Ambrose Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2638 people with the Ambrose surname? In that year Ambrose was ranked number 1489 for popularity in the UK. |
Ambrose records on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out your Ambrose family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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Origins and History
New to Family History? Check out our Getting Started page. Check out House Of Names to investigate the origins of the Ambrose surname or get a copy of the Ambrose family Crest (a great gift idea!).
"AMBROSE. William Ambrosij (gen.) was burgess of Glasgow in 1488 (LCD.); and in 1499 a payment of eight bolls of wheat was made to Alexander Ambrose and his wife (F.R., xi, p. 144). Alexander Ambroise was minister at Newbotle, 1609 (Pitcairn, Trials, m, p. 600). John Ambrose of Graystain was charged with assault in 1628 (RFC., 2. ser. n, p. 615), Jean Ambrois was a resident in Dunkeld in 1675 (DPD., i, p. 197), and four individuals of this name are recorded in Edinburgh in the seventeenth century (Edinb. Man.). The name is from the Greek personal name Ambrosias, "immortal, divine," a great favorite in mediaeval Europe. In the Latin form Ambrosius it was the name of one of the great fathers of the Latin Church (d. 397 A. D.). See also MACCAMBIUDCE. Ambros 1637. As forename: Ambrose Halyday, 1479. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Ambrose Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ambrose Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Ambrose family tree.
Check out Ambrose Parish Records at Find My Past.
Look at the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of the Ambrose family using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Ambrose family.
Research the Ambrose surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Ambrose Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3737 people with the Ambrose surname in the UK? Ambrose is now ranked number 1528 for popularity in the UK. |
Ambrose Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Ambrose surname in the USA? Ambrose is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ambrose Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on the Ambrose family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Ambrose surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
Some Famous People with the surname of Ambrose
| Ambrose Ambrose |  | Saint Ambrose (c. |
| Isaac Ambrose | | Isaac Ambrose (1604 - January 20, 1663/1664) was an English Puritan divine, the son of Richard Ambrose, vicar of Ormskirk, and was probably descended from the Ambroses of Lowick in Furness, a well-known Roman Catholic family. |
| Stephen Ambrose | | Stephen Edward Ambrose (January 10, 1936 ? October 13, 2002) was an American historian and biographer of U. |
| Lauren Ambrose | | Lauren Ambrose (born February 20, 1978) is an American film and television actress, best known for portraying the character Claire Fisher on the HBO drama "Six Feet Under". |
| Marcos Ambrose | | Marcos Ambrose (born September 1, 1976 in Launceston, Tasmania) is an Australian racing driver. |
| Alice Ambrose | | Alice Ambrose Lazerowitz (November 25, 1906 ? January 25, 2001) was an American philosopher, logician, and author. |
| Sharon Ambrose | | Sharon Ambrose (born September 9, 1939, Chicago) is a politician from Washington, D. |
| Ashley Ambrose | | Ashley Avery Ambrose (born September 17, 1970 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former professional American football cornerback for several NFL teams during the 1990s and early 2000s. |
| Tim Ambrose | | Timothy Raymond Ambrose (born 1 December 1982) is an Australian born English cricketer. |
| William Ambrose | | William Ambrose (1813?1873), bardic name Emrys, was a 19th century Welsh language poet born at Bangor, Caernarfonshire (Gwynedd), north Wales. |
| John Wolfe Ambrose | | John Wolfe Ambrose (born in Newcastle West, Ireland on January 10, 1838) was a poor Irish immigrant boy who grew up to be a brilliant engineer and developer. |
| Darren Ambrose | | Darren Paul Ambrose (born 29 February 1984) is an English footballer who plays for Crystal Palace as a midfielder. |
| Tommy Ambrose | | Tommy Ambrose (born Thomas Ambrose 19 October 1939 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. |
| Paddy Ambrose | | Patrick "Paddy" Ambrose (17 October 1928 ? 22 February 2002) was a professional football player and coach from Dublin, Ireland. |
| Tony Ambrose | | John Anthony Ambrose (12 August 1933 ? 5 January 2008) was a British rally driver who, as co-driver, twice won the RAC Rally, in 1956 and 1965. |
| Rob Ambrose | | Rob Ambrose is the current head coach of the Towson Tigers football team of Towson University. |
| Donetta W. Ambrose | | Donetta W. |
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