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William Fairfax 1495–1557 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1495

Birth Location: Steeton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 31 Oct 1557

Death Location: Bolton Percy, Selby, North Yorkshire, England

Father: William Fairfax

Mother: Elisabeth Manners

Spouse(s): Isabel Thwaite

Children(s): Henry Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Francis Fairfax, John Fairfax, Mary Fairfax, Ursula Fairfax, Edward Fairfax, Guy Fairfax, Gabriel Fairfax

William Fairfax was born in 1495 in Steeton, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Fairfax And Elisabeth Manners. William Fairfax married Isabel Thwaite, and had children including Edward Fairfax, Francis Fairfax, Gabriel Fairfax, Guy Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, John Fairfax, Mary Margaret Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Ursula Fairfax. William Fairfax passed away in 1557 in Bolton Percy, Selby, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Fairfax was born in 1495 in Steeton, Yorkshire, England, the child of William Fairfax And Elisabeth Manners.
  • William Fairfax married Isabel Thwaite, and had children including Edward Fairfax, Francis Fairfax, Gabriel Fairfax, Guy Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, John Fairfax, Mary Margaret Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Ursula Fairfax.
  • William Fairfax passed away in 1557 in Bolton Percy, Selby, North Yorkshire, England.

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William Fairfax's Ancestors

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William Fairfax
1495–1557
Birth Place: Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Fairfax
1450–1514
Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Elisabeth Manners
1465–1513
Etall, Northumberland, England
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fairfax's Descendants

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William Fairfax (1495–31 Oct 1557) m. Isabel Thwaite (Jan 1495–1540)
  1. 1. Henry Fairfax 1538–1600 m. Dorothy (Gale) Aske 1553–1596
    1. 1. Frances Fairfax 1576–1617 m. Robert (Beverley) Sr. 1577–1613
      1. 1. Peter (Langley) Beverley 1610–1650 m. Susanna (Robin) Hollis 1613–1681
        1. 1. Robert (Hollis) Beverley 1641–1687 m. Katherine Hone 1643–1692 m. Margaret ("Mary") Boyd 1637–1678
        2. 2. Jane Beverly 1639–1768
        3. 3. Anne Beverly 1643–1643
      2. 2. Margaret Beverley 1599–1644
  2. 2. Thomas Fairfax 1521–1599 m. Dorothy Gale 1523–1596
    1. 1. Christiana Fairfax 1570–1619 m. John (Aske) Sr. 1565–1605
      1. 1. Richard (Aske) Sr. 1589–1656 m. Joan (Ellen) Heber 1590–1666
        1. 1. Richard (Aske) Jr. 1630–1661
        2. 2. Margaret Aske 1620–1671
      2. 2. John (Aske) Jr. 1591–1655
    2. 2. Ursula Fairfax 1552–1633
    3. 3. Charles Fairfax 1567–1603
    4. 4. Henry Fairfax 1561–1567
    5. 5. Jane Fairfax 1563–1661
    6. 6. Edward Fairfax 1568–1632
    7. 7. Ferdinando Fairfax 1562–1603
    8. 8. Thomas Fairfax 1590–1640
    9. 9. Elizabeth Fairfax 1552–1591
    10. 10. Thomas Fairfax 1560–1640
    11. 11. Anne Fairfax 1575–1619
  3. 3. Francis Fairfax 1523–1545
  4. 4. John Fairfax 1529–1545
  5. 5. Mary (Margaret) Fairfax 1527–1571
  6. 6. Ursula Fairfax 1524–1610
  7. 7. Edward Fairfax 1525–1584
  8. 8. Guy Fairfax 1519–1545
  9. 9. Gabriel Fairfax 1523–1584 m. Elsabeth Aske 1523–1571
    1. 1. William Fairfax 1556–1603

William Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1495
1495
Birth of William Fairfax in Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Steeton, Yorkshire, England
1557
31 Oct 1557
Age 62
Death of William Fairfax in Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Steeton, Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1495
    Event Place: Steeton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1557
    Event Place: Steeton, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bolton Percy, Selby, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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