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Willem Sir Fairfax van Denton 1500–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 Oct 1557 -- or -- 31 Oct 1558

Death Location: Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Willem Denton

Mother: Elisabeth Manners

Spouse(s): Elisabeth Appleton

Children(s): Sir Denton, Gabriël Fairfax

In 1500, Willem Sir Fairfax van Denton entered the world in Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, born to Willem Sir Fairfax Van Denton And Elisabeth Manners. Willem Sir Fairfax van Denton married Elisabeth Thwayts Heiress Of Denton Amp Nuit Appleton, and had children including Gabriel Sir Fairfax, Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax Van Denton. Willem Sir Fairfax van Denton passed away in 1557 in Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

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  • In 1500, Willem Sir Fairfax van Denton entered the world in Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, born to Willem Sir Fairfax Van Denton And Elisabeth Manners.
  • Willem Sir Fairfax van Denton married Elisabeth Thwayts Heiress Of Denton Amp Nuit Appleton, and had children including Gabriel Sir Fairfax, Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax Van Denton.
  • Willem Sir Fairfax van Denton passed away in 1557 in Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

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Willem Denton's Ancestors

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Willem Denton
1500–1557
Birth Place: Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Willem Sir Fairfax van Denton
1450–1514
Steeton, Yorkshire
Elisabeth Manners
1465–
Etall, Northumberland
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willem Denton's Descendants

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Willem (Sir Fairfax van) Denton (1500–31 Oct 1557 -- or -- 31 Oct 1558) m. Elisabeth (Thwayts heiress of Denton & Nuit) Appleton (1495–Feb 1540)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Thomas Fairfax van) Denton 1521–1599 m. Dorothy Gale 1530–1595 m. Jonne Farifax 1550–1573 m. Elsabeth Edway 1530–1571 m. Lady (Dorothy "Dorothea" Gale, Baroness) Fairfax 1532–1596
    1. 1. Lady (Ursula) Fairfax 1552–1633 m. Henry (Belasyse Sir 1st Baronet of) Newborough 1555–1624
      1. 1. Dorothy Belasyse 1576–1653
        1. 1. Cuthbert Conyers 1605–1659 m. Catherine Eure 1610–1663
      2. 2. Lady (Dorothy Ann Bellasyse) Dorsey 1576–1653
      3. 3. Mary Belasyse 1582–1653
      4. 4. Dorothea Belasyse 1580–1653
      5. 5. Lady (Mary) Bellasys 1582–1653
      6. 6. Sir (Thomas Belasyse 1st Viscount Fauconberg, 2nd Baronet of) Newborough 1577–1653
      7. 7. Mary (Belasyse -) Lister 1582–1653
    2. 2. Thomas (Ferdinand) Fairfax 1560–1640
    3. 3. Lady (Ursula Belasyse) Fairfax 1552–1633
    4. 4. Lady (Elizabeth) Fairfax 1564–1643
    5. 5. Anne Fairfax 1563–1571
    6. 6. Christiana Fairfax 1570–1619
    7. 7. Edward Fairfax –1635
    8. 8. Thomas (St John) Fairfax 1550–1640
    9. 9. Lord (Charles) Fairfax 1570–1603
    10. 10. William (Tyrwhitt) Fairfax 1550–1591
    11. 11. Edward Fairfax –1635
    12. 12. Christiana Fairfax 1565–1619
    13. 13. Lady (Anne) Fairfax 1566–1571
    14. 14. *Rev. (Dr Thomas Mallory, Dean of) Chester 1550–1769
    15. 15. *Henry (Fairfax of) Denton 1561–1603
    16. 16. *Margaret Tyrwhitt 1552–
  2. 2. Gabriël (Sir) Fairfax 1525–1581

Willem Denton's Timeline

2 Records

1500
1500
Birth of Willem Sir Fairfax van Denton in Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
1557
31 Oct 1557 -- or -- 31 Oct 1558
Age 57
Death of Willem Sir Fairfax van Denton in Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1557 -- or -- 31 Oct 1558
    Event Place: Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

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