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Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron 1514 – 1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1514

Birth Location: Hazelwood Castle,Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 09 or 29 May 1566

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

Father: William Vavasour

Mother: Margaret Welch

Spouse(s): Lady Calverley

Children(s): William Esq, Henry Vavasour, Elizabeth Vavasour, George Vavasour, Edward Vavasour, Mary Vavasour, Catharine Vavasour, Frances Vavasour, Henry Vavasour, John Vavasour, William Vavasour, Anne Vavasour, Susan Brown

In 1514, Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron entered the world in Hazelwood Castle,Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, born to William (5th Baron) Vavasour and Margaret Welch. Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron married Lady Elizabeth Calverley, and had children including William of Weston Yorkshire Vavasour, Esq, Henry Vavasour, Elizabeth Vavasour, George Vavasour, Edward Vavasour, Mary Vavasour, Catharine Vavasour, Frances Vavasour, Henry Vavasour, John Vavasour, William (18th Baron) Vavasour, Anne Vavasour, Susan Brown. Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron passed away in 1566 in Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1514, Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron entered the world in Hazelwood Castle,Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, born to William (5th Baron) Vavasour and Margaret Welch.
  • Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron married Lady Elizabeth Calverley, and had children including William of Weston Yorkshire Vavasour, Esq, Henry Vavasour, Elizabeth Vavasour, George Vavasour, Edward Vavasour, Mary Vavasour, Catharine Vavasour, Frances Vavasour, Henry Vavasour, John Vavasour, William (18th Baron) Vavasour, Anne Vavasour, Susan Brown.
  • Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron passed away in 1566 in Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Vavasour
1490 – 1524
Birth Location: Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margaret Welch
1500 –
Birth Location: Weston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Lady Calverley
1518 – 1616
Birth Location: Calverley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

William Esq
1530 – 1618
Birth Location: Weston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
WE
Henry Vavasour
1544 – 1634
Birth Location: Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England
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Elizabeth Vavasour
1547 – 1579
Birth Location: Hazlewood, Sutton, West Yorkshire, England
EV
George Vavasour
1548 – 1609
Birth Location: Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England
GV
Edward Vavasour
1550 – 1565
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
EV
Mary Vavasour
1552 – 1579
Birth Location: Hazelwood, Derbyshire, England
MV
Catharine Vavasour
1555 –
Birth Location: Haselwood, Yorkshire, England
CV
Frances Vavasour
1562 – 1611
Birth Location: Weston, Yorkshire, England
FV
Henry Vavasour
1532 – 1575
Birth Location: Copmanthorpe, York Unitary Authority, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
HV
John Vavasour
1538 – 1609
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
JV
William Vavasour
1542 – 1626
Birth Location: Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
WV
Anne Vavasour
1542 –
Birth Location: Garforth, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Susan Brown
1562 – 1611
Birth Location: Weston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Sir Baron's Ancestors

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Sir Baron
1514 – 1566
Birth Place: Hazelwood Castle,Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
Parents
William (5th Baron) Vavasour
1490 – 1524
Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret Welch
1500 –
Weston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Baron's Descendants

1.
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Sir (William Vavasour 15th) Baron (20 November 1514 – 09 or 29 May 1566) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Calverley (1518 – 1616)
  1. 1. William (of Weston Yorkshire Vavasour,) Esq (1530 – 1618) m. Ursula Fairfax (1540-1545 – 5th April 1603/1610) m. Frances Darnell (1548 – 1574) m. Elizabeth Beckwith (1540 – DECEASED)
    1. 1. William (De) Vavasour (1569 – )
    2. 2. Sir (John) Vavasour (1566-1572 – 17 November 1641)
    3. 3. Frances (Elizabeth) Vavasour (1562 – 24 July 1611) m. Sir (Henry Henry I Slingsby of Scriven, 1st Bt) (Slingsby) (17 February 1560 – 17 dec 1634)
      1. 1. Robert Browne (7 October 1579 – )
      2. 2. Alice (Slingsby) Slingsby (1580 – 7 March 1627)
      3. 3. Elizabeth Slingsby (1581 – )
      4. 4. Jane Browne (19 December 1582 – )
      5. 5. Mary (Maria) Slingsby (1583 – 18 Dec 1662) m. Sir (Walter) Bethell (July 1575 – February 1623)
        1. 1. Frances ((Francisca)) Bethell (28 Oct 1603 – 06 Jan 1683) m. Sir (George Henry Marwood (1st) Baronet) (28 Apr 1601 – 19 February 1680)
      6. 6. Thomas Slingsby (1584 – 11 February 1670)
      7. 7. Frances Slingsby (2 July 1584 – 1 February 1656)
      8. 8. Katharine (Slingsby) Slingsby (3 July 1584 – 1616)
      9. 9. Jane Slingsby (1587 – )
      10. 10. Dorothy (Slingsby) Bainbridge (1588 – December 1588)
      11. 11. Anne Slingsby (1590 – )
      12. 12. William Slingsby (1596 – 1617)
      13. 13. Lady (Eleanor Slingsby) Slingsby (1599 – 25 May 1647)
      14. 14. Thomas (Slingsby Slingsby,) Jr. (14 January 1601 – 1670)
      15. 15. Dionysius (Bainbridge) Bainbridge ( – 1623)
  2. 2. Henry Vavasour (1544 – 1634)
  3. 3. Elizabeth Vavasour (1547 – 1579)
  4. 4. George Vavasour (1548 – 1609)
  5. 5. Edward Vavasour (1550 – 1565)
  6. 6. Mary Vavasour (Abt. 1552 – 1579)
  7. 7. Catharine Vavasour (1555 – )
  8. 8. Frances Vavasour (1562 – 24 July 1611)
  9. 9. Henry Vavasour (1532 – 1575)
  10. 10. John Vavasour (1538 – 1609)
  11. 11. William ((18th Baron)) Vavasour (1542 – 1626)
  12. 12. Anne Vavasour (1542 – )
  13. 13. Susan Brown (1562 – 1611)

Sir Baron's Timeline

2 Records

1514
20 November 1514
Birth of Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron in Hazelwood Castle,Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
Hazelwood Castle,Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
1566
09 or 29 May 1566
Age 52
Death of Sir William Vavasour 15th Baron in Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1514
    Event Place: Hazelwood Castle,Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 or 29 May 1566
    Event Place: Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
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