DEASON - January 2021 - Person Sheet
DEASON - January 2021 - Person Sheet
NameRichard Scadden DEASON 
, GG Grandson, M
, GG Grandson, MBirth1 May 1831, Isles Of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Baptism1 May 1831, Isles Of Scilly Parish Anglican, Isles Of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Death13 November 1874, Penzance, Cornwall, England
Burial19 November 1874, Old St Mary’s Churchyard, St Mary’s, Isles Of Scilly, Cornwall, England
FatherSCADDEN OR SCADDAN , M
MotherAnn DEASON , F (~1807-)
Spouses
1Caroline JENKINS , F
, FBirthabout 1833, St Mary’s, Isles Of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Burial22 January 1885, Old St Mary’s Churchyard, St Mary’s, Isles Of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Death19 January 1885, Probably Old Town, St Mary’s, Isles Of Scilly, Cornwall, England
OccupationInfant School Teacher In 1851
FatherSamuel JENKINS , M (~1810-1882)
MotherCaroline PENDER , F (~1809-1887)
Marriage6 March 1854, Probably St Mary’s Parish Anglican, St Mary’s, Isles Of Scilly, Cornwall, England
Notes for Richard Scadden DEASON
Note: for Richard’s baptism Baxter research (1975) notes Off-island Register used but does not mention which island.
There is no record of Richard’s mother Ann and step-father Barnet on the Isles of Scilly after 1830. Richard appears to have been raised by Ann’s brother John from an early age. At the time of his wedding in 1854, Richard refers to John as his “father” .
The 1851 Census recorded:
Old Town, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall (at the residence of Samuel & Mary Jenkins):
Richard Deacon [Deason], visitor, unmarried, age: 21 years, occupation: seaman, born: Isles of Scilly
On 9 April 1851 Richard joined the crew of the Little Pet (registered Scilly) as a ‘mate’. Crewlist records noted his ticket (i.e. certificate) as #97015, age: 21, born: Scilly, joined ship: Scilly, previous ship: Herbert (registered Scilly), trade: foreign (i.e. to foreign ports), discharged: 23 June 1851, Bristol.
Richard received his Master’s Certificate of Competency in 1853, Plymouth. It noted his certificate as #7883, born 1829, Scilly and licensed to master ‘fore-and-aft rigged’ vessels only. Later records (1869) list Richard as Master of:
- Emerald – 1853-1855; operating – North America and Mediterranean;
- Harriet Steward – 1855; operating – Baltic
- Emerald – 1856; operating – France, Portugal and Spain;
- The Gazelle – 1856; operating – Mediterranean;
- Minalto – 1856-1859 – operating – South America, France, Portugal and Spain; lost 11 April 1859;
- Salmon – 1860-1868 – operating – South America, France, Portugal, Spain and Mediterranean
At the time of their marriage in 1854, Richard was noted as “bachelor”; “master mariner”; son of “John Deason, farmer”; Caroline a “spinster”; daughter of “Samuel Jenkins, farmer”; and both from St Mary’s.
Richard was Master of The Gazelle when it was lost on 21 April 1856 off North Africa:
The Gazelle, Deason, of Scilly, from Cardiff for Messina, with coals, which was stranded 17 miles from Tangier, April 21, has been abandoned, condemned, and sold.
The 1861 Census recorded:
Old Town, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall (at the residence of Samuel & Caroline Jenkin):
Caroline Deason, daughter, married, age: 28 years, occupation: master mariner’s wife, born: St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly
Richard was the master of the steamer Earl of Arran when it was lost off the Scillies, 16 July 1872:
A Board of Trade inquiry was held at Penzance on Saturday to elicit the circumstances attending the loss of the passenger and mail steamer Earl of Arran, which was wrecked off the Scilly Islands on the 16th of July. The vessel, it seemed, was an hour late in leaving Penzance, in consequence of the mails, and when nearing Scilly, having been steered for Crow Sound, a passenger on board, named Stephen Woodcock, whom the master believed to be a licensed pilot, suggested that she should be taken through a passage known as St Martin’s Neck, by doing which, he said half an hour would be saved. He offered to pilot the ship through, and was put in charge. Being as he says an hour out in his calculations regarding the tide the ship ran ashore on the Irishmen’s Ledge, and ultimately became a total wreck. All the passengers and nearly all the cargo were saved. The master, Captain Deason, contended, through his solicitor Mr Trythall, that he was not to blame, believing as he did, that Woodcock was a duly licensed pilot, and knowing also that he had previously piloted vessels. The Court held that the master was guilty of a grave error in judgement, and suspended his certificate for four months. …
At the time of Richard’s burial in 1874 he was noted as aged 44 years and from Penzance. His headstone in the Old St Mary’s churchyard, noted him as a shipping Captain.
