Solomon Ainscough was born on 2nd June, 1866 in Pemberton. In 1871 he was living in Goose Green in Pemberton. In 1881 he was a labourer in a coal mine and was living at 2 Little Lane in Pemberton. He married Mary Beardsmore, daughter of William and Eliza Beardsmore, in Pemberton in 1890. In 1891 he was a fireman in a coal line and living at 196 Enfield Street, Pemberton. In 1901 he was working as a fireman in a coal mine and was living at 141 Enfield Street, Pemberton. In 1911 he was living at 290 Warrington Road, Pemberton, and working as a colliery underlooker. In 1939 he was living at 6 Howard Street, Wigan and listed as a retired underground colliery manager. He died in the Wigan RD in 1943, aged 77.

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• 1. 1881 Census. 2 Little Lane, Pemberton. Solomon Ainscough. Son. Age 14. Born Pemberton. Labourer in c[oal mine]. • 2. 1901 Census. 141 Enfield Street, Pemberton. Solomon Amscough [sic]. Head. Age 34. Fireman in Coal Mine. Born Pemberton. • 3. 1891 Census. 196 Enfield Street, Pemberton. Solomon Ainscough. Head. Age 24, Fireman in Coal Mine, Born Pemberton. • 4. Marriage Registers. Ainscough, Solomon. Jun. 1890. 8c. 80. Wigan. • 5. 1871 Census. Goose Green, Pemberton. Solomon Ainscough. Son. Age 4. Born Pemberton. • 6. 1911 Census. Solomon Ainscough. Head. Age 44. Colliery Underlooker. Born Pemberton. • 7. Death Registers. Sep. 1943. Ainscough, Solomon. Wigan. 8c. 37. Age 77. • 8. 1939 Register. Solomon Ainscough. Male. Widow. Born 2 Jun 1866. Address: 6 Howard Street, Wigan. Colliery Underground Manager, Retired.