Noticing your surname interest, I thought that if you weren't aware (unlikely) of it, I should tell you that the highway leading from the south into Vancouver BC takes you through the Deas Island tunnel under the Fraser River. There must be (or have been) a small island called the Deas Island there at some time, but I do not know the origin of its name. Probably named after someone called Deas and one could find out from some authprity in the city of Vancouver, maybe even by Googling the name. Blake Allan, Victoria BC ----- Original Message ----- From: <koplo001@umn.edu> To: <SCOTLAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 7:15 PM Subject: [SCOTLAND] Re: DEAS SURNAME > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Deas > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/EgC.2ACE/6450.2959.2 > > Message Board Post: > > My grandmother was Ann Deas Gadsden, b.1882. Her mother was Mary Joanna Deas, b. about 1855 She was married to John Christopher Edward Gadsden, b.1851. > Does any of this match with anything you have? > > > ==== SCOTLAND Mailing List ==== > To contact the list administrator, or to unsubscribe, or to view > the list archives, or for other information about this list, visit the > list web page at http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/SCT/SCOTLAND.html > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >