Paternal Family Tree: Vaux
On 22nd December 1456 [his father] William Vaux of Harrowden [aged 20] and [his step-mother] Katherine Panizzone [aged 16] were married.
Around 1460 Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden was born to William Vaux of Harrowden [aged 24].
On 4th May 1471 King Edward IV of England [aged 29] was victorious at the 4th May 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury. His brother Richard [aged 18], Richard Beauchamp 2nd Baron Beauchamp Powick [aged 36], John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk [aged 46], George Neville 4th and 2nd Baron Abergavenny [aged 31], John Savage [aged 49], John Savage [aged 27], Thomas St Leger [aged 31], John Tuchet 6th Baron Audley, 3rd Baron Tuchet [aged 45], Thomas Burgh 1st Baron Burgh of Gainsborough [aged 40] fought. William Brandon [aged 46], George Browne [aged 31], Ralph Hastings, Richard Hastings Baron Willoughby [aged 38], James Tyrrell [aged 16], Roger Kynaston of Myddle and Hordley [aged 38] were knighted. William Hastings 1st Baron Hastings [aged 40] commanded.
Margaret of Anjou [aged 41] was captured. Her son Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales [aged 17] was killed. He was the last of the Lancastrian line excluding the illegitmate Charles Somerset 1st Earl of Worcester [aged 11] whose line continues to the present.
John Courtenay 7th or 15th Earl Devon [aged 36] was killed and attainted. Earl Devon forfeit. Some sources refer to these titles as being abeyant?
John Wenlock 1st Baron Wenlock [aged 71] was killed. Baron Wenlock extinct.
John Delves [aged 49], John Beaufort [aged 30], [his father] William Vaux of Harrowden [aged 35] and Robert Whittingham [aged 42] were killed.
Edmund Beaufort [aged 32], Humphrey Tuchet [aged 37] and Hugh Courtenay [aged 44] were captured.
Henry Roos fought and escaped to Tewkesbury Abbey [Map] where he sought sanctuary. He was subsequently pardoned.
William Carey [aged 34] was killed.
Before 1476 William Parr [aged 41] and [his future wife] Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden were married. They were fifth cousin once removed. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.
Before 1490 Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 29] and Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden were married. She by marriage Baroness Vaux Harrowden.
Around 1490 [his daughter] Katherine Vaux was born to Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 30] and [his wife] Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married 1512 George Throckmorton of Coughton and had issue.
In 1500 [his daughter] Anne Vaux was born to Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 40] and [his wife] Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married in or before 1515 Thomas Strange of Hunstanton and had issue.
In 1501 [his son-in-law] Richard Sapcote [aged 18] and [his daughter] Alice Vaux were married.
On 9th November 1506 Thomas Green [aged 45] died at the Tower of London [Map] having been imprisoned on a charge of treason. His daughters [his future wife] Anne Green Baroness Vaux of Harrowden [aged 17] and [his future sister-in-law] Maud Green [aged 14] inherited his estate.
In 1508 [his step-son] Thomas Parr [aged 25] and [his future sister-in-law] Maud Green [aged 15] were married. They were fifth cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.
The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy
The Gesta Normannorum Ducum [The Deeds of the Dukes of Normandy] is a landmark medieval chronicle tracing the rise and fall of the Norman dynasty from its early roots through the pivotal events surrounding the Norman Conquest of England. Originally penned in Latin by the monk William of Jumièges shortly before 1060 and later expanded at the behest of William the Conqueror, the work chronicles the deeds, politics, battles, and leadership of the Norman dukes, especially William’s own claim to the English throne. The narrative combines earlier historical sources with firsthand information and oral testimony to present an authoritative account of Normandy’s transformation from a Viking settlement into one of medieval Europe’s most powerful realms. William’s history emphasizes the legitimacy, military prowess, and governance of the Norman line, framing their expansion, including the conquest of England, as both divinely sanctioned and noble in purpose. Later chroniclers such as Orderic Vitalis and Robert of Torigni continued the history, extending the coverage into the 12th century, providing broader context on ducal rule and its impact. Today this classic work remains a foundational source for understanding Norman identity, medieval statesmanship, and the historical forces that reshaped England and Western Europe between 800AD and 1100AD.
