Person:Frederick Singleton (3)

Frederick Singleton was born on 1st Augsut 1864 at Allington in Lincolnshire, the ninth of eleven children of Eliza Worth Singleton, formerly Bonser, and her husband Robert Singleton, a coachman and groom. Frederick's early childhood was spent in Allington, with the family still there in August 1871 when his younger sister Ada Jane was born. By November 1872 the family had moved away to Aston on Trent in Derbyshire, when Frederick's mother Eliza died, aged 46. He was eight when she died. After Eliza's death, the family seems to have dispersed - Robert and his two youngest daughters were living together in Bainton, Northamptonshire by the 1881 census, whilst the older children were all spread out.

By 1881, Frederick was living with his brother Bonser in Nottingham. They were both working as boot makers. Frederick next appears in the 1891 census in Sheffield working as a shoe maker.

By 1901 Frederick was living at 9 Thompson Street in Levenshulme, to the south of Manchester, where he lived with a Mary Hawley as though married, although no marriage record has been found for them. They also gave their surname as Smith in the 1901 census, suggesting they were reluctant to give their real names. Perhaps one of them was married to someone else.

Frederick's father died at Bainton later in 1901.

Frederick and Mary went on to have two children together: a daughter called Elsie in 1902 and a son called Albert in 1903. Both were born at home at 9 Thompson Street. Elsie's birth certificate gives Mary's maiden name as Hawley, whilst Albert's birth certificate gives her maiden name as Hall.

By 1908 the family had moved about two miles south-west to Queen Street in Withington, just off the Wilmslow Road.

On 1st July 1908, Mary died at the Manchester Royal Infirmary. She was said to be 42 years old. The 1911 census finds Frederick living with their two children on Wilmslow Road in Withington, describing himself as a widower.

At the outbreak of the Second World War, Frederick was living at 66 Pemberton Street in Manchester with his son and granddaughter. He was described as incapacitated at the time. Frederick died in Manchester in 1941, aged 77.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. Frederic SINGLETON, September Quarter 1864, Newark Registration District, Volume 7b, 295, mother's maiden name Bouser

2. ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG10; Piece 3544; Folio 13; Page 17, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: West Allington, Lincolnshire
   Robert Singleton, head, married, male, 51 [1819/20], Coachman (Domestic), b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   Eliza Singleton, wife, married, female, 43 [1827/8], Coachmans wife, b. East Stoke, Nottinghamshire
   William Singleton, son, unmarried, male, 17 [1853/4], Farm Servant, b. Allington, Lincolnshire
   Richard Singleton, son, male, 12 [1858/9], Scholar, b. Allington, Lincolnshire
   Ann Singleton, daughter, female, 8 [1862/3], Scholar, b. Allington, Lincolnshire
   Frederick Singleton, son, male, 6 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Allington, Lincolnshire

3. ↑ England. 1881 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 RG11; Piece 3362; Folio 4; Page 1, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 7 Trent Street, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
   Bonser Singleton, head, married, male, 26 [1854/5], Boot Maker, b. West Allington, Lincolnshire
   Selina Singleton, wife, married, female, 30 [1850/1], Cigar Maker, b. Bolton
   Frederick Singleton, brother, unmarried, male, 15 [1865/6], Boot Maker, b. West Allington, Lincolnshire

4. ↑ England. 1891 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 RG12; Piece 3802; Folio 11; Page 16, 5 Apr 1891.

   Address: 2 Court House 1 Cambridge Street, Ecclesall Bierlow, Sheffield, Yorkshire
   5 or more rooms occupied
   Henry Horner, head, married, male, 32 [1858/9], Britannia Metal Smith, employer, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Sarah J. Horner, wife, married, female, 30 [1860/1], b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Theresa Horner, daughter, female, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Joseph Horner, son, male, 5 [1865/6], Scholar, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Tom Horner, son, male, 3 [1867/8], Scholar, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Sarah J. Horner, daughter, female, 2 [1868/9], b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Ellin Smith, servant, female, 11 [1879/80], General Serv[an]t Domestic, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   William H. Bishop, boarder, single, male, 57 [1833/4], Butchers knife maker, employed, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Edwin J. Warren, boarder, single, male, 38 [1852/3], Commercial Traveller, employed, b. Brunton, Somersetshire
   William H. Smith, boarder, single, male, 20 [1870/1], Takle blade Cutler, employed, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   Albert Ward, boarder, single, male, 25 [1865/6], Labourer General, employed, b. Sheffield, Yorkshire
   John W. Hill, boarder, single, male, 34 [1856/7], Coach Builder, employed, b. Epworth, Lincolnshire
   Frederick Singleton, boarder, single, male, 23 [1867/8], Shoemaker, employed, b. Allerton, Lincolnshire

5. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 3692; Folio 58; Page 26, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 9 Thompson Street, Levenshulme, Lancashire
   3 rooms occupied
   Fred Smith, head, married, male, 31 [1869/70], Shoemaker (General), Worker, b. Northampton
   Mary Smith, wife, married, female, 33 [1867/8], b. Liverpool, Lancashire

6. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 23696; Schedule 157, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 158 Wilmslow Road, Fallowfield, Manchester
   4 rooms occupied
   Frederick Singleton, head, male, 40 [1870/1], Widower, married 10 years, 2 children born alive, 2 children still living, Shoe maker, worker, b. Allington, Lincolnshire
   Elsie Singleton, daughter, female, 9 [1901/2], School, b. Levenshulme, Lancashire
   Albert Singleton, son, male, 8 [1902/3], School, b. Levenshulme, Lancashire

7. ↑ ^7.0 7.1 General Register Office. 1939 Register
   Manchester County Borough, 29 Sep 1939.

   Address: 66 Pemberton Street, Manchester, Lancashire
   [one record closed]
   Hunt, Ellen / female / 20 Jun 1921 / single / Packer surgical
   [one record closed]
   Singleton, Albert / male / 13 Oct 1902 / single / Stoker
   Singleton Frederick / male / 1 Aug 1860 / widowed / Incapacitated

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. Frederic SINGLETON, December Quarter 1941, Manchester Registration District, Volume 8d, page 1, aged 77 [1863/4]