In our original quest for the Brown family of Glemsford, the Savages of Cavendish, their lives in Cavendish, Glemsford and in London, took on
an importance of their own, with several fascinating lines of enquiry opening up.
Just as with the Browns, the Censuses of 1851 and 1841 served us at least to confirm and
clarify a few matters.And there are lots of other little details as well.
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In the 1851 Census, the Savage family that I had identified in Cavendish in 1891,
and tracked back to 1861, was living in the same area of the village.
In 1851, the family consisted of:
- John Savage, 32, Ag.Lab
- Jane, 30
- Maria, 11, Scholar
- Susan, 10, ditto
- Charles, 7, ditto
- George, 6, ditto
- Mary Ann, 4, ditto
- John, 1.
By 1861, three more children (Rebecca, Robert and Edward) had been born, and Maria and "Susan" had left home.
The reference to "Susan" in the Census of 1851 was a little disappointing,
because it was definitely "Susannah" who is referred to in the marriages and Census material in London in the 1860s.
However, the 1841 Census, even with its limited detail, seems to support the structure of the family that we have established. In that year,
John and Jane Savage, both 20, were living on Pool (sic) Street, with their daughters Maria (1) and Susannah (3 months).
I am convinced we have the right family, and that our later conclusions are justified.
Unfortunately, so far, I cannot yet trace Maria in the 1861 Census.
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Just to add to the fun:
several other pieces of information have come to light.
- The 1882 London Street Directory shows 146 Stamford Street,
which was to be Sharmans Hotel, as being "Dining Rooms". Proprietor? Thomas May.
This confirms the 1881 Census. The Directory also helps us place Sharmans Hotel on or near the junction of Stamford Street
and Cornwall Road.
- The same directory places George Savage at a Coffee House at 54 & 56 Waterloo Road
and places that establishment about 10 doors from the junction with York Road.
- 60 York Road, in 1882, belonged to Mrs Emily Johnson, an "antiques furniture dealer";
88-90 were already a hotel, proprietor, Jesse Gillett.
- In 1899, 144-8 Stamford Street is listed in the Post Office Directory as a hotel,
proprietor Charles James Sharman.
- Also in 1899, 54-6 Waterloo Road was part of a private hotel in the hands of Thomas Field.
- George Savage is confirmed in the 1899 Directory as proprietor of the hotel at 60 York Road;
Mrs Johnson was still selling furniture at No. 62, and 88-90, which the Savages
acquired, as the Shakespeare, in 1900, was a Commercial Hotel, run by Alfred Seaman.
- Strangely, the 1910 Directory lumps the Trafalgar and the Shakespeare together as a single unit, under George Savage's ownership.
- While 54-60 Waterloo Road are listed as "Savages Hotel", in the hands of Frank Fairmaner (?).
- Meanwhile, in Glemsford itself (Kelly's Directory 1910), George Savage listed himself as "Market Gardener and Landowner", as well as appearing to be a
member of the Urban District Council, living at Hill House.
- The Foxearth reference to George's sister Mrs Elsey enabled me to trace her
to Ipswich in 1891 and 1901. She was sister Mary Ann, married to Henry, a railwayman.
In 1881, however, Henry was a Porter in Cavendish,
and he and Mary Ann lived at the Railway Crossing cottage on the Pentlow Lane
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