SAVILE

 

Earls of Sussex

Earls and Marquesses of Halifax

Earls of Mexborough

 

 

 

 

 

Preface:

 

Sir Henry Savile, d.1411/2; m.Elizabeth Thornhill

 

1a) Sir Thomas, of Thornhill, d.1449; m.1442 Margaret Pilkington

 

1b) Sir John, of Thornhill; m.Alice Gascoigne

 

1c) Sir John; m.Jane Harrington; ancestor of the line in Part 1

 

2c) Thomas, of Lupset, d.1505; m.Margaret Basforth; ancestor of the line in Part 2

 

2a) Henry; m.Helen Copley

 

1b) Sir John; ancestor of:

 

Sir John Savile, of Copley, cr Baronet 1662 (ca 1640-dspm 1689); m.Mary Paston

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Mary Elizabeth (1661-11 Dec 1732); m.Lord Thomas Howard (1659-9 Nov 1689)

 

2b) Thomas; ancestor of the line in Part 3

 

 

 

 

Part 1

 

 

John Savile, of Howley (1556-31 Aug 1630), cr 1628 Baron Savile of Pomfret, with remainder to his sons Thomas, Robert and Edmund; he m. 1st Hon. Katherine Willoughby (dsp); m.2nd 20 Nov 1586 Elizabeth Carey, sister of Viscount Falkland

 

1a) Henry (bap 9 Jan 1588- dvp); m.Helen Oglethorpe

 

1b) John, d.before his grandfather, and likely before 1628

 

2a) Edward, dsp Feb 1603 [per Burke’s, though he is said to have been married and he could not have been more than 13 years old in 1603]; m.Anne Tolson

 

3a) Thomas, cr 1628 Viscount Savile and Baron of Castlebar [I], suc 1630 as 2nd Lord Savile of Pomfret, cr 1644 Earl of Sussex (bap 14 Sep 1590-ca 1659); m.1st Frances, Lady Leveson, née Sondes; m.2nd soon after Nov 1640 Lady Anne Villiers (d.ca 1670)

 

1b) James, 2nd Earl of Sussex (1647-11 Oct 1671); m.Anne Wake (bap 19 Jan 1648- d.by 1680)

 

1c) James, Viscount Savile (bur 16 Jul 1671)

 

2b) Frances (d.6 Jun 1695); m.Francis Brudenell, Lord Brudenell (d.1698)

 

3b) Elizabeth; m.John Audley; she is not mentioned in early genealogies, but is included in a recent Burke’s edition

 

4a) Robert

 

5a) Edmund

 

6a) Catherine; m.1st Sir Thomas Bland, of Kippax; m.2nd Walter Welsh

 

7a) Anne; m.Piers Leigh

 

8a) Elizabeth; m.1st Alveray Cooper; m.2nd Richard Banks

 

9a) Frances; m. Rev. Thomas Bradley

 

 

 

Part 2

 

 

Sir George Savile, of Thornehill, cr Baronet 1611 (ca 1550-12 Nov 1622); m.1st by 1600 Lady Mary Talbot; m.2nd Mrs Elizabeth Savile, née Ayscough (bur 25 Jan 1626)

 

1a) [ex 1] Sir George, d.1614; m.1st NN; m.2nd Anne Wentworth

 

1b) Sir George, 2nd Bt. (ca 1611-19 Dec 1626)

 

2b) Sir William, 3rd Bt. (ca 1612-24 Jan 1644); m.Hon. Anne Coventry (d.ca 1661)

 

1c) Sir George, 4th Bt., cr 1668 Viscount Halifax and Baron Saville of Eland, cr 1679 Earl of Halifax, cr 1682 Marquess of Halifax (11 Nov 1633-5 Apr 1695); m.1st 29 Dec 1656 Lady Dorothy Spencer (d.16 Dec 1670): m.2nd Nov 1672 Gertrude Pierrepont (d.1 Oct 1727)

 

1d) Henry, Lord Eland (Feb 1661-d.shortly before 21 Oct 1687); m.ca Apr 1684 Esther de la Tour (1666-bur 26 May 1694)

