George William DESBOROUGH

1862 - 1955  (93 years)

• Name	George William DESBOROUGH
  Birth	20 May 1862	Camberwell, Surrey   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  1871 Census	6, Ram Square, Wandsworth, Surrey   [1]
  	At 1871 Census, he is 9
  1881 Census	6, Ram Square, Wandsworth, Surrey   [3]
  	At 1881 Census, he is 18, occ "Painter"
  1891 Census	129, Elderfield Road, Hackney, Middlesex   [4]
  	At 1891 Census, he is 28, occ "Police Constable"
  1901 Census	71, Glyn Rd., Hackney, Middlesex   [5]
  	At 1901 Census, he is 38, occ "Constable Met Police"
  1911 Census	Unity Schools, Florence St., Islington, Middlesex   [6]
  	At 1911 Census, he is 48, occ "Police Pensioner, Caretaker"
  1921 Census	68, Windsor Road, Islington, Middlesex   [7]
  	At 1921 Census, he is 59y 1m, occ "Timekeeper"
  1939 Register	68, Windsor Road, Islington, Middlesex   [2]
  	At 1939 Register, he is widowed, occ "Met. Police (Retired)"
  Individual Note	best match on birth is Apr qtr 1862, Lambeth vol 1d, p389
  Individual Note 1	best match on death is Oct qtr 1955, Canterbury vol 5b, p246, aged 93
  Death	3 Dec 1955	Roper House, St. Dunstans Street, Canterbury, Kent   [8]
  Person ID	I541	Webb
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	Henry DESBOROUGH,   b. Abt 1837, Surrey
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Harriett EMERY,   b. Abt 1831, Pelham, Gravesend, Kent
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	19 Apr 1859	Kennington, Surrey   [9]
  Family Fact	6, Ram Square, Wandsworth, Surrey   [1, 3]
  	At the 1871 Census there is Harry and Sidney a4 and Lewis a2, clearly some of the names are changed....Similarly in 1881
  Family ID	F257	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 20 May 1862 - Camberwell, Surrey 1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 9 - - 6, Ram Square, Wandsworth, Surrey 1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 18, occ "Painter" - - 6, Ram Square, Wandsworth, Surrey 1891 Census - At 1891 Census, he is 28, occ "Police Constable" - - 129, Elderfield Road, Hackney, Middlesex 1901 Census - At 1901 Census, he is 38, occ "Constable Met Police" - - 71, Glyn Rd., Hackney, Middlesex 1911 Census - At 1911 Census, he is 48, occ "Police Pensioner, Caretaker" - - Unity Schools, Florence St., Islington, Middlesex 1921 Census - At 1921 Census, he is 59y 1m, occ "Timekeeper" - - 68, Windsor Road, Islington, Middlesex 1939 Register - At 1939 Register, he is widowed, occ "Met. Police (Retired)" - - 68, Windsor Road, Islington, Middlesex Death - 3 Dec 1955 - Roper House, St. Dunstans Street, Canterbury, Kent  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Married Charlotte Annie SMITH 12/5/1889, Clapham. Charlotte died between 1921 Census and 1939 Register.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1004] 1871 Census :- 6, Ram Square, Wandsworth, Surrey. [S3079] 1939 Register :- 68, Windsor Road, Islington, Middlesex. [S1005] 1881 Census :- 6, Ram Square, Wandsworth, Surrey. [S1031] 1891 Census :- 129, Elderfield Road, Hackney, Middlesex. [S1029] 1901 Census :- 71, Glyn Rd., Hackney, Middlesex. [S1030] 1911 Census :- Unity Schools, Florence St., Islington, Middlesex. [S3077] 1921 :- 68, Windsor Road, Islington, Middlesex. [S3078] Probate Registry :- George William Disborough (1956). [S1155] IGI record of Marriage :- Henry Desborough - Harriet Emery (1859).