Vavasour Baronets

Vavasour Baronets

There have been five baronetcies created for persons with the surname Vavasour, three in the Baronetage of England and two in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. As of 2008 four of the creations are extinct while one is extant.

The Vavasour Baronetcy, of Haselwood in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of England on 24 October 1628 for Thomas Vavasour. The title became extinct on the death of the seventh Baronet in 1826.

The Vavasour Baronetcy, of Killingthorpe in the County of Lincoln, was created in the Baronetage of England on 22 June 1631 for Charles Vavasour. The title became extinct on his death in 1644.

The Vavasour Baronetcy, of Copmanthorpe in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 17 July 1643 for William Vavasour. The title became extinct on his death in 1659.

The Vavasour Baronetcy, of Spaldington in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 20 March 1801 for Henry Vavasour. The title became extinct on the death of the third Baronet in 1912.

The Vavasour Baronetcy, of Haslewood in the County of York, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 14 February 1828 for Edward Vavasour. He was the third son of Charles Stourton, 17th Baron Stourton (see Baron Stourton for earlier history of the family), and the maternal cousin of the seventh and last Vavasour Baronet of the 1628 creation. He succeeded to the Vavasour estates and assumed by Royal license the surname of Vavasour. As a descendant of the seventeenth Baron Stourton the present holder of the baronetcy is also in remainder to this title as well as to the baronies of Mowbray and Segrave.