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William Fairfax 1556–1603 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1556

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 7 Jul 1603

Death Location: Yorkshire, England

Father: Gabriel Fairfax

Mother: Elsabeth Aske

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William Fairfax was born in 1556 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Gabriel Fairfax And Elsabeth Aske. William Fairfax passed away in 1603 in Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • William Fairfax was born in 1556 in Yorkshire, England, the child of Gabriel Fairfax And Elsabeth Aske.
  • William Fairfax passed away in 1603 in Yorkshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Fairfax's Ancestors

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William Fairfax
1556–1603
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
Gabriel Fairfax
1523–1584
Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
Elsabeth Aske
1523–1571
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Fairfax
1495–1557
Steeton, Yorkshire, England
Isabel Thwaite
1495–1540
Denton Castle, Bilbrough, Yorkshire, England
John (Aske) Sr.
1486–1544
Aske, Aughton, East Riding, Yorkshire, England
Eleanor (Elyn) Ryther
1490–1543
Aughton, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Fairfax
1450–1514
Elisabeth Manners
1465–1513
Emota Middleton
1473–1518
Robert Aske
1463–1542
Elizabeth Clifford
1461–1529
Ralph Ryther
1451–1520
Katherine Constable
1453–1510
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Clifford
1435–1461
Robert IV
1420–1488
Agnes Wentworth
1428–1496

William Fairfax's Timeline

2 Records

1556
1556
Birth of William Fairfax in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1603
7 Jul 1603
Age 47
Death of William Fairfax in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1556
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1603
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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