William Savage

Brief Life History of William

When William Savage was born in 1880, in Whitburn, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Savage, was 37 and his mother, Christina Edmondston, was 36. He lived in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 10 years.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Savage
1844–1905
Christina Edmondston
1845–1890
David Edmondston
1865–1917
Thomas Savage
1875–
Peter Savage
1869–1871
Margaret Savage
1871–
Peter Savage
1873–
William Savage
1880–
Helen Savage
1884–1980
Annie Savage
1888–
Christina Savage
1890–

Sources (3)

  • William Savage in household of Joseph Savage, "Scotland Census, 1891"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Savage - Government record: Census record: birth-name: William Savage
  • William Savage in household of Joseph Savage, "Scotland Census, 1881"

World Events (8)

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1885 · Creation of the Secretary of State for Scotland.

The post of Secretary for Scotland was established in 1885 after the need arose after establishing different departments for the benefit of the communities.

1913 · Leith dockers strike 1913

The Leith dockers strike was a strike that brought the town of Leith to a standstill after dock workers demanded an increase in pay, better working conditions, and shorter hours. The strike had an effect on the local community by not allowing trade to flow smoothly out of the docks. There totaled around 4,600 people a part of the strikes and riots but it ended near the middle of August with no demands met. since then two more strikes would happen at the same location, once in 1983 and, most recently, in 1989.

Name Meaning

English: of Norman origin, a nickname for a wild or uncouth person, from Middle English and Old French salvage, sauvage ‘wild, untamed’ (from Late Latin salvaticus, literally ‘man of the woods’, a derivative of Latin silva ‘wood’ influenced by Latin salvus ‘whole’, i.e. natural). Compare French Sauvage .

Irish (Down): generally of English origin (it was taken to County Down in the 12th century), this name has also sometimes been adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó Sabháin, the name of a small south Munster sept, which was earlier Anglicized as O'Savin (see Savin ).

Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Savich and of Serbian Savić (see Savic ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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