The 1881 Census recorded:
Old Town, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall (at the residence of Samuel & Caroline Jenkin):
Caroline Deason, daughter, widow, age: 48 years, occupation: annuitant, born: St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly
At the time of Caroline’s burial in 1885 she was noted as aged 52 years and from Old Town, St Mary’s.
Acknowledgements:
• Phill Deason, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
• Rick Smith, Launceston Tasmania, Australia
• Duff family researchers (ex Rick Smith, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia)
• R M Baxter research (ex Reg Deason, Dunedin, New Zealand)
• Margaret Owens, Australia (ex Rick Smith, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia)
• Joan Huston (ex Rick Smith, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia)
• Judith Engall, Sydney, Australia
General references:
• International Genealogical Index (1998-2006), Parish Baptismal, Marriage and Burial records, extract Greg Campbell, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007, for Deason, Cornwall, England (ref – D_Doc_#101, #102 & #103)
• www.Ancestry.com, 2006, England and Wales, Birth, Marriage &Death Indexes, 1837-1983, extract Greg Campbell, Jan 2006, for Deason, Cornwall (ref – D_Doc_#101, #102 & #103)
• www.conwalleng.com, 2005, Cornwall Parish Register index - Births & Marriages, extract Greg Campbell, Oct 2005, for Deason (ref – D_Doc_#101 & #102)
• Federation of Family History Societies & Associates, 2004, National Burial Index, Edition 2, (1813-1837), extract Greg Campbell, Dec 2004 for Deason, Cornwall (ref – D_Doc_#103)
• General Records Office, 2000 & later, Birth, Marriage & Death indexes, 1838-1983, checked by Greg Campbell on an individual basis
• Leslie Deason & Phill Deason, c1960 – 2004, Deason Family Tree, transcribed Greg Campbell, 2004 (ref- D_Doc_#127)
• Rick Smith, 2005, Deason Family Tree (ref – D_Doc_#136)
• Duff family research, 2005, Deason Family Tree, extract July 2005, Rick Smith for Deason, Cornwall (ref – D_Doc_#139 & #140)
• R M Baxter, 1975, Deason Family Tree (ref – D_Doc_#149, #150 & #151)
• Joan Huston (2005), Marriages for Isles of Scilly 1726-1975, extract Aug 2008 for Deason (D_Doc_#238)
• www.ellis.genproxy.co.uk, 2005, Ellis Family Tree, as incorporated into Deason Family Tree, 2005, Rick Smith (ref – D_Doc_#136)
• Judith Engall, 1990, Nicholls Family Tree, descendants of Jon Deason (1741-1812) & Elizabeth Nicholls (1746-1825) (ref – D_Doc_#234)
• Cornwall On-line Census Project, 2008, Cornwall Baptisms pre & post 1813, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall (ref-D_Doc_#212)
• Cornwall On-line Parish Clerk, Cornwall Baptisms, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall, 1755 to 1900 (ref-D_Doc_#224)
• Dianne Donohue, 2005, Baptisms for Isles of Scillies 1837-1903 (ref-D_Doc_#231)
• Cornwall On-line Parish Clerk, Cornwall Marriages, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall, 1700-1904 (ref-D_Doc_#222)
• Cornwall On-line Parish Clerk, Cornwall Marriage Banns, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall, 1837-1904 (ref-D_Doc_#221)
• Cornwall On-line Census Project, 2008, Cornwall Marriages post 1815, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall (ref-D_Doc_#216)
• Dianne Donohue, 2005, Marriages for Isles of Scillies 1837-1900 (ref-D_Doc_#217)
• Dianne Donohue, 2005, Marriage Banns for Isles of Scillies 1835-1925 (ref-D_Doc_#215) Cornwall On-line Parish Clerk, Cornwall Burials, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall, 1700-1904 (ref-D_Doc_#226)
• Cornwall On-line Census Project, 2008, Cornwall Burials post 1815, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall (ref-D_Doc_#213)
• Dianne Donohue, 2005, Burials for Isles of Scillies 1818-1886 & Non-conformist burials for Isles of Scillies (1886-1906) (ref-D_Doc_#214)
• General Records Office, 2005, 1841 Census of England & Wales, extract Greg Campbell, May 2005 for Deason, Cornwall (ref - D_Doc_#100)
• General Records Office, 2005, 1851 Census of England & Wales, extract Greg Campbell, May 2005 for Deason, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall (ref - D_Doc_#098)
• General Records Office, 2005, 1881 Census of England & Wales, extract Greg Campbell, May 2005 for Deason, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall (ref - D_Doc_#099)