 

2d) Anne (1663-bur 23 Jan 1690); m.10 Aug 1682 John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery (bap 18 Jul 1639-16 Jan 1713)

 

3d) William, 2nd Marquess of Halifax (1665-31 Aug 1700); m.1st 1687 Elizabeth Grimston (bap 19 Jan 1671-1694); m.2nd 2 Apr 1695 Lady Mary Finch (bap 18 May 1677-19 Sep 1718), later wife of Duke of Roxburghe

 

[by 1st m.]:

 

1e) Anne, d.18 Jul 1717; m.7 Feb 1706 Charles Bruce, 4th Earl of Elgin, 3rd Earl of Ailesbury (29 May 1682-10 Feb 1747)

 

[by 2nd m.]:

 

2e) William, Lord Eland (21 Mar 1696-bur 18 Feb 1697)

 

3e) son, Lord Eland, bur 24 Mar 1698

 

4e) Essex [dau], d.young

 

5e) Dorothy (13 Sep 1699-21 Sep 1758); m.21 Mar 1721 Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork (25 Apr 1694-3 Dec 1753)

 

6e) Mary (28 Sep 1700-30 Jul 1751); m.11 Jun 1722 Sackville Tufton, 7th Earl of Thanet (11 May 1688-4 Dec 1753)

 

4d) [ex 1] George, k.a. Buda 1688

 

5d) [ex 2] Elizabeth, d.1708; m.1692 Hon. Philip Stanhope [later, 3rd Earl of Chesterfield] (3 Feb 1673-9 Feb 1726)

 

[6d] the 1st Marquess of Halifax is said to have been father of a nat. son called Henry Carey, author,who left issue]

 

2c) Anne (18 Jan 1635-22 Mar 1667); m.12 May 1656 Thomas Windsor, 7th Lord Windsor [later, 1682, Earl of Plymouth] (ca 1627-3 Nov 1687)

 

3c) Henry (ca 1642-6 Oct 1687)

 

4c) Margaret

 

2a) [ex 2] Sir John, bur 8 May 1660; m.1st Elizabeth Armitage; m.2nd Anne Soame

 

1b) [ex 1] dau; m.William Hirstler

 

2b) [ex 2] Sir John, 6th Bt., d.ca 1704

 

3b) [ex 2] Mary; m.1667 Robert Jenison, of Elswick and Walworth (ca 1640-1712/4)

 

4b) [ex 2] Anne; m.John Harris

 

3a) Richard

 

4a) Henry (ca 1599-ca 1666); m.Anne Crewse [Cruse]

 

1b) Rev. John; m.1st NN (dsp); m.2nd Barbara Jenison (ca 1659- fl 1702)

 

1c) Sir George, 7th Bt. (bap 18 Feb 1678-16 Sep 1743); m.19 Dec 1722 Mary Pratt, maternal gdau of Sir John Brookes, Bt., and reputed to be dau of 1st Earl of Shelburne

 

1d) Sir George, 8th Bt. (ca 1727-10 Jan 1784)

 

2d) Arabella, d.Sep 1767 [1787?]; m.John Thornhaugh, later Hewett

 

3d) Barbara, d.22 Jul 1797; m.26 Dec 1752 Richard Lumley, 4th Earl of Scarbrough (d.12 May 1782); many of the Savile estates went to her son, who added the name “Savile”

 

2c) Anne; m.1st 1705 Sir Nicholas Cole, of Brancepeth, 3rd Bt. (d.1711); m.2nd “a Belgian adventurer called ‘Baron Dognyes’”

 

3c) Gertrude

 

2b) Elizabeth; m. Cte Montfelto

3b) Anne; m.Sir Robert Forbes

4b) Mary

 

5a) Mary; m.John Archer

 

 

 

 

 

Part 3

 

 

Sir John Savile, of Bradley Hall (1545-2 Feb 1607); m.1st Jane Garth; m.2nd Mrs Elizabeth Tempest, née Wentworth; m.3rd  Dorothy, dau of 1st Lord Wentworth; m.4th Margery, Lady Weston, née Peake

