George Deas, Lord Deas

In 1833, "George Deas, advocate", is listed as living at 33 Scotland Street in Edinburgh's New Town, ground floor and basement accommodation in a high quality tenement.

He proved himself an acute and painstaking judge; and though he was seldom deterred from making a caustic remark by the fear of giving pain, his disposition is said to have been kindly.

[7] Deas married, first, in 1838, Margaret, only daughter of Sylvester Reid, and secondly, in 1857, the widow of Sir Benjamin Fonseca Outram, CB, MD.

He is buried against the east wall of Warriston Cemetery in north Edinburgh, near the sealed northern gate.

With him lie his wife, Dame Sally Outram (1818–1899) and son, Francis Deas FRSE (1839–1874) an advocate and amateur microscopist.