In 1861, he was living with his family in a house on Lodge Lane Cronton [2]
In 1871 William was an apprentice watch tool maker living at Stocks Lane, Cronton, Lancashire. [3]
Sources
↑ Birth Record Birth Entry England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Birth (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content accessed 10 September 2020 database entry for IRELAND, WILLIAM Mother's maiden surname: CRITCHLEY ), GRO Reference: 1856 S Quarter in PRESCOT Volume 08B Page 423
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7B9-R6G : 10 September 2020), John Ireland in household of William Ireland, Farnworth, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.