairfax van Denton of Steeton
1500–1557
Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Elisabeth (Thwayts heiress of Denton & Nuit) Appleton
1495–1540
Denton Castle, Denton, Yorkshire
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Sir Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520 -- or -- Jan 1521
Birth of Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton in Denton, Otley, West Yorkshire, England -- or -- Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Denton, Otley, West Yorkshire, England -- or -- Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
1599
28 January 1599
Age 79
Death of Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton in Denton, Yorkshire, England
Denton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520 -- or -- Jan 1521
    Event Place: Denton, Otley, West Yorkshire, England -- or -- Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1599
    Event Place: Denton, Yorkshire, England
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