General Sir Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron^[1]

1612 - 1671  (59 years)

• Name	Thomas Fairfax  [2]
  Prefix	General Sir
  Suffix	3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron
  Born	17 Jan 1611/12	Denton Hall, Denton in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  History	1642	Yorkshire, England
  	Thomas' father, Lord Ferdinando Fairfax was appointed general of the Parliamentary forces in the north, and his Sir Thomas, was made lieutenant-general of the horse under him. Both father and son distinguished themselves in the campaigns in Yorkshire.
  History	30 Mar 1643	Seacroft Moor, Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
  	The Battle of Seacroft Moor was a decisive loss for the Parliamentary forces during the 1st Civil War. Failing to destroy the bridge over the Wharfe at Tadcaster, Sir Thomas Fairfax's men were chased by the Royalist horse of Lord George Goring. The Parliamentarians lost over 1000 infantry, over 800 prisoners were captured by the Royalists and Fairfax escaped with just some of his surviving Horse to Leeds. The carnage reportedly turned the Cock Beck, which ran through the battlefield, red with the casualties' blood for several days
  History	14 Jun 1645	Naseby, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
  	After his 'wake up call' at the Battle of Seacroft Moor, Sir Thomas Fairfax led the Parliamentarians with Oliver Cromwell defeating Prince Rupert's Royalist army in the key battle of the English Civil War
  Died	12 Nov 1671	Nun Appleton, North Yorkshire, England
  Buried	Bilbrough, North Yorkshire, England
  Person ID	I1750124442	Red1st
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2011

  
  

  Father	Sir Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron,   b. 29 Mar 1584, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 14 Mar 1648  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Sheffield,   d. 04 Jun 1619
  Family ID	F672668310	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anne Vere,   b. 1618,   d. 16 Oct 1665, Nun Appleton Hall, Bolton Percy, North Yorkshire, England  (Age 47 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1637	Hackney, Middlesex, England
  Children	1. Mary Fairfax,   b. 13 Jul 1638,   d. 20 Oct 1704  (Age 66 years)   2. Elizabeth Fairfax,   c. 6 Apr 1640, St. Mary Bishophill Senior, York, North Yorkshire, England ,   d. 1642  (Age ~ 1 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2011 16:42:07
  Family ID	F1944315416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Jan 1611/12 - Denton Hall, Denton in Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, England Married - 20 Jun 1637 - Hackney, Middlesex, England History - 1642 - Yorkshire, England History - 30 Mar 1643 - Seacroft Moor, Seacroft, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England History - 14 Jun 1645 - Naseby, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England Died - 12 Nov 1671 - Nun Appleton, North Yorkshire, England Buried - - Bilbrough, North Yorkshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S062843790389] http://histfam.familysearch.org/. [S62843790777] #21 The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant (1910), Cokayne, George Edward (main author) and Vicary Gibbs (added author), (New edition. 13 volumes in 14. London: St. Catherine Press,1910-), vol. 2 p. 395.