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William Fairfax 1504–1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1504

Birth Location: Steeton, Yorkshire, , England

Death Date: 31 Oct 1558

Death Location: Steeton, Yorkshire, , England

Father: William Sir.

Mother: Elizabeth Manners

Spouse(s): Isabel Thwaite

Children(s): Ursula Fairfax, Elinor Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Bridget Fairfax, Gabriel Fairfax, Guy Fairfax, Anne Fairfax, Sir Denton

William Fairfax was born in 1504 in Steeton, Yorkshire, , England, the child of William Fairfax Of Steeton Sir And Elizabeth Manners. William Fairfax married Isabel Thwaite, and had children including Anne Fairfax, Bridget Fairfax, Elinor Fairfax, Gabriel Fairfax, Guy Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Sir Thomas Fairfax Of Denton, Ursula Fairfax. William Fairfax passed away in 1558 in Steeton, Yorkshire, , England.

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Biography

  • William Fairfax was born in 1504 in Steeton, Yorkshire, , England, the child of William Fairfax Of Steeton Sir And Elizabeth Manners.
  • William Fairfax married Isabel Thwaite, and had children including Anne Fairfax, Bridget Fairfax, Elinor Fairfax, Gabriel Fairfax, Guy Fairfax, Henry Fairfax, Sir Thomas Fairfax Of Denton, Ursula Fairfax.
  • William Fairfax passed away in 1558 in Steeton, Yorkshire, , England.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Fairfax's Ancestors

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William Fairfax
1504–1558
Birth Place: Steeton, Yorkshire, , England
Parents
William Fairfax of Steeton Sir.
1480–1514
Steeton Castle, Yorkshire, , England
Elizabeth Manners
1492–1535
Ethale, Northumberland, , England
Grandparents
Guy (Fairfax of) Steeton
1454–1495
Carthorpe, Yorkshire, , England
Margaret (Isabel) Ryther
1446–
Ryther, Kent, , England
Sir (Robert) Manners
1447–1495
Etal, Northumberland, England
Eleanor (De) Roos
1449–1487
Etal, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Fairfax
1418–1471
Eustachia Carthorpe
1380–
William Ryther
1405–1475
Eleanor Williams
1420–1475
Robert Manners
1421–1488
Joan Ogle
1423–1488
Thomas Ros
1427–1464
Philippa Tiptoft
1423–1485
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fairfax
1392–1415
Margaret Malbis
1370–1385
John Carthorpe
1354–
Elizabeth Erghom
1354–
William Ryther
1379–1440
Maud Umfreville
1386–1435
John Williams
1397–1421
Margaret Clarell
1397–1441
John Manners
1395–1438
Agnes Middleton
1397–
Robert Ogle
1399–1435
Maud Grey
1382–1451
Thomas Ros
1406–1430
Eleanor Beauchamp
1407–1467
John Tiptoft
1400–1443
Joyce Cherleton
1414–1430

William Fairfax's Descendants

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William Fairfax (1504–31 Oct 1558) m. Isabel Thwaite (1495–1540)
  1. 1. Ursula Fairfax 1545–
  2. 2. Elinor Fairfax 1541–
  3. 3. Henry Fairfax 1538–1598
  4. 4. Bridget Fairfax 1536–
  5. 5. Gabriel Fairfax 1520–1584
  6. 6. Guy Fairfax 1519–1545
  7. 7. Anne Fairfax 1515–
  8. 8. Sir (Thomas Fairfax of) Denton 1521–1600 m. Dorothy Gale 1532–1595
    1. 1. Charles Fairfax –1603
    2. 2. Edward Fairfax 1568–1635
    3. 3. Ursula Fairfax 1552–1633
    4. 4. Thomas (1st Lord Fairfax of) Cameron 1560–1640 m. Ellen Aske 1560–1620
      1. 1. Charles Fairfax 1596–1673
      2. 2. Henry Fairfax 1587–1665
      3. 3. Ferdinando Fairfax 1584–1648 m. Mary Sheffield 1585–1619
        1. 1. Ursula Fairfax –1628
        2. 2. Ursula Fairfax 1620–1702
        3. 3. Elizabeth Fairfax 1619–
        4. 4. Thomas Fairfax 1611–1671
        5. 5. Francis Fairfax 1612–1649 m. Thomas Widdrington 1620–1664

William Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1504
1504
Birth of William Fairfax in Steeton, Yorkshire, , England
Steeton, Yorkshire, , England
1558
31 Oct 1558
Age 54
Death of William Fairfax in Steeton, Yorkshire, , England
Steeton, Yorkshire, , England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1504
    Event Place: Steeton, Yorkshire, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1558
    Event Place: Steeton, Yorkshire, , England

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