Stephenson Family Tree » Sir Thomas Fairfax Knt. (1475-1520)

Personal data Sir Thomas Fairfax Knt. 

  • He was born in the year 1475 in Walton, Yorkshire, England.
  • He died on November 26, 1520 in Walton, Yorkshire, England, he was 45 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1520 in Holly Cross Churchyard, Gilling East, Ryedale District, North Yorkshire, England.
  • A child of Thomas Fairfax and Elizabeth Sherburne
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Sir Thomas Fairfax Knt.

He had a relationship with Agnes Gascoigne.


Child(ren):

  1. Nicholas Fairfax  1498-1572 
  2. Dorothy Fairfax  ± 1497-< 1521
  3. William Fairfax  1498-1588
  4. Anne Fairfax  ± 1502-????
  5. Thomas Fairfax  ± 1504-1557
  6. Margaret Fairfax  ± 1504-1565
  7. Miles Fairfax  ± 1506-< 1521
  8. Isabell Fairfax  ± 1506-????
  9. Guy Fairfax  ± 1508-< 1521
  10. Catherine Fairfax  ± 1510-< 1521
  11. Robert Fairfax  ± 1510-< 1521
  12. Elizabeth Fairfax  ± 1512-????

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Thomas Fairfax

William Fairfax
± 1409-< 1453
Katherine Neville
± 1428-1461
Robert Sherburne
± 1435-1492
Thomas Fairfax
± 1448-1505

Thomas Fairfax
1475-1520


Agnes Gascoigne
1480-> 1521

Dorothy Fairfax
± 1497-< 1521
Anne Fairfax
± 1502-????
Thomas Fairfax
± 1504-1557
Margaret Fairfax
± 1504-1565
Miles Fairfax
± 1506-< 1521
Isabell Fairfax
± 1506-????
Guy Fairfax
± 1508-< 1521
Catherine Fairfax
± 1510-< 1521
Robert Fairfax
± 1510-< 1521
Elizabeth Fairfax
± 1512-????

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Historical events

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1520: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 19 » Sten Sture the Younger, the Regent of Sweden, is mortally wounded at the Battle of Bogesund and dies on February 3.
    • May 22 » The massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl takes place during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, resulting in turning the Aztecs against the Spanish.
    • June 15 » Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine.
    • October 26 » Charles V is crowned as Holy Roman Emperor.
    • November 8 » Stockholm Bloodbath begins: A successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces results in the execution of around 100 people mostly noblemen.
    • November 28 » An expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan passes through the Strait of Magellan.


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