Person:Henry Singleton (10)

Henry Singleton's origins have yet to be established. His first confirmed sighting is on 16th January 1777 when he married Elizabeth Smithson at Hougham in Lincolnshire. At the time of their marriage Henry was said to be living in the nearby parish of Marston.

Henry and Elizabeth initially stayed in Hougham, having sons named William and John baptised there in 1777 and 1779. They then moved about nine miles to the west to the village of Flintham in Nottinghamshire, where they had daughters named Elizabeth in 1782 and Mary in 1784. Sadly Mary died when she was only about eighteen months old.

In 1786 they had a son named Henry, who appears to have been baptised twice, once at Hougham and once at Flintham. The Flintham baptism has no day or month quoted, suggesting that he was properly baptised at Hougham but the fact was also noted in the Flintham registers. Perhaps they had briefly returned to Hougham to stay with friends or family.

They returned to Flintham, having four more children there: Thomas in 1788, another Mary in 1790, Joseph in 1792 and Ann in 1794.

Henry has yet to be traced after Ann's baptism.