John Singleton (bef. 1836 - abt. 1894)

Born before 5 Jun 1836 in Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died about 1894 after about age 57 in Stockton, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

John was born about 1837. He is the son of Richard Singleton.

He was baptised on 5 Jun 1836. ^[1]

Notes

The family of Richard Singleton and Hannah Speed settled in the Stockton district near Newcastle and there was a death of John Singleton of Stockton on 21 May 1894, and Probate paid on 18 November 1902. Ref PRO NSW INX-15-137020.

https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M6NT-8DQ has his date of death as 26 June 1858. Northern Times (Newcastle, NSW : 1857 - 1918), Wednesday 30 June 1858, page 2. ^[2] NEWCASTLE. CRONER'S INQUEST. — An inquest was held at the Commercial Hotel on Saturday last, by Dr. Knaggs, coroner, touching the death of John Singleton, whose body had been found on the North Shore on the previous day. The fact of the man being missing was mentioned In our columns at the time. The evidence taken by at the inquest was very voluminous, of when the following are the particulars. On the 11th instant deceased and James Morris left Tomago in a small boat for Newcastle; on their way down they drank rum three or four times, until Singleton became sick and refused to take any more; they arrived at Newcastle about eight o'clock ,in the evening; at the wharf Morris drank more rum; about 9 o'clock they were seen at the bar of Rome's Hotel, where Singleton had a glass of ginger beer, he was then sober, but Morris, being very tipsy, was refused drink by the landlord, they however took half-a-pint of rum with them and shortly after went away. Morris appears to have lost all recollec-tion from the time of landing in Newcastle, until he found himself lying in the bottom of the boat, and the boat on shore, this would he somewhere about mid-night. He then pushed off, and on the boat getting on the flats he lay down and went to sleep, until he was awoke in the morning by the steamer passing up the river — it was then daylight; he found Singleton's hat in the bottom of the boat together with tho half-pint of rum they had brought with them from Newcastle. He then returned and made every enquiry after his companion — he also informed the police. The body was not found until the 25th and from having been. in the water such a length of time was much decomposed, but was identified by his brother. Dr. Stacy deposed to having examined the body; he observed no external marks of violence on it, and stated the blackness of the face would be likely to be caused bv drowning. It was shown at the inquest that deceased and Morris had always been upon good terms with each other, and there is no doubt but that he had accidentally fallen overboard while his companion was senseless. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.

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This one may apply, but is much less likely Gosford Times and Gosford and Wollombi Express (NSW : 1892 - 1906), Friday 1 September 1905, page 2. ^[3] IN THE SUPREME COURT OF NEW SOUTH WALES. — Probate Jurisdiction, — In the Estate of JOHN SINGLETON, late of Mangrove Creek, in the State of New South Wales, Farmer, deceased, Intestate. — Notice is hereby given that the First Acoounts in the above Estate have this day been filed in my office, Chancery Square, Sydney, and all persons having any claim against the said Estate or being otherwise interested therein are hereby required to come in before me at my said office on or before the twenty-ninth day of September next at 12 o'clock in the forenoon and inspect the same and if they think fit object thereto, otherwise if the said Accounts be not objected to the same will be examined by me and passed according to law. — W. GARRETT, Registrar. — CHARLES LOUIS TANGE, Proctor for Administratrix, 10 Bligh-street, Sydney.

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NP4V-F4D : 11 February 2018, Richard Singleton in entry for John Singleton, 05 Jun 1836); citing MUSTON,LEICESTER,ENGLAND, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 592,583.
2. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/128759876
3. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166605121

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ5K-SRL : 13 December 2017), John Singleton in household of Richd Singleton, Thorpe Salvin, Yorkshire,Yorkshire West Riding, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• New South Wales State Archives: 1844, 26 Jun, Briton, Reel 2135, [4/4785]