Fr. Henry AINSCOUGH 1864-1946

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Fr. Henry Ainscough (1864-1946), an army chaplain in the Boer War was my great, great uncle. He was the 3rd youngest son of Hugh and Ellen (Cowley)Ainscough, who had 8 sons and 6 daughters. Brother to Thomas Ainscough (1846-1929) my GG grandad.

-His birth is registered as March Q 1864 Preston 8e 543.
-On 3 April 1871 living at the Old Oak Inn Alston, (Henry Ainscough Son Unm 8 Scholar b Lancs Alston), where Hugh was Landlord for just 2 years before his death.
-3 Apr 1881 St. Edward Roman Catholic College St. Domingo Rd. Everton, Lan Eng Henry Ainscough Scholar 17 M bn Alston LanEng
-1889 Ordained a priest then posted to St. Josephs Liverpool & . St.Alexanders Bootle.
-31 March 1891, 8 Grosvenor St. Liverpool, Henry Ainscough, Curate S 29 RC Priest bn Lan
-Army Chaplain during Boer War. -(which was fought from October 1899 to May 1902 in Orange Free State and Transvaal)
1901 Boer War ????
1903 Parish Priest of St. Pauls, Burtonwood.
1911
1916 Parish Priest of St. Peters, Woolton.
1938-1946 Retired to Mawdesley, lived next door to Elfreda Woolrich's mother (Audrey Agnes Gartland nee Cowley 257)
28 Aug 1946 Buried at Ss Peter & Pauls Cemetery, Mawdesley.
In 1881 St Edward Roman Catholic College St Domingo Rd, Everton, Lancashire, England.
Not found in later Censuses
Died August 26th 1946 age 82 years,

1664-St. Michael’s, Aughton Parish Church-AINSCOUGH

Please note that this is not my line of Ainscough's - our earliest records can be found in Ormskirk Church 1558, Croston and Mawdesley. See earlier blog of January 21st 2007.
Thanks again to Andy Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com)for making the following information available and accessible to all. The information below represents extracts from St. Mary's Michael’s, Aughton Parish Church Records - 1664.

Extracts from St. Michael’s, Aughton Parish Church Records.

Marriages
18th April 1664 Richard Laithwaite of West Houghton
to Anne Ainscoe of Aspull by license

1695-St Cuthbert’s, Halsall Parish Church-AINSCOUGH

Please note that this is not my line of Ainscough's - our earliest records can be found in Ormskirk Church 1558, Croston and Mawdesley. See earlier blog of January 21st 2007.

Thanks again to Andy Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com)for making the following information available and accessible to all. The information below represents extracts from St. Cuthbert's, Halsall Parish Church Records from 1695. Again, like Wigan and Ormskirk we can see a strong family presence in the area.

Extracts from St. Cuthbert’s, Halsall Parish Church Records.

Baptisms
2nd June 1695 Maria fa. Hugonis Ascough [Eascow], pauperis
28th August 1698 Emblina fa. Hugonis Ascough, pauperis
18th October 1702 Anna fa. Hugonis Eascough
31st March 1706 Thomas fs. Hugonis Eascough

29th December 1717 Elizabeth d. John Aiscoe
27th March 1720 James s. John Aiscoe
9th September 1722 Ellin d. John Ascough, labourer, & Mary his wife
1st May 1725 Jane fa. John Escough [Eascoe] & Mary ux.
10th July 1737 John s. John Aiscough
20th December 1741 Mary d. John Aiscow [Aiscoe]
29th April 1744 Emblin d. John Aiscough

Marriages
11th March 1716/7 John Aiscoe [Eascough] & Mary Rotheram, both Halsall
22nd November 1736 John Aiscough [Ainscoe] & Ellin Rymer

Burials
20th November 1714 Hugh Aiscoe [Eascough]
4th September 1721 Thomas s. Hugh, deceased, labourer & Mary Aiscoe [Ayscough] his wife
13th July 1726 Anna fa. Mariae Aiscough [Aiscoe] vidua
19th October 1726 Maria Aiscough [Aiscoe], vidua
14th November 1727 Maria ux. Johannis Aiscoe
23rd April 1736 Anne Aiscough [Ainscoe]

1763-Rainford Parish Church-AINSCOUGH

Please note that this is not my line of Ainscough's - our earliest records can be found in Ormskirk Church 1558, Croston and Mawdesley. See earlier blog of January 21st 2007.
Thanks to Andy Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com)for making the following information available and accessible to all. The information below represents extracts from Rainford Parish Church Records from 1763.

Extracts from Rainford Parish Church Records.

Baptisms
4th December 1791 Marianne illeg. d. Anne Ainscough, Rainford b. 17th October

Marriages
13th November 1763 John X Ainscough, sawyer, Prescot
& Elizabeth X Naylor [Nallor], Rainford
wit. Anty Wilkinson, William Wawn

Burials
18th November 1793 Marianne Ainscough, Rainford

1772-St. Mary’s, Rufford Parish Church-AINSCOUGH

This is my line of Ainscough's - as Nancy Engelhardt from Rhodes Island points out...."Further research into this church shows Rufford Parish in Ormskirk District. This parish was formerly a chapelry in the parish of Croston, but was made parochial by act of parliament."
Our earliest records can be found in Ormskirk Church 1558, Croston and Mawdesley. See earlier blog of January 21st 2007.
Thanks again to Andy Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com)for making the following information available and accessible to all. The information below represents extracts from St. Mary's Rufford Parish Church Records from 1772.

Extracts from St. Mary’s, Rufford Parish Church Records.

Baptisms
28th June 1772 Thomas s. Thos. & Elin Eenscrof [Ainscough], Mawdesley, lab.

25th April 1784 Nancy d. Jno & Margt. Ainscough, Mawdesley, Husb.
1st February 1789 Jane d. Jno & Margt. Aiscough, Mawdesley, lab.
Nancy Ainscough Alty and Jane Ainscough are sisters, daughters of John (1752-1835) m Margaret Worthington (1751-1835), Thomas my GGGG grandad was their brother. Nancy went on to marry Robert Alty (1794-1861) - see previous blog while Jane died of smallpox in 1794 aged just 6 years old. Nancy is also the ggg grandmother of Nancy Engelhardt above.

...and the following baptisms look as though it could be 6 children of Elizabeth(Betty)(1776-1816) m Richard Ainscough (1773-1842). Betty was the eldest daughter/ child of John & Margaret and sister of Thomas (my GGGG grandad).

22nd November 1795 Jane d. Richd. & Eliz: Aiscough, Mawdesley, shoemaker
1st July 1798 James s. Richd. & Elizabeth Aiscough, Mawdesley
27th July 1800 Mary d. Richd. & Betty Aiscough, Mawdesley, lab.
20th March 1803 Margt. d. Richd. & Betty Aiscough, Mawdesley, shoemaker
20th October 1805 James s. Richd. Ainscow, Mawdesley, shoemaker & Betty his wife
27th March 1808 Nancy Ainscough, Mawdesley, d. Richard Ainscough by Betty his wife d. John Ainscough (b. 7th March 1808)
30th June 1811 John Ainscough, Mawdesley, s. John Ainscough by Betty his wife d. John Ainscough (b. 2nd June 1811)

1761-St. Helens Parish Church-AINSCOUGH

Please note that this is not my line of Ainscough's - our earliest records can be found in Ormskirk Church 1558, Croston and Mawdesley. See earlier blog of January 21st 2007.
Thanks again to Andy Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com)for making the following information available and accessible to all. The information below represents extracts from St. Helens Parish Church Records - 1761.

