Researching William Ambrose
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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. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Ambrose on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Ambrose and the Ambrose Family History
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.
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| 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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Ambrose Forums
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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
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Some Famous People called William Ambrose
William Ambrose (Baptist minister)
William Robert Ambrose (9 January 1832 – 21 December 1878) was a Welsh Baptist minister and antiquary. His father was Rev. Robert Ambrose, of Bryncroes, Llŷn Peninsula. William initially trained as a tailor, working in Caernarfon, Liverpool, Bangor, Portmadoc, and Tal-y-sarn. Following his baptism in Bangor in 1856 however he began preaching, and in his later years took up a paid position in the ministry in Tal-y-sarn. He was also interested in antiquities, his writings on the subject include the essay 'Hynafiaethau, Cofiannau, a Hanes Presennol Nant Nantlle' ( Pen-y-groes, 1872 ).
Source: William Ambrose (Baptist minister), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Ambrose
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Aimeric Amarakoon Amarias Amberg Amberger Amberik Amberson Amborgini Ambresin Ambridge Ambrister Ambrogelli Ambrogetti Ambrogi Ambrogini Ambrogio Ambrogioli Ambrogioni Ambrogiotti Ambrois Ambroise Ambroisin Ambroix Ambrook Ambrosch Ambrosetti Ambrosi Ambrosia Ambrosini Ambrosio Ambrosis Ambrosoli Ambrosoni Ambroz Ambrozewicz Ambroziak Ambrozik Ambrus Ambrusko Amburger Amburgey Amburgy America American Americi Amerson Amores Amoros Amorose Amorosi Amoroso Amorosso Anersen Aymeric Aymerich
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