Person:Alfred Savage (1)

Alfred James Savage was born on 13th August 1875 at Marylebone, in the inner western suburbs of London. He was the son of Mary Ann Savage, formerly Snelling, and her husband Walter William Savage, a last maker. By 1877, when Alfred was baptised, the family was living on Carnaby Street in the West End of London.

Alfred's father died in 1883, when Alfred was only seven years old. The family then moved to Islington in the northern suburbs of London. The 1891 census finds Alfred living with his mother and siblings at 18 Landseer Road in Islington. Alfred's mother was working as a laundress, whilst Alfred had found work as a piano finisher. He would spend the rest of his working life in piano manufacturing.

In 1895, aged 20, Alfred married Edith Abbott in the St Pancras area of London. They went on to have four children between 1896 and 1904, all born in Islington. The 1901 census finds them living at 12 Kingsdown Road in Islington, whilst in 1911 they were living at 66 Chalk Farm Road in St Pancras. Alfred's brother Charles and his family were living with them at that time.

By 1932 Alfred and Edith had moved to Dartford in Kent. Two of Alfred's siblings, Lily and Walter, had earlier also moved to Dartford. Edith died there in 1932, aged 55.

In 1934, a couple of years after Edith's death, Alfred remarried. His second wife was Harriet Childs, formerly Abbott, who was Edith's older sister. Harriet's first husband had also died in 1932. They married in Islington, and then went to live at Enfield in Middlesex. At the outbreak of the Second World War Alfred and Harriet were living with her daughter's family at 60 Pembroke Avenue in Enfield.

Harriet died in 1948, aged 75. Alfred survived her by about fourteen years, in which time he moved back to the Dartford area. He died in 1962, aged 86.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Alfred James SAVAGE, September Quarter 1875, Marylebone Registration District, Volume 1a, page 528, Snelling

2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 Baptisms Register, in Westminster, Middlesex, England. Parish Register of Westminster St Thomas.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of St Thomas Westminster in the County of Middlesex in the year One thousand eight hundred and seventy seven
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   163 Born 13 August 1875	1877 May 2nd	Alfred James	Walter William & Mary Ann	Savage	36 Carnaby St.	Last Maker	A.G. Jackson

3. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 123; Folio 88; Page 7, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 10 Carnaby Street, Westminster (St James), Middlesex
   Walter W. Savage, head, married, male, 39 [1841/2], Last maker, b. Southampton
   Mary A. Savage, wife, married, female, 40 [1840/1], b. Crawley, Sussex
   Walter Edm[und] Savage, son, unmarried, male, 13 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Southampton
   Clara M. Savage, daughter, unmarried, female, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Jersey
   Lily L. Savage, daughter, unmarried, female, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Norwich
   Alfred J. Savage, son, unmarried, male, 5 [1875/6], Scholar, b. London
   Charles R. Savage, son, unmarried, male, 3 [1877/8], Scholar, b. London

4. ↑ England. 1891 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG12; Piece 143; Folio 62; Page 47, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 31 Rupert R[oa]d, Islington, London
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Mary Savage, head, widow, female, 51 [1839/40], Laundress, neither employer nor employed, b. Crawley, Sussex
   Walter Savage, son, single, male, 23 [1867/8], Packer, employed, b. Southampton, Hampshire
   Lily Savage, daughter, single, female, 19 [1871/2], Laundress, employed, b. Norwich, Norfolk
   Alfred Savage, son, male, 15 [1875/6], Piano finisher, employed, b. Marylebone, London
   Charles Savage, son, male, 13 [1877/8], Errand Boy, employed, b. St James, London
   George Savage, son, male, 7 [1883/4], Scholar, b. St James, London
   John Ormond, boarder, male, 5 [1885/6], Scholar, b. Woolwich, Kent
   Benjamin Ormond, boarder, male, 3 [1887/8], b. Greenwich, Kent
   Annie Ormond, boarder, female, 1 [1889/90], b. Peckham, Middlesex [sic]

5. ↑ England. England. 1901 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG13; Piece 168; Folio 34; Page 10, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 12 Kingsdown Road, Islington, London
   3 rooms occupied
   Alfred J. Savage, head, married, male, 25 [1875/6], Fitter up Pianoforte, worker, b. Marylebone, London
   Edith Savage, wife, married, female, 24 [1876/7], b. Holloway, London
   Edith C. Savage, daughter, female, 5 [1895/6], b. Holloway, London
   Daisy Savage, daughter, female, 3 [1897/8], b. Holloway, London

6. ↑ England. 1911 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.))
   Class RG14; Piece 678; Schedule 173, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 66 Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town, St Pancras, London
   5 rooms occupied
   Alfred James Savage, head, male, 35 [1875/6], married 16 years, 4 children born, 4 children still living, Fitter - pianoforte, worker, b. London, Middlesex
   Edith Savage, wife, female, 34 [1876/7], b. London, Middlesex
   Edith Savage, daughter, female, 15 [1895/6], single, Dressmaking apprentice, worker, b. London, Middlesex
   Daisy Savage, daughter, female, 13 [1897/8], b. London, Middlesex
   Lily Savage, daughter, female, 9 [1901/2], London, Middlesex
   Elsie Savage, daughter, female, 6 [1904/5], b. London, Middlesex
   Charles Savage, brother, male, 33 [1877/8], married 8 years, 2 children born, 1 child still living, Packer - Grocery, worker, b. London, Middlesex
   Mary Savage, brother's wife, female, 28 [1882/3], b. Torquay, Devon
   Phillis Savage, daughter, female, 4 [1906/7], b. London, Middlesex

7. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Enfield Urban District, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 60 Pembroke Avenue, Enfield, Middlesex
   Childs, Ernest / male / 2 Mar 1907 / married / Filer Bench Hand Munitions
   Childs, Alice / female / 8 Apr 1903 / married / Unpaid Domestic Duties
   Reed, Kenneth H.W. / male / 18 Aug 1925 / single / Electric Fire Assembler
   [one record closed]
   Savage, Alfred J. / male / 13 Aug 1875 / married / Pianoforte Fitter up
   Savage, Harriet / female / 19 Dec 1873 / married / Unpaid Domestic Duties

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Alfred J. SAVAGE, March Quarter 1962, Dartford Registration District, Volume 5b, page 645, aged 86 [1875/6]