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| RALPH
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Ralph Ainscough was born on 13th March 1899 at 49 New Brunswick Street
in Horwich. He was the son of George Ainscough (b. 1870) and Mary
Ellen Winward. In 1901, he was aged 2 and was living at 49 New Brunswick
Street. In 1913 he left full-time schooling to become an apprentice
fitter at the Horwich Locomotive works. He was called up to join the
Royal Flying Corps as an engineer in 1918, but was demobilised halfway
through his training when the war ended. He married Alice Waite on
19th July 1921 at St. Catherine's Church in Horwich. For much of his
life he lived at Hilton Avenue in Horwich. He died from stomach cancer
on 12th October 1967 at Hilton Avenue.
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| Spouse:
Alice Waite (1898) |
| Children:
John Ralph Ainscough (1922) : Sheila Ainscough (1929) |
Horwich
Locomotive Works |
| Last
updated 18th August 2006 |