James DESBOROUGH

Abt 1828 -

• Name	James DESBOROUGH
  Birth	Abt 1828	Greenwich, Kent   [1]
  Gender	Male
  1841 Census	Locks Lane, Mitcham, Surrey   [2]
  	At 1841 Census, he is "20"
  1851 Census	At 1851 Census, he is 23, occ "Ropemaker"  [1]
  1861 Census	11, Pound Row, Camberwell, Surrey   [3]
  	At 1861 Census, he is 34, occ "Ropemaker"
  1871 Census	11, Pound Row, Camberwell, Surrey   [4]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 44, occ "Rope Maker"
  1881 Census	3, Acocks Cotts., Waterloo St., Camberwell, Surrey   [5]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 54, occ "Rope Maker"
  Individual Note	Possibly born about 1821  [2]
  Individual Note 1	Poss death 4/6/1902 Camberwell a 74 at the Constance Road Workhouse  [6]
  Person ID	I536	Webb
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	James DISBOROUGH,   b. 16 Aug 1791   d. Abt 1843, Mitcham, Surrey (Age 51 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Ann BAILEY,   b. Abt 1803, Rochester, Kent d. Abt 1857, Camberwell, Surrey (Age 54 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	23 Aug 1817	Parish Chapel, St. Pancras   [7]
  Marriage Fact	Note - marriage details are dependent on finding children born nearby and soon after...
  Family ID	F183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane HARKER,   b. Abt 1833, Camberwell, Surrey
  Marriage	15 Aug 1853	Kennington, Surrey   [8]
  Children	1. Jane Elizabeth Charlotte DISBOROUGH,   b. 6 Jun 1849, Crescent Cottages, James Street, Clapham  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Frederick James Arthur DESBOROUGH,   b. 1850, Camberwell, Surrey d. 1 Apr 1917, Constance Road Institution, Camberwell, Surrey (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. William John DISBOROUGH,   b. Abt 1853, Clapham, Surrey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Martha DESBOROUGH,   b. 1855, Camberwell, Surrey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Walter DISBOROUGH,   b. Abt 1857, Camberwell, Surrey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Albert DESBOROUGH,   b. 1860, Camberwell, Surrey  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F255	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1828 - Greenwich, Kent 1841 Census - At 1841 Census, he is "20" - - Locks Lane, Mitcham, Surrey 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 54, occ "Rope Maker" - - 3, Acocks Cotts., Waterloo St., Camberwell, Surrey Marriage - 15 Aug 1853 - Kennington, Surrey  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Census info after 1881 is unclear. The most probable is at the Camberwell Workhouse; in 1891 there is a John James Desborough, occ given as "General Dealer", birthplace Croydon, but aged 65. Then in 1901, same location, John Desborough, aged 69, but born in Rochester. There is no better match in the census indexes, and it is consistent with somebody who might have had failing memory etc... and clearly matches the possible death details. Another vague possibility for 1891 Census in St Mary Newington, John Desborough is a 63 year old rope maker, birth given as Ramsgate, but this might have been a mishearing/misrepresentation for Rochester. The family he is with do not match any obvious details in our family. Of course this might be the same John Desborough who appears at the workhouse in 1901. There is no obvious death details other than 1902.

  
  

• Sources

  [S547] 1851 Census :- 5, Chiswell St, Camberwell, Surrey. [S450] 1841 Census :- Locks Lane, Mitcham, Surrey. [S974] 1861 Census :- 11, Pound Row, Lambeth, Surrey. [S977] 1871 Census :- 11, Pound Row, Camberwell, Surrey. [S1014] 1881 Census :- 3, Acocks Cotts., Waterloo St., Camberwell, Surrey. [S1021] Death register :- Constance Road Workhouse, Camberwell (1902). [S1110] Marriage register :- St Pancras Parish Chapel (1817). [S1154] IGI record of Marriage :- James Desborough - Jane Harker (1853).