Person:John Singleton (42)

John Singleton was baptised on 14th January 1818 at East Stoke in Nottinghamshire, son of Mary Singleton, formerly Tye, and her husband John Singleton, a cottager. Young John appears in the 1841 census working as an agricultural labourer and living with his parents at East Stoke. The day after the 1841 census John married Sarah Shepard. They had two daughters baptised at East Stoke: Mary baptised on 18th February 1842 and Elizabeth baptised on 5th February 1845. Sadly John's wife Sarah died either giving birth to Elizabeth or shortly afterwards; Sarah was buried two days after Elizabeth's baptism. She was only 24 years old.

The 1851 census finds John and his two daughters living with John's parents in East Stoke. He has yet to be traced after 1851.

1. ↑ Nottinghamshire Family History Society. Nottinghamshire Baptisms Database.

   ch. 14 Jan 1818, St Oswald, East Stoke: John son of John & Mary Singleton, Cottager of Stoke

   Needs to be confirmed at Nottinghamshire Archives.

2. ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 867; Book 1; Folio 10; Page 15, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: East Stoke, Nottinghamshire
   John Singleton, male, 60 [1776-81], Farmer, born in county
   Mary Singleton, female, 60 [1776-81], born in county
   John Singleton, male, 20 [1816-21], Ag Lab, born in county

3. ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class HO107; Piece 2134; Folio 119; Page 7, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: East Stoke, Nottinghamshire
   John Singleton, head, married, male, 70 [1780/1], Ag Lab, b. Hougham, Lincolnshire
   Mary Singleton, wife, married, female, 75 [1775/6], b. Stoke, Notts
   John Singleton, son, widower, male, 33 [1817/8], Ag Lab, b. Stoke, Notts
   Mary Singleton, granddaughter, female, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Stoke, Notts
   Elizabeth Singleton, granddaughter, female, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Stoke, Notts