Person:Ellen Booth (1)

Ellen Booth was born on 23rd April 1843 in Blackrod and was the daughter of John Booth (1800) and Ann Cunliffe. She was christened on 30th April 1843 at St. Katherine's Church, Blackrod. In 1851 she was living in Blackrod. In 1861 Ellen was living in Little Scotland and was working as a shoe maker. She married Ralph Ainscough at the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Chorley on 30th October 1865. In 1871 she was living at 13 Little Scotland in Blackrod. On 1881 she was working as a coal miner and was living at 434 Top Toll Bar, Westhoughton. In 1891 she was living at 256 Chorley Road in Westhoughton. In 1901 she was living at 306 Manchester Road, Westhoughton. She died, aged 79, from old age and heart failure at 121, Manchester Road, Westhoughton, on 23rd January 1923.