Adelaide Emily DESBOROUGH

1853 -

• Name	Adelaide Emily DESBOROUGH
  Birth	26 Dec 1853	Chiswell St., Camberwell, Surrey   [1, 2]
  Baptism	25 Jun 1854	Emmanuel, Camberwell, Surrey   [2]
  Gender	Female
  1861 Census	South St., Absalom Place, Camberwell, Surrey   [1]
  	At 1861 Census, she is 6
  1871 Census	148, Cobourg St, Camberwell, Surrey   [3]
  	At 1871 Census, she is 17, occ "Servant"
  1881 Census	268, Long Lane, Bermondsey, Surrey   [4]
  	At 1881 Census, she is 27
  1891 Census	Waldron, Uckfield, Sussex   [5]
  	At 1891 Census, she is 37
  1901 Census	30, Decima St., Bermondsey, Surrey   [6]
  	At 1901 Census, she is 47
  1911 Census	11, A Block, Guinness Buildings, Pages Walk, Bermondsey, Surrey   [7]
  	At 1911 Census, she is 58, occ "Charwoman", 4 surviving children, with 3 who have died
  1921 Census	L Block flat 307, Guinness Buildings, Snowsfields, Bermondsey, Surrey   [8]
  	At 1921 Census, she is 67y 6m, occ "Office Cleaner", and a widow
  Individual Note	best match on death is Jul qtr 1937, Romford, vol 4a, p403, aged 83
  Person ID	I251	Webb
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Arthur DESBOROUGH,   b. Abt 1834, Middlesex
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sarah Anne KNIGHTS,   b. Abt 1836, Carlton-Colville, Suffolk
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	31 May 1880	St. John's, Walworth   [9]
  Family ID	F197	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 26 Dec 1853 - Chiswell St., Camberwell, Surrey Baptism - 25 Jun 1854 - Emmanuel, Camberwell, Surrey 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, she is 27 - - 268, Long Lane, Bermondsey, Surrey 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, she is 37 - - Waldron, Uckfield, Sussex  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Married George Thomas BOXALL (1850-1919) 10/1/1875, St Johns Walworth. She appears to be in the Electoral Rolls in Bermondsey for much of the period 1918-1936, and therefore her likely death location is slightly surprising.

  
  

• Sources

  [S535] 1861 Census :- South St., Absalom Place, Camberwell, Surrey. [S542] Baptism register :- Emmanuel, Camberwell (1854). [S546] 1871 Census :- 148, Cobourg St, Camberwell, Surrey. [S2859] 1881 Census :- 268, Long Lane, Bermondsey, Surrey. [S545] 1891 Census :- Waldron, Uckfield, Sussex. [S543] 1901 Census :- 30, Decima St., Bermondsey, Surrey. [S544] 1911 Census :- 11, A Block, Guinness Buildings, Pages Walk, Bermondsey, Surrey. [S2858] 1921 Census :- L Block flat 307, Guinness Buildings, Snowsfields, Bermondsey, Surrey. [S1117] Marriage register entry :- Arthur Desborough - Sarah Ann Knights (1880).