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Sir Knight, John Savage 1524 – 1597 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1524

Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, England

Death Date: 5 Dec 1597

Death Location: Rock, Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England

Father: Sir Savage

Mother: Elizabeth Beaufort-Somerset

Spouse(s): Gertrude Manners

Children(s): Countess Savage

Born in 1524 in Clifton, Cheshire, England, Sir Knight John Savage VIII was the child of Sir John VIII Savage "of Rocksavage", Sheriff\ Mayor of Cheshire, of Clifton and Rock Savage and Elizabeth of Somerset (2nd Cousin to King Henry VII) de Beaufort-Somerset. In time, Sir Knight John Savage VIII married Gertrude Elizabeth Manners, and they raised a family that included Countess Mary Elizabeth Savage. Sir Knight John Savage VIII died in Rock, Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England in 1597.

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Sir Savage
1524 – 1597
Birth Location: Clifton Rocksavage, Cheshire, England
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Elizabeth Beaufort-Somerset
1497 – 1545
Birth Location: Worcestershire, England
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Spouses(s)

Gertrude Manners
1523 – 1556
Birth Location: Clifton, Cheshire, England
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Children(s)

Countess Savage
1556 – 1633
Birth Location: Runcorn, Cheshire, England
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Oct 1524
    Event Place: Clifton, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Dec 1597
    Event Place: Rock, Savage, Clifton, Cheshire, England

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