bˈɔːɹn dʒˈɑːn lˈʌmlisˈævaɪl, hiː wʌzðɪ ˈɛldɪst ʌvðə fˈaɪv ɪlədʒˈɪɾᵻmət tʃˈɪldɹən ʌv dʒˈɑːn lˈʌmlisˈævaɪl, ˈeɪtθ ˈɜːl ʌv skˈɑːɹbɹə ænd ðə ɡɹˈændsʌn ʌv dʒˈɑːn lˈʌmlisˈævaɪl, sˈɛvənθ ˈɜːl ʌv skˈɑːɹbɹə.
Born John Lumley-Savile, he was the eldest of the five illegitimate children of John Lumley-Savile, 8th Earl of Scarbrough and the grandson of John Lumley-Savile, 7th Earl of Scarbrough.