SINGLETON, Lawrence (1606-91), of St Nicholas parish, Gloucester.

Family and Education

bap. 7 Mar. 1606, 3rd s. of William Singleton of St Nicholas parish, Gloucester and Frances Hands; bro. of William Singleton*. m. (1) 28 Oct. 1624, Joan (d. 27 Feb. 1645), da. of Ald. Anthony Robinson of Gloucester, 1da.; (2) ? (bur. 15 Jan. 1658), 2s. (1 d.v.p.) 2da. (1 d.v.p.). bur. 22 Apr. 1691.St Nicholas, Gloucester par. reg.

Offices Held

Civic: freeman, Gloucester c. 1627; sheriff, 1629. Recvr. of poor rate, 29 Aug. 1643. Mayor, 1645–6, 1657 – 58; alderman, Oct. 1643–2 Oct. 1662. Overseer of law-day bk. 3 July 1644, 20 Aug. 1659. Treas. hosps. 16 Oct. 1644, 5 Nov. 1649, 8 Nov. 1658; pres. 6 Nov. 1648.Glos. RO, GBR/B3/2, pp. 273, 283, 318, 303, 318, 474, 527; B3/3, pp. 45, 82, 107; S. Rudder, Hist. and Antiquities of Gloucester (Cirencester, 1781), 147; Trans. Bristol and Glos. Arch. Soc. lviii. 263–4. Coroner, 1646, 1648–9.J. Dorney, Certain Speeches (1653), 84.

Local: commr. militia, Gloucester 2 Dec. 1648, 12 Mar. 1660; assessment, 7 Apr., 7 Dec. 1649, 26 Nov. 1650, 10 Dec. 1652, 24 Nov. 1653, 9 June 1657, 26 Jan., 1 June 1660, 1661, 1672; poll tax, 1660.A. and O.; An Act for an Assessment (1653, E.1062.28); An Ordinance...for an Assessment (1660, E.1075.6); SR.

Parlimentarian

SINGLETON, Lawrence (1606-91), of St Nicholas parish, Gloucester.

: Gloucester.

Volume

Commons 1640-1660

Web Title

SINGLETON, Lawrence (1606-91), of St Nicholas parish, Gloucester.

Will

10 Aug. 1687, pr. 17 July 1691.Glos. RO, GDR/1691/174.

Estates

Lessee of corporation properties: house, Westgate Street 41 years at £1 13s 4d rent; renewed 13 Mar. 1668, 41 years at 4s ‘Bryerleaze’ (18a.), 21 years, £30 fine, old rent, 21 July 1669.Glos. RO, GBR3/2, p. 64; 3/3, pp. 352, 417. At d. held farm of Hempstead, bought from Sir Robert Atkyns,* and leases of tenements from dean and chapter of Gloucester.Glos. RO, GDR/1691/174.

Oxford 1644

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