Genealogy of Richard, Helen and Jonathan Saunders:Information about Henry Fairfax
Henry Fairfax (b. 3 Feb 1790, d. 3 Feb 1860)
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Biographical Details
Born in 1790, Henry was the son of Sir William George Fairfax and his second wife, Margaret Charters of Scotland. He had a sister, Mary, later Somerville, (1780 - 1872) and four other siblings who died young. Henry fought in the Peninsular War and the Napoleonic Wars, and was created a Baronet (1st Baronet Fairfax) in 1836. He was (at some point) Colonel in the '85th Regiment of Foot'. Aged 30, he had an illegitimate son by Margery Lavers. His first marriage was to the daughter of Sir Thomas William Ramsay, aged 40 and had 3 sons and a daughter.
More About Henry Fairfax and Archibald Montgomerie Williamson:
Marriage: Jan 1830
More About Henry Fairfax and Sarah Astell:
Marriage: 19 Dec 1851
Children of Henry Fairfax and Marjory Lavers are:
- +Henry Fairfax, b. 25 Oct 1819, Holbeton, Devon, England, d. 12 Jan 1897, 8 Stock Street, Plaistow, West Ham.
Children of Henry Fairfax and Archibald Montgomerie Williamson are:
- Elizabeth Mary Somerville Fairfax, d. 6 Nov 1917.
- Henry Fairfax, d. date unknown.
- William George Herbert Taylor Ramsay-Fairfax, b. 15 Mar 1831, d. date unknown.
- Thomas Edward Fairfax, b. 1832, d. 5 Oct 1882.