Extracts from St. Helens Parish Church Records.

Baptisms
25th January 1761 Eliz. d. Ralph Anscow, Hardshaw, color b. 14th January

Marriages
6th February Thomas Eccleston & Mary X Ainscough
wit. Hugh Ainscough, Ellen Crookell

1582-WIGAN Parish Church Records - AINSCOUGH

Please note that this is not my line of Ainscough's - our earliest records can be found in Ormskirk Church 1558, Croston and Mawdesley. See earlier blog of January 21st 2007
Thanks again to Andy Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com)for making the following information available and accessible to all. The information below represents extracts from Wigan Parish Church Records, indicating a strong Ainscough presence in Wigan from 1582.

Baptisms
19th July 1618 Thomas sonn of Hugh Asqo, Wigan
23rd May 1605 Anne daughter to Myles Anscowe
6th April 1599 Elizabeth daughter of Miles Ainscow of Aspull
18th February 1610/1 Margery daug. of Hugh Aynscow
27th May 1582 James Ainscowe f. John Ainscowe
8th August 1602 John son of Miles Ainscoe of Aspoole
2nd May 1608 Robarte sonn of Myles Anscowe, Aspull
8th March 1613/4 Thomas f. Myles Anscow
25th July 1618 Robart sonn of Myles Anskew of Aspull

Marriages
4th August 1605 William Aynscowe & Alica Entwesley
4th December 1610 Hugh Ascowe & Jane Cowlie
9th December 1610 James Forth & Dorathy Anscoe
26th October 1622 Robt. Hindley & Margarett Ayscow

Burials
17th June 1592 Miles Anscowe of Haigh
22nd September 1602 Margery Anscowe of Aspull, vid.
13th July 1601 An infante of John Ainscow of Aspoole
23rd February 1599/00 John Ainscowe of Hindley
25th February 1592/3 John Ainscowe of Aspull
14th September 1591 John ye son of Miles Ainscowe
17th January 1584/5 James Ainscowe
12th March 1612/3 Elin Anscowe de Wig.
23rd March 1600/1 Ellen Aynscowe of Wigan, vid.
5th May 1599 Ellin wiffe of John Ainscowe of Aspull
4th April 1609 Edward Anscowe of Ince
26th September 1581 Agnes ye wife of John Ainscowe
23rd October 1623 Hugh Ascowe de Standishgait

1881 census - more about HUGH Ainscough

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You may recall that in an earlier blog (19th January 2007 - 1881 census, Hugh Ainscough - who are they all?), Andy Scarisbrick had set about to identify who all of the "Hugh Ainscough's" listed in the 1881 census were and where they had come from.

So that still leaves us with 3 Hugh Ainscoughs to identify.......we are still unsure about this family, but Andrew has made a connection between 2 of the Hughs as outlined below.

Andrew Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com)writes:
"I have identified 4 more Hugh Ainscoughs, with a possible link to the Mawdesley family.
Hugh Ainscough b.1879,Chorley- is the son of Hugh Ainscough b.1840(actually 1839), Leyland.
Hugh Ainscough b.1879, Leyland- is the son of John Ainscough,b.1837, Leyland
Hugh Ainscough b.1861,Leyland- is the son of James Ainscough b.1835, Leyland

James (1835), John (1837) and Hugh (1839) are all brothers, sons of Hugh (b.1812) and Alice Ainscough (b.1812).

Hugh Ainscough married Alice Mawdesley in Leyland 7/1/1833.

WILL - Margaret Ainscough 8th March d.1812

Andy Scarisbrick writes: "I have not as yet found out where Hugh (1740-1820) comes from, or any link with the Mawdesley, Parbold Ainscough family, as yet, but I am working on it. I have been looking through local church records for Ainscoughs; Ormskirk, Halsall, Aughton - even going to Wigan, Upholland and St. Helens - to see what they have, but nothing on my Hugh (North Meols). Oh, and in St Helens church, I found the marriage of Mary Ainscough to Thomas Eccleston. Mary was the sister of Hugh (d. 1813), John (your direct ancestor) and James.
Margaret Ainscough d. 1812 was another sister of Mary, Hugh, John and James above."

So 4 months to the day I have just realised that this Margaret A was infact the daughter of my direct ancestor: James (1711-1782) m 1739 Margaret (?)
and sister to John 1752 -1835 & Margaret Worthington 1751-1835 - Margaret's WILL clearly states all of her siblings; her late sister Jane who married (1765-?) m (2.10.1786 Leyland)John Watkinson.
The WILL gives us lots of other info about our Ainscough family like sister Mary married an Eccleston, Elizabeth (who we have no mention of in the tree yet!) married a Worthington. She also mentions brothers Hugh, John & James, John of course is my direct ancestor,

The Will of Margaret Ainscough of Ormskirk, Spinster.

