Person:John Singleton (40)

John Singleton was baptised on 22nd February 1807 at Long Bennington in Lincolnshire, son of Martha Singleton, formerly Burden, and her husband William Singleton, a labourer and huckster. John was the second of their three children. In 1811, when John was only four years old, his mother died.

The following year, John's father married again, with an Elizabeth Ingram becoming John's stepmother. William and Elizabeth went on to have several more children together who were John's half-siblings. Some time between 1816 and 1818 the family moved from Long Bennington to the neighbouring village of Foston.

In 1828, when John was 21 years old, his father died.

On 25th June 1838, aged 31, John married Sarah Speed. She was from Muston in Leicestershire, about six miles from Foston. They married at Muston, but returned to Foston after their marriage, having nine children there between 1839 and 1861.

The 1841 finds John, Sarah and the two children they had at the time each living in a separate house in Foston. Each census from 1851 to 1871 finds John and Sarah living together in Foston with a selection of their children. John worked as an agricultural labourer. By 1881 all the children had left home.

John died in 1889, aged 82. He was buried at Foston on 20th December 1889. Sarah survived him by nearly thirteen years.

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

   Baptisms in Long Bennington 1807 / February 22nd John the son of William & Martha Singleton

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 618; Book 13; Folio 3; Page 1, 6 Jun 1841.

   Address: Foston, Lincolnshire
   John Singleton, male, 30 [1806-11], Ag[ricultrual] Lab[ourer], born in county
   Mary Fisher, female, 65 [1771-6], born in county
   Elizabeth Copsey, female, 20 [1816-21], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
   ~ [second household in same house]
   Margaret Fisher, female, 28 [1812/13], Ind[ependent], born in county
   Emma Sharpe, female, 15 [1821-6], F[emale] S[ervant], born in county
   George Holliss, male, 13 [1827/8], M[ale] S[ervant], 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 2138; Folio 130; Page 24, 30 Mar 1851.

   Address: Foston, Lincolnshire
   John Singleton, head, married, male, 42 [1808/9], Farm Labourer, b. Bennington, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Singleton, wife, married, female, 32 [1818/19], Labourers Wife, b. Muston, Leicestershire
   Lucy Singleton, daughter, female, 11 [1839/40], Scholar, b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   George Singleton, son, male, 9 [1841/2], Scholar, b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   John Singleton, son, male, 6 [1844/5], Scholar, b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   William Noris Singleton, son, male, 2 [1848/9], b. Foston, Lincolnshire

4. ↑ England. 1861 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 RG9; Piece 2481; Folio 104; Page 2, 7 Apr 1861.

   Address: Foston, Lincolnshire
   John Singleton, head, married, male, 52 [1808/9], Agricultural Labourer, b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Singleton, wife, married, female, 44 [1816/17], b. Muston, Leicestershire
   Hanah Singleton, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   Charles Singleton, son, male, 9 [1851/2], b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   Naomi Singleton, daughter, female, 4 [1856/7], b. Foston, Lincolnshire

5. ↑ 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 44; Page 7, 2 Apr 1871.

   Address: Foston, Lincolnshire
   John Singleton, head, married, male, 63 [1807/8], Agricultural Labourer, b. Bennington, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Singleton, wife, married, female, 53 [1807/8], b. Muston, Leicestershire
   Naomi Singleton, daughter, female, 14 [1856/7], Scholar, b. Foston, Lincolnshire
   Ruth Singleton, daughter, female, 9 [1861/2], Scholar, b. Foston, Lincolnshire

6. ↑ 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 3378; Folio 101; Page 4, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: Foston, Lincolnshire
   John Singleton, head, married, male, 74 [1806/7], Ag[ricultural] Lab[ourer], b. Long Bennington, Lincolnshire
   Sarah Singleton, wife, married, female, 63 [1817/18], b. Muston, Leicestershire

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

   d. John SINGLETON, December Quarter 1889, Newark Registration District, Volume 7b, page 244, aged 82 [1806/7]

8. ↑ Burials register, in Church of England. Parish Church of Foston (Lincolnshire). Parish registers, 1776-1940. (Lincoln, England: Lincolnshire Archives Office, 1993).

   BURIALS in the Parish of Foston in the County of Lincoln in the Year 1889
   No.	Name	Abode	When buried	Age	By whom the Ceremony was performed
   599	John Singleton	Foston	December 20	82 years	Michael Edward Mills, Vicar