William le Vavasour


Sir William le Vavasour of Hazlewood, was the 1st Lord of Hazlewood, a prominent judge, a powerful land owner in Yorkshire and one of the witnesses to the . 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.