Hello all,
I have been reading the list for a few days now and felt it was about time I
jumped in. I have been researching my husbands family for 20 years (as long as
we have been married!).
Here are the names of the main contenders, we know that James Ernest Deane 1878
Bethnal Green London and his wife Sophia Ann (Gillingham) 1886 Essex went to
live in Wales where 4 of their 7 children were born.
James worked in the Coal mine and as he was buried in Bargoed I am assuming he
worked in the mine there. We know he was a coalminer . Sophia Anns family
originate from Hazelbury Bryan in Dorset.
For them to have moved to Wales we think there was a family connection some
where. One relative thinks more than two of the family moved to Wales and I
know that in some areas there are a few Dean(e).
The childrens names are Emily Sophia 1905/Gladys 1908/James Ernest 1912/Alfred
Charles 1914/Robert Edwin 1918/Iris May 1920/Raymond Percy 1922/.
The last four born in Deri. All except one are sadly gone.
Joseph Dean(e) 1847 and Elizabeth Julia Bencroft 1846 are James Ernests parents.
I have a birth certificate for Joseph with the final (e) missing off the
surname, his mother reported his birth. Josephs father was Daniel Dean(e) at
which we are stuck for the moment I need to find Joseph and his parents on a
census to prove the connection.
So anyone researching Deane I welcome contact. I looked in the archive of this
list and found some interesting notes on Bargoed,they were helpful in locating
the area.
thank you
Sharon D.