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William Frankland (Franklin) Fairfax 1460–1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England

Death Date: Jan 1556

Death Location: Norham Castle, Durham, England

Father: Robert Franklin

Mother: Abrey None

Spouse(s): Margaret Bullock

Children(s): John Frankland

In 1460, William Frankland (Franklin) Fairfax entered the world in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, born to Robert Franklin And Abrey. William Frankland (Franklin) Fairfax married Margaret Anne Lady Bullock, and had children including John Frankland. William Frankland (Franklin) Fairfax passed away in 1556 in Norham Castle, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1460, William Frankland (Franklin) Fairfax entered the world in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England, born to Robert Franklin And Abrey.
  • William Frankland (Franklin) Fairfax married Margaret Anne Lady Bullock, and had children including John Frankland.
  • William Frankland (Franklin) Fairfax passed away in 1556 in Norham Castle, Durham, England.

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William Fairfax's Ancestors

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William Fairfax
1460–1556
Birth Place: Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England
Parents
Robert Franklin
1425–1492
Skipton Upon Craven Yorkshire England UK
Abrey
1429–1492
Skipton upon Craven Yorkshire England UK
Grandparents
John Frankeleyn
1390–1460
Ebryghton, Sobbury, Gloucestershire, England
(Lady) Ebryghton
1390–1460
England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fairfax's Descendants

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William (Frankland (Franklin)) Fairfax (1460–Jan 1556) m. Margaret (Anne (Lady)) Bullock (1465–22 Feb 1543)
  1. 1. John Frankland 1480–1542 m. Elizabeth (Helena) Barre 1473–1560
    1. 1. John (William) Franklin 1505–1582 m. Elizabeth Halle 1507–1540
      1. 1. Richard Franklin 1524–1579 m. Katherine Denryte 1528–1579
        1. 1. Richard Franklin 1569–1596 m. Jane Masselin 1573–1589

William Fairfax's Timeline

3 Records

1460
1460
Birth of William Frankland (Franklin) Fairfax in Mileham, Norfolk, England
Mileham, Norfolk, England
1460
1460
Birth of William Frankland (Franklin) Fairfax in Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England
Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England
1556
Jan 1556
Age 96
Death of William Frankland (Franklin) Fairfax in Norham Castle, Durham, England
Norham Castle, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Mileham, Norfolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Thurleigh, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: Wiltshire, England
    Record Source: Wiltshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, Wiltshire and Swindon History Centry; Chippenham, Wiltshire; Reference Number: BTEdinBdl. 1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Fact

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1556
    Event Place: Norham Castle, Durham, England

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