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Sir John VIII Savage "of Rocksavage", Sheriff\ Mayor of Cheshire, of Clifton and Rock Savage 1505 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1505

Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, , England

Death Date: 5 Dec 1597

Death Location: Savage Chapel, St. Michael's CHurch, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Father: John Savage

Mother: Lady Savage

Spouse(s): Mary Egerton, Lady Savage

Children(s):

Sir John VIII Savage "of Rocksavage", Sheriff\ Mayor of Cheshire, of Clifton and Rock Savage 1524 was born in 1505 in Clifton, Cheshire, , England, the child of John VII of Clifton Savage Sheriff, Knight of the Garter, 6th Earl of Savage and Lady Elizabeth "De Beaufort" Somerset (Brereton), Countess of Savage and Somerset, Baroness Brereton and Savage. Sir John VIII Savage "of Rocksavage", Sheriff\ Mayor of Cheshire, of Clifton and Rock Savage 1524 married Mary Egerton, Lady Elizabeth Savage. Sir John VIII Savage "of Rocksavage", Sheriff\ Mayor of Cheshire, of Clifton and Rock Savage 1524 passed away in 1597 in Savage Chapel, St. Michael's CHurch, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.

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  • Sir John VIII Savage "of Rocksavage", Sheriff\ Mayor of Cheshire, of Clifton and Rock Savage 1524 was born in 1505 in Clifton, Cheshire, , England, the child of John VII of Clifton Savage Sheriff, Knight of the Garter, 6th Earl of Savage and Lady Elizabeth "De Beaufort" Somerset (Brereton), Countess of Savage and Somerset, Baroness Brereton and Savage.
  • Sir John VIII Savage "of Rocksavage", Sheriff\ Mayor of Cheshire, of Clifton and Rock Savage 1524 married Mary Egerton, Lady Elizabeth Savage.
  • Sir John VIII Savage "of Rocksavage", Sheriff\ Mayor of Cheshire, of Clifton and Rock Savage 1524 passed away in 1597 in Savage Chapel, St. Michael's CHurch, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.

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Sir Savage's Ancestors

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Sir Savage
1505 – 1597
Birth Place: Clifton, Cheshire, , England
Parents
John VII of Clifton Savage Sheriff, Knight of the Garter, 6th Earl of Savage
1493 – 1528
Clifton, Cheshire, England
Lady (Elizabeth "De Beaufort" Somerset (Brereton), Countess of Savage and Somerset, Baroness Brereton and) Savage
1497 – 1545
Ragland Castle, Somerset, England
Grandparents
Lady (Anne) Bostock
1475 – 1528
Rostock, Davenham, Cheshire, England
Charles (Henry) Somerset
1460 – 1526
England
Elizabeth Somerset
1476 – 1507
England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Savage's Timeline

2 Records

1505
1505
Birth of Sir John VIII Savage "of Rocksavage", Sheriff\ Mayor of Cheshire, of Clifton and Rock Savage 1524 in Clifton, Cheshire, , England
Clifton, Cheshire, , England
1597
5 Dec 1597
Age 92
Death of Sir John VIII Savage "of Rocksavage", Sheriff\ Mayor of Cheshire, of Clifton and Rock Savage 1524 in Savage Chapel, St. Michael's CHurch, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Savage Chapel, St. Michael's CHurch, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1505
    Event Place: Clifton, Cheshire, , England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1597
    Event Place: Savage Chapel, St. Michael's CHurch, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Macclesfield, Cheshire East Unitary Authority, Cheshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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