John
Alexander Saville
John
Alexander Saville son of Andrew and Susannah Saville was born November 30,
1837 in Madras, India. John Alexander Saville
was married to Charlotte Fallon on July 11, 1860 (d/o Stephen Gomes, widow,
born circa 1834). According to
his marriage certificate to Charlotte Fallon his profession is noted as
'printer'.
Later,
in his marriage on May 11, 1863 to Susannah Lee (d/o John and Elizabeth
Lee, born September 20, 1844), his profession is noted as 'compositor',
Government Printing Press, Madras,
India. In
the marriage certificate it is also stated that John Alexander was a
widower, therefore, it is presumed that Charlotte Fallon had died prior to
this marriage.
Both
marriages took place in Madras,
India: the
first one in New Town and the
second in Vepery.
John
Alexander married Mary Devaney (d/o William Kirk, widow, born circa 1845)
on April 28, 1880 in Vepery, Madras. It is unknown what happened to Mary
Devaney thereafter.
It is
also unknown whether there were children from John Alexander’s
marriage to Charlotte Fallon.
Likewise from his marriage to Mary Devaney.
From
John Alexander’s marriage to Susannah Lee there were children as
follows: Alexander Ebenezer
Saville on July 13, 1864, Susannah Amelia Saville on September 8, 1865,
Alfred Ernest Saville on June 15, 1868, and Elizabeth Saville on June 7,
1871. All births were recorded at
Mount Road, Madras.
Susannah
Lee died on November 18, 1874 in Madras,
India. John
Alexander Saville died on May 29, 1880 in Madras, India. Consequently, their children were
orphans.
Alfred
Ernest Saville, son of John Alexander Saville and Susannah Lee was born in Madras, India
on June 15, 1868. He married Mary Teresa Sequeira (d/o Manuel Sequeira and
M. Sequeira) on October 22, 1902, in Karachi,
Pakistan. He died circa 1952 in Karachi.
John
Alexander Saville, Jr. eldest son of Alfred Ernest Saville (commonly known
as John Alfred) and Mary Teresa Sequeira was born on September 3, 1903.
In
1931, John Alexander, Jr. married Annie Ethel Todd (d/o John George Todd
and Philomena Francis). From that marriage he had one son Anthony (Tony)
Noel Saville. Annie Ethel died in 1932 when Tony was still a child.
Later,
John Alexander, Jr., (deceased 1967), married (1935), my mother Jessie
Margaret Mary Todd (deceased 1995), sister of Annie Ethel Todd above
mentioned. From his second marriage there are 5 sons and 2 daughters. In
order of seniority they are: Jeannette, Kenneth, Joy, Edgar, Malcolm,
Christopher and Alfred.
I
believe that there could be children of Charlotte Fallon and Mary Devaney
somewhere in the world who do not know about me. I really would like to get
in touch with them as they might be the descendants of John Alexander
Saville, Sr.
If you
have a possible connection to me by way of ancestry, please write to me at [email protected].
Updated:
September 8, 2008