Ralph Ainscough was born in Blackrod on 6th March 1877. In 1881 he was living at 434 Top Toll Bar in Westhoughton. In 1891 he was working as a coal miner and was living at 256 Chorley Road, Westhoughton. He married Mary Elizabeth Hilton in 1899. In 1901 he was still a miner and was living at 343 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. In 1911 he was living at 10 Albert Street, Warsop, near Mansfield, and working as a miner. In 1939 he was living at 10 Albert Street, Warsop and listed as an unemployed coal miner.

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• 1. 1881 Census. 434 Top Toll Bar, Westhoughton. Ralph Ainscough. Son. Age 4. Born Blackrod. • 2. 1901 Census. 343 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. Ralph Ainscough. Head. Married. Age 24, Coal Miner Hewer. Born Blackrod. • 3. 1891 Census. 256 Chorley Road, Westhoughton. Ralph Ainscough. Son. Age 14. Coal Miner. Born Blackrod. • 4. Marriage Registers. Ainscough, Ralph & Hilton, Mary Elizabeth. Mar. 1899. 8c. 457. Bolton. • 5. 1911 Census. 10 Albert Street, Warsop, Mansfield. Ralph Ainscough. Head. Age 34. Miner Hewer. Born Blackrod. • 6. 1939 Register. Ralph Ainscough. Male. Married. Born 6 Mar 1877. Address: 10 Albert Street, Warsop, Nottinghamshire. Coal Miner Below (Unemployed) Hewer.