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Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton 1520–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Denton, Yorkshire

Death Date: 28 January 1599

Death Location: Denton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Willem Steeton

Mother: Lady Appleton

Spouse(s): Lady Fairfax

Children(s): Domina Belasyse

Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton was born in 1520 in Denton, Yorkshire, the child of Willem William High Sheriff Of Yorkshire Sir Fairfax Van Denton Of Steeton And Lady Isabella Elizabeth Thwayts Thwaites Heiress Of Denton Nuit Appleton. Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton married Lady Dorothy Dorothea Gale Baroness Fairfax, and had children including Domina Ursula Fairfax Belasyse. 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, Yorkshire, the child of Willem William High Sheriff Of Yorkshire Sir Fairfax Van Denton Of Steeton And Lady Isabella Elizabeth Thwayts Thwaites Heiress Of Denton Nuit Appleton.
  • Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton married Lady Dorothy Dorothea Gale Baroness Fairfax, and had children including Domina Ursula Fairfax Belasyse.
  • Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton passed away in 1599 in Denton, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Denton's Ancestors

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Sir Denton
1520–1599
Birth Place: Denton, Yorkshire
Parents
Willem \ William High Sheriff of Yorkshire Sir Fairfax van Denton of Steeton
1500–1558
Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Lady (Isabella (Elizabeth) Thwayts\Thwaites heiress of Denton & Nuit) Appleton
1495–1540
Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
SIR (WILLIAM FAIRFAX OF DENTON (JUSTICE OF COMMON PLEAS)) ***(X14GGF)
1450–1514
Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Denton
1461–1513
Ford, Northumberland Unitary Authority, Northumberland, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Denton's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Fairfax van) Denton (1520–28 January 1599) m. Lady (Dorothy "Dorothea" Gale, Baroness) Fairfax (January 1532–2 January 1596)
  1. 1. Domina (Ursula Fairfax) Belasyse 1547–1633 m. Bryan Belasyse 1559–1608
    1. 1. Dorothea (Maria) Belasyse 1582–1653 m. Sir (William) Lister 1591–1650
      1. 1. Willm Lister 1612–1642 m. Katherine Hawkesworth 1613–1664
        1. 1. Anna (Maria) Kaye 1632–1702 m. Sir (John Kaye of) Woodstone 1641–1706

Sir Denton's Timeline

4 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton in Denton, Yorkshire
Denton, Yorkshire
1521
2 Jan 1521
Age 1
Birth of Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton in Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
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
1600
28 Jan 1600
Age 80
Death of Sir Thomas Fairfax van Denton in Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1521
    Event Place: Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Denton, Yorkshire

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1600
    Event Place: Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 January 1599
    Event Place: Denton, Yorkshire, England

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