William le Vavasour Lord Haslewood

• Preferred Name: William le Vavasour Lord Haslewood^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}
  
• Alternate Name: William le Vavasour
  
• Gender: M
  
• Burial: in Tipperary, County Tipperary, Ireland at LATI: N2.4738 LONG: E8.162
  
• FSID: LHXQ-4J9
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: Sir Knight
  
• http://familysearch.org/v1/TitleOfNobility: with note: Description: Lord of Hazlewood
  
• Deleted Gedcom Imports With 1940’s Dated: with note: Impossible. Look at dates and stop importing nonsense.
  
• Occupation: Judge (during reign of Henry II)
  
• Occupation: Judge during reign of Henry IIBET 1154 AND 1189
  
• Death: 29 JUN 1191 in Hazlewood Storiths, Skipton, Yorkshire, England at LATI: N3.9667 LONG: E2.0167
  
• Birth: ABT 1125 in Hazelwood, Tadcaster Parish, Yorkshire, England, UK at LATI: N3.8852 LONG: E1.262
  
• Notes:

  === Life Sketch ===
  William le Vavasor, Lord of Hazelwood, Knight
  Birth circa 1131Yorkshire, England Died June 29, 1191 in Hazlewood Storiths,Skipton,Yorkshire,England
  Place of Burial:Athassel Abbey, Tipperary, Ireland
  
  Immediate Family:
  Son of Sir Mauger le Vavasor and Unknown (Unknown) le Vavasour
  Husband of Matilda (Perry) Vavasor
  Father of Sir Robert le Vavasour, Kt., High Sheriff of Lancashire; Mauger le Vavassor; Agnes la Vavasour and Mabel la Vavasour
  Brother of Mauger IV le Vavasour, Sir
  Occupation:Justiciary of England, Lord of Hazelwood, Knight, judge
  
  William le Vavasor, Lord of Hazelwood, Knight
  Birth circa 1131 Yorkshire, England Died June 29, 1191 in Hazlewood Toriths,Skipton,Yorkshire,England Place of Burial:Athassel Abbey, Tipperary, Ireland
  Immediate Family:Son of Sir Mauger le Vavasor and Unknown (Unknown) le Vavasour
  Husband of Matilda Perry (Perry) Vavasor Father of Sir Mauger le Vavasour; Agnes la Vavasour; Sir Robert le Vavasour, Kt., High Sheriff of Lancashire; Hugh le Vavasour and William le Vavasour brother of Robert le Vavasor Occupation:Justiciary of England, Lord of Hazelwood, Knight, judge
  Sir William le Vavasour of Hazlewood, (c. 1131-29 June 1191) was the 1st Lord of Hazlewood, a prominent judge, a powerful land owner in Yorkshire (Hazlewood Castle) and one of the witnesses to the Charters of Sawley Abbey. William was born in Yorkshire, England to a noble Norman family. His father Sir Mauger le Vavasour III was a prominent knight and his great-grandfather Sir Mauger le Vavasour was the door-keeper to William the Conqueror. William is the patriarch and founder of the Vavasour family.
  
  Biography
  Willelm Vavassor
  Sir William le Vavasour of Hazlewood. The word Vavasour means a vassal or under-tenant.
  
  1131 Birth and Parents
  William was born 1131 in Hazlewood and Storiths, Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
  
  1152 Marriage
  William, born, say, 1131, married Maud (Matilda) Perry born in 1133. The marriage year may be estimated when he was 21, or, say, 1152.
  
  1158 Witness to Charter
  William witnessed a charter circa 1158-63
  
  1165 Amerced
  William was amerced in 1165-66, 1166-67 and 1175-76.
  
  1166 Hazlewood and Other Holdings
  In 1166 William succeeded to the property which had been held by his uncle, Robert Fitz Malger.
  
  In 1166 William held 2 knights' fees of William de Percy, 1/3 knights' fee of Henry de Lacy and 1/2 knights' fee of the Honor of Skipton.
  
  The first records of the house at Hazlewood are to be found in the Domesday Book, described as being owned and occupied by Sir Mauger the Vavasour (a vavasour is a type of feudal liegeman). Hazlewood was then inhabited by descendants of the Vavasours for over 900 years.
  
  1183 Custodian of Lands of Archbishop of York
  From 1183 to 1190 he became a custodian of the lands of the Archbishop of York 1183-90.
  
