Thomas Field Savory (Junior)

Thomas Field Savory (junior) was born in Weymouth in 1812 and baptised on 27th June 1813 at Melcombe Regis. He became a chemist by profession, having first been apprenticed to his uncle Thomas Field Savory (senior) from 1827-34. Sometime about 1846 he acquired a shop at 399 High Street, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. In that year he was joined by James Moore (the son of his uncle’s business partner, Thomas Moore) and they traded under the name of Savory and Moore for five years. In 1851 they went their own ways. Thomas Field Savory (junior) however continued in business, as Savory (late of Savory and Moore) until 1856.

He married twice. His first wife was Eliza Cecilia Inglis who he married on 12th September 1837 at St George’s Church, Hanover Square. They had seven children, namely:

• Marianne Maples (born 3rd June 1839, baptised 4th September 1839 at St Mary’s Islington & married in Swansea in 1858);
• Eliza Mary (born 31st July 1841, baptised 26th June 1843 at St John’s The Baptist Church, Hoxton);
• Thomas James (born 12th April 1844, baptised 12th May 1844 at St John’s The Baptist Church, Hoxton);
• Sarah and Letitia (twins) born 1st May 1846 and they were baptised on 15th November 1848 at the Parish Church of Cheltenham, on the same day as their Hearn cousins), Sarah married Robert Holborn on 13th September 1877, St Peter’s Church, Brighton);
• Martha (born.1848 and baptised on 15th November 1848 at the Parish Church of Cheltenham, married Archibald Smith, 29th December 1875 at St Mary’s Islington); and
• Anne Jones (baptised 18th June 1851 at St Mary’s Cheltenham, d.1852).

All except Martha and Anne were born in London. Martha and Anne were born in Cheltenham, where his first wife Eliza died in 1854. In 1857 Thomas Field Savory (junior) married a widow named Mary Ann Shapcott at St James, Exeter.

Thomas Field Savory (junior) appears to have incurred the displeasure of his uncle, for in his Will Thomas Field Savory (senior) stated:

“I direct my executors to pay unto my nephew Thomas Field Savory the younger one guinea a week during his life but it is my express will and direction that in case the said Thomas Field Savory the younger should at any time become bankrupt or insolvent or should alienate or charge or attempt to alienate or charge the provision hereby made then the said weekly payment should cease…”.

Thomas Field Savory (junior) was, like his uncle Thomas Field Savory (senior) and his nephew Thomas Hames Savory, a member of the Fishmongers Company and a Freeman of the City of London.