Sarah Ann Jones Freeth was the second child of George Freeth & Ann Jones christened October 14th, 1855 at Smethwick, Staffs.
In 1861 Sarah was living with her parents, sister & brother at King St, Wednesbury, Staffs.
By 1871 the family were living at 2 Glad. Terr, Wednesbury where father George was a foreman at the railway. Sarah now had 4 brothers & 2 sisters.
On August 20th,1877 (the same day as her sister Phoebe Caroline married William Mayo) Sarah married Thomas Dean, at St Peter’s, Harborne, Staffs. Thomas was born c1854 at Kidderminster, Worcs, the son of Jane & Thomas Dean, a labourer.
In 1881 Sarah & Thomas were living at 8 Dudley St, Wednesbury & Thomas was a labourer. They had 2 children – George Thomas (2) & Phoebe J (8 months). Also with living with them at the time of the census was Thomas’ widowed mother, Jane Dean (61) & his 64 year old aunt Ann Allen.
By 1891 Thomas & Sarah had moved to Runcorn, Northwich, Cheshire where they were living at 35 Cartwright St & Thomas was still a labourer. Children at home were George T, Ada A (5) & Ernest E (1).
There is a death for Sarah Ann Dean aged 45 in Oct-December 1900 in Prescot, Lancs.
By 1901 Sarah had died & widowed Thomas was living at 63 Peasley Cross Lane, St Helens, Lancs where he was a labourer at the paint works as was son George who was still living with him. Daughter Ada was still at home.
Daughter Ada married Thomas Appleton, a coal miner, in 1909 at St Helens. In 1911 they were living at 63 Peasley Cross Lane, St Helens with their daughter Hilda & son Thomas. By the time of the 1939 register they were living at 144 Peasley Cross Lane, St Helens with Ada’s brother (George) Thomas Dean who was a blacksmith striker. They had another daughter, Alice, & son Ernest.
The children of Sarah Ann Jones Freeth & Thomas Dean were:
fh.4.6.1.4.2.2.1 George Thomas F Dean born September 21st at Ockerhill,
Tipton, Staffs & christened October 20th, 1878 at Smethwick; died February 16th, 1952 at 144 Peasley Cross Lane, St Helens
fh.4.6.1.4.2.2.2 Phoebe Jane Dean christened August 3rd, 1880 at Wednesbury, Staffs
fh.4.6.1.4.2.2.3 Ada Ann Dean born January 21st, 1886 at Northwich, Cheshire; died September 12th, 1956 at 144 Peasley Cross Lane, St Helens
fh.4.6.1.4.2.2.4 Ernest Edwin Dean born July-September 1889 at Runcorn, Cheshire,
died April-June, 1891 at Runcorn, Cheshire