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Robert Savile 1525 – 1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1525

Birth Location: Howley Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Barkston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: Sir Savile

Mother: Margaretha Barkston

Spouse(s): Ann Hussey, Dorothy Grosvenor

Children(s): John, Pontefract, Christofer Saville, John, Pontefract

In 1525, Robert Savile entered the world in Howley Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Henry of Thornhill, Sheriff Yorkshire, Savile and Margaretha Saville Barkston. Robert Savile married Ann Hussey, Dorothy Grosvenor, and had children including John, 1st Baron of Savile of Pontefract, Christofer Saville, John, 1st Baron of Savile of Pontefract. Robert Savile passed away in 1585 in Barkston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1525, Robert Savile entered the world in Howley Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Henry of Thornhill, Sheriff Yorkshire, Savile and Margaretha Saville Barkston.
  • Robert Savile married Ann Hussey, Dorothy Grosvenor, and had children including John, 1st Baron of Savile of Pontefract, Christofer Saville, John, 1st Baron of Savile of Pontefract.
  • Robert Savile passed away in 1585 in Barkston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Savile
1502 – 1558
Birth Location: Thornhill, Tankersley, Yorkshire, England
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Margaretha Barkston
1502 – 1556
Birth Location: Thornhill, Tankersley, Yorkshire, England
MB

Spouses(s)

Ann Hussey
1516 – 1562
Birth Location: Linwood, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
AH
Dorothy Grosvenor
1515 – 1562
Birth Location: Eaton, Cheshire, England
DG

Children(s)

John, Pontefract
1556 – 1630
Birth Location: France, France
JP
Christofer Saville
1560 – 1610
Birth Location: Birstall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
CS
John, Pontefract
1556 – 1630
Birth Location: France, France
JP

Robert Savile's Ancestors

Self
Robert Savile
1525 – 1585
Birth Place: Howley Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Henry of Thornhill, Sheriff Yorkshire, Savile
1502 – 1558
Thornhill, Tankersley, Yorkshire, England
Margaretha (Saville) Barkston
1502 – 1556
Thornhill, Tankersley, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Savile's Descendants

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Robert Savile (1525 – 1585) m. Ann Hussey (1516 – 1 December 1562) m. Dorothy Grosvenor (1515 – 1562)
  1. 1. John, (1st Baron of Savile of) Pontefract (1556 – 31 August 1630) m. Collineau (DeMontaguerre Lamarre Charest) Vibrayre (1530 – 1649) m. Elizabeth Savile (1570 – 22 June 1634)
    1. 1. Anne Savinelle (1610 – 19 November 1657) m. Jacques ((Jean) Menard dit) LaFontaine (1599 – 14 January 1677) m. François Brunet
      1. 1. Jacques (Ménard dit) Lafontaine (21 August 1629 – 14 January 1707) m. Catherine Ménard (6 January 1640 – 31 March 1694)
        1. 1. Margurite Ménard (4 September 1658 – 1666)
        2. 2. Marie Ménard-Dit-Lafontaine (7 September 1659 – 2 July 1726)
        3. 3. Jean-Baptiste Ménard (27 November 1660 – 29 October 1728)
        4. 4. Louis Ménard (28 July 1662 – 11 May 1742)
        5. 5. Maurice Ménard (6 June 1664 – 9 May 1741) m. Marie (Madeleine Couc dit) Lafleur (1669 – 1763)
        6. 6. Jean Ménard (14 March 1666 – 7 May 1702)
        7. 7. Marguerite Menard (22 January 1668 – 3 April 1699)
        8. 8. Jeanne-Françoise Ménard (21 May 1669 – 16 October 1747)
        9. 9. Marie-Anne Ménard (2 April 1671 – 3 February 1709)
        10. 10. Catherine Ménard (27 September 1673 – 2 January 1726)
        11. 11. Marie (Catherine Menard Dit) Lafontaine (27 September 1673 – 1 January 1727)
        12. 12. Marie-Madeleine Ménard (19 January 1674 – 30 January 1675)
        13. 13. Thérèse Ménard (2 October 1676 – 20 June 1753)
        14. 14. Jacques Ménard (17 August 1678 – 6 July 1685)
      2. 2. Marguerite Ménard (1630 – 21 February 1667)
      3. 3. Pierre Ménard (29 February 1636 – 1697)
    2. 2. Marie (Ménard dit) Lafontaine
    3. 3. Jean-Baptiste (Ménard dit) Lafontaine ( – abt 1702)
    4. 4. Louis (Ménard dit) Lafontaine
    5. 5. Maurice (Ménard dit) Lafontaine
    6. 6. Jean (Ménard dit) Lafontaine
    7. 7. Catherine (Ménard dit) Lafontaine
    8. 8. Marie-Madeleine (Ménard dit) Lafontaine ( – abt 1675)
    9. 9. Thérèse (Ménard dit) Lafontaine
    10. 10. Jacques (Ménard dit) Lafontaine (17 August 1678 – abt 1685)
    11. 11. Thomas Savile (1590 – 1659)
    12. 12. Frances Bradley (1607 – 30 January 1664)
  2. 2. Christofer Saville (1560 – 30 June 1610)

Robert Savile's Timeline

2 Records

1525
1525
Birth of Robert Savile in Howley Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Howley Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1585
1585
Age 60
Death of Robert Savile in Barkston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Barkston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1525
    Event Place: Howley Hall, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Barkston, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Batley, Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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