• Margaret Owens, 2007, Deason Family Tree, extracts for Deasons in Cornwall from Parish Registers and Censuses 1841 to 1901, (ex Rick Smith, Launceston, Tasmania) (ref D_Doc_#194)
• Probably R M Baxter (via R Deason), Shipping Register extracts for Isles of Scilly 1780’s-late 1800’s, c1975 (ref-D_Doc_#232)
• Public Records Office (UK), Seamen’s Crewlists 1845-1880’s, Cornwall, 2002 (ref-D_Doc_#248)
• City of London (Guildhall Library), Index to Captains Registers of Lloyds of London 1851-1911, 2008 (ref-D_Doc_#256)
• B C Stephenson (for Lloyds), 1869, Lloyd’s Captain Register, p 175 (ref-D_Doc_#361)
• Public Records Office (Vic), 2008, 2009 Outward Passengers Victoria 1852-1896, 2008 (ref-D_Doc_#247)
• Phill Deason, 2004, Correspondence
There is no record of Richard’s mother Ann and step-father Barnet on the Isles of Scilly after 1830. Richard appears to have been raised by Ann’s brother John from an early age. At the time of his wedding in 1854, Richard refers to John as his “father” .
The 1851 Census recorded:
Old Town, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall (at the residence of Samuel & Mary Jenkins):
Richard Deacon [Deason], visitor, unmarried, age: 21 years, occupation: seaman, born: Isles of Scilly
On 9 April 1851 Richard joined the crew of the Little Pet (registered Scilly) as a ‘mate’. Crewlist records noted his ticket (i.e. certificate) as #97015, age: 21, born: Scilly, joined ship: Scilly, previous ship: Herbert (registered Scilly), trade: foreign (i.e. to foreign ports), discharged: 23 June 1851, Bristol.
Richard received his Master’s Certificate of Competency in 1853, Plymouth. It noted his certificate as #7883, born 1829, Scilly and licensed to master ‘fore-and-aft rigged’ vessels only. Later records (1869) list Richard as Master of:
- Emerald – 1853-1855; operating – North America and Mediterranean;
- Harriet Steward – 1855; operating – Baltic
- Emerald – 1856; operating – France, Portugal and Spain;
- The Gazelle – 1856; operating – Mediterranean;
- Minalto – 1856-1859 – operating – South America, France, Portugal and Spain; lost 11 April 1859;
- Salmon – 1860-1868 – operating – South America, France, Portugal, Spain and Mediterranean
At the time of their marriage in 1854, Richard was noted as “bachelor”; “master mariner”; son of “John Deason, farmer”; Caroline a “spinster”; daughter of “Samuel Jenkins, farmer”; and both from St Mary’s.
Richard was Master of The Gazelle when it was lost on 21 April 1856 off North Africa:
The Gazelle, Deason, of Scilly, from Cardiff for Messina, with coals, which was stranded 17 miles from Tangier, April 21, has been abandoned, condemned, and sold.
The 1861 Census recorded:
Old Town, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall (at the residence of Samuel & Caroline Jenkin):
Caroline Deason, daughter, married, age: 28 years, occupation: master mariner’s wife, born: St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly
Richard was the master of the steamer Earl of Arran when it was lost off the Scillies, 16 July 1872:
A Board of Trade inquiry was held at Penzance on Saturday to elicit the circumstances attending the loss of the passenger and mail steamer Earl of Arran, which was wrecked off the Scilly Islands on the 16th of July. The vessel, it seemed, was an hour late in leaving Penzance, in consequence of the mails, and when nearing Scilly, having been steered for Crow Sound, a passenger on board, named Stephen Woodcock, whom the master believed to be a licensed pilot, suggested that she should be taken through a passage known as St Martin’s Neck, by doing which, he said half an hour would be saved. He offered to pilot the ship through, and was put in charge. Being as he says an hour out in his calculations regarding the tide the ship ran ashore on the Irishmen’s Ledge, and ultimately became a total wreck. All the passengers and nearly all the cargo were saved. The master, Captain Deason, contended, through his solicitor Mr Trythall, that he was not to blame, believing as he did, that Woodcock was a duly licensed pilot, and knowing also that he had previously piloted vessels. The Court held that the master was guilty of a grave error in judgement, and suspended his certificate for four months. …
At the time of Richard’s burial in 1874 he was noted as aged 44 years and from Penzance. His headstone in the Old St Mary’s churchyard, noted him as a shipping Captain.
