George Ainscough was born in Blackrod on 3rd July 1869 and was the son of James Ainscough (1843) and Mary Ann Waring. In 1871 he was aged 1 and living in Cock Tavern Yard, Blackrod. In 1881 he was aged 11, was at school and was living in Little Scotland, Blackrod. In 1891 he was aged 21, was a coal miner and was living with his parents at 384 Manchester Road in Blackrod. He married Ellen Hart in 1895 and, in 1901, was living at 48 Dicconson Lane in Aspull. He was then aged 31 and was a coal miner. George emigrated to America on 15th February 1905, sailing with his brother-in-law James Hart, on the S.S. Baltic from Liverpool. His occupation was given as a miner, and his destination in America was the house of James's brother Frank in Bulger, Pennsylvania. In 1930 he was living in Summit, Ohio. He died on 21st August 1944 in Pittsburgh, of a stroke while in a dentist’s chair.

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• 1. 1881 Census. Little Scotland, Blackrod. George Ainscow. Son. Age 11. Born Blackrod. Scholar. • 2. 1901 Census. 48 Dicconson Lane, Westhoughton. George Ainscough. Married. Head. Age 31. Coal Miner Hewer. Born Aspull. • 3. Marriage Registers. Mar. 1895. 8c. 28. Wigan. • 4. International Genealogical Index. Ellen Hart, born 27 August 1874, Lancashire. Marriage to George Ainscough. • 5. 1891 Census. 384 Manchester Road, Blackrod. George Ainscough. Son. Age 21. Coal Miner. Born Blackrod. • 6. Tom Ainscough’s data. George Hart, born 3 Jul 1869, Blackrod. Married Ellen Hart. Emigrated to America between 1904 and 1907. Died 21 Aug 1944, Pittsburgh, in dentist’s chair. • 7. US Federal Census 1930. Summit, Ohio. George Ainscough. Born abt. 1870. • 8. 1871 Census. Cock Tavern Yard, Blackrod. George Ainscough. Son. Age 1. Born Blackrod.