In the name of God Amen I Margaret Ainscough of Ormskirk in the County of Lancaster Spinster, being of sound mind and understanding do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner following that is to say I give and bequeath my clothes and wearing apparel to and amongst my Sister Ann Stopforth, to my niece Mary Ainscough daughter of my Brother James Ainscough, to my Ellen Watkinson my niece daughter of my late Sister Jane Watkinson, And to Mary Worthington my niece daughter of my late Sister Elizabeth Worthington, to be divided by my sister Mary Eccleston in the way and manner she thinks best.
I give and bequeath to my said sister Mary Eccleston the wife of Thomas Eccleston the sum of Fifty Pounds. I give and bequeath to my said Niece Ellen Watkinson the sum of One Hundred Pounds as also my Bedstocks and Hangings, One Feather bed bolster and pillow, two pairs of sheets, two pairs of Blankets, six silver teaspoons, And a pair of silver Buckles. I give to my Brother Hugh Ainscough my cloth chest. I give and bequeath to my Brother John Ainscough one shilling. I give and bequeath to the five sons of my Sister Ann Stopforth each the sum of Ten Pounds to be paid twelve months after my decease, and if any of them die before the same becomes due then their widows or children (if any) shall be entitled to such their share or shares, such children (if any) being lawfully begotten but if no widow or children remain then the said sum of Fifty Pounds to be equally divided amongst the surviving Brothers.
To my Niece Mary Watkinson, daughter of my late sister Jane Watkinson I give the sum of Twenty Pounds to be paid to her upon her attaining the age of Twenty one years, and the Interest thereof yearly from my death until she attains that age But if she die before she attains the age of Twenty one years then I give and bequeath the said sum of Twenty Pounds to be equally divided between her brothers Hugh and James upon their coming to age, and the Interest thereof until that time. To my Brother James Ainscough and also to his Son James I give and bequeath to each the sum of Twenty Pounds. To my said niece Mary Ainscough I give and bequeath the sum of Ten Pounds. To my said Niece Mary Worthington I give and bequeath the sum of Twenty Pounds. To my Niece Margaret Brown Wife of William Brown I give and bequeath the sum of Five Pounds. To my herein after named Executors I give the sum of Five Pounds for such uses and purposes I have before informed them. And after the payment of all my just Debts, Funeral and other incidental expenses and the Probate hereof I give the yearly Interest arising from the rest and remainder of all my estate and effects of whatever nature or kind soever not herein before disposed of unto my said Brother Hugh Ainscough during the term of his natural life. And after his Death I order and direct the said residue to be divided into Four equal parts or shares. One share of which I give and bequeath to the children of my said Brother James Ainscough equally amongst them or their representatives. Another share of which I give and bequeath to the said five sons of my sister Ann Stopforth in equal shares, or their representatives. Another share of which I give and bequeath to my said Niece Ellen Watkinson, or her representatives in equal shares. And the other share of which I give and bequeath to my said Niece Mary Worthington or her representatives in equal shares (if any there be) And I do direct that my Executors herein after named shall not be answerable for any losses that may happen to my said trust and effects, nor for any deficiencies or insufficiencies of any security or securities they or either of them may please to lay out the same. Unless such losses happen by either of their wilful neglect and that the one of them shall not be answerable or accountable for the other, but each for himself his Executors or Administrators acts, receipts, neglects or defaults. And they my said Executors or Administrators shall and may return and re-imburse themselves respectively of all Costs, Charges and expenses they or either of them may incur, be put to, or liable in the Execution of this my Will, or in anything relating thereto. And also reasonable recompence for their trouble. And revoking all former Wills by me made I declare this to be my last Will and Testament. And I constitute James Fletcher of Ormskirk Yeoman and John Moorcroft of the same place Tallow Chandler Executors hereof. In witness whereof I have hereunto swt my hand and seal the Twenty ninth day of January in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twelve.

Signed sealed published and declared by the said testatrix Margaret Ainscough for her last will and testament in the presence of us who in her presence and at her request, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses hereto.
Witnesses
Betty Heathcoate
Mary Fairhurst
Sophia Fairhurst


The Mark of
X
Margaret Ainscough

The fourth day of July 1812 James Fletcher & John Moorcroft Executors in this will named were sworn in common form & they further made oath that the personal estate & effects of the testator within the diocese of Chester were under the sum of six hundred pounds before me
G Ford Surrogate

The testator died on the eighth day of March 1812
The Executors are __?__ in Ormskirk

Probate Issued Dated 4 July 1812

Richard Ainscough (1772-1842) m Elizabeth Ainscough (1776-1816)

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Andrew Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com) has also managed to find out the following about Richard Ainscough's(1772-1842)roots who married Elizabeth Ainscough from my line of Ainscoughs. As mentioned in a previous blog (5th January 2007), Elizabeth (1776-1816) was sister to Thomas A (1780-1861) my GGGG grandad.
It seems Richard's (1772-1842) father was James Ainscough (1743-1817) who married 1st wife Mary Disley (1745-1795) and 2nd wife Jane Halton in 1799.
Clearly Richard's family were not 1st cousins, but more evidence is required to see if they were related at all.

Marriage: 30 Jan 1770
James Ainscough - Husbandman of This Parish
Mary Disley - (X), Spinster of This Parish
Witness: Andrew Caunce; Peter Rutter
Banns Read: 14 Jan 1770, 2nd: 21 Jan 1770, 3rd: 28 Jan 1770
Married by Banns by: Wm Jˆn Curate
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Burial: 27 Dec 1795
Mary Ainscough - Wife of James Ainscough
Died: Dec 25 1795
Age: 50
Abode: Mawdesley
Cause of Death: Consumption
Buried on the south side of the Church yard
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Marriage: 29 Oct 1799
James Ainscough - (X), Shoemaker Widower of This Parish
Jane Halton - (X), Spinster of This Parish
Witness: William Eden; William Finch
Banns Read: 13 Oct 1799, 2nd: 20 Oct 1799, 3rd: 27 Oct 1799
Married by Banns by: Streynsham Master Rector
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Burial: 25 Oct 1817
James Ainscough - Age: 74
Abode: Mawdesley
Buried by: G. Parkin Curate
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RICHD. AINSCOUGH - son of JAMES & MARY AINSCOUGH
Birth: 13 AUG 1772
Christening: 30 AUG 1772 Croston, Lancashire

JAMES AINSCOUGH - son of JAMES & MARY AINSCOUGH
Birth: 21 NOV 1778
Christening: 03 DEC 1778 Croston, Lancashire

JAMES AINSCOUGH - son of JAMES & MARY AINSCOUGH
Birth: 24 JAN 1781
Christening: 18 FEB 1781 Croston, Lancashire
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Marriage: 8 Sep 1795
Richard Ainscough - (X), Cordwainer of This Parish
* (my line - Barbara Ainscough) Elizabeth Ainscough - (X), Spinster of This Parish
Witness: William Eden; Richard Ainscough
Banns Read: 23 Aug 1795, 2nd: 30 Aug 1795, 3rd: 6 Sep 1795
Married by Banns by: Streynsham Master
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Baptisms at Rufford Church
22nd November 1795 Jane d. Richd. & Eliz: Aiscough, Mawdesley, shoemaker
1st July 1798 James s. Richd. & Elizabeth Aiscough, Mawdesley
27th July 1800 Mary d. Richd. & Betty Aiscough, Mawdesley, lab.
20th March 1803 Margt. d. Richd. & Betty Aiscough, Mawdesley, shoemaker
20th October 1805 James s. Richd. Ainscow, Mawdesley, shoemaker & Betty his wife
27th March 1808 Nancy Ainscough, Mawdesley, d. Richard Ainscough by Betty his wife d. John Ainscough b. 7th March 1808
30th June 1811 John Ainscough, Mawdesley, s. John Ainscough by Betty his wife d. John Ainscough b. 2nd June 1811
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Baptisms at Croston Church

RICHARD AINSCOUGH - son of RICHARD & ELIZABETH AINSCOUGH
Birth: 27 OCT 1813
Christening: 30 OCT 1813 Croston, Lancashire

BETTY AINSCOUGH - son of RICHARD & ELIZABETH AINSCOUGH
Birth: 23 JAN 1816
Christening: 26 JAN 1816 Croston, Lancashire
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Burial: 23 Apr 1799

John Ainscough - Son of Richard Ainscough & Elizth.
Died: Apr 21 1799
Age: 1
Abode: Mawdesley
Cause of Death: Convulsion Fits
Buried on the south side of the Church yard
Burial: 3 Jul 1810

Elizabeth Ainscough - Daughter of Richard Ainscough & Betty
Died: Jun 28 1810
Age: 1 Day
Abode: Mawdesley
Cause of Death: -
Buried south side of the yard

Burial: 20 Jun 1816 -Betty Ainscough
Age: 21 weeks
Abode: Mawdesley
Buried by: G. Parkin Curate
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Burial: 4 Feb 1816 - Elizabeth Ainscough
Age: 39
Abode: Mawdesley
Buried by: G. Parkin Curate
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1558-1672 St Peter & Paul Ormskirk- AINSCOUGH

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This is my line of Ainscoughs.

