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William Vavasour 1514–1566 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 November 1514

Birth Location: Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 9 May 1566

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

Father: John Vavasour

Mother: Anne Scrope

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Beckwith

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

In 1514, William Vavasour entered the world in Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Vavasour And Anne Le Scrope. William Vavasour married Elizabeth Beckwith, and had children including Anne Vavasour, Catharine Vavasour, Edward Vavasour, Elizabeth Vavasour, Frances Vavasour, George Vavasour, Henry Vavasour, John Vavasour, Mary Vavasour, Ralph Vavasour, Susan Vavasour, William Vavasour. William Vavasour passed away in 1566 in Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1514, William Vavasour entered the world in Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Vavasour And Anne Le Scrope.
  • William Vavasour married Elizabeth Beckwith, and had children including Anne Vavasour, Catharine Vavasour, Edward Vavasour, Elizabeth Vavasour, Frances Vavasour, George Vavasour, Henry Vavasour, John Vavasour, Mary Vavasour, Ralph Vavasour, Susan Vavasour, William Vavasour.
  • William Vavasour passed away in 1566 in Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England.

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William Vavasour's Ancestors

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William Vavasour
1514–1566
Birth Place: Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John Vavasour
1490–1555
Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Anne (Le) Scrope
1485–1554
Bolton Castle, Wensleydale, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Vavasour
1455–1515
Skipton, West Riding Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Everingham
1465–1509
Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England
Sir (Henry Le) Scrope
1466–1506
Masham, Yorkshire, , England
Elizabeth (de) Percy
1468–1512
East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Scrope
1429–1475
Elizabeth Grey
1432–1483
Henry Percy
1421–1461
Eleanor Poynings
1422–1483
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Scrope
1377–1455
Elizabeth Chaworth
–1467
Sir Greystoke
1406–1443
Elizabeth Fitzhugh
1419–1445
Henry Percy
1404–1455
Eleanor Northumberland)
1398–1472
Sir Poynings
1402–1429
Lady Berkeley
1400–1455

William Vavasour's Descendants

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William Vavasour (20 November 1514–9 May 1566) m. Elizabeth Beckwith (1514–)
  1. 1. William Vavasour 1542–1626
  2. 2. Frances Vavasour 1564–1611
  3. 3. Susan Vavasour 1562–1611
  4. 4. Anne Vavasour 1542–
  5. 5. Catharine Vavasour 1555–
  6. 6. Edward Vavasour 1550–1565
  7. 7. Elizabeth Vavasour 1558–
  8. 8. George Vavasour 1548–1609
  9. 9. Henry Vavasour 1544–1654
  10. 10. John Vavasour 1538–1609
  11. 11. Mary Vavasour 1547–1579
  12. 12. Ralph Vavasour 1540–1611

William Vavasour's Timeline

3 Records

1514
20 Nov 1514
Birth of William Vavasour in Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1514
20 November 1514
Birth of William Vavasour in Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1566
9 May 1566
Age 52
Death of William Vavasour in Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1514
    Event Place: Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 November 1514
    Event Place: Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 May 1566
    Event Place: Tadcaster, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hazelwood, Selby District, North Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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