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William Singleton 1531 – 1556 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1531

Birth Location: Preston, Lancashire, England

Death Date: Aug 20, 1556

Death Location: Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England

Father: SIR SINGLETON

Mother: Lady Osbaldeston

Spouse(s): Mary Brockholes

Children(s): Sir Singleton

William Singleton III was born in 1531 in Preston, Lancashire, England, the child of SIR GEORGE WILLIAM SINGLETON and Lady Mary Cicely Osbaldeston. William Singleton III married Mary Brockholes, and had children including Sir Robert Singleton. William Singleton III passed away in 1556 in Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • William Singleton III was born in 1531 in Preston, Lancashire, England, the child of SIR GEORGE WILLIAM SINGLETON and Lady Mary Cicely Osbaldeston.
  • William Singleton III married Mary Brockholes, and had children including Sir Robert Singleton.
  • William Singleton III passed away in 1556 in Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Singleton's Ancestors

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William Singleton
1531 – 1556
Birth Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
Parents
SIR GEORGE WILLIAM SINGLETON
1505 – 1551
Staining Hall, Poulton-Le-Fylde, England
Lady (Mary Cicely) Osbaldeston
1508 – 1561
Osbaldeston, Blackburn, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
WILLIAM SINGLETON
1457 – 1505
Whalley, Lancashire, England
HELEN WESTBY
1485 – 1505
Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Singleton's Descendants

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William Singleton (1531 – Aug 20, 1556) m. Mary Brockholes (Abt. 1531 – 1567)
  1. 1. Sir (Robert) Singleton (1556 – 27 Jul 1623) m. Mary (Ann) Benson (1550 – 12 Dec 1619)
    1. 1. Ellen (Lucille) Singleton (ca. 1593 – 1617) m. William Newsome (ca. 1588 – 9 Feb 1624)
      1. 1. William (Richard) Newsom (1614 – 1 Nov 1657) m. Elizabeth (Gertrude) Wilson (1614 – abt 22 July 1671)
        1. 1. George (Foster) Newsom (1639 – 15 Dec 1697) m. Anne Sheppard (May 1644 – 1716)

William Singleton's Timeline

4 Records

1531
1531
Birth of William Singleton III in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1531
1531
Birth of William Singleton III in Preston, Lancashire, England
Preston, Lancashire, England
1556
Aug 20, 1556
Age 25
Death of William Singleton III in Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England
Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England
1556
Aug 20, 1556
Age 25
Death of William Singleton III in Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England
Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1531
    Event Place: Preston, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 20, 1556
    Event Place: Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 20, 1556
    Event Place: Poulton Le Fylde, Lancashire, England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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