Margaret Vavasour

Margaret Vavasour (Knyvett)
Birthdate:	circa 1537
Birthplace:	Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Death:	1565 (23-32) England
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Sir Henry Knyvett and Anne Knyvett Wife of Henry Vavasour Mother of Anne Richardson; Sir Thomas Vavasour, MP; Frances Shirley; John Vavasour and Margaret Southwell Sister of Sir Henry Knyvett, MP of Charleton; Catherine Carey; Sir Thomas Knyvett, 1st Baron Knyvett; Alice Dacre (Knyvett); Anne Thorsby and 1 other; and Ronald Ketcham « less Half sister of Sir Henry Weston, KB, MP; Anne Kelloway and Frances Burgh

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'Margaret KNYVETT
'Born: 1537, Charlton, Wiltshire, England
Father: Henry KNYVETT (Sir Knight)
Mother: Anne PICKERING
'Married 1: Ralph VAVASOUR ABT 1558, Charlton, Wiltshire, England
'Married 2: Henry VAVASOUR AFT 1558, Copmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England
Children:
- 1. Anne VAVASOUR
- 2. Frances VAVASOUR
- 3. Thomas VAVASOUR of Skellingthorpe (Sir Knight)
From: http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/KNYVETT.htm#Margaret KNYVETT1
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VAVASOUR, Thomas (1560-1620), of Skellingthorpe, Lincs. and Ham, Surr.
b. 1560, '1st s. of Henry Vavasour of Copmanthorpe, Yorks. by Margaret, da. of Sir Henry Knyvet of ?Charlton, Wilts.' educ. Eton; Caius, Camb., fellow-com. 1576. m. Mary, da. and h. of John Dodge of Copes, Suff., wid. of Peter Houghton, alderman of London, 4s. 2da. Kntd. bef. Aug. 1595.2 ....
From: http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1558-1603/member/va...
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Thomas Vavasour (1560–1620) came from a family long established in Yorkshire. His grandfather was William Vavasour and his father was 'Henry Vavasour of Copmanthorpe, Yorkshire. His mother, Margaret, was the daughter of Sir Henry Knyvet of Charlton, Wiltshire.' Thomas was educated at Eton and Caius College, Cambridge where he was a fellow commoner. ....
From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Vavasour_(knight_marshal)
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1537	1537	Birth of Margaret Vavasour Charlton, Wiltshire, England
1560	1560	Birth of Sir Thomas Vavasour, MP
	1560	Birth of Anne Richardson Tadcaster, Copmanthorpe, Yorkshire, England
1565	1565 Age 28	Death of Margaret Vavasour England
1568	1568	Birth of Frances Shirley
1570	1570	Birth of Margaret Southwell
????		Birth of John Vavasour

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