  1184 Justice Itinerant
  He was a Justice itinerant in 1184 and 1187-89.
  
  1185 Farmed Lands of William Paynel
  He farmed the lands of William Paynel from 1185-88, and levied tallage from 1187-89.
  
  Advisor to Maud
  He was an advisor to Maud, Countess of Warwick.
  
  1189 Death
  
  Cokayne reports that William died between Michelmas 1189 and 29 June 1191. Burke reports that he died before 29 Jun 1191 in Hazlewood and Storiths, Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
  
  Issue Documented:
  
  Keats-Rohan reports that William died in between 1189-91 leaving issue. Assuming his birth in, say, 1131 and marriage in, say, 1152, his children's births could be estimated as occurring in 1153 and 1155.
  
  1.) Robert, born, say, 1153. Robert's heirs were a daughter Matilda, wife successively of Theobald Walter and Fulk FitzWarin, by his first wife, and by his second wife, Juliana, daughter of Thomas of Multon, a son John who held in 1242 the Percy fee that William had held in 1166. Sir Robert le Vavasour, of Hazlewood, b: 1153 in Hazlewood and Storiths, Skipton, Yorkshire, England
  
  2.) Mauger, bor n, say, 1155, who married Agnes, daughter of Walter Polcard of Denton.
  
  BIO
  BIO: from http://cybergata.com/roots/4208.htm as of 6/16/2016
  
  Sir William le Vavasour Knight
  Born: Haslewood, Yorkshire, England
  Marriage: Unknown
  Died: Michaelmas 11189-29 Jun 1191, Yorkshire, Engl
  
  === !FTM Vol 5, tree #1914. ===
  !FTM Vol 5, tree #1914.
  
  === Sir William Vavasour, eldest son, Knigh ===
  Sir William Vavasour, eldest son, Knight and Lord of Haslewood. He was a judge in the 30th of Henry II, 1184, and one of the witnesses to the charter of the Abbey of Sawley, County York, refounded by Matilda de Percy, Countess of Warwick. He held two knights fees of Sir William de Percy in 1187.
  
  === GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as William ===
  
  GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as William
  
  ID: Merged with a record that used the ID 50998
  
  BIRTH: Also shown as Born Yorkshire, England.
  
  DEATH: Also shown as Died Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
  
  === 1157 ===
  1157
  
  === M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees P. 29 ===
  M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees P. 29
  
  === William le Vavasor, Lord of Hazelwood, K ===
  William le Vavasor, Lord of Hazelwood, Knight
  Birth circa 1131Yorkshire, England Died June 29, 1191 in Hazlewood Storiths,Skipton,Yorkshire,England
  Place of Burial:Athassel Abbey, Tipperary, Ireland
  
  Immediate Family:
  Son of Sir Mauger le Vavasor and Unknown (Unknown) le Vavasour
  Husband of Matilda (Perry) Vavasor
  Father of Sir Robert le Vavasour, Kt., High Sheriff of Lancashire; Mauger le Vavassor; Agnes la Vavasour and Mabel la Vavasour
  Brother of Mauger IV le Vavasour, Sir
  Occupation:Justiciary of England, Lord of Hazelwood, Knight, judge
  
  William le Vavasor, Lord of Hazelwood, Knight
  Birth circa 1131 Yorkshire, England Died June 29, 1191 in Hazlewood Toriths,Skipton,Yorkshire,England Place of Burial:Athassel Abbey, Tipperary, Ireland
  Immediate Family:Son of Sir Mauger le Vavasor and Unknown (Unknown) le Vavasour
  Husband of Matilda Perry (Perry) Vavasor Father of Sir Mauger le Vavasour; Agnes la Vavasour; Sir Robert le Vavasour, Kt., High Sheriff of Lancashire; Hugh le Vavasour and William le Vavasour brother of Robert le Vavasor Occupation:Justiciary of England, Lord of Hazelwood, Knight, judge
  Sir William le Vavasour of Hazlewood, (c. 1131-29 June 1191) was the 1st Lord of Hazlewood, a prominent judge, a powerful land owner in Yorkshire (Hazlewood Castle) and one of the witnesses to the Charters of Sawley Abbey. William was born in Yorkshire, England to a noble Norman family. His father Sir Mauger le Vavasour III was a prominent knight and his great-grandfather Sir Mauger le Vavasour was the door-keeper to William the Conqueror. William is the patriarch and founder of the Vavasour family.
  
  Biography
  Willelm Vavassor
  Sir William le Vavasour of Hazlewood. The word Vavasour means a vassal or under-tenant.
  
