William Francis Singleton (1861 - 1942)

Born 1861 in Raymond Terrace, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Ada Mehetabel (Hynes) Singleton — married 1898 (to 1918) in Manilla, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Maud Matilda (Wax) Singleton — married 1928 in Manilla, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 14 May 1942 at about age 81 in Manilla, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

William was born in 1861. He is the son of Richard Singleton and Sarah Cates.

Obituary:^[1]

Mr. W. F. Singleton

The death occurred on Thursday last at Manilla District Hospital of William Francis Singleton, a well known Manilla identity at the ripe old age of 86 years. He had been in ill health for the past two years on and off, but on Tuesday last was attacked by a seizure and taken to hospital.

The late William Singleton was a native of Raymond Terrace, near Maitland. In his younger days he worked on several outback stations in Queensland ; where he obtained a thorough knowledge about stock and horses in particular. Coming to Manilla about 42 years ago, he set up as a veterinary surgeon, which business he followed until a few years ago. He was thrice married. In Queensland, where his first wife died, he has two sons and one daughter still living. His second wife died in Manilla twenty odd years ago. By that marriage he had a family of five sons, Messrs. Claude, William, Harold, Richard and Ernest.

In 1925 he married Miss Maud Wax and from that marriage, besides his wife leaves a family of six children, viz : Ronald, Irene, Marjorie, Ruth, Rosalind and Brian.

The funeral took place on Saturday, Rev. A. Battersby officiating at the graveside.

Sources

1. ↑ Manilla Express (NSW : 1899 - 1954) Tue 19 May 1942 Page 2

• NSW BDM birth 12252/1861
• QLD BDM marriage in 1887 reg. no. C290 to Margaret Catherine Fanning
• NSW BDM marriage 3587/1898 at Manilla to Ada M Hynes
• NSW BDM marriage 4517/1928 at Manilla to Maude M Way/ Wax
• NSW BDM death 10581/1942 showing parents Richard and Sarah
• Probate notice: Manilla Express (NSW : 1899 - 1954) Friday 22 May 1942 p 2

Research Notes

A difficulty with this profile and the associated sources is that they appear to be potentially incorrect. In his obituary in 1942 (admittedly some 50+ years after his first wife’s death) it in mentioned that he had 2 sons and a daughter still living from his first marriage to Margaret. Unfortunately no obvious birth records in NSW or Queensland seem to align and there is also the issue that they were only actually married for just under 12 months. It could be that a couple of the children were born illegitimately but then again there are actually no potentially relevant records in either a 'Singleton' or 'Fanning' last name.