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Sir Thomas I Fairfax of Walton Fairfax 1440–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1440

Birth Location: Walton (Yorkshire) England

Death Date: 1505

Death Location: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England

Father:

Mother: Catherine Neville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sherburne

Children(s): Sir Fairfax, William, Fairfax

In 1440, Sir Thomas I Fairfax of Walton Fairfax entered the world in Walton (Yorkshire) England, born to William Fairfax And Catherine Neville. Sir Thomas I Fairfax of Walton Fairfax married Elizabeth Sherburne, and had children including Jane Fairfax, Sir Thomas Fairfax, William Judge Of The Court Of Common Pleas Fairfax. Sir Thomas I Fairfax of Walton Fairfax passed away in 1505 in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1440, Sir Thomas I Fairfax of Walton Fairfax entered the world in Walton (Yorkshire) England, born to William Fairfax And Catherine Neville.
  • Sir Thomas I Fairfax of Walton Fairfax married Elizabeth Sherburne, and had children including Jane Fairfax, Sir Thomas Fairfax, William Judge Of The Court Of Common Pleas Fairfax.
  • Sir Thomas I Fairfax of Walton Fairfax passed away in 1505 in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

Self
Sir Fairfax
1440–1505
Birth Place: Walton (Yorkshire) England
Parents
Catherine Neville
1428–
Thornton-Bridge (Yorkshire) England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fairfax's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas I Fairfax of Walton) Fairfax (1440–1505) m. Elizabeth Sherburne (1456–1505)
  1. 1. Sir (Thomas) Fairfax 1475–1520 m. Agnes Gascoigne 1474–1504
    1. 1. Sir (Nicholas Fairfax) REFS 1499–1571 m. Jane Palmes 1501–1582 m. Alice Harrington 1501–
      1. 1. Margaret Fairfax 1529–1571 m. Sir (Henry) Curwen 1528–1597
        1. 1. Mabel (Jane) Curwen 1558–1593 m. Deemster (William) McChristian 1535–1593
        2. 2. Sir (Nicholas) Curwen 1550–1604
      2. 2. Robert Fairfax 1529–1584
      3. 3. George Fairfax 1543–1597
      4. 4. Eleanor Fairfax 1549–
      5. 5. Anne Fairfax 1545–
      6. 6. Sir (William) Fairfax 1531–1597
      7. 7. Edward Fairfax 1539–1597
      8. 8. Sir (William) Fairfax 1535–1557
      9. 9. Catherine Fairfax 1539–
      10. 10. Nicholas Fairfax 1518–1582
      11. 11. Robert Fairfax 1545–
      12. 12. Elizabeth (Fairfax) Fayerfoxe 1552–1591
      13. 13. Elizabeth Fairfax 1517–1545
      14. 14. William (Fairfax) ++ 1520–1597
      15. 15. Margaret Belasyse 1532–1571
      16. 16. Margaret (Fairfax) ++ 1521–1571
      17. 17. Edward Fairfax 1527–
      18. 18. Rev (Thomas Fairfax Canon) Carlisle 1537–1595
      19. 19. Henry (Fairfax) ++ 1553–
      20. 20. Henry Fairfax 1537–
      21. 21. Eleanor Vavasour 1538–
      22. 22. Mary Fairfax 1571–
      23. 23. Cuthbert (Acaster Malbys) Fairfax 1543–1597
      24. 24. Sir (Thomas William) Fairfax 1530–1597
      25. 25. Elizabeth Fairfax 1551–
      26. 26. Anne Musgrave 1551–1586
  2. 2. William, (Judge of the Court of Common Pleas,) Fairfax 1472–1514

Sir Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1440
1440
Birth of Sir Thomas I Fairfax of Walton Fairfax in Walton (Yorkshire) England
Walton (Yorkshire) England
1505
1505
Age 65
Death of Sir Thomas I Fairfax of Walton Fairfax in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1440
    Event Place: Walton (Yorkshire) England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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