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| Lord Savile | Ref 60-90 |
Many members of the Savile family have held the title of Lord, including:
| Savile, Mrs | Ref 60-54 |
| Savile, Mr | Ref 60-4 |
Child: Ellen Hobbs [b 1856] who was a cotton reeler [1891]
They lived at 48 Crossley Terrace, Halifax [1891].
He was dead by 1891.
In 1891 the widowed Jane was a washerwoman. Living with her and daughter Ellen was nephew [?] Herbert Lister
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| Savile, Anne | Ref 60-58 |
Her name is unknown. It is given as Anne in a pedigree.See Women's names
This daughter married Ralph Snaith.
Children:
Ralph Snaith was bailiff of Pontefract.
In his will, dated 11 March 1472, Ralph Snaith refers often to my wife but does not name her.
However, she can be identified from the part in his will where he gives instructions for the care of his three young sons, in which he states ...
be the avice of my wife and of her brodir William Savell, beryng witnes Thomas Watkynson, John Dykonson and Thomas Moulton.Item I will that my wife gife to youg John Savell a gra horse trotyng whiche gois in the parke; that Thamas Savell have a dublett of grene chamlett and William Savell a dublett of blake damaske; and that my sister Waterton have a doblett of cremysyn velwett for hir son; and that my wife take a gowne furyd wt buge and a dublett of blake velwett for hir rememerance of me.
Ralph asks to be buried in the church of the colege of the Holy Trynite in Pomfrete.
[Testamenta Eboracensia pt 3, p.203]
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| Savile, Cuthbert | Ref 60-56 |
Recorded in 1547.
He married Margaret Hardy
Margaret was the daughter of John Hardy of Halifax
| Savile, Dorothy | Ref 60-92 |
She married John Kaye of Woodsome and Oakenshaw. They had 7 illegitimate children
| Savile, Dorothy | Ref 60-63 |
She married Joseph Ramsden, becoming his second wife.
Dorothy died after giving birth to their daughter, Grace and was buried 6th October 1682, the same day as Grace was baptised
| Savile, Edward | Ref 60-78 |
He married Alice Oates.
Alice was the daughter of John Oates of Halifax
Children:
| Savile, Edward | Ref 60-95 |
He lived at Ainley House, Elland
| Savile, Edward | Ref 60-37 |
He had disagreements with William Fourness, lord of the Manor of Shelf Hall
| Savile, Edward | Ref 60-84 |
Son of Sir Henry Savile.
He married (1) Mary Leigh.
Mary was the daughter of Sir Richard Leigh of St Albans
They divorced on grounds of causa frigidatis.
He married (2) Elizabeth Barnby.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Geoffrey Barnby
After Edward's death, Elizabeth married James Birkby who was Lord Mayor of York [1558, 1596]
| Savile, Elizabeth | Ref 60-70 |
She married (1) Robert Pilkington.
She married (2) John Rayner.
She married (3) Mr Rokeby
| Savile, Elizabeth | Ref 60-53 |
She married (1) Sir Robert Waterton of Walton.
Child: Sir John Waterton
She married (2) Thomas Savile of Hullenedge.
Thomas was her second cousin
They appear to have had no male issue.
Administration Jan 14, 1493-4 to John Waterton, Knt [Rotherham, i, 61]
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| Savile, Sir George | Ref 60-76 |
See Greenwood Stone and Savile's Law
| Savile, Sir George | Ref 60-99 |
Of Lupset and Thornhill in Yorkshire. A member of the Savile family of Thornhill, and the Savile family of Lupset
He was created 2nd Baronet Savile of Thornhill in 1611.
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Savile, Sir George | Ref 60-49 |
He married Unknown.
Child: George
| Savile, Sir George | Ref 60-36 |
Born 11th November 1633.
He became a statesman, politician and essayist.
He was a wealthy baronet, 4th Baronet Savile of Thornhill. He entered politics in the 1660s and supported the Royalist cause in the Civil War. He was a protestant, but a loyal supporter of the Stuart cause. On the death of Cromwell, he declared himself in favour of the absent king. At the Restoration, he was created Baron Savile of Eland and Viscount Halifax [1667], the 1st Earl of Halifax (First Creation) [1679], Keeper of the Privy Seal, and the 1st Marquis of Halifax [1682]
He wrote several works, including a book entitled The Miscellanies about the social life and customs of Britain which was published by Robert Urie of Glasgow [1751].
