Places   (Help with places, streets and buildings in Wigan.)

pieman,
You're welcome.
I just thought of you trying another angle - as said, coming through the back door.
I thought, rather than keep trying to get hold of information on Joseph Aindow by looking at his early years - which seemed to be leading you to a blank end - why not come from a date around 1845 and move forward through the information you find. It is possible, information about relatives and their movements may help you to get a better picture of the family and how things progressed.
Good luck with your search.