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Genealogy: Savage family in Sheffield


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I remember a savage he was a full time police officer and also a army officer at Edmond Road drill hall mid sixties top guy.

There were at least two police officers called Savage in the 60s, both serving in B Central division. One was Harry Savage who was deputed to be the Constable on permanent duty in the Sheaf and Wholesale Markets. I can't tell you much more about him but he was very well known and very popular. The other was Len Savage who originated from Boston and was possibly connected with the ACF. He went on to be a Sergeant at Hammerton Road. He and his family, Kath, and his son Gary and daughter Jenny, lived in police houses at Vicarage Lane, Dore, then at Meadowhead. Towards his retirement his wife Kath ran a successful sandwich shop in The Wicker. They retired to Skegness and ran a boarding house then moved back to Boston where he ran a very successful taxi firm. Len died a few years ago aged 79, his daughter died a couple of years later of a brain aneurism. Gary still runs the business and Kath lives alone. Lovely people.

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we had a Harry Savage who was manager of the Emmanuel Youth Club, on Leeds Rd, Attercliffe. This would have been 1962/3/4. He had a brother Terry Savage who also lived down 'cliffe, spent time in the Attercliffe Liberal Club.

Terry has passed on now, and if Harry was still alive he would be in his mid 80s presently. I heard that Harry had moved to Bridlington about 25 years ago. Harry was a very good football coach and took the Emmanuel team on to win the 1962/3 Sheffield Youth Club cup.

He was as tough as nails. When he tackled you, it felt like you had run into a freight train coming the other way !

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