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Biographies
William Singleton was born about 1752 in Cheshire, England, the son of Joseph Henry and Ann Singleton. William's occupation was a Bricklayer in Cheshire, England.
He married Hannah (Parkinson) Singleton on 8 February 1778 in Manchester Cathedral, Lancashire, England,and was the father of James Singleton, Elizabeth Singleton, Sarah Ann Singleton, Benjamin Singleton, Joseph Singleton, Ann Marie (Singleton) Clark, Sarah Maria (Singleton) Sabree, Susannah Singleton, Hannah Maria (Singleton) Bellamy, William Singleton and Elizabeth Singleton.
On 30 May 1791 William was arrested for stealing and was tried on 8 June 1791. He was found guilty of the crime and sentenced to 7 years transportation at the Old Bailey, London, Middlesex, England.
William left Yarmouth, Isle Wight, Hampshire, England on 17 July 1791, with his wife Hannah, and sons Benjamin and Joseph, as a convict on the Third Fleet, aboard the "Pitt".
The Fleet sailed via St Iago, Rio de Janeiro and Cape of Good Hope, with 319 males, 49 females, 5 children and 7 free passengers on board.
The family arrived in Australia on Sydney Cove, Port Jackson, New South Wales, Australia on 14 February 1792, while his son James who had remained in England, arrived in 17 years later, in 1809 on the ship "Aeolus".
After William's Absolute Pardon on 28 May 1795, the family were living at Freemans Reach, New South Wales, Australia
In 1799 William and Hannah received a grant of 90 acres on the River near Freeman's Reach, which they farmed, and by the 1806 muster they had 232 acres. William was a signatory to various petitions that circulated during the Bligh period. He was shown as a landholder at the Hawkesbury in 1827, although he sold much of his land owing to indebtedness caused by floods
William died before 28 May 1835 Patrick's Plains, Hunter's River, New South Wales, Australia and was buried at the Whittingham Cemetery, Glenridding/Singleton, New South Wales, Australia.
Submitted by Researcher (Peter Jones) on 17 March 2017
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- The National Archives (TNA) : HO 11/1, p.161
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