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Sir John VIII Savage of Clifton Knight, Sheriff of Chester, Mayor of Chester 1524–1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: November 1524

Birth Location: Rock Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 5 December 1597

Death Location: Savage Chapel, St Michaels Church, Macclesfield, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

Father: John Knight

Mother: Elisabet Savage

Spouse(s): Gertrude Shrewsbury

Children(s): Countess Savage

In 1524, Sir John VIII Savage of Clifton Knight, Sheriff of Chester, Mayor of Chester entered the world in Rock Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Vii Of Clifton Savage Sheriff Knight And Elisabet Savage. Sir John VIII Savage of Clifton Knight, Sheriff of Chester, Mayor of Chester married Gertrude Elizabeth Manners Lady Baroness Of Shrewsbury, and had children including Countess Mary Elizabeth Savage. Sir John VIII Savage of Clifton Knight, Sheriff of Chester, Mayor of Chester passed away in 1597 in Savage Chapel, St Michaels Church, Macclesfield, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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  • In 1524, Sir John VIII Savage of Clifton Knight, Sheriff of Chester, Mayor of Chester entered the world in Rock Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, born to John Vii Of Clifton Savage Sheriff Knight And Elisabet Savage.
  • Sir John VIII Savage of Clifton Knight, Sheriff of Chester, Mayor of Chester married Gertrude Elizabeth Manners Lady Baroness Of Shrewsbury, and had children including Countess Mary Elizabeth Savage.
  • Sir John VIII Savage of Clifton Knight, Sheriff of Chester, Mayor of Chester passed away in 1597 in Savage Chapel, St Michaels Church, Macclesfield, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Sir Chester's Ancestors

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Sir Chester
1524–1597
Birth Place: Rock Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
John VII of Clifton Savage Sheriff, Knight
1493–1528
Clifton Hall, Halton Cheshire, England
Elisabet Savage
1497–1545
Ragland Castle, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Sir (John VI Savage, Knight) Worcestershire
1480–1530
Clifton Hall, Halton, Cheshire, England
Lady (Anne) Bostock
1475–1528
Rostock, Davenham, Cheshire, England
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Sir Chester's Descendants

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Sir (John VIII Savage of Clifton Knight, Sheriff of Chester, Mayor of) Chester (November 1524–5 December 1597) m. Gertrude (Elizabeth Manners Lady Baroness of) Shrewsbury (1525–8 Aug 1570)
  1. 1. Countess (Mary Elizabeth) Savage 1558–1632 m. William (Browne) I 1558–1610
    1. 1. Percy (Nycholas) Browne 1602–1675 m. Anne (Brown Browne) Rich 1603–1635
      1. 1. Nathaniell (Browne) * 1621–1658 m. Lucretia Lyffe 1622–
        1. 1. Matthew Browne –1678

Sir Chester's Timeline

2 Records

1524
November 1524
Birth of Sir John VIII Savage of Clifton Knight, Sheriff of Chester, Mayor of Chester in Rock Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Rock Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
1597
5 December 1597
Age 73
Death of Sir John VIII Savage of Clifton Knight, Sheriff of Chester, Mayor of Chester in Savage Chapel, St Michaels Church, Macclesfield, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Savage Chapel, St Michaels Church, Macclesfield, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: November 1524
    Event Place: Rock Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1597
    Event Place: Savage Chapel, St Michaels Church, Macclesfield, England., Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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