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Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax van Denton 1521–1599 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1521

Birth Location: West Yorkshire, Bilborough, Denton Castle (Now Denton Hall), Ilkley, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1599

Death Location: Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Willem Steeton

Mother: Lady Appleton

Spouse(s): Lady Fairfax

Children(s): Thomas (G17)

In 1521, Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax van Denton entered the world in West Yorkshire, Bilborough, Denton Castle (Now Denton Hall), Ilkley, Yorkshire, England, born to Willem William High Sheriff Of Yorkshire Sir Fairfax Van Denton Of Steeton And Lady Isabella Elizabeth Thwayts Thwaites Heiress Of Denton Nuit Appleton. Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax van Denton married Lady Dorothy Dorothea Gale Baroness Fairfax, and had children including Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax G17. Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax van Denton passed away in 1599 in Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England.

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  • In 1521, Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax van Denton entered the world in West Yorkshire, Bilborough, Denton Castle (Now Denton Hall), Ilkley, Yorkshire, England, born to Willem William High Sheriff Of Yorkshire Sir Fairfax Van Denton Of Steeton And Lady Isabella Elizabeth Thwayts Thwaites Heiress Of Denton Nuit Appleton.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax van Denton married Lady Dorothy Dorothea Gale Baroness Fairfax, and had children including Thomas Fairfax Baron Fairfax G17.
  • Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax van Denton passed away in 1599 in Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Denton's Ancestors

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Sir Denton
1521–1599
Birth Place: West Yorkshire, Bilborough, Denton Castle (Now Denton Hall), Ilkley, 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
Lady (Isabella (Elizabeth) Thwayts\Thwaites heiress of Denton & Nuit) Appleton
1495–1540
Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Denton's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Thomas Fairfax van) Denton (1521–1599) m. Lady (Dorothy "Dorothea" Gale, Baroness) Fairfax (1523–2 Jan 1596)
  1. 1. Thomas (Fairfax Baron Fairfax) (G17) 1560–1640 m. Ellen Fairfax –1620
    1. 1. Charles (Gregory) Fairfax 1597–1673 m. Mary ((G16)) Brear 1599–1657
      1. 1. Eleanor Fairfax 1630–1713 m. Sir (George) Smithson 1615–1692
        1. 1. Col. (Thomas F.) Smithson 1660–1732
    2. 2. Ferdinando Fairfax 1584–1648
    3. 3. Henry Fairfax 1589–1665
    4. 4. Anne Wentworth 1600–1624
    5. 5. Mary Fairfax 1588–
    6. 6. Dorothy Constable 1590–1656

Sir Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1521
1521
Birth of Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax van Denton in West Yorkshire, Bilborough, Denton Castle (Now Denton Hall), Ilkley, Yorkshire, England
West Yorkshire, Bilborough, Denton Castle (Now Denton Hall), Ilkley, Yorkshire, England
1599
1599
Age 78
Death of Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax van Denton in Denton ,West Yorkshire, England
Denton ,West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1521
    Event Place: West Yorkshire, Bilborough, Denton Castle (Now Denton Hall), Ilkley, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Denton ,West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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