The 1881 Census recorded:
Old Town, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall (at the residence of Samuel & Caroline Jenkin):
Caroline Deason, daughter, widow, age: 48 years, occupation: annuitant, born: St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly
At the time of Caroline’s burial in 1885 she was noted as aged 52 years and from Old Town, St Mary’s.
Acknowledgements:
• Phill Deason, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England
• Rick Smith, Launceston Tasmania, Australia
• Duff family researchers (ex Rick Smith, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia)
• R M Baxter research (ex Reg Deason, Dunedin, New Zealand)
• Margaret Owens, Australia (ex Rick Smith, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia)
• Joan Huston (ex Rick Smith, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia)
• Judith Engall, Sydney, Australia
General references:
• International Genealogical Index (1998-2006), Parish Baptismal, Marriage and Burial records, extract Greg Campbell, 2004, 2005, 2006 & 2007, for Deason, Cornwall, England (ref – D_Doc_#101, #102 & #103)
• www.Ancestry.com, 2006, England and Wales, Birth, Marriage &Death Indexes, 1837-1983, extract Greg Campbell, Jan 2006, for Deason, Cornwall (ref – D_Doc_#101, #102 & #103)
• www.conwalleng.com, 2005, Cornwall Parish Register index - Births & Marriages, extract Greg Campbell, Oct 2005, for Deason (ref – D_Doc_#101 & #102)
• Federation of Family History Societies & Associates, 2004, National Burial Index, Edition 2, (1813-1837), extract Greg Campbell, Dec 2004 for Deason, Cornwall (ref – D_Doc_#103)
• General Records Office, 2000 & later, Birth, Marriage & Death indexes, 1838-1983, checked by Greg Campbell on an individual basis
• Leslie Deason & Phill Deason, c1960 – 2004, Deason Family Tree, transcribed Greg Campbell, 2004 (ref- D_Doc_#127)
• Rick Smith, 2005, Deason Family Tree (ref – D_Doc_#136)
• Duff family research, 2005, Deason Family Tree, extract July 2005, Rick Smith for Deason, Cornwall (ref – D_Doc_#139 & #140)
• R M Baxter, 1975, Deason Family Tree (ref – D_Doc_#149, #150 & #151)
• Joan Huston (2005), Marriages for Isles of Scilly 1726-1975, extract Aug 2008 for Deason (D_Doc_#238)
• www.ellis.genproxy.co.uk, 2005, Ellis Family Tree, as incorporated into Deason Family Tree, 2005, Rick Smith (ref – D_Doc_#136)
• Judith Engall, 1990, Nicholls Family Tree, descendants of Jon Deason (1741-1812) & Elizabeth Nicholls (1746-1825) (ref – D_Doc_#234)
• Cornwall On-line Census Project, 2008, Cornwall Baptisms pre & post 1813, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall (ref-D_Doc_#212)
• Cornwall On-line Parish Clerk, Cornwall Baptisms, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall, 1755 to 1900 (ref-D_Doc_#224)
• Dianne Donohue, 2005, Baptisms for Isles of Scillies 1837-1903 (ref-D_Doc_#231)
• Cornwall On-line Parish Clerk, Cornwall Marriages, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall, 1700-1904 (ref-D_Doc_#222)
• Cornwall On-line Parish Clerk, Cornwall Marriage Banns, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall, 1837-1904 (ref-D_Doc_#221)
• Cornwall On-line Census Project, 2008, Cornwall Marriages post 1815, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall (ref-D_Doc_#216)
• Dianne Donohue, 2005, Marriages for Isles of Scillies 1837-1900 (ref-D_Doc_#217)
• Dianne Donohue, 2005, Marriage Banns for Isles of Scillies 1835-1925 (ref-D_Doc_#215) Cornwall On-line Parish Clerk, Cornwall Burials, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall, 1700-1904 (ref-D_Doc_#226)
• Cornwall On-line Census Project, 2008, Cornwall Burials post 1815, extract June 2008, Greg Campbell for Deason, Cornwall (ref-D_Doc_#213)
• Dianne Donohue, 2005, Burials for Isles of Scillies 1818-1886 & Non-conformist burials for Isles of Scillies (1886-1906) (ref-D_Doc_#214)
• General Records Office, 2005, 1841 Census of England & Wales, extract Greg Campbell, May 2005 for Deason, Cornwall (ref - D_Doc_#100)
• General Records Office, 2005, 1851 Census of England & Wales, extract Greg Campbell, May 2005 for Deason, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall (ref - D_Doc_#098)
• General Records Office, 2005, 1881 Census of England & Wales, extract Greg Campbell, May 2005 for Deason, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall (ref - D_Doc_#099)
• Margaret Owens, 2007, Deason Family Tree, extracts for Deasons in Cornwall from Parish Registers and Censuses 1841 to 1901, (ex Rick Smith, Launceston, Tasmania) (ref D_Doc_#194)
• Probably R M Baxter (via R Deason), Shipping Register extracts for Isles of Scilly 1780’s-late 1800’s, c1975 (ref-D_Doc_#232)
• Public Records Office (UK), Seamen’s Crewlists 1845-1880’s, Cornwall, 2002 (ref-D_Doc_#248)
• City of London (Guildhall Library), Index to Captains Registers of Lloyds of London 1851-1911, 2008 (ref-D_Doc_#256)
• B C Stephenson (for Lloyds), 1869, Lloyd’s Captain Register, p 175 (ref-D_Doc_#361)
• Public Records Office (Vic), 2008, 2009 Outward Passengers Victoria 1852-1896, 2008 (ref-D_Doc_#247)
• Phill Deason, 2004, Correspondence
Notes for Caroline (Spouse 1)
Caroline was from St Marys.
