Person:Walter Savage (2)

Walter Savage was baptised on 12th September 1819 at St John’s Church in the city of Winchester, Hampshire. He was the son of Ann Savage, formerly Stevens, and her husband Robert Savage, a last maker (lasts being the wooden blocks around which shoes and boots are made). Walter was the fifth of their nine children. At the time of Walter’s baptism the family lived on Water Lane in Winchester.

In 1822, when Walter was only two years old, his father was declared bankrupt. Robert did later regain some status in Winchester, being appointed one of the Sergeants-at-Mace of the city in 1827 and serving as keeper of the city’s bridewell.

Walter’s mother died in 1835, when Walter was fifteen years old. Later that year his father married again to a widow called Mary Ann Strickland, who thus became Walter’s stepmother.

On 7th June 1841, aged 21, Walter married Caroline Mason at the Independent Chapel in Winchester. Walter was no longer living in Winchester by the time they married, but twelve miles to the south in Southampton. Their marriage certificate describes Walter as being a saddler.

After their marriage, Walter and Caroline lived for a few years in Southampton, having three sons born there between 1842 and 1846. At the time of their eldest son’s birth, they were living on Winchester Street in the Kingsland Place area to the north-east of the town centre.

Back in Winchester, Walter’s father died in November 1847.

Sometime between 1846 and 1848 Walter and Caroline left Southampton and moved about twenty miles along the coast to Portsmouth. They had a daughter born in Portsmouth in 1848. Sadly, she died when only ten months old in March 1849.

Later that year, on 15th June 1849, Caroline also died. She was about 27 years old and had been suffering with phthisis (tuberculosis) for over two years. She died at 14 Hampton Terrace, which was also where her sister Sarah Miles was living at the time – Sarah was present at Caroline’s death and acted as informant.

After Caroline’s death, Walter and the three boys left Portsmouth and moved back to Winchester, where the 1851 census finds them lodging at 24 Colebrook Street, with Walter described as a harness maker.

On 4th January 1857, aged 37, Walter married a widow called Ann Hall, formerly Jones. They married at St Mary’s Church back in Southampton. They do not appear to have had any further children together.

Sometime between 1857 and 1861 Walter and Ann moved to Portsmouth, where the 1861 census finds them living on 94 Wingfield Street with Walter’s youngest son.

Walter is mentioned in two newspaper reports from 1862. In July of that year, as he was moving out of lodgings in Portsmouth, his landlady kicked a quart china jug, two teacups and two saucers off the pavement, breaking them. She maintained it was an accident, but Walter got the police involved and she was fined and had to pay for the damage. In October 1862 Walter himself was in trouble with the police in Portsmouth, being fined 5 shillings and ordered to pay 9 shillings costs for using “abusive language to John Frost”.

By 1871 Walter and Ann had returned to Southampton, living at 10 Craven Street, also in the Kingsland Place area. Walter was working as a last maker by this time, following the same trade his father had done. Ann worked as a charwoman. By 1881 they had moved a couple of streets away to 8 Middle Street.

Walter died on 23rd December 1882 at Middle Street, aged 63. Ann survived him by fourteen years.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Registers of St John, Winchester. (Winchester: Hampshire Record Office).

   12 Sep 1819 / Walter / son of Robert & Ann / Savage / Water Lane / Last maker

2. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 1674; Folio 272; Page 6, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: 24 Colebrook Street, Winchester (St Peter Colebrook), Hampshire
   Sarah Triggs, head, widow, female, 77 [1773/4], Relief from Parish, b. Winchester, Hampshire
   Philip Triggs, son, unmarried, male, 40 [1810/1], Shoe Maker, b. Winchester, Hampshire
   Walter Savage, lodger, widower, male, 31 [1819/20], Harness Maker, b. Winchester, Hampshire
   Walter Savage, son, male, 8 [1842/3], b. Southampton, Hampshire
   Charles Savage, son, male, 7 [1843/4], b. Southampton, Hampshire
   Edmund Savage, son, male, 5 [1845/6], b. Southampton, Hampshire

3. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 634; Folio 77; Page 9, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: 94 Wingfield Street, Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire
   Walter Savage, head, married, male, 41 [1819/20], Harness maker, b. Amport, Hampshire
   Ann Savage, wife, married, female, 41 [1819/20], b. Amport, Hampshire
   Edmund Savage, son, male, 15 [1845/6], Grocery Shop Boy, b. Amport, Hampshire

4. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 1189; Folio 4; Page 2, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: 10 Craven Street, Southampton (St Mary), Hampshire
   Walter Savage, head, married, male, 51 [1819/20], Last Maker, b. Winchester, Hampshire
   Ann Savage, wife, married, female, 50 [1820/1], Charwoman, b. Queen Town, Ireland

5. ↑ 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 1208; Folio 40; Page 29, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 8 Middle Street, Southampton (St Mary), Hampshire
   Walter Savage, head, married, male, 61 [1819/20], Last Maker Boot, b. Winchester, Hampshire
   Ann Savage, wife, married, female, 59 [1821/2], Chair Woman, b. Southampton, Hampshire

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

   d. Walter SAVAGE, December Quarter 1882, Southampton Registration District, Volume 2c, page 27, aged 63 [1818/9]

7. ↑ Hampshire Advertiser (Southampton), in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 4, Saturday 30 Dec 1882.

   DEATHS.
   On the 23rd inst., in Middle-street, Kingsland, Southampton, Walter Savage, aged 63.

8.   Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 8, Saturday 5 Jul 1862.

   PORTSMOUTH POLICE REPORT…
   THURSDAY.– Before A. Nance, and G.C. Stigant, Esqrs…
   MISCELLANEOUS CASES…
   Ann Goddard was summoned for wilful damage to certain crockery, the property of Walter Savage, a harness maker.- It appeared that complainant had been a lodger in defendant’s house, and was moving out, when she kicked a quart China jug, two teacups and two saucers off the pavement, and broke them. Defendant said it was an accident, was fined 6d., the damage 1s. 7d., and 9s. costs, which she paid.

9.   Portsmouth Times and Naval Gazette, in United Kingdom. The British Newspaper Archive
   Page 8, Saturday 11 Oct 1862.

   PORTSMOUTH POLICE REPORT…
   TUESDAY.– Before G.J. Scale & C. Crassweller, Esqrs…
   ABUSIVE LANGUAGE.
   Walter Savage, a harness maker, for using abusive language to John Frost, on Saturday, the 27th Sept., was fined 5s. and 9s. costs.