Louis was born in 1822 in England, christened on 1 August 1822 in Chislehurst, Kent, England. [1] He was the son of Louis Henry Desanges. He painted a large number of portraits of winners of the Victoria Cross.
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DQG-G4G : 13 December 2014), Louis William Desanges, 1856; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1856, quarter 4, vol. 1A, p. 747, Marylebone, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGNV-462 : 9 November 2019), Louis Wm Desanges, Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England; citing Saint Marylebone, Middlesex, England, p. 13, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7GV-26F : 12 September 2020), Louis W Desanges, St Marylebone, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9CZ-Z1T : 20 May 2019), Louis W Desanges in household of Henry Mortimer, Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Brompton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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