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Biography of William Vavasour 1514-1566

Paternal Family Tree: Vavasour

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Bettershorne 1353-1427

In or before 1514 [his father] John Vavasour (age 28) and [his mother] Anne Scrope (age 15) were married.

In 1514 William Vavasour was born to [his father] John Vavasour (age 29) and [his mother] Anne Scrope (age 16).

On 1st November 1515 [his grandfather] Henry Vavasour (age 55) died. His son [his father] John (age 30) de jure 14th Baron Vavasour.

In 1524 [his father] John Vavasour (age 39) died. His son William (age 10) de jure 15th Baron Vavasour.

Around 1537 [his son] Henry Vavasour of Tadcaster and Copmanthorpe was born to William Vavasour (age 23). He married after 1558 his fifth cousin once removed Margaret Knyvet and had issue.

In 1538 [his son] John Vavasour was born to William Vavasour (age 24). He married before 1609 his third cousin Eleanor Fairfax.

In or after 1539 [his son] Ralph Vavasour was born to William Vavasour (age 25).

From 1542 William Vavasour (age 28) was appointed Justice of the Peace West Riding of Yorkshire.

In 1544 William Vavasour (age 30) was knighted.

In 1548 William Vavasour (age 34) was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire.

In October 1553 William Vavasour (age 39) was elected MP Yorkshire.

After 1558 [his son] Henry Vavasour of Tadcaster and Copmanthorpe (age 21) and [his daughter-in-law] Margaret Knyvet (age 21) were married. They were fifth cousin once removed.

From 1561 William Vavasour (age 47) was appointed Justice of the Peace East Riding of Yorkshire.

In 1563 William Vavasour (age 49) was appointed High Sheriff of Yorkshire.

Around 1565 [his son] Henry Vavasour of Tadcaster and Copmanthorpe (age 28) died.

In 1566 William Vavasour (age 52) died. His son John (age 28) de jure 16th Baron Vavasour.

William Vavasour appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of William Vavasour

Kings Wessex: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 13 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 15 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 5 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 14 Grand Son of King Duncan I of Scotland

Kings Franks: Great x 11 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks

Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "Pious" II King France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 19 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Ancestors of William Vavasour

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Vavasour 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Vavasour 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Vavasour 10 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Vavasour 11 x Great Grand Son of

GrandFather: Henry Vavasour 8 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Gascoigne

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Gascoigne 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mowbray 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Gascoigne XII 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Gascoigne 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Clarell of Aldwarke

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Clarell Lady of the Garter

Father: John Vavasour 9 x Great Grand Son of

William Vavasour 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Scrope 3rd Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Tiptoft Baroness Scrope Bolton 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Bolton 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Neville Baroness Scrope Bolton 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Stafford Baroness Neville Raby 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Scrope 5th Baron Scrope of Bolton 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Scrope 4th Baron Scrope of Masham 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margery Welles Baroness Scrope Masham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Scrope Baroness Scrope Bolton 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Chaworth 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Chaworth Baroness Scrope Masham 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

GrandFather: Henry Scrope 6th Baron Scrope of Bolton 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Oliver St John

Great x 3 Grandfather: John St John

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Barre

Great x 2 Grandfather: Oliver St John

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Paulett

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Paulet

Great x 1 Grandmother: Elizabeth St John Baroness Scrope Bolton Baroness Zouche Harringworth 7 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Roger Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Beauchamp 3rd Baron Beauchamp Bletsoe 7 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Beauchamp Duchess Somerset 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Stourton 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Edith Stourton Baroness Beauchamp Bletsoe 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Mother: Anne Scrope 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Percy 1st Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry "Hotspur" Percy 3 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Neville 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Percy 2nd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund Mortimer 3rd Earl March, Earl of Ulster 6 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Mortimer Baroness Camoys Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Philippa Plantagenet Countess March 2nd Countess Ulster Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandfather: Henry Percy 3rd Earl of Northumberland 2 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Neville 3rd Baron Neville of Raby 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: Ralph Neville 1st Earl of Westmoreland 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Percy Baroness Neville Raby 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Neville Countess Northumberland Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: John of Gaunt 1st Duke Lancaster Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Beaufort Countess of Westmoreland Grand Daughter of

GrandMother: Elizabeth Percy Baroness Scrope Bolton 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 3rd Baron Poynings

Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Poynings 4th Baron Poynings 9 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabel Grey Baroness Poynings 8 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 2 Grandfather: Richard Poynings 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Reginald Grey 3rd Baron Grey Ruthyn 5 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor Grey Baroness Poynings 4 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Ros Baroness Grey Ruthyn 3 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 1 Grandmother: Eleanor Poynings Countess Northumberland 6 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Berkeley 8th and 3rd Baron Berkeley 3 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Berkeley 4 x Great Grand Son of

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Clivedon Baroness Berkeley

Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor Berkeley Countess Arundel 5 x Great Grand Daughter of

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bettershorne