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Personal data Sir Nicholas Fairfax 


Household of Sir Nicholas Fairfax

(1) He is married to Jane Palmes.

They got married in the year 1517 at Naburn Hall, Yorkshire, England, he was 19 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Mary Fairfax  1529-1584 
  2. William Fairfax  ± 1520-1597
  3. Anne Fairfax  ± 1520-????
  4. Eleanor Fairfax  ± 1522-????
  5. Elizabeth Fairfax  ± 1523-????
  6. Nicholas Fairfax  ± 1527-1582
  7. Margaret Fairfax  1530-1571
  8. George Fairfax  ± 1530-1598
  9. Henry Fairfax  ± 1533-????
  10. Robert Fairfax  ± 1533-????
  11. Cuthbert Fairfax  ± 1535-1606
  12. Thomas Fairfax  1537-1595
  13. Edward Fairfax  ± 1543-????


(2) He is married to Alice Harrington.

They got married in the year 1564 at Yorkshire, England, he was 66 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Nicholas Fairfax

Thomas Fairfax
± 1448-1505
Elizabeth Sherburne
± 1454-1505
Agnes Gascoigne
1480-> 1521

Nicholas Fairfax
1498-1572

(1) 1517

Jane Palmes
± 1501-1563

Mary Fairfax
1529-1584
William Fairfax
± 1520-1597
Anne Fairfax
± 1520-????
Eleanor Fairfax
± 1522-????
Elizabeth Fairfax
± 1523-????
Nicholas Fairfax
± 1527-1582
Margaret Fairfax
1530-1571
George Fairfax
± 1530-1598
Henry Fairfax
± 1533-????
Robert Fairfax
± 1533-????
Cuthbert Fairfax
± 1535-1606
Thomas Fairfax
1537-1595
Edward Fairfax
± 1543-????
(2) 1564

Alice Harrington
1502-1585


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Historical events

Day of death March 30, 1572

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1572: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 16 » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
    • April 1 » In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
    • July 9 » Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
    • August 18 » Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
    • October 20 » Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.
    • December 23 » Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.


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