In 1656, he married (1) Lady Dorothy Spencer [1640-1670].
Dorothy was the daughter of the 1st Earl of Sunderland and Dorothy Sidney
Child: William
In 1672, he married (2) Gertrude Pierrepont.
Gertrude was the daughter of William Pierrepont of Thoresby
Child: 2. Elizabeth Stanhope Countess of Chesterfield
On 5th April 1695, George was
carried off by a mortification of the bowels
He was buried at Westminster Abbey
See The Life & Letters of Sir George Savile
| Savile, Sir George | Ref 60-93 |
Marquess of Halifax.
7th Baronet Savile of Thornhill.
He became Lord Savile of Rufford.
Lord of the Manor of Heptonstall
| Savile, Sir George | Ref 60-91 |
Born in Savile House, London [18th July 1726].
Independent Whig MP for Yorkshire. He was one of the largest landowners in the district.
He was president of the Halifax Union Club. He took a prominent part in the formation of the Calder & Hebble Navigation Company. He was a subscriber to the publication of Watson's History.
He visited Royds' House, Halifax on many occasions, and may have given his name to George Square.
In 1756, he and Charles Watson-Wentworth established the Regiment which became the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He never married.
The male line of the Savile family ended when he died [10th January 1784].
His sister, Barbara, married Richard Lumley-Saunderson.
See Rev George Braithwaite, Elections and Union Journal
| Savile, Gilbert | Ref 60-68 |
He married Unknown.
| Savile, Henry | Ref 60-50 |
He married Sibill Copley.
Sibill was the daughter of Lyon Copley of Batley
Child: Thomas
| Savile, Henry | Ref 60-67 |
He married Elizabeth Hall.
Elizabeth was the daughter of Thurstan Hall of Wath
Children:
| Savile, Henry | Ref 60-30 |
Recorded in 1222 & 1225.
He married Agnes Golcar.
Agnes was the daughter of John Golcar
Children:
| Savile, Sir Henry | Ref 60-100 |
| Savile, Henry | Ref 60-85 |
Esquire, of the Parish of Halifax.
Second son of Henry Savile, Esquire, of Elland and Thornhill.
He married Helen (Ellen) Copley.
Helen was the daughter & heiress of Thomas Copley
By his marriage, Henry became of Copley.From this line, came the Savile families of Copley, of Hullenedge, of New Hall, Elland, of Methley etc.
Children:
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church
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| Savile, Henry | Ref 60-46 |
| Savile, Henry | Ref 60-31 |
He held land and property in Hipperholme, Horbury, Sandal, and elsewhere.
He was buried at the church of White Friars, Fleet Street, London.
In his will Henry mentions his mother – myn olde Lady Sayvell; his older brother Thomas and his wife Elizabeth – Elizabeth Waterton, widow; his sister Agnes and her husband Thomas Blakker; his young brother William; and Jane and Elizabeth Eland. He also made other bequests including to the churches of White Friars, London; and in Sandal; Thornhill and Elland
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| Savile, Sir Henry | Ref 60-20 |
Son of Sir John Savile. He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire [1541-1542]. He was Lord of the Manor of Heptonstall. He stood by Henry VIII during the Pilgrimage of Grace. He was a supporter of Robert Holdsworth and an enemy of Sir Richard Tempest.
He married Elizabeth Soothill.
Children:
| Savile, Henry | Ref 60-12 |
In 154?, he married Elizabeth Ramsden at Elland.
Children:
He was involved in the Wakefield-Pontefract feud.
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
| Savile, Henry | Ref 60-94 |
Son of Thomas Savile.
Like his father and his son, he collected manuscripts.
He married Frances Moyser.
Children:
| Savile, Sir Henry | Ref 60-102 |
Born at Bradley Hall, Stainland.
| Savile, Sir Henry | Ref 60-15 |
He was known Long Harry Savile – a nickname given to distinguish him from other Saviles at Oxford.
Born at Blaithroyd and is also known as Henry of Banke.
The family moved to Shaw Hill when he was a boy.
Like his distinguished relative – Sir Henry Savile – he went to Merton College Oxford, and he became a scholar of mathematics, medicine, chemistry, painting, heraldry, and antiquities.
He did not marry and had no children.
He travelled widely, and he was a collector of books and manuscripts. He lived in the parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, and was buried at the church there
| Savile, Henry | Ref 60-24 |
| Savile, Henry de | Ref 60-3 |
Second son of Sir John Savile.
