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Sir Thomas Fairfax 1475–1520 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1475

Birth Location: Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 26 Nov 1520

Death Location: Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Fairfax

Mother: Elizabeth Sherburne

Spouse(s): Agnes Gascoigne

Children(s): Sir REFS

Sir Thomas Fairfax was born in 1475 in Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas I Fairfax Of Walton Fairfax And Elizabeth Sherburne. Sir Thomas Fairfax married Agnes Gascoigne, and had children including Sir Nicholas Fairfax Refs. Sir Thomas Fairfax passed away in 1520 in Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Fairfax was born in 1475 in Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas I Fairfax Of Walton Fairfax And Elizabeth Sherburne.
  • Sir Thomas Fairfax married Agnes Gascoigne, and had children including Sir Nicholas Fairfax Refs.
  • Sir Thomas Fairfax passed away in 1520 in Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Fairfax
1440–1505
Birth Location: Walton (Yorkshire) England
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Elizabeth Sherburne
1456–1505
Birth Location: Stonyhurst (Lanchasire) England
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Spouses(s)

Agnes Gascoigne
1474–1504
Birth Location: Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Sir REFS
1499–1571
Birth Location: Walton, Yorkshire, England
SR

Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

Self
Sir Fairfax
1475–1520
Birth Place: Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas I Fairfax of Walton Fairfax
1440–1505
Walton (Yorkshire) England
Elizabeth Sherburne
1456–1505
Stonyhurst (Lanchasire) England
Grandparents
Catherine Neville
1428–
Thornton-Bridge (Yorkshire) England
Robert Sherburne
1425–1495
Stoneyhurst, Lancashire, England
Joan (Joanna) Radcliffe
1429–1465
Wymbersly, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fairfax's Descendants

1.
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Sir (Thomas) Fairfax (1475–26 Nov 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
        1. 1. Katherine Christian 1580–1646 m. Richard Burton 1580–1660
        2. 2. Mary CHRISTIAN 1561–
        3. 3. Deemster (Ewan) Christian 1579–1655
        4. 4. Jane MacCRISTEN 1582–1630
        5. 5. Jane CHRISTIAN 1593–1629
        6. 6. Mary Fairfax 1582–
        7. 7. Sir (Philip) Fairfax 1586–1613
        8. 8. George Christian 1560–
        9. 9. Ewan Christian 1579–1655
        10. 10. Katherine Christian 1580–1646
        11. 11. William (IX) McCristyn 1567–1635
      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

Sir Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1475
1475
Birth of Sir Thomas Fairfax in Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England
Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England
1520
26 Nov 1520
Age 45
Death of Sir Thomas Fairfax in Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England
Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1475
    Event Place: Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1520
    Event Place: Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England
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