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Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax 1461–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1461

Birth Location: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 Mar 1505

Death Location: Gilling, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Fairfax

Mother: Lady Neville

Spouse(s): Lady Sherburne

Children(s): Thomas Fairfax, John Fairfax, Jane Fairfax, Margaret Fairfax

In 1461, Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax entered the world in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Fairfax And Lady Catherine Neville. Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax married Lady Elizabeth Sherburne, and had children including Jane Fairfax, John Fairfax, Margaret Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax. Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax passed away in 1505 in Gilling, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1461, Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax entered the world in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir William Fairfax And Lady Catherine Neville.
  • Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax married Lady Elizabeth Sherburne, and had children including Jane Fairfax, John Fairfax, Margaret Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax.
  • Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax passed away in 1505 in Gilling, Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

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Sir Fairfax
1461–1505
Birth Place: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir William Fairfax
1405–1463
Walton, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Catherine) Neville
1428–1463
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Fairfax
1390–1432
Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Eustachia Calthorpe
1380–1454
Carthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Sir (Knight Alexander Henry) Neville
1382–1457
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Catherine (Lady of Witton Castle, Durham de) Eure
1405–1459
Long Witton, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Carthorpe
1354–1384
Elizabeth Erghom
1354–1383
Ralph DeEure
1365–1422
Catherine DeAton
1367–1422
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Calthorpe
1338–1399
Isabel Bacon
1345–1411
William Erghom
1335–

Sir Fairfax's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas Walton) Fairfax (1461–31 Mar 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
        1. 1. Grace WHEELER 1594–1664 m. Henry Brooks 1592–1683
        2. 2. Ephraim Wheeler 1619–1670
        3. 3. Mary Wheeler 1615–
        4. 4. Abiah Wheeler 1612–1637
        5. 5. Joseph Wheeler 1610–1676
        6. 6. John Wheeler 1608–1627
        7. 7. Susanna Wheeler 1607–1649
        8. 8. George Wheeler 1605–1687
        9. 9. Timothy Wheeler 1604–1687
        10. 10. Thomas Wheeler 1603–1610
        11. 11. Thomas Wheeler 1590–1654
        12. 12. Timothy Wheeler 1580–1598
        13. 13. Thomas Wheeler 1610–1676
    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

1461
1461
Birth of Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
1505
31 Mar 1505
Age 44
Death of Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax in Gilling, Yorkshire, England
Gilling, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1505
    Event Place: Gilling, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England

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