  1131 Birth and Parents
  William was born 1131 in Hazlewood and Storiths, Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
  
  1152 Marriage
  William, born, say, 1131, married Maud (Matilda) Perry born in 1133. The marriage year may be estimated when he was 21, or, say, 1152.
  
  1158 Witness to Charter
  William witnessed a charter circa 1158-63
  
  1165 Amerced
  William was amerced in 1165-66, 1166-67 and 1175-76.
  
  1166 Hazlewood and Other Holdings
  In 1166 William succeeded to the property which had been held by his uncle, Robert Fitz Malger.
  
  In 1166 William held 2 knights' fees of William de Percy, 1/3 knights' fee of Henry de Lacy and 1/2 knights' fee of the Honor of Skipton.
  
  The first records of the house at Hazlewood are to be found in the Domesday Book, described as being owned and occupied by Sir Mauger the Vavasour (a vavasour is a type of feudal liegeman). Hazlewood was then inhabited by descendants of the Vavasours for over 900 years.
  
  1183 Custodian of Lands of Archbishop of York
  From 1183 to 1190 he became a custodian of the lands of the Archbishop of York 1183-90.
  
  1184 Justice Itinerant
  He was a Justice itinerant in 1184 and 1187-89.
  
  1185 Farmed Lands of William Paynel
  He farmed the lands of William Paynel from 1185-88, and levied tallage from 1187-89.
  
  Advisor to Maud
  He was an advisor to Maud, Countess of Warwick.
  
  1189 Death
  
  Cokayne reports that William died between Michelmas 1189 and 29 June 1191. Burke reports that he died before 29 Jun 1191 in Hazlewood and Storiths, Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
  
  Issue Documented:
  
  Keats-Rohan reports that William died in between 1189-91 leaving issue. Assuming his birth in, say, 1131 and marriage in, say, 1152, his children's births could be estimated as occurring in 1153 and 1155.
  
  1.) Robert, born, say, 1153. Robert's heirs were a daughter Matilda, wife successively of Theobald Walter and Fulk FitzWarin, by his first wife, and by his second wife, Juliana, daughter of Thomas of Multon, a son John who held in 1242 the Percy fee that William had held in 1166. Sir Robert le Vavasour, of Hazlewood, b: 1153 in Hazlewood and Storiths, Skipton, Yorkshire, England
  
  2.) Mauger, bor n, say, 1155, who married Agnes, daughter of Walter Polcard of Denton.
  
  Sir William Vavasour, eldest son, Knight and Lord of Haslewood. He was a judge in the 30th of Henry II, 1184, and one of the witnesses to the charter of the Abbey of Sawley, County York, refounded by Matilda de Percy, Countess of Warwick. He held two knights fees of Sir William de Percy in 1187.
  
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  GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as William
  
  ID: Merged with a record that used the ID 50998
  
  BIRTH: Also shown as Born Yorkshire, England.
  
  DEATH: Also shown as Died Skipton, Yorkshire, England.
  
  !William is Ancestral from Winder 3 RIN 265 !The Complete Peerage GS 942 D22 cok vol 13 p. 231. Yorkshire Pedigrees GS Q William died between 29 Sep 1189 and 29 Jun 1191
  
  M E Sorley: The Sorley Pedigrees P. 29
  
  1157
  
  THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.108; SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.29;
  
  He was a Justiciary of England.
  
  !FTM Vol 5, tree #1914.
  
  === !William is Ancestral from Winder 3 RIN ===
  !William is Ancestral from Winder 3 RIN 265 !The Complete Peerage GS 942 D22 cok vol 13 p. 231. Yorkshire Pedigrees GS Q William died between 29 Sep 1189 and 29 Jun 1191
  
  === THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 ===
  THE PLANTAGENET ANCESTRY (GS NUMBER Q940 D2T) P.108; SORLEY'S PEDIGREES (GS NUMBER Q929.242 SO68) P.29;
  
  === He was a Justiciary of England. ===
  He was a Justiciary of England.
  
  === !#249- s-v1-p193; ===
  !#249- s-v1-p193;

1. Robert le Vavasour, b. ABT 1154 in Yorkshire, England     d. 1227 in Hazelwood, Yorkshire, England

1. Title: Robert le Vavasour, Son of William, Husband of the Daughter of Adam FitzPeter, Lord of Birkyn, Book ‘Antiquities of Shropshire Vol Vll’, Pages 73 & 74
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5. Title: William le Vavasour
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