Vavasour baronets
There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Vavasour, three in the
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
. As of 2008 four of the creations are extinct while one is extant.
- Vavasour Baronets of Hazlewood (1628)
- Vavasour Baronets of Killingthorpe (1631): see
- Vavasour baronets of Copmanthorpe (1643): see Sir William Vavasour, 1st Baronet (died 1659)[3][4]
- Vavasour Baronets of Spaldington (1801)
- Vavasour baronets, of Hazlewood (second creation, 1828)
Citations and sources
Citations
- ^ Burke & Burke 1844, p. 544, right column, line 1: "Vavasour, of Killingthorpe. Created 22th June 1631.—Extinct about 1665."
- ^ Cokayne 1902, p. 78, line 32: "Charles Vavasour, or Vavasor: cr. 22 June 1631 with a spec. clause as to precedency; ex. Feb. 1643/4."
- ^ Burke & Burke 1844, p. 544, right column, line 10: "Vavasor, of Copmanthorpe. Created 17th July 1643.—Extinct 18th February 1659."
- ^ Cokayne 1902, p. 212, line 12: "Vavasour, or Vavasor: cr. 17th July 1643; ex. 18 Feb. 1659 'William Vavasor of Yorkshire, Esq.' i.e. of Copmanthorpe in that county, br [brother] of Sir Charles Vavasour, Bart. ..."
Sources
- Burke, John; Burke, Bernard (1844). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies of England, Ireland and Scotland (2nd ed.). London: John Russell Smith.
- OCLC 866278985. – 1625 to 1649