William James DESBOROUGH

1879 - 1969  (89 years)

• Name	William James DESBOROUGH
  Birth	31 Dec 1879	4, Little Pleasant Row, East St., Walworth, Surrey   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Baptism	15 Feb 1880	St. Marks, Walworth, Surrey   [3]
  Gender	Male
  1881 Census	4, Little Pleasant Row, East St., Walworth, Surrey   [2]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 1
  1891 Census	82, Lorrimore Street, Newington, Surrey   [1]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 11
  1901 Census	28, Olney Street, Walworth, Surrey   [5]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 21, occ "Hosier's assistant?"
  1911 Census	28, Olney Street, Walworth, Surrey   [6]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 30, occ "hosiers assistant"
  1921 Census	316, Coldharbour Lane, Newington, Surrey   [7]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 40y 6m, occ "Railway Porter"
  Occupation	?Hosiers Assistant  [5]
  1939 Register	316, Coldharbour Lane, Newington, Surrey   [4]
  	At 1939 Register, he is born 31/12/1879, occ "Railway Porter"
  Individual Note	Also known as Will in the family recollections  [8]
  Individual Note 1	Best match on death is Oct qtr 1969, Lambeth, vol 5d, p506 (date of birth given as 31/12/1878)
  Death	1969
  Person ID	I522	Webb
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Edward Joseph DESBOROUGH,   b. Abt 1833, Mitcham, Surrey d. 1900, Southwark, Surrey (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Henrietta Susannah HALL,   b. 9 Apr 1838, 5, Market Street, Borough, Southwark, Surrey d. 12 Mar 1918, 316, Coldharbour Lane, Newington, Surrey (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Apr 1862	St. Mary, Lambeth   [9]
  Family ID	F195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Minnie SLADE,   b. 27 Oct 1889, Walworth, Surrey
  Marriage Fact	best match on marriage is Oct qtr 1912, Camberwell, vol 1d, p1834
  Children	1. William George DESBOROUGH,   b. 20 Sep 1913, Brixton, Surrey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Edward Joseph DESBOROUGH,   b. 16 Nov 1914, Brixton, Surrey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Living
  Family ID	F225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Dec 1879 - 4, Little Pleasant Row, East St., Walworth, Surrey Baptism - 15 Feb 1880 - St. Marks, Walworth, Surrey 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 1 - - 4, Little Pleasant Row, East St., Walworth, Surrey 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 11 - - 82, Lorrimore Street, Newington, Surrey 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 21, occ "Hosier's assistant?" - - 28, Olney Street, Walworth, Surrey 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 30, occ "hosiers assistant" - - 28, Olney Street, Walworth, Surrey 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 40y 6m, occ "Railway Porter" - - 316, Coldharbour Lane, Newington, Surrey 1939 Register - At 1939 Register, he is born 31/12/1879, occ "Railway Porter" - - 316, Coldharbour Lane, Newington, Surrey  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Wiliam appears in the Electoral Roll between 1920 and 1964 at 316, Coldharbour Lane, with Minnie. There is a closed record (presumably a child) on the 1939 Register

  
  

• Sources

  [S439] 1891 Census :- 82, Lorrimore Street, Newington, Surrey. [S514] 1881 Census :- 4, Little Pleasant Row, East St., Walworth, Surrey. [S1010] Baptism register :- St Marks, Walworth (1880). [S701] 1939 Register :- 316, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, Surrey. [S440] 1901 Census :- 28, Olney Street, Walworth, Surrey. [S515] 1911 Census :- 28, Olney Street, Walworth, Surrey. [S2616] 1921 Census :- 316, Coldharbour Lane, Newington, Surrey. [S54] Information from the family. [S1116] Marriage Certificate :- Joseph Edward Desborough - Henrietta Susannah Hall (1862).