He married Unknown.
Children:
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| Savile, Henry de | Ref 60-96 |
The first member of the Savile family of Thornhill.
Son of Sir John Savile.
He married Elizabeth.
Elizabeth was the daughter and heiress of Simon de Thornhill and brought to the marriage the vast lands of Thornhill family
Children:
Henry took over the Thornhill family lands in Sowerbyshire and Thornhill.
He probably died in 1412
See The Savile family of Thornhill
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| Savile, Hugh | Ref 60-13 |
He married Grace Whitley
| Savile, John | Ref 60-104 |
A pedigree has suggested that this is a son of John Savile.
He married Anne Hopton.
Anne was the daughter of J. Hopton of Armley
Children:
| Savile, John | Ref 60-33 |
He married Unknown.
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-48 |
He married Unknown.
His wife was a daughter of Sir Simon de Rockley
Children:
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-60 |
He married Unknown.
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-71 |
He married Jane Wood.
Jane was the daughter of Matthew de Bosco [alias Wood]
Children:
| Savile, John | Ref 60-1391 |
Of Copley.
Son of Henry Savile, Esquire.
He married Matilda.
While there is no evidence to support it, some pedigrees state that John married Maud (which was a version of Matilda), the daughter of Thomas Trafford of Trafford, Lancashire
Children:
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church
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| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-22 |
Son and heir of Sir Thomas Savile.
He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire [1455, 1461] / MP for Yorkshire [1450, 1467].
Antiquarian Joseph Hunter says
he was chief steward of the manor of Wakefield Honour of Wakefield connected with which office was the custody of the castle of Sandal.The castle thus became his occasional residence, where he died on the morrow of the feast of St Basil, 1482. His body was carried through Wakefield and sumptuously buried at Thornhill
Sir John was one of the protagonists in the Savile-Pilkington feud.
He married Alice Gascoigne.
Alice was the daughter of Sir William Gascoigne of Gawthorpe
Children:
He (probably) died at Sandal Castle.
He was buried at Thornhill
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| Savile, John | Ref 60-42 |
He married Agnes Aldwark.
Agnes was the daughter of Sir Roger Aldwark
Child: Henry
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-14 |
He married Agnes from Rochdale.
Children:
| Savile, John | Ref 60-101 |
He married Isabel Latham.
Isabel was the daughter of Sir Robert Latham
Children:
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-41 |
Father unknown.
He is the first member of the family from whom we can, using documentary evidence, establish lineage. – see Savile Family Pedigrees.Documents do exist naming men of the Savile family prior to this, but insufficient to establish lineage.
There is mention of a Henry de Seyvill in 1225, Sir John de Seyvill in 1251, Baldwin de Seyville and his sons, William, John and Hugh, in the Wakefield Court Rolls [1274-1307] and the Lunacy Inquisition of Peter de Seyvell in 1286.
He married Margaret (Margery).
Margaret was the daughter and coheir of Henry de Rishworth of RishworthWe do not have the date of the marriage but it took place before 1306, and probably in 1300
Children:
Sir John was probably dead in 1337
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| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-6 |
Of Golcar and Rishworth.
Son and heir of Sir John Savile.
He did homage 1337.
He married Margaret.
Children:
He was dead in 1353
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| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-80 |
Of Golcar, and of Elland and Tankersley, by his marriage.
Son and heir of Sir John Savile.
He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire [1380, 1382-1383, 1387-1388] and Knight of the Shire [1375, 1382, 1384, 1389].
Before 1353, he married Isabel, daughter of Thomas de Eland, Esquire of Elland and Tankersley, which manors she brought to the marriage.
Children:
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| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-103 |
Son of Sir John Savile, knt., of Golcar and of Elland and Tankersley.
He was High Sheriff of Yorkshire [1402-1403].
He married Unknown.
It is said in a secondary source that he married Isabel, daughter of Sir Robert de Radclyffe, of Radclyffe Tower.This may be so, but no evidence has been found to support it
Children:
Isabel died before 1449, her cousin, Sir Thomas Savile, being her heir to Elland and Tankersley etc
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| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-17 |
He married Unknown.
Some pedigrees have that he married Isabel daughter of Sir William Fitzwilliam.This may be so, but no evidence has been found to support it
They had no children
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| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-32 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-79 |
He married Jane Harrington.
