Ralph Ainscough was born on 5th April 1841 in Haigh, and was the son of William Ainscough (1816) and Fanny Holding. In 1841 he was living at Red Rock Bridge, Arley. In 1851 he was working as a drawer in a coal mine and was living at Canal Row, Haigh. In 1861 he was living with his parents at Farm House in Blackrod and working as a coal miner. He married Ellen Booth, daughter of a grocer called John Booth, at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Park Road, Chorley on 30th October 1865. The marriage was also registered at the Chorley Register Office. He was then working as a coal miner. In 1870, when his son George was born, he was living in Lindsay Terrace, Aspull, and was a house watchman. In 1871 he was still a house watchman and was living in Little Scotland in Blackrod. In 1874 he was living in Hill Lane, Blackrod. In 1881 he had returned to coal mining and was living at 434 Top Toll Bar in Westhoughton. In 1891 he was still a coal miner and was living at 256 Chorley Road in Westhoughton. In 1898 he was living at 53 Manchester Road. In 1901, he was still a miner and was living at 306 Manchester Road. In 1911 he was working as a colliery lampman and living in the household of his son-in-law Alfred Hilton at 306 Manchester Road. He died from heart disease at 48 Manchester Road on 26th October 1917.

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• 1. 1841 Census. Red Rock Bridge, Arley, Haigh. Ralph Ainscow. Son. Age 2 months. • 2. 1851 Census. Canal Row, Haigh. Ralph Ainscough. Son. Age 10. Drawer in the mine. Born Haigh. • 3. 1861 Census. Farm House, Blackrod. Ralph Ainscow. Son. Age 20. Coal miner. Born Blackrod. • 4. 1871 Census. Little Scotland, Blackrod. Ralph Ainscough. Head. Age 30. House watchman. Born Haigh. • 5. Birth Registers. Ralph Ainscow: Jun. 1841. 21. 700. Wigan. • 6. Death Registers. Dec. 1917. 8c. 339. Bolton. • 7. 1881 Census. 434 Top Toll Bar, Westhoughton. Ralph Ainscough. Head. Age 39. Born Blackrod. Coal miner. • 8. Marriage Certificate. Married 30th October 1865. Age 25 years. bachelor. Coal Miner. Living in Adlington. Father: William Ainscough, Coal Miner. Witnesses: James Ainscough, Jane Watkinson. • 9. 1901 Census. 306 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Ralph Ainscough. Head. Married. Age 59. Coal Miner Hewer. Born Haigh. • 10. Birth Certificate. Born 5th April 1841, Haigh. Father: William Ainscow, Collier. Mother: Fanny Ainscow, formerly Holding. Registered 16th May 1841. • 11. 1891 Census. 256 Chorley Road, Westhoughton. Ralph Ainscough. Head. Age 50. Coal Miner. Born Haigh. • 12. Death certificate. Ann Cunliffe's death certificate. Informant: [the mark of] Ralph Ainscough, in attendance, Hill Lane Blackrod. • 13. Death Registers. Ralph Ainscough. Dec. 1917. 8c. 339. Bolton. Age 76. • 14. Death Certificate. Ralph Ainscough. Died 26th October 1917, 48 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Age 76 years. Coal Miner (Retired). Cause of death: (1) Heart disease (2) Exhaustion, Certified by J.W. Unsworth, M.B. Informant: Jas Hurst, Grandson, Present at the death, 13 Chorley Road, Westhoughton. Registered 27th October 1917, A.W. Garthside. • 15. Lancashire BMD, Marriages. Ainscough, Ralph & Booth, Ellen. Chorley Register Office. 1865. RO/9/49. • 16. Tillotson's Directory for Westhoughton, 1896-1898. Ainscow, Ralph, Collier, 53 Manchester Road. • 1911 Census. 306 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Ralph Ainscough. Father in law. Age 69. Colliery Lampman. Born Haigh.