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Thomas Fairfax 1451–1505 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1451

Birth Location: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 Mar 1505

Death Location: Walton-le-Dale, South Ribble Borough, Lancashire, England

Father: William Fairfax

Mother: Catherine Neville

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Sherburne

Children(s): Margaret Fairfax

Thomas Fairfax was born in 1451 in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Fairfax And Catherine Neville. Thomas Fairfax married Elizabeth Sherburne, and had children including Margaret Fairfax. Thomas Fairfax passed away in 1505 in Walton-le-Dale, South Ribble Borough, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Fairfax was born in 1451 in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Fairfax And Catherine Neville.
  • Thomas Fairfax married Elizabeth Sherburne, and had children including Margaret Fairfax.
  • Thomas Fairfax passed away in 1505 in Walton-le-Dale, South Ribble Borough, Lancashire, England.

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Thomas Fairfax's Ancestors

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Thomas Fairfax
1451–1505
Birth Place: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Fairfax
1405–1452
Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Catherine Neville
1428–1461
Thornton, West Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Alexander Neville
1390–1457
Thornton Bridge, Yorkshire, England
Catherine Eure
1395–1459
Witton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Durham
1357–1392
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Fairfax's Descendants

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Thomas Fairfax (1451–31 Mar 1505) m. Elizabeth Sherburne (1456–1500)
  1. 1. Margaret Fairfax 1476–1525 m. Thomas Sayre 1474–1504
    1. 1. William Sayre 1499–1564 m. Alice Squire 1514–1567
      1. 1. Alice Sayre 1529–1567 m. John Wheeler 1533–1567
        1. 1. John Wheeler 1563–1643 m. Elizabeth Bread 1567–1643

Thomas Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1451
1451
Birth of Thomas Fairfax in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
1505
31 Mar 1505
Age 54
Death of Thomas Fairfax in Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1451
    Event Place: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1505
    Event Place: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walton-le-Dale, South Ribble Borough, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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