Walter Fawkes was born at Hawkesworth Hall, near Guiseley as Walter Ramsden Hawkesworth and inherited Farnley Hall in 1792, at which point he assumed the surname Fawkes like his father, Walter Beaumont Fawkes, the head of an old West Riding family, before him.
Walter Fawkes was born at Hawkesworth Hall as Walter Ramsden Hawkesworth. This was near Guiseley. Walter Fawkes was inherited Farnley Hall in 1792. He assumed the surname Fawkes like his father before him at 1792. Walter Beaumont Fawkes was his father. Walter Beaumont Fawkes was the head of an old West Riding family.