This is from the 1841 Census:
St.Mary's Old Town,1,Samuel Jenkins,65,,Farmer,In county
,,Mary Jenkins,,60,,In county
,,Samuel Jenkins,30,,,In county
,,Caroline Jenkins,,30,,In county
,,Caroline Jenkins,,9,,In county
,,John Jenkins,7,,,In county
,,Joseph Jenkins,15,,Ag. Lab,In county
,,Mary Watts,,35,,In county
,,Ann Watts,,7,,In county
,,Methusalim Watts,5,,,In county
1861 Census:
Old Town
JENKIN Samuel head mar 51 farmer
Caroline wife mar 52 farmers wife
DEASON Caroline dau mar 28 master mariners wife
WALLS Eliza servant unmar housemaid
JENKIN John head mar 27 farmer
Jane wife mar 21 famers wife
Emma dau 3 months
All born ST Marys Scilly
Census 1881:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Samuel JENKINS Head M Male 71 St Marys Scilly, Cornwall, England Farmer Of 25 Acres Employing 1 Man
Caroline JENKINS Wife M Female 72 Tresco Scilly, Cornwall, England
Caroline DEASON Daur W Female 48 St Marys Scilly, Cornwall, England Annuitant
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Source Information:
Dwelling Old Town
Census Place Scilly Islands St Mary, Cornwall, England
Family History Library Film 1341565
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 2352 / 35
Page Number 17
National Probate Calender:
DEASON, Caroline, late of Old Town, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, died 19th January 1885 at Old Town. PR by John JENKINS of Old Town, farmer, brother and sole executor.
This is from the 1841 Census:
St.Mary's Old Town,1,Samuel Jenkins,65,,Farmer,In county
,,Mary Jenkins,,60,,In county
,,Samuel Jenkins,30,,,In county
,,Caroline Jenkins,,30,,In county
,,Caroline Jenkins,,9,,In county
,,John Jenkins,7,,,In county
,,Joseph Jenkins,15,,Ag. Lab,In county
,,Mary Watts,,35,,In county
,,Ann Watts,,7,,In county
,,Methusalim Watts,5,,,In county
1861 Census:
Old Town
JENKIN Samuel head mar 51 farmer
Caroline wife mar 52 farmers wife
DEASON Caroline dau mar 28 master mariners wife
WALLS Eliza servant unmar housemaid
JENKIN John head mar 27 farmer
Jane wife mar 21 famers wife
Emma dau 3 months
All born ST Marys Scilly
Census 1881:
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Samuel JENKINS Head M Male 71 St Marys Scilly, Cornwall, England Farmer Of 25 Acres Employing 1 Man
Caroline JENKINS Wife M Female 72 Tresco Scilly, Cornwall, England
Caroline DEASON Daur W Female 48 St Marys Scilly, Cornwall, England Annuitant
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Source Information:
Dwelling Old Town
Census Place Scilly Islands St Mary, Cornwall, England
Family History Library Film 1341565
Public Records Office Reference RG11
Piece / Folio 2352 / 35
Page Number 17
National Probate Calender:
DEASON, Caroline, late of Old Town, St Mary’s, Isles of Scilly, died 19th January 1885 at Old Town. PR by John JENKINS of Old Town, farmer, brother and sole executor.