The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameMary Lane Sharling
Birth28 Dec 1796, Bay of Biscay, France
Death5 Aug 1877, West Maitland, New South Wales, Australia
Burial6 Aug 1877, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Misc. Notes
Name, date and place of birth, year and place of marriage, date and place of death and burial, from Australian Royalty website, found in December 2023:
https://australianroyalty.net.au/tree/purnellmccor...ual/I49124/Mary-Lane
Name: Mary Lane
Birth: 28 December 1796, on board the ship Ganges, Bay of Biscay, France
Immigration: 2 June 1797 (aged 5 months), Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Immigration Text: Mary's mother, Lucy Lane was a young Englishwoman who arrived in Sydney as a free person on 27 May 1797, aboard the convict transport ship 'Ganges'. Other sources record that they arrived aboard the ship 'Britannia' on 18 Jul, quoting that Lucy in the 1828 census, recorded her arrival per the 'Britannia'. Lucy accompanied Thomas Sherland, a private in the 102nd Regiment, also known as the NSW Corps, and later as the Rurn Corps. During the voyage, in the Bay of Biscay, Lucy gave birth to Mary Lane Sherland, probably on 28 December 1796.
Marriage: Benjamin Singleton, 1811 (aged 14 years), St Matthew's Church of England, Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 5 August 1877 (aged 80 years), West Maitland, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Citation details: Singleton Argus Wed 8 Aug 1877 p. 2
Text: Died, At her residence, West Maitland, on Sunday, August 5, MARY SINGLETON, relict of the late Benjamin Singleton, aged 82 years.
Burial: 6 August 1877 (1 day after death), Singleton, Hunter, New South Wales, Australia
Family with Benjamin Singleton:
Elizabeth Singleton 1812–1894
Hannah Singleton 1813–1853
William Singleton 1815–1888
Benjamin Singleton 1817–1889
Mary Singleton 1818–1894
Sarah Singleton …–1852
John Singleton 1823–…
Amelia Singleton 1824–1891
Emma Singleton 1825–1898
Louisa Singleton 1827–1908
George Australia Singleton 1829–1899

Maiden name of “Sharling” found in January 2024 from:
https://winsomegriffin.com/Newsham/Newshams_Wisbech.html
Spouses
Birth7 Aug 1788, England
Death3 May 1853, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
Burial4 May 1853, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia
FatherWilliam Singleton (ca1752-1835)
MotherHannah Parkinson (ca1758-1813)
Marriage1811, Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
ChildrenLouisa (1827-1908)
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