Person:Alfred Savage (2)

Childhood

Alfred Edmund Savage was born on 17th January 1903 at 24 Hartham Road, Tottenham, Middlesex, in the northern suburbs of London. He was the fifth of seven children of Rosa Savage, formerly Godsmark, and her husband Walter Edmund Savage, a chemical packer. Alfred was apparently given the nickname 'Taddy' (short for tadpole) from an early age. When Alfred was about a year old his eldest brother died aged ten. Shortly afterwards the family left Tottenham and moved to Dartford in Kent, where Alfred's two younger siblings were born in 1905 and 1907.

Alfred as a young man - he signs "With Love from Taddy"

Adulthood

On 6th July 1925, aged 22, Alfred married a nurse named Alice Meekins. By this time Alfred was working as an "engineer's turner". Alfred and Alice had two daughters and a son between 1925 and 1940, but the boy died young in 1941. They lived at 3 Hazel Road in Dartford from shortly after their marriage.

The 1939 Register, taken at the outbreak of the Second World War finds Alice and Alfred living at 3 Hazel Road with their children. Alfred was described as an engineer turner, working with lathes.

Alfred and Alice had four grandchildren, all born in the late 1940s and early 1950s in the Dartford area. Alfred's mother died in Dartford in 1952.

Alfred died at home at 3 Hazel Road on 10th March 1964, having been suffering with bronchial cancer. He was 61 years old. Alice survived him by sixteen years.

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

   REGISTRATION DISTRICT Edmonton
   1903 BIRTH in the Sub-district of East Tottenham in the County of Middlesex
   No.	When and where born	Name, if any	Sex	Name and surname of father	Name, surname and maiden name of mother	Occupation of father	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   28	Seventeenth January 1903 24 Hartham Road Tottenham UD	Alfred Edmund	Boy	Walter Edmund Savage	Rosa Savage formerly Godsmark	Export Packer	Rosa Godsmark Mother 24 Hartham Road Tottenham	Twenty third February 1903	H.J. Roynon Registrar

2. ↑ Baptisms register, in Islington, Middlesex, England. Parish Registers of All Saints Tufnell Park.

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the Parish of All Saints Tufnell Park in the County of London in the Year One Thousand nine Hundred and three
   No.	When Baptized	Child's Christian Name	Parents' Name		Abode	Quality, Trade, or Profession	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   			Christian	Surname
   275	July 5 1903	Alfred Edmund	Walter Edmund & Rosa	Savage	24 Hartham Road Tottenham	Packer	A.J. Hands

3. ↑ 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 3771; Schedule 265, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 195 Fulwich Road, Dartford, Kent
   5 rooms occupied
   Walter E. Savage, head, male, 43 [1867/8], married, Packer - Chemical Work, worker, b. Southampton, Hampshire
   Rosa Savage, wife, female, 41 [1869/70], married 18 years, 7 children born, 6 children still living, b. Crawley, Sussex
   Rosa L. Savage, daughter, female, 16 [1894/5], single, Student, b. London, Middlesex
   Louisa M. Savage, daughter, female, 14 [1896/7], Student, b. London, Middlesex
   William R. Savage, son, male, 10 [1900/1], School, b. London, Middlesex
   Alfred E. Savage, son, male, 8 [1902/3], b. London, Middlesex
   Susan P. Savage, daughter, female, 6 [1904/5], b. Dartford, Kent
   Walter Savage, son, male, 4 [1906/7], b. Dartford, Kent

4. ↑ General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Dartford Municipal Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 3 Hazel Road, Dartford, Kent
   Savage, Alfred E. / male / b. 17 Jan 1903 / married / Engineer Turner Heavy Centre? Lathe
   Savage, Alice / female / b. 15 Apr 1902/ married / Unpaid Housewife’s duties
   [one record closed]
   Savage, Doreen B. / female / b. 29 Jun 1927 / single / At school
   [two records closed]

5. ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   Registration District Dartford
   1964 DEATH in the Sub-District of Dartford in the County of Kent
   No.	When and where died	Name and surname	Sex	Age	Occupation	Cause of death	Signature, description and residence of informant	When registered	Signature of registrar
   314	Tenth March 1964 3 Hazel Road Dartford	Alfred Edmund SAVAGE	Male	61 years [1902/3]	Turning Foreman	1a. Left ventricular failure b. Carcinoma of Bronchus Certified by C.W. Currison M.R.C.S.	G.M. Mitchell Daughter 60 Princes View Dartford	Tenth March 1964	R. Wood, Registrar

6. ↑ 1921 Census of England and Wales.

   Address: 195 Fulwich Road, Dartford, Kent
   Savage, Rosa Lily / head / 26y 9m [1894] / female / single / b. Holloway, London / Clerk / Vicker's Ltd, Powder Mill Lane, Wilmington
   Savage, William Richard / brother / 20y 9m [1900] / male / single / b. Tottenham, London / Engineer (Turner) / Unemployed
   Alfred Edmund Savage / brother / 18y 5m [1902/3] / male / single / b. Tottenham, Lonodn / Engineer (Turner's Apprentice) / J. & E. Halls Ltd Engineers, Hythe Street, Dartford
   Savage, Susan Pricilla / sister / 16y 5m [1904/5] / female / single / b. Dartford, Kent / Toy Making / Vicker's Ltd, Powder Mill Lane, Wilmington
   Savage, Walter / brother / 14y 2m [1907] / male / b. Dartford, Kent / Whole time school