Thomas Ainscough was born around 1874 in Blackrod and was the son of James Ainscough (1843) and Mary Ann Waring. In 1881 he was living in Little Scotland in Blackrod. In 1891 he was working as a coal miner and was living at 384 Manchester Road in Blackrod. In 1901 he was single and was living with his parents at 278 Atherton Road, Hindley. He was a coal miner. He emigrated to Argentina in 1920 and became a Nazarene (Wesleyan) missionary. Thomas was ordained in Buenos Aires in 1938 by Dr. John Morrison. He married an Argentinan woman and had at least 1 son.

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• 1. 1881 Census. Little Scotland, Blackrod. Thomas Ainscough. Son. Age 7. Born in Blackrod. Scholar. • 2. 1901 Census. 278 Atherton Road, Hindley. Thomas Ainscough. Son. Single. Age 27. Coal Hewer. Born Blackrod. • 3. 1891 Census. 384 Manchester Road, Blackrod. Thomas Ainscough. Son. Age 17. Coal Miner. Born Blackrod. • 4. Tom Ainscough’s data. Thomas Ainscough emigrated to Argentina in 1920 and became a missionary. • 5. Wesleyan Nazarene document. Thomas A. Ainscough, ordained by Dr. John Morrison, 1938, Buenos Aires.