Historical records matching William Singleton, Convict "Pitt" 1792
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About William Singleton, Convict "Pitt" 1792
William SINGLETON was born c1752 Cheshire, UK (son of Joseph Henry SINGLETON and Ann Berry)
William married Hannah Rebecca PARKINSON on 8/2/1778 at Manchester, UK and they had the following children in England
- James 1776
- William 1780 (died before 1792)
- Elizabeth 1782 (died before 1792)
- Sarah Ann 1786 (died before 1792)
- Benjamin 1788
- Joseph 1790
William was convicted of stealing and sentenced to 7 years transportation. He arrived in Sydney Cove on 14/2/1792 on "Pitt". His wife + children Benjamin and Joseph accompanied him. Son James remained in England, emigrating in 1809 on "Aeoulus"
Once in Australia William and Hannah had the following children
- Anna Maria 1793
- Sarah Maria 1795
- Susannah 1798
- Hannah 1802
- William 1805
- Elizabeth 1807
- Eve 1808
William died 25/5/1835 at Patrick's Plains, NSW
Sydney Herald Thu 28 May 1825 p. 3
Text: Deaths.
At Patrick's Plains, Hunter's River,
Mr. William Singleton, aged 90 years,
leaving a numerous family to lament his
loss.
- http://australianroyalty.net.au/individual.php?pid=I49112&ged=purne...
- https://convictrecords.com.au/convicts/singleton/william/107621
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Singleton-120
- http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/William_Singleton_(1752-1835)
- http://www.jenwilletts.com/benjamin_singleton.htm
http://familypedia.wikia.com/wiki/William_Singleton_%281752-1835%29
William Singleton, one of 404 convicts transported on the Pitt, June 1791.
William was a convict. His trial transcipt is as follows:Trial Fifth Session July 1791 Major J.A.C. Boydell Case 257 William Singleton was Indicted for feloniously stealing on 30 th May last, 27 yards of Callice the property of Matthew, Pickford & Thomas Pickford. The case was opened by Mr Garrow. Joseph Buckley sworn. I am porter to Mr Miller, Manchester Warehouseman No 28 King Street, Cheapside: I picked up some goods and delivered the goods at the usual place, The Swan with Two Necks, Lad's Lane, at the warehouse door: I delivered them Monday 16 of May. John Martin sworn. I am head porter to this wagon, they have several packages: on the 30 th May last I was at the Crown in Lad Lane, having a pint of beer and the prisoner went up the Swan Yard and turned to the right hand: I went up in about two or three minutes and could not see him. In half an hour he was coming down the yard with a bundle under his arm: I said, Singleton, what have you got ?. He says some linen: Says I let's see: they were tied up in his apron: I said, pretty linen, indeed: says he, Master be as easy with me as you can: I said damn me, where did you get them ? He said I took them out of the wrapper. COURT Did you promise that in case he would confess, you would show him favour ? No Sir, I sent for a constable and carried him to the compter: on the Monday, we rummaged the warehouse and between the warehouse and the stable there are some iron bars to give light: behind some straw in another house we found the wrapper, that was a place it should not have been in: it had been opened and sewn up again. wrapper was produced and disposed of) Dixon sworn I received these goods from Martin, this is the same apron, I saw nothing of the wrapper. Court to Miller: That is the same wrapper you saw in the stable? ..........Yes Robert Manton sworn: You are in the employ of Mr Miller? .......... I am Look at some of these things and tell us whether they are the property of Mr Miller? When I took it out of the sheet that contained the goods, when it came up from and? I saw this remarkable stain upon it: I called ? to show it to me. Are you sure it was one of those delivered John ? sworn I prove that the names are properly spelled in the indictment The prisoner called four witnesses to his character GUILTY ---- transported for seven years tried by the London Jury before ? Merrin William arrived in Australia on 14 February, 1792 on the ship "Pitt". His wife & children came with him except his son James who arrived in 1809 on the ship "Aeolus". William and Hannah received a grant of 90 acres in 1799 on the River near Freeman's Reach, which they farmed. 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 arrived in Sydney, New South Wales on 14 February 1792 on the Pitt. He was a convict under a seven year sentence, and his wife travelled out free on the same ship with their sons Benjamin and his younger brother Joseph rather than break-up the family.
Five years later the family settled on a ninety-acre (36 ha) grant at Mulgrave Place (near Windsor), where his eldest son, James, then aged 30, joined them after immigrating in 1808 when Benjamin was 19. Benjamin and James were to build water-mills at Kurrajong, Lower Portland Head, and on James 50 acre (20ha) grant at the Hawkesbury. At their water-mills they ground wheat for the government stores
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William Singleton, Convict "Pitt" 1792's Timeline
| 1752 |
July 1, 1752
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Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
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| 1777 |
January 17, 1777
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Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
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| 1780 |
1780
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Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
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1782
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| 1786 |
August 27, 1786
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Cripplegate, London, England
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| 1788 |
August 7, 1788
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St. Giles, Cripplegate, London, England
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| 1790 |
November 1790
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London, England
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| 1793 |
October 25, 1793
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Sydney Cove, New South Wales, Australia
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| 1795 |
December 26, 1795
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Mulgrave Place, Windsor, Nsw, Australia
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