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Henry Vavasour 1532–1575 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1532

Birth Location: Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 1575

Death Location: Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Father: William Yorkshire

Mother: Katherine Elsome

Spouse(s): Margaret Knyvett

Children(s): Anne Vavasour, Frances Shirley, Thomas Vavasour

In 1532, Henry Vavasour entered the world in Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England, born to William Vavasour High Sheriff Of Yorkshire And Katherine Elsome. Henry Vavasour married Margaret Knyvett, and had children including Anne Reputed Mistress Vavasour, Frances Vavasour Shirley, Thomas Vavasour. Henry Vavasour passed away in 1575 in Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1532, Henry Vavasour entered the world in Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England, born to William Vavasour High Sheriff Of Yorkshire And Katherine Elsome.
  • Henry Vavasour married Margaret Knyvett, and had children including Anne Reputed Mistress Vavasour, Frances Vavasour Shirley, Thomas Vavasour.
  • Henry Vavasour passed away in 1575 in Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Henry Vavasour's Ancestors

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Henry Vavasour
1532–1575
Birth Place: Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Vavasour High Sheriff of Yorkshire
1514–1566
Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
Katherine Elsome
1517–1562
Gunby, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William Elsome
1480–1517
Gunby, Lincolnshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Henry Vavasour's Descendants

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Henry Vavasour (1532–1575) m. Margaret Knyvett (1537–1565)
  1. 1. Anne (Reputed Mistress) Vavasour 1559–1588
  2. 2. Frances (Vavasour) Shirley 1565–1616
  3. 3. Thomas Vavasour 1560–1620

Henry Vavasour's Timeline

2 Records

1532
1532
Birth of Henry Vavasour in Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
1575
1575
Age 43
Death of Henry Vavasour in Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1532
    Event Place: Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1575
    Event Place: Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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