| Name |
Elizabeth Sophia DESBOROUGH |
| Birth |
1 Nov 1855 |
Milk St., Camberwell, Surrey  [1, 2] |
| Baptism |
9 Dec 1855 |
St. Mary, Newington, Kennington Park Road, Walworth, Surrey [2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| 1861 Census |
Absalom Place, South Street, Camberwell, Surrey [1] |
| At 1861 Census, she is 5 |
| 1871 Census |
125, Salisbury Terrace, Newington, Surrey [3] |
| At 1871 Census, she is 16, occ "Domestic Servant" |
| 1881 Census |
1, Acre St., Newington, Surrey [4] |
| At 1881 Census, she is 25 |
| 1891 Census |
"Hanging Birch", Waldron, Uckfield, Sussex [5] |
| At 1891 Census, she is 35 |
| 1901 Census |
31, Townley St., Newington, Surrey [6] |
| At 1901 Census, she is 45, occ "Finisher Pickle (?) Warehouse" |
| 1911 Census |
12, Rodney Road, Walworth, Surrey [7] |
| At 1911 Census, she was 55, occ "Laundrep {Laundress?}" |
| 1921 Census |
45, Louise House, Newington, Surrey [8] |
| At 1921 Census, she is 65y 7m, occ "Washer Woman" |
| Individual Note |
best match on death is Apr qtr 1923, Camberwell, vol 1d, p670, aged 67 |
| Death |
1923 |
Southwark, Surrey [9] |
| Burial |
27 Jun 1923 |
Southwark, Surrey [9] |
| Person ID |
I250 |
Webb |
| Last Modified |
19 Mar 2026 |
| Father |
Arthur DESBOROUGH, b. Abt 1834, Middlesex |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Mother |
Sarah Anne KNIGHTS, b. 1836, Carlton-Colville, Suffolk |
| Relationship |
natural |
| Marriage |
31 May 1880 |
St. John's, Walworth, Surrey [10] |
| Notes |
- It is not clear if all the details here are right or not, and so the story may change.
The only available marriage details for Arthur, are the ones here, and so the implication is that they were living together for more than 25 years before deciding to get married.
Tracking back to the 1871 Census, we find Arthur with his wife Sarah Ann, identified as husband and wife, with Sarah's birth location given as Lowestoft. This coupled with the name of Sarah's father suggests that we do have the right Sarah Ann KNIGHTS. Note the witness at the wedding could be, though clearly not for certain, Sarah's mother.
However Arthur states he is a widower at his marriage in 1880, and also in the 1861 Census. In addition the baptism of his children gives the mother as "Sarah", though of course this is a common name.
It is not clear where Sarah Anne was at the 1861 Census.
I have not found any marriage for Arthur around 1851-3 with a Sarah, but there is a Sarah Desborough buried in Camberwell in Oct 1857. The FindAGrave transcript says she was aged 34 (ie born around 1823).
My current suspicion is that this "other" Sarah is the children's mother, and that at some point after 1861, Sarah Anne Knights came to live with them, perhaps as some form of home help. But I cannot locate anything that provides more information about this (new) Sarah.
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| Family ID |
F197 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1855 - 1923 (67 years)