BRIEF OUTLINE OF OUR FAMILY LINK:
(researched by Mary Hartley - see detailed early Ainscough family tree)
See earlier blog of 12th January 2007 for further information.
1. Richard Aiscough 1558-1619 (will=1619) 2 children
Children - Anne (alive 1619), Hugh (1584-1657)
2. Hugh 1584-1657 m Marie Barton 1586-1658 - (will = 1657)5 children
Children - Jane (1614-1636), Richard (1616-1681), Thomas (1618-1702), James (1621-1633), John (1632-1692)
3. Thomas 1618-1702 m Mary ? (will = 1692) (3 children)
Children - James (1655-1690), Mary (alive 1657), Thomas (1660-1672)
4. James 1655-1690 m Elizabeth (3 children)
Children - Thomas (?-1679), Elizabeth (after1674-after1692), Hugh (c1680-?)
5. Hugh c1680-? m Elizabeth (6 children)
Children - Elizabeth (c1709-1783), James (1711-1781), Ann (1712-?), Thomas (1715-1786), Mary (1717-?), Richard (c1719-?)
6. James (1711-1781)- my GGGGGG grandad + brother Thomas (H&R link) (1715-1786)

Many thanks to Andrew Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com) again for making this information available. The extracts of records have been taken from Sts. Peter & Paul, Ormskirk Parish Church Records, including dates between 1558 and 1672. They clearly show an AINSCOUGH presence in the area in the 16C. Also, later marriage records of 1814/15. By this time I think many of the Ainscoughs had migrated away from Ormskirk and surrounding areas.

Baptisms
12th March 1558/9 Richard Ascough
18th December 1559 Ann Asco
24th July 1561 Tho: Ascoe
26th February 1565/6 Marie Ascough
28th March 1567 Ewan Ascought19th February 1581/2 Catherin Ascough fi. Tho:
21st September 1583 Hughe Askough fi. Tho:
15th August 1584 Hugh Askowe fi. Ric.
5th June 1585 Richard Ascough fi. Tho:
13th July 1585 Jamis Ascough fi. Jo:
27th September 1596 Margret Aiscough fi. John
5th May 1597 Jaine Ascough fi. Tho:
3rd June 1600 Willm Ascough
19th October 1600 Katherin Ascough fi. John
25th March 1604 Marie Ascough fi. Tho:
9th March 1616/7 Edward Ascough fi. Huan
14th June 1618 Willm Ascough fi. Huan
17th January 1622/3 Thomas Ascough fi. Willm
18th January 1622/3 ..... Ascough fi. George
27th April 1630 Mary Ascough f. William
26th September 1633 George Ascough f. William
19th December 1636 Thomas Ascough f. William
17th March 1660/1 Robert Ayscough f. Tho:
6th January 1664/5 William Aiscough f. Thomas de Lathom b. 6th
29th January 1664/5 William Aiscough f. Thomas de Lathom bp. at Lathom

Marriages
21st October 1583 Tho: Allerton & Margery Askough
3rd January 1598/9 Tho: Gollie & Elizth Ascough
10th September 1607 Richard Hodgeson & Katherin Aiscough
3rd July 1610 Hugh Aiscough & Marie Barton
4th March 1616/7 Richard Nelson & Cisley Ascough
17th May 1619 John Harrison & Jane Ascough
14th December 1620 Ranald Mason & Alice Ascough
3rd May 1621/2 Willm Ascough & Amery Allerton
28th September 1637 William Aiscough [Escoe] & Joane Poatemore [Poatmore]
8th May 1656 John Ascoe & Marie Hasnap pub. 17:24th April 1st May
... July 1657 Thomas Parr, Burscough & Mary Ayscough, Lathom
both p. Ormskirk pub. 9:16:23rd July

Burials
20th April 1567 Izabell Ascought
19th May 1589 Ewan Ascough in ecclia, pur
13th February 1594/5 Two children of John Ascough
30th June 1595 Ja: Ascough in ecclia, pur
10th July 1595 vx. Jaine Aiscough in ecclia
5th September 1595 Ellin Aiscough
11th May 1613 ..... Ascough vx. Huan in ecclia
29th September 1615 Jane Ascough, virgo
13th April 1623 Katheryne Ascough, virgo
6th December 1623 Elizabeth Ascough, vid.
7th June 1633 Huan Ascough in ecc.
9th November 1636 Amey Ascough ux. William in ecc.
12th September 1641 Catherin Aiscough f. Tho:
12th March 1641/2 Joaine Aiscough ux. Thomas
8th August 1643 Margrett Escough vid.
26th March 1644 Margret Aiscough ux. George in ecc.
15th May 1644 Thomas Aiscough
9th August 1644 William Aiscough in ecc.
26th June 1660 An infant [a child] of John Ayscough
5th April 1664 an infant of Edward Ayscough
11th November 1666 Alice Ayscough f. George
31st August 1669 Tho: Ascough de Lathom in ecc.
5th February 1669/70 Margerie Ascough de Lathom in ecc.
6th April 1672 Thomas Ascow [Ascough] de Lathom
18th April 1672 Elnor Escoe vid. de Lathom

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Found in later records
Marriages
15th February 1814 - Richard Ainscough, of Croston & Betty Livesley, of this parish by license, consent of parents
wit. John Monk, J. Hankin

30th January 1815 - Thomas Ainscough, of this parish & Ellen Shaw of N. Meols by license
wit. Nicholas Rimmer, Jno Hankin

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Richard Ainscough b.1850 - d.1928

Richard Ainscough b.1850-d.1928 was the brother of Thomas Ainscough b.1846-d.1929, Thomas was my GG grandad.
Another distant cousin, GC (isaacnewton255@yahoo.co.uk) has been in touch. A quick look at an outline of GC’s family line makes him my 4th cousin:
“I was looking through some old geneology notes and found some dates on two original copies of funeral Mass cards of Thomas Ainscough who died on the 15th September 1929 age 83 and his brother, my relative Richard Ainscough he died in 1928 age 78 he was buried in Preston. Thomas lived in Chorley and worked as a goods inspector on the railways his brother Richard worked on the railways as a signal man.”

The funeral cards are interesting, they show Thomas, Richard, Elizabeth Jane and an Ada Winifred ???
Ellen Ainscough was one of Richard Ainscough's daughters, (G grandmother of GC) who married James Wiggans/Wiggins - she was born around 1872.Richard lived in Preston and married Isabella? and later married Anne Potts. Daughter Ellen Ainscough married James Wiggans/Wiggins on the 15th October 1892 and had the following 7 children:
1.1 Alice b.1898
1.2. James b.1900
1.3. **** Emily b. ?m. John Woods
1.4. Mary (Molly)b.
1.5. Eleanor b.
1.6. Henry b.
1.7. Isabella b.

