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Sir Nicholas Fairfax 1504–1570 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 30 May 1570

Death Location: Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Rev Carlisle

Mother: Anne Gascoigne

Spouse(s): Jane Palmes

Children(s): Lady Curwen

The story of Sir Nicholas Fairfax began in 1504 in Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England. Sir Nicholas Fairfax married Jane Palmes, Johan Remyngton, and had children including Lady Mary Curwen. Sir Nicholas Fairfax passed away in 1570 in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Nicholas Fairfax began in 1504 in Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir Nicholas Fairfax married Jane Palmes, Johan Remyngton, and had children including Lady Mary Curwen.
  • Sir Nicholas Fairfax passed away in 1570 in Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

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Sir Fairfax
1504–1570
Birth Place: Gilling Castle, Walton, 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 (01 Jan 1501–1582)
  1. 1. Lady (Mary) Curwen 1523–1604 m. Sir (William Bellasis Viscount) Fauconbridge 1523–1604 m. Sir (Henry Curwen of) Workington 1528–1596
    1. 1. Maud Hotham 1550–1609 m. Thomas Metham 1549–1610 m. Lord (Thomas) Metham 1549–1610
      1. 1. Frances (Jane) Metham 1574–1599 m. Sir (Marmaduke) Constable 1443–1518
        1. 1. Philip (Constable, 1st Baronet of) Everingham 1593–1664 m. Anne Roper 1587–1641

Sir Fairfax's Timeline

3 Records

1504
1504
Birth of Sir Nicholas Fairfax in Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England
Gilling Castle, Walton, Yorkshire, England
1564
1564
Age 60
Sir Nicholas Fairfax was married
None
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, Walton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1564
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 May 1570
    Event Place: North Riding of Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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