ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɛvən, hiː səksˈiːdᵻd tə ðə sˈævaɪl ᵻstˈeɪts ɪn nˈɑːɾɪŋˌæmʃɚ ænd jˈɔːɹkʃɚɹ ɔnðə dˈɛθ ʌv hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ bɹˈʌðɚ, ˈɔːɡʌstəs, ænd ðə sˈeɪm jˈɪɹ hiː ɐsˈuːmd baɪ ɹˈɔɪəl lˈaɪsəns ðə sˈɜːneɪm ʌv sˈævaɪl ɪn lˈuː ʌv lˈʌmli.
In 1887, he succeeded to the Savile estates in Nottinghamshire and Yorkshire on the death of his younger brother, Augustus, and the same year he assumed by Royal licence the surname of Savile in lieu of Lumley.