Im wondering if there is a “Potts” link with Anne Clarks family line......Edward Ainscough grandson of Hugh & Ellen (nee Cowley) married Elizabeth Potts and Richard A son of Hugh & Ellen (nee Cowley) married Mary A Potts - are they related, cousins, mother & daughter or niece perhaps?
GC’s BRANCH
7. *Hugh & Ellen (Cowley) Ainscough - GGG grandparents
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6. **Richard Ainscough (b1850- d1928) m Isabella? (1st wife) and Mary A Potts (2nd wife – age 44) living at No2 Havelock Street. In 1901 census records show that Mary Potts aged 68years was living with the family entered as mother in law.
GG grandparents (BROTHER OF THOMAS A, my GG grandad)
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5. ***Ellen Ainscough (b 1872, d ?) m 15th October 1892 James Wiggans/Wiggins (b ? ) (G grandparents) 1ST COUSIN
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4.**** Emily b. ? Grandmother m. John Woods - 2ND COUSIN
3. *****GC’s mother - 3RD COUSIN
2. ******GC - 4TH COUSIN

MY BRANCH
7.0 *Hugh & Ellen (Cowley)Ainscough (GG grandparents)
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6. Thomas Ainscough (1846 - 1929) m 1866 Margaret Barnes (1839?-1913) BROTHER
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5. Henry Ainscough (1868-1912) m 28th September 1895 Catherine Farley (1872 - 1951) 1ST COUSIN
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4. Norbert Ainscough (1903 - 1991) m 31st March 1934 Freda Faulkner (1910 -1993?) 2ND COUSIN
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3. Peter Ainscough ( grandad) m 4th April 1959 Margaret Nangle) 3RD COUSIN
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2. Barbara Ainscough (mother) (ONCE REMOVED)
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1. Rhiannon (daughter)

1881 census, HUGH Ainscough - who are they all?

Hugh Ainscough seemed to be a popular name of the time, as Andrew Scarisbrick has discovered.......the 1881 census reveals all. If you can help to identify any of these Hughs please get in touch!

Andrew Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com) writes; "I have recently embarked on another Ainscough project. I have been looking at ALL the Hugh Ainscoughs in the 1881 census, trying to find where they come from, and from which family. There are 22 Hugh A.s in 1881:
9 come from my (link-Andrew Scarisbrick) N. Meols family.
3 come from your (Barbara Ainscough) family branch (from James line b. 1711- Hugh b.1822, Hugh b.1891, Hugh b.1863).
2 are from the Parbold (link-Mary Ainscough) branch (Hugh b.1816 and his son Hugh b.1860).

2 of them however have thrown up something interesting. There is a Hugh Ainscough (b. 1861, Chorley), grandson of a Henry Ainscough (b.1815, Ulnes Walton)! The only Ainscough family that I know of from Ulnes Walton are the ancestors of H&R. Looking further, Hugh (b.1861) is the son of Hugh (b.1840, Chorley - although in earlier census reports he says he was born Ulnes Walton); he was the son of Henry (b.1815). Have you ever heard of this Henry Ainscough born 1815 in Ulnes Walton?
I am still investigating the other 6 Hughs in 1881."

The Potts family c1910

The Potts family feature in my family tree although I know nothing about them, some of my contacts have been able to say where they fit into the overall picture. We now know that Elizabeth married Edward Ainscough (1860-1902), son of my GG uncle Edward (who was brother of Thomas A 1846-1929).
I have also recently found out that Richard Ainscough (b1850- d1928) m Isabella? (1st wife) and Anne Potts (2nd wife). Richard was the brother of Thomas my line. Im not sure if there is a Potts family connection here.......Edward Ainscough grandson of Hugh Ainscough & Ellen (Cowley) married Elizabeth Potts while Richard son of Hugh & Ellen (Cowley) married Anne Potts - are they related?
From the names provided with the photos it appears not, perhaps cousins?

The family group photo shows the following:
Back Row left to right Elizabeth, Francis, James(brothers).
Front Row left to right Ellen, Mary Ann Hall (mother), Molly, Robert (father) and Helena
The other picture shows the girls left to right, Helena, Mary Ellen (Nellie), Mary Alice (Molly) and Elizabeth (Libby).

It is also known that James died August 6 1976. Of the three sisters Molly (Mary Ann) died May 28 1966, married Robert Chew who outlived her.
Nobody is sure of what happened to the youngest daughter Helena (Lena), she was last spotted in Southport in the 1940's.
Mary Ellen also married (Harry Chew????) and apparently had at least one son. Elizabeth Potts, Anne Clarks grandmother on her fathers side married Edward Ainscough and as you know had 2 children Winifred (Freda) and Bernard.
Freda also married a Potts, apparently they were second cousins.
A Potts family can be found in the 1901 Census; Elizabeth age 11 (which would match age wise), Robert Potts is listed age 40, occupation painter, Mary age 39, Francis age 17 - apprentice to painting and James 13 - errand boy.

1558 Early AINSCOUGH of Mawdesley

The Ainscough Family of Mawdesley in the Parish of Croston, Lancashire
by Mary Hartley – Treasurer FHS

BRIEF OUTLINE OF OUR FAMILY LINK:

1. Richard Aiscough 1558-1619 (will=1619) 2 children
Children - Anne (alive 1619), Hugh (1584-1657)
2. Hugh 1584-1657 m Marie Barton 1586-1658 - (will = 1657)5 children
Children - Jane (1614-1636), Richard (1616-1681), Thomas (1618-1702), James (1621-1633), John (1632-1692)
3. Thomas 1618-1702 m Mary ? (will = 1692) (3 children)
Children - James (1655-1690), Mary (alive 1657), Thomas (1660-1672)
4. James 1655-1690 m Elizabeth (3 children)
Children - Thomas (?-1679), Elizabeth (after1674-after1692), Hugh (c1680-?)
5. Hugh c1680-? m Elizabeth (6 children)
Children - Elizabeth (c1709-1783), James (1711-1781), Ann (1712-?), Thomas (1715-1786), Mary (1717-?), Richard (c1719-?)
6. James (1711-1781)- my GGGGGG grandad + brother Thomas (H&R link) (1715-1786)

NB- notes say James 1711-1781 - from whom descended Ainsough family at HARROCK HALL

From this tree (1558 Early Ainscough) it looks as though both Richard of 1558 and Hugh of 1584 are in the 16thC Ormskirk christening records.......it says Hugh fi Ric. The dates do fit this time....so we are definitely in the Lancashire area in 1558...just where before this? Bedale??

From Ormskirk Parish Online:16C Ormskirk names
Ascough
Christenings
Ann Asco, 18Dec1559
Tho: Ascoe, 24Jul1561
Catherin Ascough fi: Tho:, 19Feb1581
Jamis Ascough fi Jo:, 13Ju1585
Marie Ascough, 26Feb1565
Richard Ascough, 12Mar1558
Richard Ascough fi Tho:, 5Jun1585
Ewan~ Ascought, 28Mar1567
Hughe Askough fi Tho:, 21Sep1583
Hugh Askowe fi Ric~, 15Aug1584
Marriages
Margery Askough, 21Oct1585

Mary Hartley writes:
"Lancshire is recognised to be one of the areas of England where the Catholic faith was widely preserved in the 16th and 17th centuries; the long lists of names of the landed gentry in recusant rolls and Papists returns indicate that they occupied over one third of the land. Less is known about the tenant farmers who tended to adopt the same opinions as their landlords.