Jane was the daughter of Sir Thomas Harrington of Brearley
Children:
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-18 |
Son of Sir John Savile.
He succeeded his grandfather as Steward of Wakefield.
In 1481, he was knighted by Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
He married (1) Alice Vernon.
Alice was the daughter of Henry Vernon
He married (2) Elizabeth Paston.
Children:
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-97 |
Third son of Thomas Savile, esquire, of Hullenedge
John is mentioned in the 1488 will of his brother Thomas.
John appears to have acquired the family lands after his brothers Thomas and Henry died without male issue.
He married Unknown.
In his History of Halifax [p. 182], Rev Watson states that John married Alice, daughter of Ralph Lister of Halifax, but evidence to support this has not been found
Children:
The following document shows that Leonard was the oldest son
1522, 26 June. Indenture lease: Leonard Savile, son and heir of Sir John Savile to Henry Clay messuage in Eland.[Nott Arch DD/SR/207/634]
John is named in two documents of November 1474 with his cousins, Nicholas Stansfeld, James Stansfeld, and Geoffrey Stansfeld.
Sept 30, 1510. The will of Sir John Savile, Knight, was proved and adm. of his goods was committed to Sir Thomas Pek, one of the exors, power being reserved
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| Savile, John | Ref 60-83 |
He married Anne Cawthorne.
Anne was the daughter of George Cawthorne of Carleton in Skipton
Children:
| Savile, John | Ref 60-27 |
He married Frances Boswell [1549-1609].
Frances was the daughter of Godfrey Boswell
Children:
Frances & the 4 daughters were buried at Elland Parish Church
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-23 |
| Savile, John | Ref 60-45 |
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-21 |
Born at Bradley Hall, Stainland.
Around 1561, he attended Brasenose College Oxford. He was a Barrister and a Judge. He became the Steward of Wakefield. He was one of the original members of the Society of Antiquaries. In 1598, he was appointed one of the Barons of the Exchequer under James I. In 1603, he was knighted.
On 11th May 1574, he married (1) Jane Garth [1544-1586/7].
Jane was the daughter of Richard Garth of Morden, Surrey
Children:
On 23rd December 1587, he married (2) Elizabeth Wentworth.
Children:
On 15th January 1593/4, he married (3) Dorothy Wentworth.
There is also a record of a 4th wife, Margery Peake.
He is described as
of Bradley Hall, Stainland and Methley Hall, near Leeds
He was buried at St Dunstan's Church in the West, Fleet Street, London. His heart was buried in the south aisle of Methley Church, Leeds.
See Annesley House, Elland, William Camden, Nicholas Hanson and Roman Altar at Thick Hollins
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-9 |
A politician who became the MP for Lincolnshire in 1586, the Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1600. He was made a knight of the shire for York in the years 1597, 1614, 1624, and 1626. He was Custos Rotulorum of the West Riding of Yorkshire. He was ejected from office in 1615, but reappointed in 1626. He became a privy councillor, and the comptroller of the household, 1627-30. In 1627, he was created Baron Savile
| Savile, John | Ref 60-82 |
He was living in York in 1617, when he married Isabel Lawe.
Children:
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-64 |
| Savile, John | Ref 60-44 |
First Baron Savile of Rufford [1888].
He owned the Savile Arms, Elland [1895]
| Savile, Sir John | Ref 60-74 |
Second Baron Savile of Rufford.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £163,644.
His widow, Lady Savile of Walshaw, and Claud E. Levita, had a son, Wilfred Harry who married Mrs Helen Sholta Mann [1950?]
See: Brown Cow, Rishworth / Elland Town Hall / Lower Cockcroft Hall, Rishworth / Savile Arms, Elland / Walshaw Dean Footpath Dispute
| Savile, Leonard | Ref 60-87 |
Son & heir of Sir John Savile of Hullenedge.
He married Joan (also called Jennet).
