Edward Marshall Singleton

Edward Marshall was the eldest son of Herbert and Jane Singleton (née Marshall).

His father Herbert was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, in 1851 and his mother Jane in 1857 in Gildersome (near Leeds), Yorkshire. They were married in 1882 (reg. Chesterfield) and had nine children, two of whom died young: Edward Marshall b. 1884 bap. Church of the Annunciation Chesterfield 11 August 1884; Hugh George b. 1885 (reg. 1886 JFM) bap. Chesterfield December 1885 d. 1887 (OND); Herbert Francis b. July 1887; Mary Elizabeth b. 1888 bap. Chesterfield Sept. 1888 d. 1891 (reg. Nottingham) and Sarah Agnes b. 1889 bap. Chesterfield Sept. 1889 who were all born in Chesterfield; Eleanor Jane b. July 1891, Mark Basil b. 1894, Ann Betty b. 1897 and Hilda Amy b. Sept 1900 who were born in Nottingham and baptised in their birth years at Nottingham (Meadows) Our Lady & St Patrick RC church. A notice of Hugh's death in 1887 was published in the Derbyshire Courier, 15 October 1887.

Herbert, a railway inspector (Midland Railway), his wife and their four children, Edward, Herbert, Mary and Sarah, had moved to 29 Mona Street, Beeston, by the time of the 1891 census.

The family was living at 15 Pinder House, Nottingham, by 1901. In the home on the night of the census were Herbert, a railway sub-inspector engineer, Jane and seven of their eight surviving children: Edward, a book stall assistant, Herbert, a shipping office clerk, Mary, Sarah and Eleanor who were school age and Ann and Hilda. The youngest son, Mark, was recorded in the home of his widowed maternal grandfather, George Marshall, in Clay Cross, Derbyshire. The eldest daughter, Mary, died later that year.

By 1911 Herbert, now employed as a bridge painter (Midland Railway), and Jane, who was a general dealer (own account), were living at 63 Holgate Road, Meadows, with six of their seven children: Herbert, a railway store keeper (Midland Railway), Sarah a shop assistant (Boots Co.), Eleanor Hane a sewing machinist (blouse factory), Mark a warp machinist (fleece lining, hosiery), and Ann and Hilda were were at school.

Their eldest son, Edward, had married Mabel Neal (b. 1885) in 1908. The couple had two children: Edward Vincent b. July 1909 and Margaret Constance b. February 1917. Edward, a bookstall clerk, his wife and son were living at 12 Phyllis Grove, Long Eaton, in 1911.

His widow and both children were living at 65 Victoria Road, Beeston, in 1921 but had moved to 69 Victoria Road by the time of the 1939 England and Wales Register. Edward was a telephone instrument maker and Margaret Constance a shorthand typist and also a first aid worker (place of duty illegible). Mabel Singleton probably died in 1968 aged 83. Her son Edward was still living at 69 Victoria Road when he died in 1983; Margaret died in June 2007.

Edward's parents, Herbert and Jane, were still living at 63 Holgate Road in 1921: Herbert was employed as a painter with the Midland Railway. Only four of their children were living at home: Sarah, a boot assistant (Craddock Bros.), Eleanor, a shirt maker (Pullman & Gill), Ann, a boot assistant (Mansfields & Sons) and Hilda who was a domestic help. Herbert Francis had married Mabel Smith in 1911 (OND) and they and their two children, Frederick and Joan, were living at Fannarth Terrace, Kinglake Street.

Jane died in June 1928 aged 68 and Herbert in October 1939. The Probate record gave Herbert's address as 29 Kinglake Street (Meadows). Administration of his Will was awarded to his son Herbert Francis.