'Fairfax03'
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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
1. Joseph Fairfax of Windlesham
  A. Sir William George Fairfax (b 1738, d 07.11.1813, Vice Admiral)
  m1. (1767) Hannah Spears (dsp 170, dau of Rev. Robert Spears)
  m2. (1772) _ Charters (dau of Samuel Charters)
  i. Joseph Fairfax (d young)
  ii. Samuel Fairfax (d unm)
  iii. William George Fairfax (d young)
  iv. 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)
  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)
  v. Christian Fairfax (d young)
  vi. Mary Fairfax (b 1780, d 1872, educationalist, founder of Somerville College, Oxford)
  m1. (28.06.1804) Samuel Greig (Captain, son of Sir Samuel Greig, Admiral of the Russian Navy)
  a. Woronzow Greig (b 1805, dsp 10.1865)
  m. Agnes Graham (b 1801, d 1874, dau of Alexander Graham, 5th of Lymekilns, 1st of Fereneze)
  m2. William Somerville
  b. Martha Somerville
  c. Mary Somerville
  vii. Margaret Fairfax (d unm)

Main sources: BP1934 (Cameron-Ramsay-Fairfax-Lucy), BG family records
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