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William Fairfax 1535–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1535

Birth Location: England

Death Date: 1 NOV 1597

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: John Fairfax

Mother: Anne Woodis

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1535, William Fairfax entered the world in England, born to John Fairfax And Anne Woodis. William Fairfax passed away in 1597 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1535, William Fairfax entered the world in England, born to John Fairfax And Anne Woodis.
  • William Fairfax passed away in 1597 in Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Fairfax
1498–1542
Birth Location: Denton, Yorkshire, England
JF
Anne Woodis
1502–1535
Birth Location: Denton, Yorkshire, England
AW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Fairfax's Ancestors

Self
William Fairfax
1535–1597
Birth Place: England
Parents
John Fairfax
1498–1542
Denton, Yorkshire, England
Anne Woodis
1502–1535
Denton, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Woodis May
1450–
Swarby, , Lincolnshire, England
May Woodis
1450–
Swarby, , Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1535
1535
Birth of William Fairfax in England
England
1597
1 NOV 1597
Age 62
Death of William Fairfax in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1535
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 NOV 1597
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
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