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William Sewarby

Birth
England
Death
9 Apr 1450 (aged 59–60)
Gristhorpe, Scarborough Borough, North Yorkshire, England
Burial
Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England Add to Map
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William Sewarby, of Sewerby, Duggleby, Heaton juxta Bradford, Newton, etc., Yorkshire, Bacton, Norfolk, etc., son and heir.
He married Elizath le Vavasour, daughter of Henry le Vavasour, Knight, of Hazlewood and Margaret Skipwith.
They had one daughter, Margaret.
In 1431 William Bokton, Knight issued him a receipt for £10, part of a larger sum.
William Sywardby left a will dated April 9, 1450, and was proved December 22, 1450, requesting burial at Bridlington Priory. The inventory of his widow Elizabeth's estate was taken April 30, 1468. By her will (which has not survived), she left the residue of her estate to maintain a regular chaplain at Seweby, Yorkshire, on account of its distance from Bridlington.
William Sewarby, of Sewerby, Duggleby, Heaton juxta Bradford, Newton, etc., Yorkshire, Bacton, Norfolk, etc., son and heir.
He married Elizath le Vavasour, daughter of Henry le Vavasour, Knight, of Hazlewood and Margaret Skipwith.
They had one daughter, Margaret.
In 1431 William Bokton, Knight issued him a receipt for £10, part of a larger sum.
William Sywardby left a will dated April 9, 1450, and was proved December 22, 1450, requesting burial at Bridlington Priory. The inventory of his widow Elizabeth's estate was taken April 30, 1468. By her will (which has not survived), she left the residue of her estate to maintain a regular chaplain at Seweby, Yorkshire, on account of its distance from Bridlington.

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  • Created by: Kat
  • Added: Sep 2, 2011
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/75863661/william-sewarby: accessed ), memorial page for William Sewarby (1390–9 Apr 1450), Find a Grave Memorial ID 75863661, citing Priory Church of St. Mary Churchyard, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England; Maintained by Kat (contributor 47496397).