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Thomas Fairfax 1574–1636 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1574

Birth Location: Walton, Ainsty, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 23 December 1636

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

Father: William Knight

Mother: Jane Stapleton

Spouse(s): Catharine, Constable

Children(s): Thomas Fairfax, Catherine Fairfax, Dorothy Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Jane Fairfax, John Fairfax, Jordan Fairfax, Margaret Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Nicholas Fairfax, William Fairfax

In 1574, Thomas Fairfax entered the world in Walton, Ainsty, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Fairfax Knight And Jane Stapleton. Thomas Fairfax married Catharine Lady Constable, and had children including Catherine Fairfax, Dorothy Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Jane Fairfax, John Fairfax, Jordan Fairfax, Margaret Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Nicholas Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, William Fairfax. Thomas Fairfax passed away in 1636 in Scrayingham, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1574, Thomas Fairfax entered the world in Walton, Ainsty, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to William Fairfax Knight And Jane Stapleton.
  • Thomas Fairfax married Catharine Lady Constable, and had children including Catherine Fairfax, Dorothy Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Jane Fairfax, John Fairfax, Jordan Fairfax, Margaret Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Nicholas Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, William Fairfax.
  • Thomas Fairfax passed away in 1636 in Scrayingham, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Thomas Fairfax's Ancestors

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Thomas Fairfax
1574–1636
Birth Place: Walton, Ainsty, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Fairfax Knight
1530–1597
Walton, Warwickshire
Jane Stapleton
1530–
Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Nicholas Fairfax
1498–1571
Gilling Castle, Gilling, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Jane Palmes
1501–1582
Naburn Hall, Naburn, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Fairfax's Descendants

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Thomas Fairfax (1574–23 December 1636) m. Catharine, ((Lady)) Constable (8 Oct 1575 (or 1576?)–28 Jan 1627)
  1. 1. Thomas Fairfax 1598–1641 m. Alathea Howard 1602–1677
    1. 1. Charles Fairfax 1625–1711 m. Abigail Yate 1637–1699
    2. 2. John Fairfax 1640–1693
  2. 2. Catherine Fairfax 1605–1666
  3. 3. Dorothy Fairfax 1618–1686
  4. 4. Henry Fairfax 1601–1650
  5. 5. Jane Fairfax 1606–1673
  6. 6. John Fairfax 1614–
  7. 7. Jordan Fairfax 1602–
  8. 8. Margaret Fairfax 1618–1686
  9. 9. Mary Fairfax 1600–1636 m. Thomas Layton 1598–1651
    1. 1. Mary Foulis –1657
    2. 2. Elizabeth Layton 1616–1616
    3. 3. Thomas Layton 1621–1658
    4. 4. Charles Layton 1635–1636
  10. 10. Nicholas Fairfax 1614–1657
  11. 11. William Fairfax 1604–

Thomas Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1574
1574
Birth of Thomas Fairfax in Walton, Ainsty, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Walton, Ainsty, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1636
23 December 1636
Age 62
Death of Thomas Fairfax in Howsham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Howsham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1574
    Event Place: Walton, Ainsty, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    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: Howsham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    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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