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William Tyrwhitt Fairfax 1550–1591 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1550

Birth Location: Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 8 July 1591

Death Location: Englansd, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Denton

Mother: Lady Fairfax

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The story of William Tyrwhitt Fairfax began in 1550 in Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. William Tyrwhitt Fairfax passed away in 1591 in Englansd, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William Tyrwhitt Fairfax began in 1550 in Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William Tyrwhitt Fairfax passed away in 1591 in Englansd, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

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William Fairfax's Ancestors

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William Fairfax
1550–1591
Birth Place: Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Knight Thomas Fairfax van Denton
1521–1599
Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Lady (Dorothy "Dorothea" Gale, Baroness) Fairfax
1532–1596
Sandal Magna, West Riding, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Willem (\ William High Sheriff of Yorkshire Sir Fairfax van Denton of) Steeton
1500–1557
Steeton, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Elisabeth (Thwayts heiress of Denton & Nuit) Appleton
1495–1540
Denton Castle, Denton, Yorkshire
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William Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1550
1550
Birth of William Tyrwhitt Fairfax in Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1591
8 July 1591
Age 41
Death of William Tyrwhitt Fairfax in Englansd, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Englansd, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 July 1591
    Event Place: Englansd, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

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