Born in London.
Enlisted at London on the 2nd of October 1852.
Age: 20.
Height: 5' 7".
Trade: Labourer.
Discharged, "time expired", from Hounslow on the 1st of October 1864.
Served 12 years.
Conduct: "good."
In possession of two Good Conduct badges.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Alma, Balaclava, Inkerman, Sebastopol and the Turkish medal, his name being found at the very end of the "Balaclava" roll.
His name appeared in the 1877 list of the Balaclava Commemoration Society as a Committee member, but he is not on the 1879 revised list.
Attended the Annual Dinner in 1899.
1881 Census
The 1881 Census returns show an Alfred Deason, aged 45, born Poplar, London, as the "Workhouse Master Munic." of Poplar Union Workhouse. He is shown with his wife Annie, born Essex, and four children aged 10 to 4 years.
Death registered
Annie Deason, 50, December Quarter 1887, Poplar.
Marriage registered (second)
Alfred Deason and Mary Ann Broughton, June Quarter 1890, in Poplar.
1891 Census
By the time of the 1891 Census he was still the Workhouse master, but had remarried. His second wife is shown as Mary, aged 49, born Isle of Man, and the "Matron of the Workhouse".
1901 Census
He is shown as "Retired Workhouse Master" living at 218 Romford Road, West Ham, London.
1911 Census
22, Marlborough Road, Woodford, West Ham.
Alfred Deason, 75, Pensioner, born Poplar.
Mary Ann Deason, 69, born Isle of Man.
A son from the 1st marriage was also shown.
Deaths registered
Alfred Deason, 81, March Quarter 1917, in West Ham.
Mary A Deason, 85, March Quarter 1921, in West Ham.
Registrations of marriage and death, and Census information, kindly provided by Chris Poole.