Life History
| between Apr 1850 and Jun 1850 | |
| 30th May 1850 | Christened in Blackburn, St John the Evangelist.2,3 Father - Thomas Ainsworth | 
| 2nd Apr 1871 | Recorded in census in Blackburn.7 | 
| 7th Oct 1874 | Married John STANNING in Fylde, Lytham, St Cuthbert.22,23 1) By Licence | 
| between Oct 1875 and Dec 1875 | Birth of daughter Hannah Mary STANNING in Chorley.9 | 
| 10th Oct 1877 | Birth of son John STANNING in Chorley, Leyland.10,11,12 | 
| 5th Mar 1880 | Birth of son Joseph Edward STANNING in Chorley, Leyland.13,14 | 
| 3rd Apr 1881 | Recorded in census in Chorley, Leyland (Broadfield).6 | 
| 14th Nov 1881 | Birth of son Henry Duncan STANNING in Chorley, Leyland.15,16,17 | 
| between Apr 1885 and Jun 1885 | Birth of son Charles Gordon STANNING in Chorley.18 | 
| 12th Jan 1892 | Birth of daughter Frances Helen STANNING in Chorley, Leyland.19,20 | 
| 31st Mar 1901 | Recorded in census in Chorley, Leyland (Broadfields).8 | 
| 5th Mar 1904 | Death of John STANNING in Egypt, Luxor.21 | 
| 2nd Apr 1911 | Recorded in census in Chorley, Leyland (Broadfield).4 "Widow" | 
| 8th Apr 1916 | Died in Knaresborough, Harrogate (63 Kent Road).5 From the Times :- | 
Sources
- 1. BMD Birth Index - Harriet Sarah Ainsworth
              - 1850, Q2, Harriet Sarah Ainsworth, Blackburn, 21, 35
 
- 2. England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 - Harriet Sarah Ainsworth - b.1850
- 3. Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project - Baptisms - Harriet Sarah Ainsworth
- 4. Census 1911 Chorley RG14PN25184, RG78PN1441, RD475, SD2, ED4, SN275 (Harriet Sarah Stanning née Ainsworth)
- 5. The Times - Deaths (Harriet Sarah Stanning)
              - The Times, Tuesday, Apr 11, 1916; pg. 1; Issue 41138; col B
 
- 6. Census 1881 Chorley RG11/4214, F40, P1 (John Stanning (b.1840))
- 7. Census 1871 Blackburn RG10/4175, F32, P12 (Thomas Crooke Ainsworth)
- 8. Census 1901 Chorley RG13/3931, F45, P12 (John Stanning (b.1840))
- 9. BMD Birth Index - Hannah Mary Stanning
              - 1875, Q4, Hannah Mary Stanning, Chorley, 8e, 472
 
- 10. Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 - John Stanning, 1877-1929
- 11. BMD Birth Index - John Stanning - 1877
              - 1877, Q4, John Stanning, Chorley, 8e, 502
 
- 12. www.cricinfo.com - John Stanning - b.1877
- 13. Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 - Joseph Edward Stanning
- 14. 1880, Q2, Joseph Edward Stanning, Chorley, 8e, 502
              - BMD Birth Index
 
- 15. Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 - Henry Duncan Stanning
- 16. www.cricinfo.com (Henry Stanning)
- 17. 1881, Q4, Henry Duncan Stanning, Chorley, 8e, 500
              - BMD Birth Index
 
- 18. 1885, Q2, Charles Gordon Stanning, Chorley, 8e, 497
              - BMD Birth Index
 
- 19. BMD Birth Index - Frances Helen Stanning
              - 1892, Q1, Frances Helen Stanning, Chorley, 8e, 505
 
- 20. England & Wales Christening Records, 1530-1906 - Frances Helen Stanning - b.1892
- 21. Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900 - John Stanning, 1840-1904
              - htto://www.ancestry.co.uk
 
- 22. BMD Marriage Index - John Stanning
              - 1874, Q4, John Stanning, Fylde, 8c, 919
 
- 23. Lancashire Online Parish Clerk Project - Marriages - John Stanning & Ainsworth