 

[by 1st m.]:

 

1a) Sir Henry, of Methley, cr Baronet 1611 (1579-23 Jun 1632); m.Mary Dent; he had several children who dvp, including:

 

1b) John, d.1631, aged 20

 

2a) Jane; m.Sir Henry Goodricke, of Ribstone

 

3a) Elizabeth; m.Sir John Jackson, of Hickleton

 

[by 2nd m.]:

 

4a) John, of Methley, d.1651; m.1st Mary Robinson; m.2nd Margaret Garraway; issue of 2nd m.:

 

1b) John, of Methley and Thrybergh (1644-    ); m.Sarah Tryon

 

1c) John, dvp 1717; m.Mary (d.Nov 1740), dau of Sir John Banks, Bt.

 

1d) John, drowned 1713

 

2d) Henry, of Methley

 

3d) Elizabeth, of Thrybergh; m.30 Apr 1726 Hon. John Finch (ca 1689-1 Jan 1740)

 

2c) Charles, of Methley (1676-5 Jun 1741); m.Alathea Millington (d.24 Jun 1759)

 

1d) John, of Methley (Dec 1719-12 Feb 1778), cr 1753 Baron Pollington of Longford [I], cr 1766 Earl of Mexborough of Lifford and Viscount Pollington of Ferns [I]; he m.20 Jan 1760 Sarah Delaval (14 mar 1742-9 Aug 1821)

 

1e) John, 2nd Earl of Mexborough (8 Apr 1761-3 Feb 1830); m.30 Sep 1782 Elizabeth Stephenson (25 Apr 1762-7 Jun 1821)

 

1f) John, 3rd Earl of Mexborough (3 Jul 1783-25 Dec 1860); m.20 Aug 1807 Lady Anne Yorke (13 Apr 1783-17 Jul 1870)

 

1g) Elizabeth Philippa (28 Nov 1808-1 Dec 1808)

 

2g) John Charles George, 4th Earl of Mexborough (4 Jun 1810-17 Aug 1899); m.1st 24 Feb 1842 Lady Rachel Katherine Walpole (6 Feb 1824-21 Jun 1854); m.2nd 27 Jul 1861 Agnes Louisa Elizabeth Raphael (d.23 Dec 1898)

 

1h) John Horace, 5th Earl of Mexborough (17 Jun 1843-8 Jun 1916); m.1st 24 Apr 1867 Venetia Stanley (dsps 13 Nov 1900), dau of Sir Rowland Stanley Errington, 11th Bt.; m.2nd Apr 1906 Mrs Sylvia Cecilia Maria Clerk, née de Ser-Antoni (d.20 Aug 1915); m.3rd 28 Jan 1916 Anne Belcher (d.11 Feb 1943)

 

2h) [ex 2] Mary Louisa, d.25 Jul 1945; m.11 Jul 1898 (div 1905) Walter B Harris (d.4 Apr 1933)

 

3h) Anne (25 May 1864-lost at sea while flying 31 Aug 1927); m.15 Apr 1897 Ludwig Pr zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (19 Jul 1864-k.a. 26 Mar 1899)

 

4h) John Henry, 6th Earl of Mexborough (27 Sep 1868-16 Sep 1945); m.15 Jul 1905 Hon. Margaret Eva de Burgh Knatchbull-Hugessen (d.26 Jan 1957)

 

1i) John Raphael, 7th Earl of Mexborough (11 Oct 1906-15 Jul 1980); m.23 Jul 1930 Josephine Bertha Emily Fletcher (20 Feb 1908-1992)

 

1j) John Christopher George, 8th Earl of Mexborough, b.16 May 1931; m.1st 30 May 1958 (div 1972) Lady Elizabeth Hariot Grimston (31 Aug 1939-1987); m.2nd 5 Jun 1972 Catherine Joyce Hope

 

