Fan ( the original name of Scrooges sister) would have been a wife who stayed at home. She died giving birth to Fred, Scrooges nephew
The name of Scrooge's sister is Fran.
Her name was shortened to "Fan" in the story. It was actually a well used name of the time "Fanny". But this has been changed since in productions to Fran due to the slang uses of the term "Fanny"
To take Scrooge back home for Christmas
Bran is not a character in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. The main character in the story is Ebenezer Scrooge, a bitter and miserly old man who is visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet to Come. Bran may be a different character from another story or adaptation.
He loved his sister Fan (later called Fran)
Fred is the only son of Scrooge's sister Fran, and his only living relative. Fred makes it clear in "A Christmas Carol" that he wants nothing of his uncle, except for his acceptance of an invitation to dinner. Fred knows that Scrooge is his own worst enemy and renews the invitation every year at Christmas. One of Scrooge's greatest acts of contrition and redemption is to finally accept his nephew's invitation, and make peace with Fred's wife.
Scrooge called her "Fan" which is probably short for Fanny, a derivative of Frances. She dies from some unanswered and questionable and in their time sickness!? "Fan" later would be referred to as "Fran"
A sister (half sister) Called Fan later renamed Fran in later publications
Characters in Scrooge's past in "A Christmas Carol" include his sister Fan, Fezziwig (his employer when he was an apprentice), and his former fiancee Belle. These characters play a crucial role in influencing Scrooge's memories and understanding of his past actions.
Scrooge's sister was named Fan. She was a minor character in Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" who played a significant role in Scrooge's past. So there you have it, Fan was the name of Scrooge's sister, not that it matters much in the grand scheme of things.
Fan (later called Fran) explained that their father had grown kinder toward Scrooge and would allow him to leave his school and never to return
Scrooge loved his sister deeply. he thought that she would always be with him in life yet seeing her and knowing taht she would die young in child birth hurts him and takes him to a very dark palce