Child: Thomas
When Leonard knew that he was dying he took the following action:
1 Sept. 1523. Indenture. Guardianship deed Leonard Savile of Eland son and heir of John of Hollyngage to Thomas Savile of Bothomehall, gent., Thomas son and heir of Leonard Savile.[Nott Arch DD/SR/207/626]
Leonard last appears in documents in mid 1525. In November that year, his younger brother John, now esquire, was in possession of Hullenedge Hall:
1525, 24 Nov. Indenture lease: John Savile of Holingedge esq and son Leonard to Thomas Savile of Denton, Hullyngage Hall and lands. Eland[Nott Arch DD/SR/207/640]
His widow, Joan, remarried, as can be seen from this document:
1555/6 Mar 7. Indenture lease John [Joan] Hyde, widow of Christopher Hyde of Stainforth, a late widow of Leonard Savile, to her son Thomas Savile, all her lands and messuages in Elland, Stainland and Greetland
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| Savile, Long Harry | Ref 60-89 |
| Savile, Margaret de | Ref 60-86 |
She was Prioress of Kirklees Priory, though the exact dates are lost.
Watson in his History of Halifax [p 210] said:
Sir John [de Savile] married Jane, daughter of Matthew de Bosco (alias Wood) by whom, John, and Margaret, Prioress of Kirklees, 32 Edw III [1358-9].John married Margery, daughter and coheiress of Henry Rishworth, of Rishworth, in Halifax Parish, esquire
Watson copied the above from a pedigree written by Ralph Thoresby in his Ducatus Leodiensis [1715]. It may be so, though no original evidence has been found to support it. It seems more likely, if she was Prioress in 1358, that she was the next generation = the daughter, not the sister, of Sir John Savile of Golcar and Rishworth
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| Savile, Margery | Ref 60-57 |
She married John Clay from Clay House, Greetland
| Savile, Michael | Ref 60-29 |
| Savile, Nicholas | Ref 60-88 |
He married Agnes Haigh.
Agnes was the daughter of John Haigh
Children:
| Savile, Nicholas | Ref 60-61 |
It has been suggested in a pedigree that he was the son of Thomas Savile.
He married Margaret Wilkinson.
Margaret was the daughter of William Wilkinson
Children:
| Savile, Nicholas | Ref 60-52 |
A pedigree has suggested that this is a son of Henry Savile of Copley.
He married Janet de Lacy.
Children:
| Savile, Nicholas | Ref 60-62 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Savile, Robert | Ref 60-34 |
He married Jane Chaworth from Warton.
Children:
| Savile, Robert | Ref 60-5 |
He married Ellen Fulnetby.
Ellen was the daughter of Thomas Fulnetby of Fulnetby, Lincolnshire
Children:
| Savile, Robert | Ref 60-73 |
He married (1) Unknown.
Children:
In 1491, he married (2) Joan Otes.
Children:
He married (3) Agnes Otes
| Savile, Sir Robert | Ref 60-2 |
In 7 Henry III, John de Eland and John de Lacy were joint lords of the manor of Rochdale.John de Eland's share came by marriage to the Saviles of Eland, and was given by Sir Henry Savile, K.B. of Tankersley and Thornhill, to his base son Sir Robert Savile of Howley, who dying intestate in 1538, this moiety fell to the Crown for want of an heir, and thus the two moieties became again united.
[Townl. MSS. (Not. Cestr. ii. 121 Canon Raine's note) Quoted in An History of The Original Parish of Whalley, T.D. Whitaker]
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| Savile, Sibel | Ref 60-81 |
She married Robert Waterhouse.
After a dispute with her half-brother, Gilbert Otes, she and her husband inherited Shibden Hall in 1522
| Savile, Sibil | Ref 60-38 |
She married Robert Waterhouse
| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-40 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-47 |
He had lands at Mirfield.
He married Elizabeth Shaw.
Elizabeth was the daughter of James Shaw
Children:
| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-55 |
He married Alice Beaumont
Alice was the daughter of Thomas Beaumont of Whitley
| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-66 |
Son of Nicholas Savile.
He married Jennett or Euphemia.
His wife was the daughter of Thomas Soothill
Children:
| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-98 |
He married Unknown.
Children:
| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-26 |
He married Unknown, a daughter of Sir Richard Tankersley.
Children:
| Savile, Sir Thomas | Ref 60-16 |
Son and heir of Henry Savile, Esquire, of Elland and Thornhill.
Heir to his cousin, Isabel Darcy, to Elland and Tankersley, etc.
He was Knight of the Shire for the county of York / MP Yorkshire [1439].
In 1442, he married Margaret.
Margaret was the daughter of Sir John de Pilkington, and widow of Nicholas Griffin, who died 1437 leaving 5 sons
Children:
He was buried at Thornhill
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| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-35 |
Son and heir of Henry Savile of Copley.
