Margaret Waring was born around 1817 in Orrell and was the daughter of collier John Waring. She had a daughter called Mary Ann, possibly by a man called John Richardson. In 1851 she was living with her parents and her daughter at the Ginnel, Hindley. She became the second wife of William Ainscough (1816) at Hindley Parish Chapel on 6th April 1856. In 1861 she was living at Farm House in Blackrod. In 1871 she was living in Little Scotland, Blackrod. She had died before 1881.

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• 1. 1861 Census. Farm House, Blackrod. Margaret Ainscow. Wife. Aged 44. Born Orrell. • 2. 1871 Census. Little Scotland, Blackrod. Margaret Ainscough. Wife. Age 51. Born Orrell. • 3. Marriage Registers. Ainscow, William & Waring, Margaret. Jun. 1856. 8c. 9. Wigan. • 4. Marriage Certificate. 1856. Hindley Parish Chapel, Wigan. No. 119. April 6th 1856. William Ainscow, 40, Widower, Collier, Blackrod. Father: Ralph Ainscow, Labourer. Margaret Waring, 39, Spinster, Weaver, Hindley. Father: John Waring, Collier. Parochial Chapel, after Banns, by W. Banker, Curate. Witnesses: John Monks, Elizabeth Gaskell. • 5. 1851 Census. Ginnel, Hindley. Margt. Waring. Daughter. Age 33. Unmarried. Hand Weaver, Cotton. Born Orrell.