Ambrose NOSWORTHY

Abt 1811 - 1886  (~ 75 years)

• Name	Ambrose NOSWORTHY
  Born	Abt 1811	Devon, England
  Christened	28 Apr 1811	Church of St. Paul de Leon, Staverton, Devon, England   [1, 2, 3]
  	Baptized 28 April 1811; Ambrose NOSWORTHY, son of Thomas and Grace.
  Gender	Male
  Witness	1882	Staverton, Devon, England   [4]
  	He witnessed the marriage of his daughter, Mary, to George PERKINS on 16 February 1882; he made his mark.
  Died	1886	Devon, England   [5]
  	Death registered for Ambrose NORSWORTHY, age 75, AMJ 1886 Totnes. This is most likely to be him.
  Notes	Ambrose may have been named after his father's brother, Ambrose, who died one year earlier. [6]
  Person ID	I187	Nosworthy
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2016

  
  

  Father	Thomas NOSWORTHY,   b. Abt 1779, Devon, England ,   d. 31 Dec 1838, Staverton, Devon, England  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Mother	Grace PALK,   b. Abt 1785, Devon, England ,   d. 1842, Devon, England  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1808	Buckfastleigh, Devon, England   [7, 8]
  	Thomas NOSWORTHY, of the parish of Staverton, and Grace PALK, both sojourners in this parish, were married in this church by Banns this second day of August in the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, by me, Matthew Lowndes, Vicar. In the presence of (the mark of ) Agnes FOOT? and Robert WEBBER. Thomas signed; Grace made her mark. [Although Thomas' parents are not named on the marriage record, he is believed to be Thomas, son of William NOSWORTHY and Ann CLEAVE, from Widecombe in the Moor for the following reasons: (1) There is no baptism for a Thomas NOSWORTHY in Staverton in the appropriate time frame. The Staverton parish records demonstrate that there had been no Nosworthy baptisms/ marriages in that parish for many, many years. The children of Thomas and Grace after 1808 were the first. The marriage entry does imply that Thomas was, at least, living in Staverton at the time he married. (2) Widecombe in the Moor is only 8 miles from Staverton. (3) Thomas and Grace named their second child, Ambrose, who was born around 1811, and Thomas' own brother, Ambrose had just died at the age of 25 in 1810. (4) Thomas named his first son after his father; the rest of his sons were all given names of his siblings; his first daughter was given his mother-in-law's name; his secon daughter, his mother's name. (5) Widecome burial records include a burial of a Thomas NOSWORTHY, in Widecombe, 06 January, 1839, whose abode was Staverton, age 62; although a couple of years out, this is most likely Thomas who married Grace, and who originated in Widecombe in the Moor. Grace's burial place has not yet been found. (Anne Brooks)] [7]
  Address	1813  [1]
  	Abham, Staverton, Devon
  Address	1815  [1]
  	Abham, Staverton, Devon
  Address	1817  [2]
  	Pridhamsleigh, Staverton, Devon
  Address	1819	Buckfastleigh, Devon, England   [7]
  	Address at the baptism of their son, Matthew, on 26 December 1819.
  Address	1822	Buckfastleigh, Devon, England   [7]
  	Address at the baptism of their daughter, Mary, on 23 June 1822.
  Address	1825  [1, 2]
  	Higher Pinn, Staverton, Devon
  Address	1826  [1]
  	Wash, Staverton, Devon
  Address	1838  [9]
  	Higher Coombe, Staverton, Devon
  	Address at the time of Thomas' death on 31 December 1838.
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary HANNAFORD,   b. Abt 1812, Widecombe-in-the-Moor, Devon, England ,   d. Aft 1887, Devon, England  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Address	1834  [2]
  	Pridhamsleigh, Staverton, Devon
  	Address at the baptism of their son Ambrose, on 2 November 1834.
  Married	22 May 1834	Church of St. Paul de Leon, Staverton, Devon, England   [2]
  	Ambrose NORSEWORTHY, of the Parish of Staverton, and Mary HANNAFORD, of the Parish of Staverton, were married by Banns on 22 May 1834 in the Parish Church of Staverton. Witnesses: Stephen TOWNSEND and Samuel BOWDEN, clerk. Married by William Martin. [2]
  Address	1840  [2]
  	Pridhamsleigh, Staverton, Devon
  	Address at the baptism of their son George, on 5 April 1840.
  Address	1841  [3, 10]
  	Pridhams Leigh, Staverton, Devon
  Address	1846  [2]
  	Netherton, Staverton, Devon
  	Address at baptism of their daughter, Elizabeth Ann, on 13 September 1846.
  Address	1851  [11]
  	Netherton, Staverton, Devon
  Address	1861	Staverton, Devon, England   [12]
  Address	1881  [13]
  	Coombe Cottage, Staverton, Devon
  Children	1. Ambrose NOSWORTHY,   b. Abt 1834, Staverton, Devon, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Hannaford NOSWORTHY,   b. Abt 1838, Staverton, Devon, England ,   d. Abt 1922, Devon, England  (Age ~ 84 years)   3. George NOSWORTHY,   b. Bef 5 Apr 1840,   d. 1840, Devon, England   4. Elizabeth Ann NOSWORTHY,   b. Bef 13 Sep 1846, Staverton, Devon, England ,   d. 1930, Devon, England  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2016
  Family ID	F64	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents

  Baptism: Ambrose Nosworthy, 28 April 1811

  
  

• Sources

  [S81] Parish Register, Staverton, Devon (Transcripts 1614-1839), (FHL 917532; Filmed by Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah.). [S103] Parish Register, Staverton, Devon. [S676] Personal communication. [S1091] Parish Register, Landscove Church, Staverton, Devon. [S168] England and Wales Registration Index. [S275] Personal opinion, Anne Brooks. [S106] Parish Register, Buckfastleigh, Devon. [S159] Index: International Genealogical Index (IGI), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, (Salt Lake City, Family History Library). [S83] Certified Copy of an Entry of Death, General Register Office. [S137] Census of England, 1841. [S696] Census of England, 1851. [S36] Census of England, 1861. [S71] Census of England, 1881.