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William Fairfax 1405–1453 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1405

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

Death Date: 1453

Death Location: Wetherby, Metropolitan Borough Of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Father: Richard Fairfax

Mother: Anastasia Calthorpe

Spouse(s): Catherine Neville

Children(s): Thomas Fairfax

William Fairfax was born in 1405 in Steeton, Metropolitan Borough Of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Fairfax And Anastasia Calthorpe. William Fairfax married Catherine Neville, and had children including Thomas Fairfax. William Fairfax passed away in 1453 in Wetherby, Metropolitan Borough Of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Fairfax was born in 1405 in Steeton, Metropolitan Borough Of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, the child of Richard Fairfax And Anastasia Calthorpe.
  • William Fairfax married Catherine Neville, and had children including Thomas Fairfax.
  • William Fairfax passed away in 1453 in Wetherby, Metropolitan Borough Of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Fairfax
–1432
Birth Location: Walton, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
RF
Anastasia Calthorpe
–1454
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
AC

Spouses(s)

Catherine Neville
1428–1463
Birth Location: Thornton, Yorkshire, England
CN

Children(s)

Thomas Fairfax
–1505
Birth Location: Walton Gilling Castle, Yorkshire, England
TF

William Fairfax's Ancestors

Self
William Fairfax
1405–1453
Birth Place: Steeton, Metropolitan Borough Of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Parents
Richard Fairfax
–1432
Walton, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Anastasia Calthorpe
–1454
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fairfax's Descendants

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William Fairfax (1405–1453) m. Catherine Neville (1428–1463)
  1. 1. Thomas Fairfax –1505 m. Elizabeth Sherburne 1456–1505
    1. 1. Margaret Fairfax 1476–1525 m. Thomas Sayre 1473–
      1. 1. William Sayre 1514–1564 m. Alice Squire 1514–1567
        1. 1. Robert Sayre 1535–
        2. 2. Agnes Sayre 1531–
        3. 3. William Sayre 1535–1580 m. Elizabeth Squyer 1544–1581
        4. 4. Alice (Sayre) ❌ 1529–1567 m. John Wheeler 1533–1567
        5. 5. Thomas Sayre 1536–1581 m. Mary (Margery Robins) ♦ 1536–
    2. 2. Thomas Fairfax 1475–1520

William Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1405
1405
Birth of William Fairfax in Steeton, Metropolitan Borough Of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Steeton, Metropolitan Borough Of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
1453
1453
Age 48
Death of William Fairfax in Wetherby, Metropolitan Borough Of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Wetherby, Metropolitan Borough Of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1405
    Event Place: Steeton, Metropolitan Borough Of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1453
    Event Place: Wetherby, Metropolitan Borough Of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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