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William "High Sheriff Yorkshire" Vavasour 1514–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1514

Birth Location: Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 9 May 1566

Death Location: England

Father: Henry Vavasour

Mother: Jane Gascoigne

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Calverley

Children(s): Henry Vavasour

In 1514, William "High Sheriff Yorkshire" Vavasour entered the world in Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England, born to Henry Vavasour And Jane Gascoigne. William "High Sheriff Yorkshire" Vavasour married Elizabeth Calverley, and had children including Henry Vavasour. William "High Sheriff Yorkshire" Vavasour passed away in 1566 in England.

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Biography

  • In 1514, William "High Sheriff Yorkshire" Vavasour entered the world in Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England, born to Henry Vavasour And Jane Gascoigne.
  • William "High Sheriff Yorkshire" Vavasour married Elizabeth Calverley, and had children including Henry Vavasour.
  • William "High Sheriff Yorkshire" Vavasour passed away in 1566 in England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry Vavasour
1421–1500
Birth Location: Haselwood, Yorkshire, England
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Jane Gascoigne
1428–1462
Birth Location: Yorkshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Calverley
1518–1555
Birth Location: Calverley, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Henry Vavasour
1537–1565
Birth Location: Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England
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William Vavasour's Ancestors

Self
William Vavasour
1514–1566
Birth Place: Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Henry Vavasour
1421–1500
Haselwood, Yorkshire, England
Jane Gascoigne
1428–1462
Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
William Vavasour
1400–1452
Cockerington, Lincolnshire, England
Elizabeth Langton
1420–1496
Yorkshire, England
William ("High Sheriff of York" Gascoigne) Sir
1398–1466
Yorkshire, England
Margaret Clarell
1397–1441
Aldwark, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Vavasour
1344–1413
Margaret Skipwith
1360–1415
John Langton
1410–1459
Euphemia Aske
1399–
William Gascoigne
1366–1422
Joan Wyman
1370–
Thomas Clarell
1364–1442
Matilda Montgomery
1380–1457
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Vavasour's Descendants

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William ("High Sheriff Yorkshire") Vavasour (20 Nov 1514–9 May 1566) m. Elizabeth Calverley (1518–1555)
  1. 1. Henry Vavasour 1537–1565 m. Margaret Knyvett 1537–1565
    1. 1. Anne ("Reputed Mistress") Vavasour 1560–1588 m. Edward ("17th Earl of Oxford" de) Vere 1550–1604 m. Sir (Henry Ditchley) Lee 1533–1611 m. Richard (Sir) Warburton 1550–1610
      1. 1. Elizabeth ("Countess of Oxenford" de) Vere 1575–1626 m. Simon Wakefield 1561–1593
        1. 1. John Wakefield 1591–1631 m. Mary Conley 1598–1693
      2. 2. Sir (Edward "Illegitimate son" de) Vere 1581–1629
      3. 3. Thomas Lee 1611–
      4. 4. Cecil Warburton 1595–
    2. 2. Thomas Vavasour 1560–1620
    3. 3. Frances Vavasour 1565–1616

William Vavasour's Timeline

2 Records

1514
20 Nov 1514
Birth of William "High Sheriff Yorkshire" Vavasour in Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England
Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England
1566
9 May 1566
Age 52
Death of William "High Sheriff Yorkshire" Vavasour in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1514
    Event Place: Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1566
    Event Place: England
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