At least six people known to me through the Catholic FHS descend from a Hugh Ainscough. He, as was required, registered his land in 1717 and signed his name to the document. It is interesting that all six of us were aware of family traditions that “the family had been Catholic for very many years.” The Paris Registers (or Bishops transcripts) for Croston and the nearby town of Ormskirk, survive from 1558. From so early a date it is not easy to reconstitute families with certainty. Fortunately three wills of members of earlier generations survive; RICHARD AISCOUGH (as the name tended to be spelt at that time) made his in 1619; his son Hugh in 1657 and his grandson Thomas in 1692. The name AINSCOUGH, pronounced to rhyme with rain-snow, is capable of seemingly limitless variants; I have standardised to that which Hugh used in his signature of 1717.) These wills, with ancillary evidence from Parish Records, Recusant rolls and Quarter Sessions records enable one to construct a tree of this family of yeoman farmers.

The will of Richard Ainscough in 1619 is especially interesting, for at the end of it there is a lengthy list of ‘Debtes owing’. The first three names are those of ‘gentlemen’ in the area, Richard NELSON, William TRAVERS and Richard ASHTON, owing a total of £240; after them come 24 other names, of people owing sums varying from £30 down to 40 shillings, a total of £160. One cannot be sure that all these were Catholics, but there are a number of known Catholic names. It seems that this ancestor of ours was acting as a local banker, as a side-line to his farming.

Recently, I found corroborative evidence for the history of this 17th Century family. Legal records for the County of Palatine of Lancaster are now at the Public Record Office (Chancery Lane); an account of them was published in the Journal of the Lancashire FHS (1). With the authors help I found a court case, ‘ROGERSON v AINSCOUGH’ in 1681. The bill of complaint, the answers of the defendant and the written evidence of the deponents ( who conveniently give not only their domicile, but also their ages) are extremely long and full of repetitions. The story, briefly is this:
When Hugh Ainscough died in 1657 he left a document leaving his property to be inherited in the male line. He had 3 living sons, Richard, Thomas and John. Some twenty years after Hugh’s death, Richard was a widower with only a daughter, Jane. Dissension arose because Richard’s next brother, Thomas, who had a son James, contended that after Richards death the estate should pass to him and then to James. Unfortunately the original document had (conveniently?) fallen accidentally into the fire when in Richard’s custody and could not be deciphered with certainty. In the end ‘friends and neighbours’ in Croston called the brothers together and endeavoured to settle the matter. Jane had married a tanner, James Rogerson and moved to his home in Grimsargh on the North side of Preston. Richard the widower spent his last years there. On his death-bed (in 1681) he told a visitor from Mawdesley, “I hoped that we had settled everything peaceably, but I fear that after my death my son in law will wrangle”. As indeed he did; the observations from the many deponents from M and nearby townships are of great interest. A lot of the trouble concerned a ‘flagg floor’, which Richard had removed to Grimsargh when he joined his daughter there; this had lessened the value of the Mawdesley farmhouse. Some deponents explained that they were his own flagstones given to him when, on his marriage, he built a cottage in ‘a close of his fathers fields’, so there was no reason why he should not transport the flags to his daughters home.

In the end Thomas retained the ‘estate’ but in 1690 his son James died suddenly, leaving a son and a daughter, both still children. Thomas at once made a will in their favour, but stipulating that ‘should they both happen to die’, the money was to be devoted by trustees to ‘pious purposes’ at their discretion.

Thomas himself died well over 80 years of age, in 1702 and his grandson Hugh, by then of age , signed a bond concerned with administering Thomas’ will. It is this Hugh, father of six children who were all baptised in Croston Parish Church between 1710 and 1720 who is the common ancestor of the six members of our Society.
Of Hugh’s six children, three are easily identifiable in the 1767 Papist Returns. Elizabeth (b15 Feb 1709 - d21 Aug 1783) age 74, had married Henry ANDERTON and emigrated to Yorkshire after the Jacobite rising and in 1767 was a widow in the parish of Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire, Elizabeth was my 4 x great grandmother.

James and Thomas were both in Mawdesley in 1767 and their full details appear in the Return of the Papists for that year. James’s will (1781) was registered as required for Papists and is in the Lancashire Record Office at Preston. Thomas left no will but his descendants founded the firm of Ainscough, Corn Merchants and built the Catholic Church in Parbold in the 19th Century. Details of this family can be found in ‘Burke’s Landed Gentry’.

I should be glad to hear from anyone with an interest in Mawdesley or in this family."

Reference:
1. Angela Barlow - The Chancery Court of the county Palatine of Lancaster, Lancashire, August 190; 11(3):19-25 (Journal of the Lancashire FHS).

Elizabeth Ainscough (1776-1816) m Richard Ainscough

You can also download the file as a pdf from the share box on the right "JamesAinscough_1743tree.pdf"
Something that has puzzled me for a while is Elizabeth Ainscough marrying Richard Ainscough???.....we know that there was more than 1 Ainscough family living in Mawdesley in the 1700-1800s, indeed maybe 3 Ainscough families. More research needs to be carried out to establish where Richard A's origins lie.

Elizabeth (1776-1816) is sister to Thomas A (1780-1861) my GGGG grandad who married Betty Whitehead (1796-1879).
Elizabeth married Richard Ainscough in 1795 (http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Croston/). A witness was Richard Ainscough, probably her brother.

(From: http://www.lan-opc.org.uk/Croston/)
Marriage: 8 Sep 1795 St Michael and All Angels, Croston, Lancashire, England
Richard Ainscough (Cir 1773-Cir 1842) - (X), Cordwainer of This Parish
Elizabeth Ainscough - (X), Spinster of This Parish
Witness: William Eden; Richard Ainscough
Banns Read: 23 Aug 1795, 2nd: 30 Aug 1795, 3rd: 6 Sep 1795
Married by Banns by: Streynsham Master
Register: Marriages 1789 - 1812, Page 55, Entry 217
Source: LDS Film 93713
Elizabeth Ainscough - 31 Aug 1776 Croston, Lancashire, England - died Feb 1816
Betty (Elizabeth) Ainscough is not listed on the 1841 and 1851 census. Going back to her father (John A's) will, Betty was deceased before 1835. From the will we do know she had children.
In her father's will of 14 June 1835 it states " one seventh equally among the children of my late daughter Betty Ainscough deceased".

CHILDREN:
Baptisms in Rufford Parish Records:

Jane 1795
James 1798
Mary 1800
Margaret 1803
James 1805
Nancy 1808
John 1811

Details about death:
Burial: 4 Feb 1816 St. Michael and All Angels, Croston, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Ainscough
Age: 39
Abode: Mawdesley
Buried by: G. Parkin Curate
LDS Film 93713 Register: Burial 1813 - 1833, Page 33, Entry 262

PARENTS: (my GGGGG grandparents):
John Ainscough (Mawdesley,1752-14 June 1835) married Margaret Worthington (Lytham, 5 Oct 1751- Mawdesley, Jan1835) on 15 Nov 1775

SIBLINGS:
2. James - about 1778 - ?