1k) John Andrew Bruce, Viscount Pollington, b.30 Nov 1959; m.London 11 Jun 2019 Mrs Norma Isolde Findlay, née Phoenix

 

2k) Alethea Frances Clare (3 Jun 1963-16 Sep 1994)

 

3k) Lucinda Sarah Catherine, b.1973; m.Chelsea 28 Oct 2006 Edward Gabriel Theodor Janson Ankarcrona

 

4k) James Hugh Hope John, b.21 Aug 1976; m.St.Mary’s, Nottingham 9 Oct 2010 Victoria Sian Forman Hardy (b.1979)

 

1l) Arthur John Hope Thomas, b.1 Dec 2011

 

2l) Ludovic Henry Nicholas Raphael, b.2014

 

3l) Rory Alexander Louis Elwyn, b.2017

 

2j) Charles Anthony, b.28 Jun 1934; m.5 Nov 1966 Zita Loretta White à 2 sons

 

3j) Anne Sarah Elizabeth (10 Sep 1938-1980); m.30 Oct 1964 Charles Hynman Allanby

 

2i) Agnes Marjorie Alice (26 Oct 1907-1987); m.23 Oct 1930 Thomas More Eyston (d.31 May 1940 of wounds received in action)

 

3i) Beatrice Anne (25 Jun 1910-29 Dec 1973); m.14 Jun 1934 Ralph Henry Scrope

 

4i) [Mary Elspeth] Sylvia (29 May 1914-25 Oct 1948); m.4 Feb 1937 Andrew Ramon Dalzell de Bertodano (d.1957)

 

5i) [Anne] Sarah Alethea Marjorie (17 Sep 1919-1991); m.4 Aug 1955 Hon. Sir James Roualeyn Cumming-Bruce (d.12 Jun 2000)

 

5h) George (24 Nov 1871-15 Jul 1937); m.22 Sep 1920 Lady Margaret Forbes (1879-19 May 1965)

 

3g) Henry Alexander (12 Dec 1811-1 Mar 1850); m.17 Aug 1840 Catherine Pennefather (d.1 Jan 1843)

 

1h) William (8 Oct 1841-4 Apr 1903); m.12 Jun 1865 Emily Davies (d.28 Jan 1909)

 

1i) John Herbert Drax (29 Mar 1866-2 Oct 1912)

 

2i) Beatrice Anne Louisa, d.26 Oct 1944; m.11 Jun 1908 Francis Henry Tristram Jervoise, of Herriard Park (d.27 May 1959)

 

2h) Henry (31 Dec 1842-25 Jan 1843)

 

4g) Sarah Elizabeth (23 Feb 1813-16 Dec 1890); m.6 Nov 1845 Hon. Sir James Lindsay (25 Aug 1815-13 Aug 1874)

 

5g) Rev. Philip Yorke (23 Aug 1814-23 Jul 1897); m.20 Jan 1842 Emily Mary Brand Hale (d.9 Aug 1881)

 

1h) Philip Hale (30 May 1843-9 Sep 1843)

 

2h) Alice Mary (8 Mar 1845-    ); Burke’s 1921 says she d.26 Jul 1809, which is clearly wrong; likely 1809 should be 1899 or 1909

 

3h) George (26 Apr 1847-4 Sep 1904); m.1 Jun 1876 Charlotte Maria Baker (d.13 May 1879)

 

1i) Beatrice Mary (3 Jun 1877-18 Oct 1952); m.3 Jul 1897 George Lowsley-Williams (d.1 Sep 1937)

 

4h) Henry William (9 Mar 1850-8 Jan 1932)

 

5h) Frederick James (27 May 1851-13 Jan 1865)

 

6h) son, b.and d. 15 Feb 1854

 

7h) Rev. William Hale (31 Dec 1859-5 Feb 1925); m.21 Jul 1888 Mabel Gfn von Bothmer (1860-16 Jul 1947)

 

1i) Venetia Mary Stanley Errington; m.1st 17 Feb 1916 (div 1926) Everard Noel Rye Trentham; m.2nd 10 Feb 1930 Cecil Hunter Boyd Gowan (d.28 Jul 1941); m.3rd 5 Apr 1955 Valentine Leathley Armitage (d.1964)

