Tribute to George Stanley Singleton

This is a page from a Bible, originally belonging to Stan's Mom (Harriet Emily Pithers - shown in Bible or Emma Harriett Pithers as shown on genealogy chart sent to you earlier). If you double click on picture you can see that Stan and his siblings dates of birth are listed - Ida and William. Ida was the mother of Dennis, Audrey (listed in Bible), and John Edwards. The last entry "Janet Margaret Singleton" was the daughter of William - She only lived six years.


This Bible begins with Sophia, 1841, and ends 90 years later with Janet 1931. Sophia Cooke, born 10/7/1841 was Stan's mother's mother.




Another page from the same Bible shows "Marriages" beginning with Sophia's daughter - Harriet to John Henry Singleton. The other three marriages entered are the three Singleton siblings - Ida, William, and George Stanley. Deaths recorded on the next page begin with 1893 and end with young daughter of William, Janet, in 1937.







The next picture is a page inside a Common Prayer Book belonging to John Henry Singleton, given Xmas, 1908 by E. H. S. (possibly Emily Harriet Singleton - more confusion on this name - possibly Emily chose to change the order of her first and second names in later years).










All these pictures are of Stan Singleton (Dad, Grandad, Great Grandad). This first pictures shows 1926, Hunstanton on the back. Most of the pictures have nothing written on them.

This picture is dated 1930. Stan at Skegness (no clue about who he is with). Below are a few more leisure pictures (nothing to indicate when the pictures were taken.

This picture was printed on a postcard (something people used to do in the early 1900's).

This is a picture of Tony, John Henry Singleton (Stan's dad), and Stan (threee generations of Singletons). And a picture of what looks to be an unhappy Tony and his grandad John. Guess how the wheelchair was steered.

Pictures of the musical side of Stan - Stan with his accordian; and Stan with his "Accordeon Bandits" (Stan is the fifth person from the left).

Pictures of the daredevil side of Stan.

This is a picture of Stan and his friends. Stan is the first person on the left.

And...a few pictures in later life - this one taken about 1965 at Dudley Road.

This picture is Albert (on left) & Stan next to him at Butlin's Holiday Camp. No idea who the other people are.

Stan and the new moggy at RAF Cranwell gates...there was a similar picture with Evelyn on another blog.

This picture was taken in February, 1947, Morris 10, TL 6069 written on back. Tony remembers driving this machine painted green and with a new fangled electric windscreen wiper, no heater, push button starter switch on the floor and foot-operated headlamp dip switch; plus the story of his dad driving along similar roads in 1947 only to have to reverse several miles because of nowhere to turn around. This was when Tony had to learn the correct way to hold the starting handle and to change a wheel before being allowed to drive.

1959. Dad and the Austin that I used to get travel sick in. These are the garages, at the back of North street, that Dad built with a little help from the two sons. On the right is the original bill of conveyance for the purchase of 21 North Street. Now you know what inflation is!

The ones I recognise here are Dad, Dennis & Barbara, John Edwards, and Grandma Singleton. The guy on the left looks familiar but I can't name him. On the right is Dennis & Barbara, with offspring Martin and Anne, and Mum and Elvis. This little gathering took place at 21 North Street and for some reason I always remember that lamp shade. Pink plastic.

Dad on the right has forgotten the rest of the cambridge team but has remembered to smoke a Woodbine.

On the left is the only photo I have of Grandma Olive. No dates on any of these.

Blog #1 for the Singleton Family

Because all of you seem to read Tony & Sharon's Travel Blog, Sharon thought it might be fun to do a Singleton Blog. Here everyone can share what is happening in your lives (past and present). Hopefully, we can get everyone to write in it from time to time. Sharing pictures could be fun also.

Sharon has been thinking about doing this blog ever since Tony and Sharon returned from UK. But...when Terry sent this newspaper article via email, it just seemed like the time to begin....to publish this picture as the first one on the Singleton Blog.



Always, when a picture is in a blog, you can click on it to increase the size of the picture.



This article was in "The Grantham Journal", Friday, July 28, 1978.

Tony, Terry, Jonathan, Neil, Tara, and Dawn will all be invited to participate in this blog. Of course, that means any and all spouses and partners are also welcome. If you want any other extended family members to be involved, we can add them also.


Newspaper articles and magazine articles are always welcome....just anything anyone wants to write about will be fun to read.

This blogger site is relatively user friendly. Pictures and videos are easy to download to this site. If anyone has any questions, please ask.

Hopefully, we will now keep the family closer by sharing events -- maybe we will be able to read about:

• how the newlyweds are doing
• how the bar business is coming along in Spain
• a trip to Portugal
• when another wedding will occur in the family
• a trip to Daytona and Orlando
• how life is for a "guinea pig" raiser
• how the publishing business is in London
  

Here are few pictures for you to ponder. Two .pdf files are attached to your email from Kerri Lee Bailey (a California relative) to give you an idea of who the people in the pictures are.

Front Dennis Edwards, Middle Grandpa John and Grandma Emma Singleton, Back Ida (Stan's sister) and Grafton Edwards, taken in the 1920s

Grantham Town Band. Uncle Bill (Stan's brother), taken in the 1930s. I have put Bill's name on the picture - just double click to see where he is located.

Don't know why all these people are together, but have put names on John, Emma, and Stan Singleton, taken in the 1930s.

Date - 1937 - The hymn book that Tony used to learn to play the piano (Tony had one year of lessons - a year spent learning the right hand - he never finished the second year to learn what to do with the left hand). Hym book belonged to Stan Singleton. Notice that he was Secretary of the "Accordeon Bandits". Accordeon must be the olde spelling for accordian

OK, everyone, now it's your turn to contribute to this blog. There is more to come:

• pictures of Tony, Terry, Jonathan, Neil, Tara, Dawn
• pictures of Grandparents and long lost relatives
• and many other surprises

Submitted by Tony and Sharon