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Sir Thomas le Sieur de Savage

Sir Thomas le Sieur de Savage

Male 1000 - 1066  (66 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document    Has 2 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Thomas le Sieur de Savage 
    Prefix Sir 
    Birth 1000  Normandie, République française Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Initiatory (LDS) In Progress 
    FamilySearch ID GSP8-6XL 
    Death 1066  Scarcliffe, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
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    Person ID I171759  mytree
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Thomas de Savage,   b. 975, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, République française Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Clara Baker,   b. 975, République française Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F42898  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Johanna Benchesham,   b. 1004, Scarcliffe, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1044 (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 1023  Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. John Savage,   b. 1024, Scarcliffe, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1090, Scarcliffe, Derbyshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F42897  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 20 May 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1000 - Normandie, République française Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1023 - Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1066 - Scarcliffe, Derbyshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Thomas le Sieur de Savage - Le Sauvage. Bedford Normandy France. Arriv e d in Britain with William the Conqueror. Survived the Battle of Hasting s . Married in Derbyshire in 1023.

      Thomas came from France with William the Conquer when he invaded Engla n d in 1066. William came with an army of 8000 strong; 1000 archers, 400 0 i nfantrymen and 3000 knights. The battle for England began the end o f Sept ember, and William was crowned King on Christmas day 1066.

      Savage is an ancient and noble family known as Le Sauvage in Normandy Fr a nce from whence they were first recorded. Unfortunately the archives o f t he ancient De Sauvage, Lords of Mountbaron, were destroyed in a fir e tha t occurred in the Chateau De Mountbaron in 1615.

      The Savage family entered England when Thomas Le Savage came with Willi a m the Conqueror in 1066 and settled in Derbyshire. From Derbyshire th e fa mily branched out into several English counties. In 1177 the famil y estab lished themselves in Ireland when William de Savage, who was on e of 22 kn ights who fought De Courcy in the subjugation of Ulster, Irela nd.

      The family has its share of illustrious men who served their states, t h e military, the church and literature. The name Savage can be found amo n g the crusaders, warriors knighted, speaker of the English House of Com mo ns, Bishop and Archbishop of York and as poets.