Fanny Holding was born in 1815 in Duxbury and was the daughter of John Holding (1782) and Jane Darbyshire. She married Thomas Coulton on 22nd December 1834 in Standish. Thomas died before 1838. She then married William Ainscough (1816) at Wigan Parish Church on 18th February 1838. She was aged 22, was working as a drawer in a coal mine and was living at Red Rock Bridge, Arley at the time of her marriage. In 1841 she was aged 26 and living at Red Rock Bridge. In 1851 she was aged 36 and living in Canal Row, Haigh. She died from a stroke on 17th September 1855.

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• 1. International Genealogical Index. Fanny Holden. Shown as spouse to William, b. 1816. • 2. 1841 Census. Red Rock Bridge, Arley, Haigh. Fanny Ainscow. Wife. Aged 26. • 3. 1851 Census. Canal Row, Haigh. Fanny Ainscough. Wife. Age 36. Born Duxbury. • 4. Marriage Certificate. Married as Fanny Coulton to William Ainscow at Wigan Parish Church on 18th February 1838, Widow (maiden name Holding) aged 22. Living at Red Rock Bridge, Haigh and working as a Drawer. Father: John Holding, Collier. • 5. Death Registers. Ainscough, Fanny. Sep. 1855. 8c. 6. Wigan. • 6. Fanny Ainscough. Died 17th September 1855, Blackrod, Wigan District, Sub-District of Aspull. Age 41. Wife of William Ainscough, Coal Miner. Cause of death; Apoplexia, 1 hour, certified. Informant: X The Mark of William Ainscough, Present at the Death, Blackrod. Registered 18th September 1855, William Aulesbrook, Registrar. • 7. International Genealogical Index. Frances Holding m. Thomas Coulton, 22 Dec 1834, Standish.