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Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax 1612–1671 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 January 1612

Birth Location: Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 12 November 1671

Death Location: Bilbrough, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: Ferdinand, Fairfax

Mother: Mary Sheffield

Spouse(s): Anne Fairfax

Children(s): Mary Villiers, Henry Fairfax

In 1612, Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax entered the world in Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England, born to Ferdinand Lord Fairfax And Mary Sheffield. Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax married Anne Fairfax, and had children including Henry Fairfax Lord Fairfax, Mary Villiers. Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax passed away in 1671 in Bilbrough, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1612, Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax entered the world in Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England, born to Ferdinand Lord Fairfax And Mary Sheffield.
  • Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax married Anne Fairfax, and had children including Henry Fairfax Lord Fairfax, Mary Villiers.
  • Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax passed away in 1671 in Bilbrough, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Fairfax's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Fairfax
1612–1671
Birth Place: Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
Ferdinand, Lord Fairfax
1584–1648
Mary Sheffield
1587–1619
Butterwicke, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edmund (Sheffield 3rd Lord of Sheffield, 1st Earl of) Mulgrave
1565–1646
England
Ursula Tyrwhitt
1553–1617
Kettleby, Lincs, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Sheffield
1538–1568
Douglas Howard
1542–1608
LADY (Tyrwhitt)
1526–1589
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lord Howard-Effingham
1510–1573
Lady Heiress
1512–1581

Thomas Fairfax's Descendants

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Thomas (Fairfax Lord) Fairfax (17 January 1612–12 November 1671) m. Anne Fairfax (1618–16 October 1665)
  1. 1. Mary Villiers 1638–1704
  2. 2. Henry (Fairfax Lord) Fairfax 1631–1688

Thomas Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1612
17 January 1612
Birth of Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax in Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
1671
12 November 1671
Age 59
Death of Thomas Fairfax Lord Fairfax in Appleton Roebuck, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
Appleton Roebuck, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 January 1612
    Event Place: Denton, Harrogate Borough, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 1005
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Colonial Families of the USA
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 November 1671
    Event Place: Appleton Roebuck, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 06; Page: 1005
    [2] Chalmers' General Biographical Dictionary
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [5] Colonial Families of the USA
    [6] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bilbrough, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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