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Families covered: Fairfax (Barts), Fairfax of Maxton
Believed to be descended from the Fairfax Barons of Cameron (see 'Fairfax02') was ... | |||||||||||||||
Joseph Fairfax of Saxton, Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||
1. | Joseph Fairfax of Windlesham, Surrey | ||||||||||||||
A. | Sir William George Fairfax (b 1738, d 07.11.1813, Vice Admiral) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (1767) Hannah Spears (dsp(m) 170, dau of Rev. Robert Spears of Burntisland) | |||||||||||||||
i. | Jean Fairfax (b 1769, d young?) | ||||||||||||||
m2. (1772) (Margaret) Charters (dau of Samuel Charters) | |||||||||||||||
ii. | Joseph Fairfax (b 1773, d young) | ||||||||||||||
iii. | Samuel Fairfax (b 1776, d unm 09.1798) | ||||||||||||||
iv. | William George Fairfax (b 1784, d young) | ||||||||||||||
v. | Sir Henry Fairfax, 1st Bart (b 03.02.1790, d 03.02.1860) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (01.1830) Archibald Montgomerie Williamson (d 13.07.1844, dau of Thomas Williamson (later Williamson-Ramsay) of Lixmount & Maxton by Elizabeth, dau/coheir of Robert Ramsay of Camno & Arthurstown by Jean, dau/heir of William Montgomerie) | |||||||||||||||
a. | Sir William George Herbert Taylor Ramsay-Fairfax of Maxton, 2nd Bart (b 15.03.1831, d 19.01.1902) had issue | ||||||||||||||
m. (17.09.1868) Mary Ann Pawson Hargrave (d 01.09.1924, dau of William John Pawson of Shawdon) | |||||||||||||||
b. | Thomas Edward Fairfax (b 1832, d 05.10.1882) | ||||||||||||||
c. | Sir Henry Fairfax of Fereneze (dsp 20.03.1900, Admiral) | ||||||||||||||
m. (25.04.1872) Harriet Kinloch (d 17.09.1925, dau of Sir David Kinloch, Bart of Gilmerton) | |||||||||||||||
d. | Elizabeth Mary Somerville Fairfax (d 06.11.1917) | ||||||||||||||
m1. (17.09.1861) James Leibin Gregory (d 05.05.1863) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (14.08.1884) Col. William Marshall Cochrane (d 31.07.1898) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (19.12.1851) Sarah Astell (d 23.06.1879, dau of William Astell, MP) | |||||||||||||||
vi. | Christian Fairfax (b 1774, d young) | ||||||||||||||
vii. | Mary Fairfax (b 26.12.1780, d 28.11.1872, scientist, mathematician & astronomer) | ||||||||||||||
Mary is best known under her 2nd marrried name, Mary Somerville. She was viewed as such a good role model for young women that, amongst other things (such as a crater on the Moon), one of the first women's colleges at Oxford University was named after her: Somerville College. | |||||||||||||||
m1. (28.06.1804) Samuel Greig (b 1778, d 09.1807, Captain, son of Sir Samuel Greig, Admiral of the Russian Navy, by Sarah, dau of Alexander Cook) | |||||||||||||||
m2. (1812) William Somerville (b 1771, d 1860) | |||||||||||||||
viii. | Margaret Fairfax (b 1786, d unm) | ||||||||||||||
Main source(s): BP1934 (Cameron-Ramsay-Fairfax-Lucy) with some support/input from Stirnet's BG family records, www.burntisland.net/somerville-family-history.htm
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