 

2i) Violet Irene; m.1st 6 Apr 1921 (div 1924) Gordon Brooke Willoughby Hamilton-Gay; m.2nd 18 Jan 1930 (div 1947) William Francis Egginton Briggs; m.3rd 6 Sep 1956 Christopher Pemberton Worsfold

 

3i) Veronica Yorke Hélène Cecilia; m.24 Apr 1926 Willem Karel Marie de Bruijn van Gouderack (d.1984)

 

6g) Charles Stuart (24 Feb 1816-1 Mar 1870); m.11 Jun 1864 Paulina Mary Ann King

 

1h) Marie Alice Paulina, d.1869

 

7g) Frederick (17 Mar 1817-3 Apr 1851); m.27 May 1839 Antonia Archdall (d.23 Mar 1869)

 

1h) Louisa (29 Mar 1840-9 Feb 1920)

2h) Philip Alexander (1 Apr 1843-14 Nov 1869)

3h) Agnes Yorke (10 Feb 1845-17 May 1904)

4h) William Archdall(3 Mar 1847-16 Jul 1847)

5h) Sarah Elizabeth (5 Dec 1848-24 Sep 1912)

 

8g) Rev. Arthur (20 Dec 1819-23 Apr 1870); m.13 Jul 1852 Hon. Lucy Georgina Neville (2 Dec 1828-25 May 1919)

 

1h) Elizabeth Jane (28 Sep 1853-    )

2h) Mirabel Anne (8 Dec 1854-10 Aug 1938); m.15 Aug 1877 William Marsland Francis Schneider (d.3 May 1918)

3h) Alethea Maude (11 Mar 1856-11 Feb 1947)

4h) Grey Henry (23 Feb 1858-16 Apr 1858)

5h) Georgina Lucy (11 May 1859-28 Aug 1936)

6h) Vere Philippa (1 Jan 1861-19 Nov 1932); m.17 Nov 1887 William Blackburn (d.13 May 1927)

7h) Blanche Audley (16 Feb 1862-    )

8h) Florence Augusta (2 May 1863-    )

9h) Octavia Louisa (20 Jul1864-    )

10h) Arthur Cornwallis (6 Oct 1865-    )

11h) Latimer (9 Sep 1868-27 Dec 1916)

 

2f) Sarah Elizabeth (4 Feb 1786-30 Jan 1851); m.1st 30 Oct 1807 John George Monson, 4th Lord Monson (1 Feb 1785-14 Nov 1809); m.2nd 21 Oct 1816 Henry Richard Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick (29 Mar 1779-10 Aug 1853)

 

3f) Eliza (20 Jun 1789-25 Dec 1794)

 

2e) Henry (17 Sep 1763-1828)

 

3e) Charles (27 Apr 1774-18 Feb 1807); m.27 Aug 1803 Annabella Wilson

 

3c) James, of Wakefield; m.NN

 

1d) Sarah; m. Rev. Joseph Leech

 

4c) Samuel, of Darrington; m.NN

 

1d) Sarah; m.William Sotherton

 

5c) Sarah (bap 22 Jun 1669-    ); m.12 Apr 1692 Sir Thomas Slingsby, 4th Bt. (ca 1668-bur 15 Nov 1726)

 

2b) Margaret, d.9 Nov 1697; m.Sir William Ingleby, 2nd Bt. (bap 13 Mar 1621-6 Nov 1682)

 

3b) Elizabeth; m.Leonard Wastell

 

4b) Katharine, d.1710; m.1st 17 Aug 1654 Sir William Cholmley, 2nd Bt. (Dec 1625-11 Oct 1663); m.2nd 1665 Sir Nicholas Strode, of Chipsted House

 

5b) Dorothy (1 May 1647-    ); m.15 Sep 1663 John Clavering (ca 1641-dvp 26 Feb 1688), eldest son of Sir James Clavering, Bt.