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Thomas Fairfax 1595–1641 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1595

Birth Location: Elmley Castle, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England

Death Date: 24 September 1641

Death Location: Walton, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Sir Fairfax

Mother: Catharine, Constable

Spouse(s): Alathea Howard

Children(s): John Fairfax, Willem Elmley

Thomas Fairfax was born in 1595 in Elmley Castle, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England, the child of Sir Thomas I Viscount Fairfax And Catharine Lady Constable. Thomas Fairfax married Alathea Howard, and had children including John Fairfax, Willem Viscount Fairfax Van Elmley. Thomas Fairfax passed away in 1641 in Walton, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • Thomas Fairfax was born in 1595 in Elmley Castle, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England, the child of Sir Thomas I Viscount Fairfax And Catharine Lady Constable.
  • Thomas Fairfax married Alathea Howard, and had children including John Fairfax, Willem Viscount Fairfax Van Elmley.
  • Thomas Fairfax passed away in 1641 in Walton, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Thomas Fairfax's Ancestors

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Thomas Fairfax
1595–1641
Birth Place: Elmley Castle, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
Parents
Sir Thomas I Viscount Fairfax
1574–1636
Walton Gilling Castle, Ryedale, Yorkshire, England
Catharine, ((Lady)) Constable
1575–1627
Burton Constable Hall, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (William Palmes Knight Fairfax* of) Elmley
1530–1597
Gilling, Walton, Yorkshire, England
Dame (Jane\Johanna Stapleton*, ist) wife
1550–1620
Burton Joyce, Nottinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Brian University
1525–1590
Alice Roos\Rose***
1525–1595
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Fairfax's Descendants

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Thomas Fairfax (1595–24 September 1641) m. Alathea Howard (1602–3 Sep 1677)
  1. 1. John Fairfax 1640–1693 m. Mary Hungate 1645–1686
  2. 2. Willem (Viscount Fairfax van) Elmley 1620–1648 m. Elizabeth Smith 1625–1692
    1. 1. Hon. (Catherine) Fairfax 1648–1724 m. Benjamin (Mildmay Lord) Fitz-Walter 1645–1679
      1. 1. Benjamin (Mildmay Earl) Fitz-Walter 1672–1756 m. Frederica (Susanna Von) Schomberg 1687–1751
        1. 1. Frederick (Schomberg) Mildmay 1725–1727
    2. 2. Thomas Fairfax 1643–1650
    3. 3. William Fairfax 1647–

Thomas Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1595
1595
Birth of Thomas Fairfax in Elmley Castle, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
Elmley Castle, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
1641
24 September 1641
Age 46
Death of Thomas Fairfax in Walton, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Walton, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1595
    Event Place: Elmley Castle, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, 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: 24 September 1641
    Event Place: Walton, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Colonial Families of the USA
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walton, Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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