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Sir William le Vavasour Knight
- Born: Haslewood, Yorkshire, England
- Marriage: Unknown
- Died: Michaelmas 11189-29 Jun 1191, Yorkshire, England 141
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• Background Information. 141
William le Vavasour witnessed a charter, circa 1158-63, and he was amerced in 1165-66, 1166-67 and 1175-76. In 1166, he held 2 knights' fees of William de Percy, 1/3 knight's fee of Henry de Lacy and ˝ knight's fee of the Honor of Skipton. He was a custodian of the lands of the Archbishop of York, 1183-90, a Justice itinerant, 1184 and 1187-89, farmed the lands of William Paynel, 1185-88, and levied tallage, 1187-89. He was an adviser of Maud, Countess of Warwick. He died between Michaelmas 1189 and 29 June 1191.
~ Cokayne's Complete Peerage, 2nd Edition, Vol. XIIB, (Vavasour), p. 231
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