Thomas Ainsworth (1804 - 1881)

Born 1 Mar 1804 in Preston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Mary Laurie (Stirling) Ainsworth — married 24 May 1836 in Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 28 Jun 1881 at age 77 in Cleator, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom

Biography

Thomas Ainsworth was born in Preston, Lancashire, England.

Thomas was born 1 March 1804. He was baptized 29 March 1804 at Preston, Lancashire.^[1][2] He was the son of David Ainsworth and Alice Hatton.

On 24 May 1836, at Craigie, Ayrshire, Scotland^[3], Thomas married Mary Laurie Stirling, the daughter of The Reverend Doctor John Stirling and his wife, Mary (McQuhae) Stirling.

About 1837, in Cumberland, Thomas purchased Cleator Linen Mills and a nearby house called "The Flosh" from Henry Birley. Thomas developed iron ore deposits on his property and also held shipping interests. He left a fairly substantial estate of £56,000.

Thomas passed away 28 June 1881 at his home, The Flosh, at Cleator, Cumberland. He was buried on 2 July 1881 in St Leonard Churchyard, Cleator.^[4] His will was probated in November 1882 at Carlisle, Cumberland.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5JT-N6N : 19 March 2020), Thomas Ainsworth, 1804.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7MY-829 : 11 December 2014), Thomas Ainsworth, 29 Mar 1804, Baptism; citing p. 13, Preston, Lancashire, record group RG4, Public Record Office, London.
3. ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTKY-RVS : 11 February 2020), Thomas Ainsworth, 1836.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/215340341/thomas-ainsworth : accessed 24 August 2021), memorial page for Thomas Ainsworth (1804–29 Jun 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 215340341, citing St Leonard Churchyard, Cleator, Copeland Borough, Cumbria, England ; Maintained by E G (contributor 50093975).[1]
5. ↑ "England and Wales, National Index of Wills and Administrations, 1858-1957," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPJM-TSYZ : 30 August 2018), Thomas Ainsworth, Nov 1882; citing Probate, Carlisle, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, Great Britain.; FHL microfilm .

• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M73K-SLL : 28 May 2019), Thomas Ainsworth, Cleator, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGKT-P2Z : 9 November 2019), Thomas Ainsworth, Cleator, Cumberland, England; citing Cleator, Cumberland, England, p. 9, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V51T-WCH : 29 September 2019), Thomas Ainsworth, 1871.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2WM-281N : 11 December 2017), Thomas Ainsworth, Cleator, Cumberland, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 53, Piece/Folio 5191/30, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,433.

See also:

• https://thepeerage.com/p12241.htm#i122401
• https://landedfamilies.blogspot.com/2013/08/64-ainsworth-of-backbarrow-flosh-and.html