Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Singleton was born in 1460, in Preston, Lancashire, England, his father, William Singleton, was 25 and his mother, Sarah Agnes Radcliffe, was 24. He married Johannes Lawrence in 1492, in Broughton, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 6 sons. He died in August 1501, in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 41.
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- The history of the parish of Preston in Amounderness in the county of Lancaster
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Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and West Yorkshire):
habitational name from Singleton (Lancashire), probably from Old English scingol ‘shingle, wooden roof tile’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. Bearers of this surname are said to be descended from Ughtred de Sinleton, holder of lands in Amounderness wapentake (Lancashire) c. 1160–90. This name was first recorded in Ireland in 1308 and firmly established in Louth and Monaghan during the 17th century.
habitational name from Singleton (Sussex), probably from Old English sængel, sengel ‘bundle, tuft’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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