Biography of Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle 1498-1570
Paternal Family Tree: Fairfax
Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Bettershorne 1353-1427
In or before 1498 [his father] Thomas Fairfax (age 23) and [his mother] Anne Gascoigne (age 23) were married. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
In 1498 Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle was born to Thomas Fairfax (age 23) and Anne Gascoigne (age 24).
In 1504 [his mother] Anne Gascoigne (age 30) died.
Around 1516 Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (age 18) and Jane Palmes were married. They had at least eight sons and at least four daughters. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1520 [his father] Thomas Fairfax (age 45) died.
In 1529 [his son] Robert Fairfax of Pockthorpe in Yorkshire was born to Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (age 31) and [his wife] Jane Palmes at Driffield [Map].
Around 1530 [his daughter] Mary Anne Fairfax was born to Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (age 32) and [his wife] Jane Palmes.
In or before 1531 [his son] William Fairfax was born to Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (age 32) and [his wife] Jane Palmes.
In 1532 [his daughter] Margaret Fairfax was born to Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (age 34) and [his wife] Jane Palmes.
In 1538 [his daughter] Eleanor Fairfax was born to Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (age 40).
Before 1540 Richard Flower of Whitwell in Rutlandshire and [his future wife] Alice Harrington were married.
In 1545 [his son] William Fairfax (age 14) and [his daughter-in-law] Agnes Darcy (age 23) were married.
In 1548 [his son-in-law] Henry Curwen (age 19) and [his daughter] Mary Anne Fairfax (age 18) were married.
Before 14 Jun 1555 [his son-in-law] William Bellasis of Newburgh Priory in Yorkshire (age 31) and [his daughter] Margaret Fairfax (age 23) were married.
Before 1559 Henry Sutton of Averham in Nottinghamshire (age 56) and [his future wife] Alice Harrington were married.
Before 1570 Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (age 72) and Alice Harrington were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
In 1570 Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (age 72) died. He was buried at the Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map].
After 1570. Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. Monument to Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle (deceased) and his two wives [his wife] Jane Palmes and [his wife] Alice Harrington.
Jane Palmes: she was born to Guy Palmes of Naburn. Around 1516 Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle and she were married. They had at least eight sons and at least four daughters. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
Alice Harrington: she was born to John Alexander Harrington and Elizabeth Moton. Before 1540 Richard Flower of Whitwell in Rutlandshire and she were married. Before 1559 Henry Sutton of Averham in Nottinghamshire and she were married. Before 1570 Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle and she were married. He a great x 5 grandson of King Edward III of England.
1875. Church of the Holy Cross, Gilling East [Map]. Memorial to member of the Fairfax family buried in the in or near the church, including:
Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle
[his son] Nicholas Fairfax
[his son] William Fairfax [Note. States 1595?]
Abigail Yate, wife of Charles Fairfax 5th Viscount Fairfax, daughter of John Yate 2nd Baronet.
Charles Fairfax 5th Viscount Fairfax
Charles Fairfax 6th Viscount Fairfax
William Fairfax 8th Viscount Fairfax
Mary Fairfax Viscountess Fairfax, wife of Charles Gregory Fairfax 9th Viscount Fairfax, sister of Charles Fairfax 6th Viscount Fairfax.
Their last descendant Lavinia Fairfax (age 73) of Gilling Castle, North Yorkshire [Map], onbly surviving child of Charles Gregory Fairfax place this memorial AD 1875, by which she also desires affectionately to commemorate others of her family buried here who have no memorial in this church, viz, her brother Henry Fairfax, died 1797, her sister Mary Anne Fairfax, died 1809 her grandfather Nathaniel Pigot, died 1804, and her aunt Elizabeth Goodricke died 1839.
[his son] Nicholas Fairfax was born to Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle and Jane Palmes at Driffield [Map].
Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 7 Grand Son of Philip IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fairfax
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Fairfax
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Fairfax
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Fairfax
GrandFather: Thomas Fairfax 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 
4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Neville 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Ledes
Great x 2 Grandfather: Alexander Neville 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Neville 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Eure
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Eure
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Grey 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Katherine Eure
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Aton 2nd Baron Aton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Katherine Aton
Father: Thomas Fairfax 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Nicholas Fairfax of Gilling Castle 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mowbray 
4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XII 6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XIII 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Clarell of Aldwarke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Clarell Lady of the Garter
GrandFather: William Gascoigne 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Neville 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Ferrers 
7 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Mary or Margery Ferrers Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland 
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Neville 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Mother: Anne Gascoigne 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Hotspur" Percy 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl Ulster 
6 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 5th Countess Ulster 
Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Roet Duchess Lancaster 
GrandMother: Margaret Percy 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 3rd Baron Poynings 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Grey Baroness Poynings 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Grey Baroness Poynings 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Ros Baroness Grey Ruthyn 
3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Rich Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley 
3 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bettershorne