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Sir Thomas I Fairfax 1574–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Walton Gilling Castle, Ryedale, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 23 December 1636

Death Location: Scrayingham, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Elmley

Mother: Dame Stapleton

Spouse(s): Catherine Constable

Children(s): Thomas Elmley, Dorothy Fairfax, Ferdinand Fairfax, Grace Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Jordan Fairfax, Judith Fairfax, Katherine Fairfax, Katherine Fairfax, Katherine Fairfax, Lancelot Fairfax, Margaret Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, William Fairfax

In 1574, Sir Thomas I Fairfax entered the world in Walton Gilling Castle, Ryedale, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Willem Fairfax Van Elmley And Dame Jane Stapleton. Sir Thomas I Fairfax married Catherine Constable, and had children including Anthony Fairfax, Dorothy Fairfax, Edward Fairfax, Ferdinand Fairfax, Grace Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Isabel Fairfax, Jane Fairfax, Jordan Fairfax, Judith Fairfax, Katherine Fairfax, Lancelot Fairfax, Margaret Fairfax, Mary Assur Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Richard Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax Viscounnt Of Elmley, William Fairfax. Sir Thomas I Fairfax passed away in 1636 in Scrayingham, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1574, Sir Thomas I Fairfax entered the world in Walton Gilling Castle, Ryedale, Yorkshire, England, born to Sir Willem Fairfax Van Elmley And Dame Jane Stapleton.
  • Sir Thomas I Fairfax married Catherine Constable, and had children including Anthony Fairfax, Dorothy Fairfax, Edward Fairfax, Ferdinand Fairfax, Grace Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Isabel Fairfax, Jane Fairfax, Jordan Fairfax, Judith Fairfax, Katherine Fairfax, Lancelot Fairfax, Margaret Fairfax, Mary Assur Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Richard Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax Viscounnt Of Elmley, William Fairfax.
  • Sir Thomas I Fairfax passed away in 1636 in Scrayingham, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Sir Fairfax's Ancestors

Self
Sir Fairfax
1574–1636
Birth Place: Walton Gilling Castle, Ryedale, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Sir Willem Fairfax Van Elmley
1530–1597
Gilling, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Dame (Jane) Stapleton
1555–
Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Nicolas (Sir) Fairfax
1498–1571
Gilling, Yorkshire
Johanna Palmes
1500–1582
Naburn Hall Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Rose Rose) Roos
1530–1596
Laxton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Brian (VII Sir Stapleton van) Carlton
1525–1590
Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Guy Palmes
1475–1516
Lady Drew
1477–1570
Brian Carlton
1473–1550
Joanna Bassett
1485–1553
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Brian Carlton
1452–1496

Sir Fairfax's Descendants

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Sir (Thomas I) Fairfax (1574–23 December 1636) m. Catherine Constable (1579–28 January 1627)
  1. 1. Thomas (Fairfax Viscounnt of) Elmley 1598–1641
    1. 1. Charles Fairfax 1625–1711
      1. 1. Hon (Alathea) Fairfax 1657–1695
        1. 1. Hon (Lord William) Widdrington 1678–1743 m. Jane (aka Janes TEMPEST) Widdrington 1679–1714
  2. 2. Dorothy Fairfax 1612–1686
  3. 3. Ferdinand Fairfax 1610–1650
  4. 4. Grace Fairfax 1620–1691
  5. 5. Henry Fairfax 1601–1650 m. Frances Baker 1615–1669
    1. 1. Henry Fairfax 1640–1698
  6. 6. Henry Fairfax 1610–1650
  7. 7. Henry Fairfax 1601–1650
  8. 8. Jordan Fairfax 1616–1686
  9. 9. Judith Fairfax 1607–1643
  10. 10. Katherine Fairfax 1600–1686
  11. 11. Katherine Fairfax 1600–1673
  12. 12. Katherine Fairfax 1608–1715
  13. 13. Lancelot Fairfax –1665
  14. 14. Margaret Fairfax 1618–
  15. 15. Mary ((Assur)) Fairfax 1600–1636
  16. 16. Mary Fairfax –1673
  17. 17. Mary Fairfax 1586–1636 m. Thomas (Sir) Layton 1598–1651
    1. 1. Maria Layton 1620–
  18. 18. William Fairfax 1599–

Sir Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of Sir Thomas I Fairfax in Walton Gilling Castle, Ryedale, Yorkshire, England
Walton Gilling Castle, Ryedale, Yorkshire, England
1636
23 December 1636
Age 62
Death of Sir Thomas I Fairfax in Scrayingham, Yorkshire, England
Scrayingham, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Walton Gilling Castle, Ryedale, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 December 1636
    Event Place: Scrayingham, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scrayingham, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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