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Sir William Fairfax 1405–1463 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1405

Birth Location: Walton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1463

Death Location: Walton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Fairfax

Mother: Eustachia Calthorpe

Spouse(s): Catherine Neville

Children(s): Sir Fairfax

In 1405, Sir William Fairfax entered the world in Walton, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard Fairfax And Eustachia Calthorpe. Sir William Fairfax married Catherine Neville, and had children including Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax. Sir William Fairfax passed away in 1463 in Walton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1405, Sir William Fairfax entered the world in Walton, Yorkshire, England, born to Richard Fairfax And Eustachia Calthorpe.
  • Sir William Fairfax married Catherine Neville, and had children including Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax.
  • Sir William Fairfax passed away in 1463 in Walton, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

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Sir Fairfax
1405–1463
Birth Place: Walton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Fairfax
1390–1432
Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Eustachia Calthorpe
1380–1454
Carthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (John) Carthorpe
1354–1384
Carthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Erghom
1354–1383
Carthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Calthorpe
1338–1399
Isabel Bacon
1345–1411
William Erghom
1335–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Bacon
1319–1375
Isabella Davilliers
1323–1345

Sir Fairfax's Descendants

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Sir (William) Fairfax (1405–1463) m. Catherine Neville (1428–1463)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas Walton) Fairfax 1461–1505 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Sherburne 1456–1500
    1. 1. Thomas Fairfax 1478–1520
    2. 2. John Fairfax 1770–
    3. 3. Jane Fairfax 1473–
    4. 4. Margaret Fairfax 1476–1525 m. Sir (Thomas Sayre Baronet Sayre) Hinwick 1474–1504 m. Thomas Sayre 1474–1530
      1. 1. William Sayre 1514–1564 m. Alice Squire 1514–1567
        1. 1. Rebecca Sayre 1565–1653 m. Thomas Wheeler 1561–1635
      2. 2. John Sayer 1490–
      3. 3. Robert Sayre 1508–
      4. 4. Margaret Sayre 1501–
      5. 5. Elizabeth Sayre 1503–
      6. 6. John Sayer 1490–
      7. 7. Thomas Sayre 1514–1544
      8. 8. Elizabeth Sawyer 1515–2001

Sir Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1405
1405
Birth of Sir William Fairfax in Walton, Yorkshire, England
Walton, Yorkshire, England
1463
1463
Age 58
Death of Sir William Fairfax in Walton, Yorkshire, England
Walton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Walton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1463
    Event Place: Walton, Yorkshire, England

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