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Sir Nicholas Fairfax 1504–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Gilling Castle, Waltin, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 30 May 1570

Death Location: North Riding of Yorkshire, England

Father: Rev Carlisle

Mother: Anne Gascoigne

Spouse(s): Jane Palmes

Children(s): Lady Belasye

Sir Nicholas Fairfax was born in 1504 in Gilling Castle, Waltin, Yorkshire, England, the child of Rev Thomas Fairfax Canon Carlisle And Anne Gascoigne. Sir Nicholas Fairfax married Jane Palmes, Johan Remyngton, and had children including Lady Mary Margaret Fairfax Belasye. Sir Nicholas Fairfax passed away in 1570 in North Riding of Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Sir Nicholas Fairfax was born in 1504 in Gilling Castle, Waltin, Yorkshire, England, the child of Rev Thomas Fairfax Canon Carlisle And Anne Gascoigne.
  • Sir Nicholas Fairfax married Jane Palmes, Johan Remyngton, and had children including Lady Mary Margaret Fairfax Belasye.
  • Sir Nicholas Fairfax passed away in 1570 in North Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev Carlisle
1475–1520
Birth Location: North Yorkshire, England
RC
Anne Gascoigne
1474–1504
Birth Location: Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
AG

Spouses(s)

Jane Palmes
1501–1582
Birth Location: Naburn, Yorkshire, England
JP

Children(s)

Lady Belasye
1528–1571
Birth Location: Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
LB

Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

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Sir Fairfax
1504–1570
Birth Place: Gilling Castle, Waltin, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Rev Thomas Fairfax Canon Carlisle
1475–1520
North Yorkshire, England
Anne Gascoigne
1474–1504
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fairfax's Descendants

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Sir (Nicholas) Fairfax (1504–30 May 1570) m. Jane Palmes (1501–1582)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary Margaret Fairfax) Belasye 1528–1571 m. Sir (Henry) Curwen 1528–1596
    1. 1. Sir (Nicholas Curwen of Workington) Hall 1550–1604 m. Anne Musgrave 1543–1582 m. Lady (Elizabeth Ann) Carus 1563–1611 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Carus 1563–1611 m. Anne Musgrave 1551–1616 m. Katherine (ANNE) Musgrave 1551–1616 m. Elizabeth Curwen 1563–1611 m. Elizabeth CARUS 1551–1611 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Carus 1540–1611 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Carus 1540–1611 m. Elizabeth CARUS 1553–1611 m. Elizabeth Carus 1562–1611
      1. 1. Lady (Margaret) Curwen 1572–1630 m. Sir (Thomas) Strickland 1564–1612
        1. 1. Sir (Robert) Strickland 1597–1671 m. Margaret Alford 1600–1653

Sir Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir Nicholas Fairfax in Gilling Castle, Waltin, Yorkshire, England
Gilling Castle, Waltin, Yorkshire, England
1570
30 May 1570
Age 66
Death of Sir Nicholas Fairfax in North Riding of Yorkshire, England
North Riding of Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Gilling Castle, Waltin, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1570
    Event Place: North Riding of Yorkshire, England
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