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Sir Thomas Fairfax 1476–1520 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1476

Birth Location: Gilling, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1 Dec 1520

Death Location: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, , England

Father: Sir Fairfax

Mother: Elizabeth Sherburne

Spouse(s): Agnes Gascoigne

Children(s): Nicholas Fairfax

Sir Thomas Fairfax was born in 1476 in Gilling, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax And Elizabeth Sherburne. Sir Thomas Fairfax married Agnes Gascoigne, and had children including Nicholas John Fairfax. Sir Thomas Fairfax passed away in 1520 in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, , England.

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Biography

  • Sir Thomas Fairfax was born in 1476 in Gilling, Yorkshire, England, the child of Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax And Elizabeth Sherburne.
  • Sir Thomas Fairfax married Agnes Gascoigne, and had children including Nicholas John Fairfax.
  • Sir Thomas Fairfax passed away in 1520 in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, , England.

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Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

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Sir Fairfax
1476–1520
Birth Place: Gilling, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas Walton Fairfax
1450–1505
Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Sherburne
1456–1500
Stonyhurst, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
William Fairfax
1405–1453
Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Catherine) Neville
1428–1463
Thornton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir Fairfax
1390–1432
Lady Calthorpe
1376–1454
Sir Neville
1382–1457
Lady Eure
1405–1459
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fairfax's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas) Fairfax (1476–1 Dec 1520) m. Agnes Gascoigne (1474–1504)
  1. 1. Nicholas (John) Fairfax 1498–1571 m. Jane Palmes 1501–1582
    1. 1. Elizabeth Fairfax 1517–1545 m. John Skinner 1510–1585
      1. 1. William Skinner 1542–1616 m. Margarie Skinner 1546–1620
        1. 1. Richard Skinner 1580–1637 m. Julian Whithotne 1581–1640

Sir Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1476
1476
Birth of Sir Thomas Fairfax in Gilling, Yorkshire, England
Gilling, Yorkshire, England
1520
1 Dec 1520
Age 44
Death of Sir Thomas Fairfax in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, , England
Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1476
    Event Place: Gilling, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1520
    Event Place: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, , England

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