Mary Ellen Winward was born on 19th December 1877 at Church Street, Westhoughton and was the daughter of Samuel Winward and Emma Mangnall. She was baptised in Westhoughton on 13th February, 1878. In 1881 she was aged 3 and was living at 37 Grundy Street, Westhoughton. In 1891 she was aged 13, was working as a calico cotton dyer and was living at 27 Grundy Street. She married George Ainscough (b.1870) on 5th November 1898 at St Bartholomew's Church, Westhoughton. She was living at 6 Leigh Common, Westhoughton. In 1901 and 1911 she was living at 49 New Brunswick Street, Horwich. She later moved to 17 Leicester Street (now Leicester Avenue) in Horwich and, after George's retirement, to 1 Ox Hey Lane in Lostock. She died on 13th July 1959 and was buried in Ridgemont Cemetery on 16th July, aged 81.

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• 1. 1881 Census. 37 Grundy Street, Westhoughton. Mary E Winward. Daughter. Age 3. Born Westhoughton. • 2. Marriage Registers. Winward, Mary Ellen. Dec. 1898. 8c. 630. Bolton. • 3. 1891 Census. 27 Grundy Street. Emma Winward, Granddaughter. Age 13. Calico Printer, Cott Dy. Born Westhoughton. • 4. Marriage Certificate. Mary Ellen Winward. Married on 5th November 1898 at St. Bartholomew's church, Westhoughton. Aged 20, a Spinster. Living at 6 Leigh Common, Westhoughton. Father: Samuel Winward, Collier. Witnesses: George Henry Holt and Mary Ellen Ainscough. • 5. Birth Certificate. Mary Ellen Winward. Born 19th December 1877 at Church Street, Westhoughton. Father: Samuel Winward, Coal Miner. Mother: Emma Winward, formerly Mangnall. Registered 21st January 1878. • 6. 1901 Census. 49 New Brunswick Street, Horwich. Mary E Ainscough. Wife. Age 23. Female. Born Westhoughton. • 7. 1911 Census. 49 New Brunswick St, Horwich. Mary Ellen Ainscough. Wife. Age 35. Married 11 years. Born Westhoughton. • 8. Death Registers. Sep. 1959. Ainscough, Mary E. Horwich. 10c. 347. Age 81. • 9. Death Certificate. 1959. Horwich. No. 375. Thirteenth July 1959, 1 Ox Hey Lane, Lostock, Horwich. Mary Ellen Ainscough, Female, 81 years. Widow of George Ainscough, a Railway Engine Driver. Cause of death: 1a. Coma with Cardiac Failure; b. Ventricular Fibrillation; c. Coronary Thrombosis; 11. Extensive Bed Sores on Buttocks and on Sacral, Certified by Edward Burke. M.B. Informant: F. Hattersley, Daughter, In attendance, 21 Berne Avenue, Horwich. Registered: Thirteenth July 1959, H. Bromley, Registrar. • 10. Manchester, Church of England Births & Baptisms, 1813-1915. 1878, Feb 13th, Mary Ellen, [daughter of] Samuel & Emma Winward, Collier, West Houghton.