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.
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.