*** GGGGgrandad
3. Thomas Ainscough - 1780 - 31 Dec 1861 - Mawdesley, Lancashire, buried Jan 1862 marries Elizabeth (Betty) WHITEHEAD (1796-1879), 17 May 1819 - Croston, Lancashire

4. Margaret - 4 Feb 1782 - Bef 14 Jun 1835 & buried Croston, Lancashire, marries Robert GORTLY (Abt 1780- ? )
Margaret (Ainscough) Gortley was also deceased before 1835, according to father's will. I was unable to find her marriage or burial records. In her father's will of 14 June 1835 it states "one seventh equally amongst the children of my late daughter Margaret Gortley deceased. "

5. Ann (Nancy) - 1784 - 1851, marries Robert Alty 3 Apr 1815 - Croston, Lancashire, England - see blog item Sept 7th 2006.

6. Richard - 1787 - 24 Dec 1849, Mawdesley, Lancashire
I think we can safely assume that Richard did not have or intend to have any children because of what is written in his father's will of 1835:
"estate called "Rutters"....in Mawdesley....to my son Richard and after his decease to my Grandson John Ainscough the son of John & Margaret"

7. Jane - 1789 - Jul 28 1794, Croston- died of smallpox age 6

8. John - Cir 1794 - 21 Feb 1872 Mawdesley, Lancashire, marries Margaret WIGNALL (Abt 1797-1860) in 1818 - Croston, Lancashire


Andrew Scarisbrick writes;
"These records are good as they give the father of Elizabeth as John Ainscough.
Have you seen these in Croston Parish Records?
Richd. Ainscough, born 13/8/1772, chr. 30/8/1772, son of James and Mary Ainscough
and marriage: James Ainscough to Mary Disley, 30/1/1770

Could this be the Richard A who married Elizabeth A? It seems likely, following the naming of their children. The James in question would be born approx. 1745. I am not sure of any link with the Southport/Scarisbrick line. He can't, as you say, be the brother of John, but could he be a cousin? A son of either Thomas (b. 1715) or Richard (b. 1720)?"

d.1818 - James Ainscough of Ulnes Walton, farmer and maltster - WILL

Once again many thanks to Andrew Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com) who has kindly provided and transcribed the following will detail of James Ainscough d.1818. I think this is James Aiscough, son of Hugh Aiscough 1745 and Mary Smith Aiscough, grandson of Thomas (1715) and Alice Aiscough.
Thomas Aiscough (1715) is the brother of James Aiscough (1711) who is my GGGGGG grandad. This is the start of the Parbold line, Thomas being the great grandfather of the Parbold benefactors; the start of H&R Ainscough - (sons of Hugh A 1816-1894 & Susan Fairclough 1830-1923) see blog 27th November 2006.
http://www.ourladysparbold.org.uk/

From the detail in the Will it looks as though James (?-1818) died young and before his father Hugh (1746-1822).

Hugh's Burial (father of James) : 12 Mar 1822
Hugh Ainscough -
Age: 75
Abode: Mawdesley
Buried by: Roman Catholic

This gives a year of birth of 1746 or '47 for James' father Hugh. I presume this is the father of Richard Ainscough of Parbold, and James of Ulnes Walton. He could have been executor to James in 1819 if he died in 1822. James' will definitely lets us know that Hugh is still alive.

d.1818 - The Will of James Ainscough of Ulnes Walton, farmer and maltster

This is the last Will and Testament of me James Ainscough of Ulnes Walton in the county palatine of Lancaster farmer and maltster. First I order and direct that all my just debts funeral expenses and the charge of the probate of this my will be paid and discharged by my executors herein after named forth out of my personal estate. And I give and bequeath unto my loving wife Ellen Ainscough the sum of five pounds of lawful money of Great Britain the same to be paid to her my said wife by my executors herein after named out of my personal estate at the end of twelve month next after my decease. And I give and bequeath all my Household goods and furniture, farming stock, stock in trade, debts due and owing to me or which shall be due and owing to me at the time of my decease, monies and personal estate and effects whatsoever and wherever unto my Father Hugh Ainscough of Mawdsley in the said county his Executors Administrators and Assigns to and for his and their own proper use and benefit for ever. And I do hereby nominate constitute and appoint my said Father Hugh Ainscough and my Brother Richard Ainscough of Parbold in the said county executors of this my will. And lastly I do hereby revoke and make void all former will and wills by me at any time heretofore made and do declare this to be my last will and testament. In witness whereof I the said Testator James Ainscough have hereunto set my hand and seal the twenty second day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen.

The Testator died the fourth of December 1818.

The tenth day of May 1819 Hugh Ainscough of Mawdsley, farmer, and Richard Ainscough of Parbold, shopkeeper, the executors in this will named were sworn in common form and they further made oath that the personal estate and effects of the testator within the diocese of Chester were under the value of £450.

d.1813 Hugh Ainscough of Ormskirk, liquor merchant - WILL

I wish to thank Andrew Scarisbrick (andy_scarisbrick@hotmail.com) who has kindly provided and transcribed the following will detail of Hugh Ainscough. Hugh was the youngest of 3 sons of James Aiscough (1711). His eldest brother John Aiscough (1752) was my GGGGG grandad, so I guess this makes this Hugh a very great uncle of mine!

Andy Scarisbrick also writes, "Oh, and in St Helens church, I found the marriage of Mary Ainscough to Thomas Eccleston. Mary was the sister of Hugh (d.1813), John and James. I have also found the will of Margaret Ainscough of Ormskirk, spinster d.1812. From the info in the will, she is another sister of Mary, Hugh, John and James above. I shall transcribe it and pass that on for you."

LIQUOR MERCHANT
Hugh Ainscough (1760-1813)

PARENTS: my GGGGGG grandparents
James Aiscough (1711-1781) & Margaret (1717-1781)

