Vavasour Baronets of Spaldington (1801)

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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. This was the premier baronetcy in the Baronetage. [1]

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Escutcheon of the Vavasour baronets of Spaldington

Vavasour baronets, of Spaldington (1801)

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  1. 1 2 "Vavasour, Sir Henry Mervin" . Who's Who . A & C Black. Retrieved 2 September 2023.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. 1 2 3 Foster, Joseph (1881). The Baronetage and Knightage. Nichols and Sons. p. 623.
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Vavasour baronets
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20 March 1801
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