An early member of the Elland branch of the Savile family of Hullenedge.
He rebuilt Hullen Edge Hall and lived there.
He married Isabell Stansfield.
Isabell was the daughter of John Stansfield
Children:
See Savile Family Pedigrees, Peter Stansfeld and Toothill Hall, Rastrick
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| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-7 |
Esquire. Of Hullenedge.
Son of Thomas Savile of Hullenedge.
There remained a close relationship between the Saviles of Hullenedge and the main line of the family now living in Thornhill
He married Elizabeth Savile.
Elizabeth – Lady Elizabeth Waterton – was the daughter of Sir John Savile, and widow of Sir Robert Waterton of Walton [Administration Jan 14, 1493-4 to John Waterton, Knt (Rotherham, i, 61)]She was Thomas's second cousin
Will of Ralph Snaith, dated 11 March 1472, [to be buried in the church of the colege of the Holy Trynite in Pomfrete]. In the instructions for the care of his three under age sons, states:... be the avice of my wife and of her brodir William Savell, beryng witnes Thomas Watkynson, John Dykonson and Thomas Moulton. Item I will that my wife gife to youg John Savell a gra horse trotyng whiche gois in the parke; that Thamas Savell have a dublett of grene chamlett and William Savell a dublett of blake damaske; and that my sister Waterton have a doblett of cremysyn velwett for hir son; and that my wife take a gowne furyd wt buge and a dublett of blake velwett for hir rememerance of me[Testamenta Eboracensia pt 3, p.203]
He probably died without male issue.
No children are mentioned in his will, but, from the wording, it is possible that he had married daughters.
The will of his brother, Henry, and a Wakefield Manor Roll entry of the period refer to Thomas Sayvell and his heirs, but then, that is standard wording
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| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-39 |
He married Cecily, daughter of Thomas Lacy.
Children:
They lived at Blaithroyd, Southowram.
He died before 20th May 1531
| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-43 |
He was parker and palliser in the Isle of Axeholme, Lincolnshire [1483], and keeper of the manor of Epworth, Lincolnshire.
In 1482, he married Margaret Basforth in Wakefield Cathedral.
Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Basforth
A number of pew ends & misercords were installed in Wakefield Cathedral to celebrate the marriage
Children:
He was buried in St Catherine's Choir at Wakefield Cathedral
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| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-25 |
In 1541, he married Cecily Wode
Cecily was the daughter of John Wode of Longley
| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-59 |
Son and heir of Leonard Savile of Hullenedge.
The lands in Walton would have been brought to the Saviles by Lady Elizabeth Waterton, widow of Sir Robert Waterton of Walton, when she married Thomas Savile, esquire, of Hullenedge.
The lands would have passed down to Thomas of Walton from his grandfather, Sir John Savile, who was Thomas of Hullenedge's younger brother.
He married Ellen Pilkington.
Ellen was the daughter of Arthur Pilkington
This was an arranged marriage, as can be seen from a document in the Foldout
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| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-77 |
Son of Thomas Savile.
He married Ellen/Alice Copley, daughter of Thomas Savile of Copley.
Children:
| Savile, Thomas | Ref 60-10 |
| Savile, Sir Thomas | Ref 60-28 |
Son of Henry Savile of Bradley Hall, Stainland.
In 1580, he was admitted to Merton College Oxford. He travelled widely. In 1592, he was Proctor of Merton College. He wrote several works, including 15 letters to Camden in his
Epistolæ variæ ad illustros viros
He was buried in the church at Merton College
| Savile, Sir Walter | Ref 60-72 |
He married Unknown.
His wife was a daughter of Sir Adam Everingham of Stainborough
Children:
| Savile, William | Ref 60-19 |
He married Phoebe Rishworth of Coley Hall.
Children:
| Savile, William | Ref 60-8 |
Gentleman. Of Elland.
Youngest son of Thomas Savile of Hullenedge.
Named in the will of his brother Henry.
He married Margaret.
Child: William
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| Savile, William | Ref 60-69 |
In 1575, he married Isabel, daughter of John Lacy.
Children:
Around 1580, he built a house which became the Old Cock, Halifax
| Savile, William | Ref 60-65 |
On 28th August 1613, at the Skinners' Company of London, a William Savile, son of William Savile of Copley, Esq., was apprenticed for 7 years
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| Savile, Sir William | Ref 60-51 |
A member of the Savile family of Thornhill and 3rd Baronet Savile of Thornhill. He was the largest landowner in Halifax parish. He succeeded his older brother who died young.
