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Sir Knight Henry Savile 1549 – 1622 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Nov 1549

Birth Location: Bradley, Halifax

Death Date: 19 Feb 1622

Death Location: Bradley Hall, Eccleston, Lancashire, England

Father: Sir Savile

Mother: Lady Ramsden

Spouse(s): Lady D'Acres, Lady Barkston

Children(s): Elizabeth Savile, Elizabeth Savile

Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton was born in 1549 in Bradley, Halifax, the child of Sir Henry Savile and Lady Elizabeth Amanda Ramsden. Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton married Lady Margaret D'Acres, Lady Margaret Barkston, and had children including Elizabeth Savile, Elizabeth Savile. Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton passed away in 1622 in Bradley Hall, Eccleston, Lancashire, England.

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  • Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton was born in 1549 in Bradley, Halifax, the child of Sir Henry Savile and Lady Elizabeth Amanda Ramsden.
  • Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton married Lady Margaret D'Acres, Lady Margaret Barkston, and had children including Elizabeth Savile, Elizabeth Savile.
  • Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton passed away in 1622 in Bradley Hall, Eccleston, Lancashire, England.

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Sir Savile's Ancestors

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Sir Savile
1549 – 1622
Birth Place: Bradley, Halifax
Parents
Sir Henry Savile
1512 – 1566
Elland, Yorkshire West Riding, England
Lady (Elizabeth Amanda) Ramsden
1516 – 1596
Elland, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Marjorie (Margeret "Mary") Gleadhill
1466 – 1544
Lupset, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Robert (John) Ramsden
1485 – 1578
Elland, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Grace (Elizabeth) Beaumont
1492 – 1577
Elland, Yorkshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ramsden
1460 – 1537
Alice Bottomley
1462 – 1539
John Beaumont
1463 – 1531
Alice Sothill
1470 – 1542
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Savile's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Henry) Savile (30 Nov 1549 – 19 Feb 1622) m. Lady (Margaret) D'Acres (December 1563 – 1631) m. Lady (Margaret) Barkston (1558 – Abt. 1620)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Savile (1595 – 9 Nov 1666) m. Lord (William) Wentworth (13 Apr 1593 – 3 Jul 1644)
    1. 1. Ann (Elizabeth) Wentworth (1627 – 20 Sep 1707) m. Edward Skinner (24 Jun 1624 – 13 May 1657)
      1. 1. Mary Skinner (1648 – 15 Aug 1722) m. Jeremiah (I.) Ellis (7 March 1643 – Abt. 1722)
        1. 1. Jeremiah Ellis (1671 – 17 May 1738) m. Elizabeth (Parker) Davis (18 Feb 1672 – 1779)
        2. 2. Benjamin Ellis (1688 – 19 January 1759) m. Elizabeth (Kate) Rogers (1693 – 20 Nov 1750)

Sir Savile's Timeline

5 Records

1549
30 November 1549
Birth of Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton in Thornhill Hall, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Thornhill Hall, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
1549
30 Nov 1549
Birth of Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton in Elland, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
Elland, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
1549
30 Nov 1549
Birth of Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton in Bradley, Halifax
Bradley, Halifax
1622
19 Feb 1622
Age 73
Death of Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton in Bradley Hall, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Bradley Hall, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
1622
19 Feb 1622
Age 73
Death of Sir Knight Henry Savile , Bible translator, scholar, Warden of Merton Coll., Oxford Grad, Provost of Eton in Bradley Hall, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
Bradley Hall, Eccleston, Lancashire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 November 1549
    Event Place: Thornhill Hall, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1549
    Event Place: Elland, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Nov 1549
    Event Place: Bradley, Halifax
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1622
    Event Place: Bradley Hall, Eccleston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1622
    Event Place: Bradley Hall, Eccleston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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