The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Thomas Fairfax ( - fl. 1702)
Not to be confused with his cousin General Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax, nor the Jesuit priest of the same name and unclear family relation. He was a son of the antiquary Charles Fairfax, a younger son of the 1st Lord Fairfax. Thomas lived at the family seat at Menston before moving to Leeds "for the convenience of the church, which he duly and piously frequent[ed] with his lady twice every day," according to his friend Thoresby (Diary, 1.380 dated 1702). Relevant locations: Lived at or near Menston, YorkshireLived at or near Leeds, Leeds Parish
Relationships: Thomas Fairfax was a friend of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Thomas Fairfax was a visitor to the collection of Ralph Thoresby (1658-1725)
Linked manuscript items: as Mentioned or referenced by - "[Guest Book to Thoresby's Museum]," Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27, Leeds
References in Documents:
Ralph Thoresby's guestbook of visitors to his museum (Yorkshire Archaeological Society MS27)
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Nam genus, et proavos, et quæ non fecimus Ipsi,
Vix ea nostra voco.
Metamorphoses, Book XIII, Lines 140-141: "For as to race and ancestry and the deeds that others than ourselves have done, I call those in no true sense our own."