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James is my cousin 3 times removed, and was born 1862 on the island of St Helena. He saw active service in the Boer War as Captain in the wonderfully named St Helena Volunteer Sharpshooters and died in 1934, presumably on St Helena. Does anyone have any information as to who he married, etc?

His parents were Thomas Deason (my g g grandmother's brother) and Mary (Jackson), who emigrated to St Helena from Dalton in Furness, Lancashire about 1858. Already have full details about Thomas and his family, but am intrigued as to why he should up and off to St Helena.

Got this from Google


There were many references to Capt Deason here........

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Little is known of the St Helena Volunteer Sharpshooters other than .... strength of the Corps of St. Helena Volunteer Sharpshooters which now ...
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1881

Jacob WALL Head M Male 49 Derby, Derby, England Hotel Waiter
Elizabeth WALL Wife M Female 50 Kirkham, Lancashire, England Hotel Waiters Wife
William WALL Son M Male 23 Kirkham, Lancashire, England Commercial Clerk
Eleanor WALL Daur In Law M Female 25 Dalton, Lancashire, England ((Engine))
Thomas DEASON Boarder U Male 18 Saint Helena Engine Fitter
Joseph DEASON Boarder U Male 17 Saint Helena Engine Fitter
Samuel R. HUNT Lodger U Male 23 Liverpool, Lancashire, England Commercial Clerk
Frank T. SNOW Lodger U Male 23 Highbridge, Somerset, England Commercial Clerk


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Source Information:
Dwelling 84 Mount Pleasant
Census Place Barrow In Furness, Lancashire, England
Family History Library Film 1342024
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4285 / 88
Page Number 4

1881

Thomas DEASON Head M Male 41 Dalton, Lancashire, England Farmer & Iron Ore Miner
Hannah DEASON Wife M Female 41 Dalton, Lancashire, England
Jane DEASON Daur Female 11 Dalton, Lancashire, England Scholar
Ellen DEASON Daur Female 7 Dalton, Lancashire, England Scholar
Sarah H. DEASON Daur Female 4 Dalton, Lancashire, England


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Source Information:
Dwelling Little Fields
Census Place Dalton In Furness, Lancashire, England
Family History Library Film 1342023
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 4282 / 67
Page Number 32

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Thomas and Mary Deason went to St Helena approx1858.He went as a farm baliff to Isac Moss.I went to St Helena in 2010 to trace the Deason line as they are my ancestors too

Brenda Nuttall (neeDeason)

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