On 29th December 1629, he married Anne at Thornhill.
Anne was the eldest daughter of Thomas, Lord Coventry
Child: George
During the Civil War, he was a commander in the Royalist army and was deputy to Major Thomas Beaumont. Thornhill Hall was destroyed by the Parliamentarians and the family moved to Rufford Abbey.
He died in York
| Savile, William | Ref 60-75 |
He succeeded his father to become the 2nd Marquis of Halifax.
He died without heir.
The title became extinct, and the baronetcy and the seat at Rufford passed to the Saviles of Lupset
| Families |
| The Savile family | Ref 60-1911 |
See: Highroad Well Moor / Lord Mexborough / St John the Baptist's Chantry Chapel, Elland / Manor of Skircoat / Manor of Wadsworth
| The Savile family: Arms | Ref 60-2799 |
There are often 3 owls.
There are many examples including those at Shibden Hall, the Savile Arms, Elland, the Savile's Arms, Thornhill, and the Old Cock Inn, Halifax.
The same owl forms a part of the design which was stamped on to small pieces of licorice dough to make Pontefract cakes; the rest of the design features the gate of the old castle
| The Savile family of Copley | Ref 60-2914 |
They lived at Copley
The Copleys and the Saviles intermarried.
David Glover notes that
The Copley Saviles were Roman Catholics, though many conformed outwardly to the Anglican Church
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Glover
| The Savile family of Elland | Ref 60-3471 |
They owned Elland Old Hall after the Elland Feud
| The Savile family of Hullenedge | Ref 60-2915 |
They lived at Hullen Edge.
Thomas Savile was an early member of the family
There remained a close relationship between the Saviles of Hullenedge and the main line of the family now living in Thornhill
This & associated entries use material contributed by Joanne Backhouse
| The Savile family of Lupset | Ref 60-3223 |
See Earl of Leicester, Rufford Abbey, Sir George Savile and William Savile
| The Savile family of Rufford | Ref 60-3222 |
The family seat was Rufford Abbey
The Barons Savile of Rufford included
| The Savile family of Thornhill | Ref 60-1914 |
The first member of this branch of the family was Henry de Savile, who married Elizabeth, daughter and heiress of Simon de Thornhill, and brought the Thornhill family lands to the marriage.
At this time, the Saviles moved into Thornhill Hall, which had been the seat of the Thornhill family, and now became the seat of this branch of the Savile family.
Henry's grandson, Sir John Savile was steward of the Manor of Wakefield.
There remained a close relationship between the Saviles of Hullenedge and the main line of the family now living in Thornhill.
The Baronetcy – Baronet Savile of Thornhill – was created in 1611.
See John Pilkington, Sir William Savile and Savile-Pilkington Feud
This & associated entries use material contributed by Joanne Backhouse
| Savile Family Pedigrees | Ref 60-11 |
There are 18 pedigrees for the Saviles including the Savile families of Thornhill, Hullenedge, Elland, Newhall, Golcar, Bradley & Methley.
The image shows an extract from one such Savile Pedigree in Thoresby's Ducatus Leodiensis [p. 113].
Sir John Savile of Golcar, and Rishworth by marriage, is the first member of the family from whom we can, using documentary evidence, establish lineage
J. W. Clay writes:
The early history of the Saviles is clouded in mystery.In the Elizabethan times, when every family wished to trace their origin as far back as possible, genealogists tried to claim a descent from the Savelli, an Italian family. This idea cannot be entertained.
Mr Joseph Hunter FSA says
The family, like others of those which are now accounted the best and most ancient families in England, began early with small possessions, probably in the parish of Silkstone
[J. W. Clay. Yorkshire Archæological Journal, vol. 25]
See Landed Gentry Pedigrees, Henry Savile, Sir John Savile and Thomas Savile
This & associated entries use material contributed by Joanne Backhouse
| Surname |
| Savile surname | Ref 60-1 |
Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout
It is said that the first Saviles came across with William the Conqueror.
Henry de Seyville is recorded at Golcar [Guthlaker] in 1225, Sir John de Seyvill is recorded at Pontefract in 1251, Baldwin de Seyville is recorded at Wakefield in 1274, Peter de Seyvell is recorded in 1286.
There are 102 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Savile, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for SavileMarriage 1858
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