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Sir Gabriël Fairfax 1520–1584 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Steeton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 16 Apr 1584

Death Location: Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England

Father: SIR DENTON

Mother: LADY THWAITES

Spouse(s): Elsabeth (Fairfax), Dorothy Gale

Children(s): Maria Fairfax

The story of Sir Gabriël Fairfax began in 1520 in Steeton, Yorkshire, England. Sir Gabriël Fairfax married Dorothy Gale, Elsabeth Aske Fairfax, and had children including Maria Fairfax. Sir Gabriël Fairfax passed away in 1584 in Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir Gabriël Fairfax began in 1520 in Steeton, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir Gabriël Fairfax married Dorothy Gale, Elsabeth Aske Fairfax, and had children including Maria Fairfax.
  • Sir Gabriël Fairfax passed away in 1584 in Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

SIR DENTON
1504–1557
Birth Location: Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
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LADY THWAITES
1495–1540
Birth Location: Denton Castle, Yorkshire, England
LT

Spouses(s)

Elsabeth (Fairfax)
1517–1571
Birth Location: Aughton, Yorkshire, England
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Dorothy Gale
1523–1596
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
DG

Children(s)

Maria Fairfax
1560–1625
Birth Location: Steeton, Yorkshire, England
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Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

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Sir Fairfax
1520–1584
Birth Place: Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
SIR WILLIAM FAIRFAX OF DENTON
1504–1557
Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
LADY (ELIZABETH ISABEL) THWAITES
1495–1540
Denton Castle, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Willem (Sir Fairfax van Denton) END
1450–1514
Steeton, Yorkshire
Lady (Elizabeth Manners Lady of Etall,3rd Baroness Sandys of the Vyne) END
1465–1560
Etall Castle, Etall, The Dale, Cornhill-on-Tweed, Glendale, Northumberland, England
Thomas (Thwaites) END
1470–1499
Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Emota Middleton
1473–1518
North Deighton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Fairfax's Descendants

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Sir (Gabriël) Fairfax (1520–16 Apr 1584) m. Elsabeth (Aske) (Fairfax) (Abt. 1517–06 Dec 1571) m. Dorothy Gale (1523–20 Jan 1596)
  1. 1. Maria Fairfax 1560–1625 m. Sir (Thomas Gower van Sittenham II Marshal of) Berwick 1569–1665
    1. 1. Sir (Thomas "1st Baronet Sittenham") Gower 1584–1655 m. Anne (D'Oyley -Gower) Baroness 1583–1633 m. Margery (Moore) Howell 1583–1630
      1. 1. Joan (Questenbury) Gower 1610–1672 m. John (Seamore Clark) Rev 1609–1664
        1. 1. Anne (Clarke; arrived 1670) VA 1632–1680 m. John (Spilsby (Spillsbury)) * 1630–1678

Sir Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1520
1520
Birth of Sir Gabriël Fairfax in Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Steeton, Yorkshire, England
1584
16 Apr 1584
Age 64
Death of Sir Gabriël Fairfax in Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Steeton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1584
    Event Place: Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
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