John William Deans

[Archivist_47]

Looking for information on John who patented a number of improvements to music stands c. 1889 - 1896 with a William Dunn Foster and Arthur Moss Foster. Can anybody help with his family and musical connections? 

[PaulineJ]

As he's liklely to around the same age as the other 2 names, and presumably in the same geographical area

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZL5-82M  (arthur Moss Foster b 1866 in Selby 1871)

[philipsearching]

As he's liklely to around the same age as the other 2 names, and presumably in the same geographical area

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZL5-82M  (Arthur Moss Foster b 1866 in Selby 1871)

If we go with a Yorkshire connection, GRO has:
FOSTER William Dunn, Mar qtr 1865 Selby vol 9c p604 mmn DUNN
FOSTER Arthur Moss, Jun qtr 1866 Selby vol9c p610 mmn DUNN
and:
DEANS John William, Dec qtr 1860 Leeds vol 9b p337 mmn STUBBS
or possibly:
DEANS John William, Dec qtr 1842 Leeds vol 23 p310 mmn PERKINS

Related to the 1860 birth, there is a marriage on FreeBMD:
Mar qtr 1854 Leeds vol 9b p330 - on same page - DEANS William, STUBBS Mary Ann (and 2 others)


Next stop the 1861 and 1871 censuses.  A-hunting we will go!

Philip

[philipsearching]

On FamilySearch the 1861 census has:
RG09 3385/84 p12, Haymount Row Leeds
William Deans, Head, 30, born Newcastle, Northumberland, tailor
Mary A Deans, Wife, 30, born Leeds, Yorkshire
Isabella Deans, Daughter, 2, born Leeds, Yorkshire
Emma Deans, Daughter, 1, born Leeds, Yorkshire
John W Deans, Son, 0, born Leeds, Yorkshire
Ellen Stubbs, Sister, 16, Leeds, Yorkshire
James Stubbs, Brother, 19, born Leeds, Yorkshire