John Ainscough was the son of John Ainscough (1810) and Mary Benson and was born in Haigh in 1850. In 1861 he was living in Gullet, Aspull. He married Susan Wood in Wigan in 1875. From 1881 to 1901 he was living at 64 Ashmoor Street in Preston and working as a pattern maker. He died in Preston in 1905, aged 54.

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• 1. 1861 Census. Gullet, Aspull. John Ainscough. Son. Age 10. Scholar. Born Haigh. • 2. Deborah Ainscough's data. John Ainscough. Born 1850, Wigan. Father: John. Mother: Mary Benson. • 3. 1881 Census. 64 Ashmoor St, Preston. John Ainscow. Head. Age 30. Pattern Maker in Factory. Born Preston. • 4. 1901 Census. 64 Ashmoor St, Preston. John Ainscow. Head. Age 50. Pattern Maker Engineer. Born Wigan. • 5. 1891 Census. 64 Ashmoor St, Preston. John Aincough [sic]. Head. Age 40. Pattern Maker. Born Haigh. • 6. Marriage Registers. Ainscow, John & Wood, Susan. Sep. 1875. 8c. 25. Wigan. • 7. Death Registers. Ainscow, John. Preston. 8e. 397. Age 54.