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Sir William Vavasour 1514–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1514

Birth Location: Hazlewood Castle, Nr. Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 29 May 1566

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

Father: William Baron)

Mother: Margaret Scrope

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Children(s): Frances Vavasour

The story of Sir William Vavasour began in 1514 in Hazlewood Castle, Nr. Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England. Sir William Vavasour had children including Frances Vavasour. Sir William Vavasour passed away in 1566 in Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • The story of Sir William Vavasour began in 1514 in Hazlewood Castle, Nr. Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England.
  • Sir William Vavasour had children including Frances Vavasour.
  • Sir William Vavasour passed away in 1566 in Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Sir Vavasour's Ancestors

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Sir Vavasour
1514–1566
Birth Place: Hazlewood Castle, Nr. Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
Parents
William Vavasour (5th Baron)
1490–1524
Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Margaret (Welch Le) Scrope
1500–
Weston, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Walter Welch
1470–1506
Weston, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth De PERCY, BARONESS) SCROPE
1468–1512
Leconfield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Vavasour's Descendants

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Sir (William) Vavasour (20 November 1514–29 May 1566)
  1. 1. Frances Vavasour 1562–1611 m. Sir (Henry) Slingsby 1560–1634
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Slingsby) (Metcalfe) 1581–1672
      1. 1. Elizabeth Metcalf 1592–1672
        1. 1. Jane Busfeild 1615–1686
    2. 2. Anne Slingsby 1585–1611 m. Thomas Waterton 1583–1641

Sir Vavasour's Timeline

2 Records

1514
20 November 1514
Birth of Sir William Vavasour in Hazlewood Castle, Nr. Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
Hazlewood Castle, Nr. Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
1566
29 May 1566
Age 52
Death of Sir William Vavasour in Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1514
    Event Place: Hazlewood Castle, Nr. Tadcaster, Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1566
    Event Place: Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England

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