Alice Singleton

✓ Alice, da. and heiress of John Singleton of Staining, Lancs; m. 1596 Henry Birkenhead of Backford (d. 1646); bur. at Backford 10 Nov 1632. Mother of eleven daughters including Eleanor (bapt. Backford 29 Nov 1605, wife of Thomas, 2nd son of Sir Henry Bunbury) and of Henry and John. Source: Ormerod, History of the County Palatine and City of Chester (1819), vol. II, pp.199-200 'Birkenhead and Glegg of Backford' (chart pedigree, page image read 2 Nov 2026). [DIRECT ANCESTOR OF THE COMPILER: flag added 2 Nov 2026 by walking the tree from Aynsley, so that this marker is reliable and can be searched.]