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Sir Lord William Fairfax 1495–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 October 1558

Death Location: Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Father:

Mother: William Pleas

Spouse(s): Lady Thwaites

Children(s):

The story of Sir Lord William Fairfax began in 1495 in Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England. Sir Lord William Fairfax married Lady Isabella Thwaites. Sir Lord William Fairfax passed away in 1558 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Lord William Fairfax began in 1495 in Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir Lord William Fairfax married Lady Isabella Thwaites.
  • Sir Lord William Fairfax passed away in 1558 in Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

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Sir Fairfax
1495–1558
Birth Place: Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William (Fairfax Sir William Judge of the Court of Common) Pleas
1471–1514
Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England
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Great-Grandparents
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Sir Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of Sir Lord William Fairfax in Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England
Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England
1558
31 October 1558
Age 63
Death of Sir Lord William Fairfax in Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England
Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 October 1558
    Event Place: Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bolton Percy, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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