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Sir William Fairfax 1498–1540 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1498

Birth Location: England

Death Date: AFT 1540

Death Location: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Father: Thomas Fairfax

Mother: Agnes Gascoigne

Spouse(s): Lucy Goodman

Children(s): John Fairfax

In 1498, Sir William Fairfax entered the world in England, born to Thomas Fairfax And Agnes Gascoigne. Sir William Fairfax married Lucy Goodman, and had children including John Sir Fairfax. Sir William Fairfax passed away in 1540 in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

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Biography

  • In 1498, Sir William Fairfax entered the world in England, born to Thomas Fairfax And Agnes Gascoigne.
  • Sir William Fairfax married Lucy Goodman, and had children including John Sir Fairfax.
  • Sir William Fairfax passed away in 1540 in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Fairfax
1475–1520
Birth Location: Walton Gilling Castle,Ryedale,Yorkshire,England
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Agnes Gascoigne
1474–1504
Birth Location: Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
AG

Spouses(s)

Lucy Goodman
1510–
Birth Location: England
LG

Children(s)

John Fairfax
1540–1615
Birth Location: Norwich, Norfolk, England UK
JF

Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

Self
Sir Fairfax
1498–1540
Birth Place: England
Parents
Thomas Fairfax
1475–1520
Walton Gilling Castle,Ryedale,Yorkshire,England
Agnes Gascoigne
1474–1504
Gawthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (Thomas I Fairfax of) Walton
1450–1505
Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
Elisabeth Sherburne
1445–1500
Stonyhurst, Lanchashire, England
William (3 Sir) Gascoigne
1430–1463
Yorkshire, England
Joane (Nevill of) Oversley
1430–1486
Great-Grandparents
Willem Walton
1415–1453
Catharina Neville
1420–
Robert Sherburne
1430–1495
Johanna Radcliffe
1430–
William Gascoigne
1395–1465
Margaretha Clarell
1397–1465
Elizabeth Neville
1407–1487
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fairfax's Descendants

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Sir (William) Fairfax (1498–AFT 1540) m. Lucy Goodman (1510–)
  1. 1. John (Sir) Fairfax 1540–1615 m. Maria Birch 1566–1615
    1. 1. Benjamin (Sir Fairfax van) Rumburgh 1592–1675
      1. 1. Benjamin Fairfax 1620–1708 m. Bridget Stringer 1618–1669
        1. 1. Sarah Fairfax 1654–1688 m. John Meadows 1622–1697

Sir Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1498
1498
Birth of Sir William Fairfax in England
England
1540
AFT 1540
Age 42
Death of Sir William Fairfax in Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1498
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: AFT 1540
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
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