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HELLO ALL AINSWORTH RESEARCHERS. I AM TRYING TO FIND A CONNECTION TO THE AINSWORTHS IN AMERICA AND THE AUSTRALIAN AINSWORTHS.MY GG GRANDFATHER WAS THOMAS HARGREAVES AINSWORTH WHO WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ESTABLISHING A COTTON WEAVING SCHOOL AND BLEACHING WORKS IN GOOR HOLLAND. APPARENTLY THERE IS SOME HISTORY AVAILABLE IN HOLLAND.SOME OF THE OTHER RELEVENT PLACES MENTIONED ARE ENSCHADE NJIVERDAL AND HELENGELO.HE AND HIS WIFE JANE BOWER HAD 4 DAUGHTERS AND 1 SON ALL OF WHOM WERE EDUCATED IN BELGIUM.HIS ANCESTORS WERE PETER THE OPULENT BLEACHER AND HIS FATHERS NAME WAS THOMAS.THERE SEEM TO BE MANY BY THE NAME OF THOMAS IN THE AINSWORTH FAMILY.HIS SON MY G GRANDFATHER WAS ALFRED BOWER AINSWORTH WHO CAME TO VICTORIA AUSTRALIA WITH HIS WIFE ELIZABETH SUGDEN.TOGETHER THEY PRODUCED 17 CHILDREN ONE OF WHOM WAS MY GRANDFATHER WHO WAS A GOLD PROSPECTOR. HIS FATHER ALFRED WAS A SURVEYOR AND EARLIER STARTED A SCHOOL. THE FAMILY WAS ASSOCIATED WITH MOSS BANK SMITHILLS HALL IN BOLTON.THE COAT OF ARMS IS 3 SILVER BATTLEAXES ON A RED BACKGROUND.MY FATHER IS LANCELOT ANNESLEY AINSWORTH. HE AND HIS WIFE JEAN KNIGHT HAD 9 CHILDREN. I AM THE OLDEST. MY MAIDEN NAME WAS LILIAS JEAN AINSWORTH. MY BROTHER NEIL ALSO HAS THE SECOND NAME ANNESLEY WHICH WAS CARRIED DOWN THROUGH THE FAMILY FROM AN ANNESLEY WHO MARRIED ONE OF THE AINSWORTH LADIES.IF ANYONE READING THIS CAN RELATE TO US I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU. I HAVE BEEN VERY INTERESTED TO READ OF THE AMERICAN FAMILIES AND WOULD BE VERY HAPPY TO E-MAIL YOU. LEA
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