Person:George Singleton (17)

George Singleton was baptised on 25th June 1808 at Long Bennington in Lincolnshire, son of Martha Singleton, formerly Burden, and her husband William Singleton, a labourer and huckster. In 1811, when George was only two years old, his mother died. His father remarried the following year.

George was tragically burned to death when he was only five years old. He was buried at Long Bennington on 22nd December 1813.

1. ↑ Church of England. Parish Church of Long Bennington (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1560-1933. (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archives, 1991).

   Baptisms 1808 / June 25th George the son of W[illia]m & Martha Singleton

2. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Long Bennington (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1560-1933. (Lincoln: Lincolnshire Archives, 1991).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Long Bennington in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1813
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   12	George Singleton	L. Bennington	1813 22d December	5 years Burnt to Death	M.E. Welby, Vicar