Samuel William Freeth was the tenth child of Samuel Freeth & Jane Rebecca Lambert born April-June 1876 at West Bromwich, Staffs.
In 1881 Samuel was living at 4 Birmingham Rd, Oldbury where his father was a glass maker. Samuel had 6 older sisters living at home.
In 1891 Samuel was still living at home at Birmingham St, now #8, along with 5 sisters.
In 1901 Samuel was with his widowed mother at 71 High St, Smethwick. Both he & his mother were pork butchers, his mother being the employer. His sister Eliza Jane was also there & was an assistant pork butcher.
Samuel married Edith Elizabeth Watts in July-September 1906 at West Bromwich. Edith was born Jan-March 1877 at Aston, Birmingham, the daughter of Mary A & Thomas Watts, a baker & confectioner.
In 1911 Samuel & Edith were living at 77 Halford St, Smethwick where Samuel was a pork butcher & Edith was assisting in the business. They had a domestic servant & an assistant in the business living with them.