SIBLINGS:
Ann (1742-aft 1813)m John Stopford (children Henry Stopford & John Stopford)
Elizabeth (Betty) (1747-bef.1813)m? (children Mary Worthington & Margaret Brown)
Margaret (Peggy)(1749-1812) spinster, Ormskirk
John (1752- 1835) my GGGGG grandad
Mary (Molly) (1753-aft 1813) m Thomas Eccleston (St Helens)
James (1756-1813) m Elizabeth Fletcher (?-1813)
Jennet (Jane) (1770-bef 1813)

d.1813 - The Will of Hugh Ainscough of Ormskirk, liquor merchant

The last Will and Testament of me Hugh Ainscough of Scarisbrick in the County of Lancaster Liquor Merchant made published an declared the twenty seventh day of April in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and thirteen. I give and devise unto my brother James the estate in Mawdsley which I hold by lease for his life. And I do also give and devise unto him my said brother James my land of Inheritance in Mawdsley called Rutter’s during his natural life. And from and after his decease I give and devise the said estate called Rutter’s unto Hugh Ainscough (son of my said brother James) To hold to him and the Heirs of his body lawfully sprung Subject nevertheless and I do hereby charge and make chargeable the said estate called Rutter’s (from and after the decease of my said brother) with one annuity yearly rent charge or sum of five pounds which I give and devise unto my said brother’s widow and her Assigns during her natural life. And from and after her decease with an annuity yearly rent charge or sum of three pounds which I give and devise unto my nephew John Stopford and his wife during their joint lives and unto the survivor during his or her life. The said annuities of five pounds and three pounds to be paid and payable by two equal half yearly payments __?__ on the feast of Saint Michael and the anniversary of our Lord Jesus Christ The first payment to be made on such of those days which shall next come next after the several contingencies happen upon which the same depend. And I do authorize and empower the widow of my said brother James and my said nephew John Stopford and his wife respectively to distrain and recover the said several annuities hereby given to them when in arrear in like manner as rent reserved on Lease may by law be distrained for and recovered. I give and bequeath unto my brother John five shillings as a token of remembrance and the like sum to each of his children. I give and bequeath to each of my said brother James’s children thirty pounds And to my nephews (sons of my sister Ann Stopford) each fifty pounds. To my nephew Henry Ainscough of Scarisbrick Miller the further sum of One hundred pounds. To my late sister Jane’s children each the sum of twenty pounds. To Margaret Brown (daughter of my late sister Elizabeth) twenty pounds, Ad to Mary Worthington (another daughter of my said sister Elizabeth) twenty pounds. The several Legacies to be paid and payable at the expiration of twelve calendar months next after my Death in case the persons to whom the same are given shall be content with this my will and satisfied to receive the same if not the legacies given to such discontented or dissatisfied legate or legatees are to sink into and become a part of the residue of my effects. I give and bequeath my household goods and furniture plate linnen and china equally between my nephew Henry Stopford and my niece Mary Worthington. And I give and bequeath my cloths and wearing apparel equally amongst my nephews. My interest in the stands and property upon Aughton Moss and in the Cockpit at Ormskirk I give unto Thomas Houghton (son of my friend Thomas Houghton). And I give and bequeath unto William and Thomas sons of my Nephew Edward and to my Nephew Henry Ainscough’s son each five pounds and the like sum of five pounds to the following persons __?__ to Henry son of John Halsall of Ormskirk, to Henry son of Henry Halsall of Ormskirk, to George son of Henry Ainscough of Scarisbrick. And I give and bequeath unto Mrs Nancy Jeffryes the sum of ten pounds. And it is my further will and mind that my nephew Henry Stopford shall have the preference in taking the stock at a fair valuation giving my Executors security for the amount payable within three years from my death. And I do particularly request him to assist my other Executors in collecting the Debts and otherwise arranging my affairs for the space of three years or until such time as the same can be properly wound up. In which cases at the end of the said term of three years I allow him to take to his own use and herebt give him two hundred pounds out of the stock and debts. And I do give and bequeath unto my brother James’s sons James Hugh Thomas and Henry and to John Watkinson’s two sons James and Hugh one hundred pounds out of the debts sum and sums of money which shall or may be collected during those three years to be paid and payable from and after divided amongst them after the complete discharge and satisfaction of my just debts funeral Expenses with the charges of the probate and Execution of this my will first taking into account and considering that my stock in trade is to be applied for that purpose together also with my two cottages is Bridge Street St Helens otherwise Hardshaw within Windle my house and premises in Aughton Street Ormskirk and all other my Messuages lands tenements and Hereditaments whatsoever and wheresoever not herein before disposed of. And I do give devise and bequeath the said cottages house and premises Messuage lands tenements and Hereditaments unto my Executors hereinafter named their Heirs Executors and administrators according to the nature thereof respectively Upon trust to sell and convert the same into money to meet the exingencies aforesaid. And I declare order and direct that the receipt and receipts of my said trustees and executors and of the survivors and survivor and of the Heirs Executors and Administrators of the survivor shall be a good and efficient discharge to any purchaser or purchasers of my estates property and effects hereinbefore directed to be sold and that such purchaser and purchasers shall not afterwards be subject or liable to look to the further application of the money mentioned in any such receipt or receipts or be answerable or accountable for the misapplication or nonapplication thereof to the trusts aforesaid. And as to any surplus of my debts remaining uncollected after the expiration of three years next after the payments aforesaid I give and bequeath the same unto my nephews Henry Stopforth and Henry Ainscough and my friend Matthias Smith of Ormskirk whom I do appoint Executors of this my will. And I declare that they or any or either of them shall not be liable or answerable for the others or other of them or for the acts deeds receipts or defaults of the others or other (joining only for conformity notwithstanding) Nor shall they or any of them be liable to make good any loss that may happen to my estates property and effects or any part thereof so as such loss happen without his their or any of their wilful neglect or default. And lastly that they my said trustees and Executors shall and may receive deduct and retain all his and their costs charges and expences incurred or sustained in about or consequent upon the execution of this my will. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and year first before written.

Signed sealed published and declared by the testator as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us who have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses in his presence and in the presence of each other. The words “one hundred pounds out of the ” which “ to be paid and payable from and divided amongst them after ” payments the payments aforesaid ” being first interlined together with the word “ and “
Mary Fairhurst
Sanford Prescott
Tho: Houghton

Hugh Ainscough

Codicil to the above will
Sister Ann Stopford a white silk handkerchief, white silk gloves & ribbon
Sister Mary Eccleston – the like.
The Gig and horse to be sold so soon after my death as conveniently may be.
Witness my hand 27 April 1813
Hugh Ainscough
Witnesses Sanford Prescott
Tho: Houghton


1st May 1813 As a second codicil to this my will I give and bequeath unto my niece Mary Worthington the nest of drawers bedstocks and hangings bed bedding and what thereunto appertains now being in her lodging room And I give and bequeath unto my nephew Henry Stopford the remainder of my household goods and furniture upon payment of twenty pounds to the said Mary Worthington Except the bedstocks with plad hangings with bed and bedding and what appertains thereunto in the lodging room of my said niece which I give to my nephew Henry Ainscough and I give to my sister in law Betty the wife of my brother James a white silk handkerchief, white silk gloves and Ribbon. To Jane Watkinson of Scarisbrick Hall white silk gloves and Ribbon. To Ellen Grooshall of St. Helens white silk gloves and Ribbon And I do confirm my said will in all other respects.
Hugh Ainscough
Signed in the presence of Mary Fairhurst
Tho: Houghton

The tenth day of January 1814 Matthias Smith Executor in this will with two codicils named (power being __?__ to Henry Stopforth & Henry Ainscough executors also named to take upon themselves the execution of the said will when they shall lawfully request the same) as he further made oath that the personal estate & effects of the testator within the diocese of Chester were under the sum of fifteen hundred pounds before me
G Ford Surrogate

The testator died on the tenth day of May 1813

Under 1500
Probate Issued Dated 10 January 1814

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