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On 29th January 1508 [his wife] Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden died.
After 29th January 1508 Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 48] and Anne Green Baroness Vaux of Harrowden [aged 19] were married. The difference in their ages was 29 years.
In 1510 [his son] Thomas Vaux 2nd Baron Vaux Harrowden was born to Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 50] and [his wife] Anne Green Baroness Vaux of Harrowden [aged 21]. He married 1523 Elizabeth Cheney Baroness Vaux Harrowden and had issue.
In 1512 [his son-in-law] George Throckmorton of Coughton [aged 23] and [his daughter] Katherine Vaux [aged 22] were married.
In or before 1515 [his son-in-law] Thomas Strange of Hunstanton [aged 21] and [his daughter] Anne Vaux [aged 14] were married.
Around 1523 [his son] Thomas Vaux 2nd Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 13] and [his daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Cheney Baroness Vaux Harrowden [aged 18] were married. She by marriage Baroness Vaux Harrowden.
On 27th April 1523 Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 63] was created 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden. [his wife] Anne Green Baroness Vaux of Harrowden [aged 34] by marriage Baroness Vaux Harrowden.
In May 1523 [his son] William Vaux died.
Before 14th May 1523 [his wife] Anne Green Baroness Vaux of Harrowden [aged 34] died.
On 14th May 1523 Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden [aged 63] died. His son Thomas [aged 13] succeeded 2nd Baron Vaux Harrowden.
[his daughter] Maud Vaux was born to Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden. She married in or before 1545 John Fermor and had issue.
Chronicle of Walter of Guisborough
A canon regular of the Augustinian Guisborough Priory, Yorkshire, formerly known as The Chronicle of Walter of Hemingburgh, describes the period from 1066 to 1346. Before 1274 the Chronicle is based on other works. Thereafter, the Chronicle is original, and a remarkable source for the events of the time. This book provides a translation of the Chronicle from that date. The Latin source for our translation is the 1849 work edited by Hans Claude Hamilton. Hamilton, in his preface, says: 'In the present work we behold perhaps one of the finest samples of our early chronicles, both as regards the value of the events recorded, and the correctness with which they are detailed; Nor will the pleasing style of composition be lightly passed over by those capable of seeing reflected from it the tokens of a vigorous and cultivated mind, and a favourable specimen of the learning and taste of the age in which it was framed.'
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[his daughter] Bridget Vaux was born to Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden.
[his daughter] Margaret Vaux was born to Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden.
[his son] William Vaux was born to Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden.
[his daughter] Alice Vaux was born to Nicholas Vaux 1st Baron Vaux Harrowden and Elizabeth Fitzhugh Baroness Vaux Harrowden. She a great x 4 granddaughter of King Edward III of England. She married 1501 Richard Sapcote.
Calais in the Hands of the English. The Castle Of Guisnes.
The castle of Guisnes was a post of the greatest importance, situated immediately on the French frontier; and its custody was conferred on persons of the first distinction. The title they bore was that of (the king's) lieutenant, but they were also sometimes styled captain.
Sir James Tyrrell was "capitaine" of Guisnes in 1489 (see note in p. 2).
Sir Nicholas Vaux was lieutenant of Guisnes in the year 1513 (see p. 12). The document which now follows contains the conditions upon which the office was conferred upon him.
Sir William Fitzwilliam was lieutenant of Guisnes in 1524.
William Lord Sandys was "captain" of Guisnes in 1527.
Sir John Wallop, K.G. held this office in 1541 (see the preceding page), and he died possessed of it in 1551 (see p. 211).
Sir Andrew Dudley, K.G. was his successor.
Great x 4 Grandfather: Elias Vaux 
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Vaux
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Vaux
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Vaux
Grandfather: William Vaux
father: William Vaux of Harrowden