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William le Vavasour 1240–1311 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1240

Birth Location: Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1311

Death Location: St Leonard Chapel; Hazlewood, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: JOHN VAVASOUR

Mother: Alice Cockfield

Spouse(s): Nicholea Wallace, Nicholea Waleys

Children(s): Henry Vavasour

The story of William le Vavasour began in 1240 in Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. William le Vavasour married Nicholea Le Waleys, Nicholea Wallace, and had children including Henry Vavasour. William le Vavasour passed away in 1311 in St Leonard Chapel; Hazlewood, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of William le Vavasour began in 1240 in Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom.
  • William le Vavasour married Nicholea Le Waleys, Nicholea Wallace, and had children including Henry Vavasour.
  • William le Vavasour passed away in 1311 in St Leonard Chapel; Hazlewood, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Vavasour's Ancestors

Self
William Vavasour
1240–1311
Birth Place: Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
JOHN (of Hazlewood) le VAVASOUR
1218–1285
Alice (de) Cockfield
1220–1296
Cockfield, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert (Le) Vavasour
1153–1227
Yorkshire, England
Juliana Ros
1155–1235
Edlington, Yorkshire, England
Robert (de) Cockfield
1195–1220
Newton, Yorkshire, England
Nichola (de St) Mary
1199–1247
Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Vavasour
1131–1190
Matilda Perry
1133–1191
Thomas Ros
1180–1206
Robert Cockfield
1170–
Jordan Mary
1170–1218
Alice Friston
1185–1247
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Vavasour's Descendants

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William (le) Vavasour (1240–1311) m. Nicholea Wallace (1263–1316) m. Nicholea (le) Waleys (Abt 1246–1320)
  1. 1. Henry Vavasour 1266–1349 m. Constance Mowbray 1268–1345
    1. 1. Henry (Le) Vavasour 1292–1349 m. Amabella FitzHugh 1310–1353
      1. 1. William Vavasour 1334–1369 m. Elizabeth (De) Cressy 1341–1404
        1. 1. Henry Vavasour 1360–1413 m. Margaret Skipwith 1360–1415
        2. 2. William Vavasour 1354– m. William Vavasour 1296–
        3. 3. Brian Vavasour 1358–
        4. 4. Beatrix Vavasour 1360–
        5. 5. Katherine (La) Vavasour 1362–
    2. 2. Isabel Vavasour 1300– m. Bryan Stapleton 1335–
    3. 3. John Vasasour 1310–

William Vavasour's Timeline

3 Records

1240
1240
Birth of William le Vavasour in Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1311
6 Feb 1311
Age 71
Death of William le Vavasour in Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1311
1311
Age 71
Burial of William le Vavasour in St Leonard Chapel; Hazlewood, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
St Leonard Chapel; Hazlewood, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1240
    Event Place: Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for William le Vavasour, person ID LJY1-6DW.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1311
    Event Place: Hazlewood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for William le Vavasour, person ID LJY1-6DW.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1311
    Event Place: St Leonard Chapel; Hazlewood, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, \i FamilySearch\i0, accessed 16 Sep 2020), entry for William le Vavasour, person ID LJY1-6DW.

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