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Ambrose WILLCOCKS
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Name Ambrose WILLCOCKS Relationship 
with Teresa Ann GOATHAM Born Abt 1832 Devon, England
- From the 1841 census where shown as aged 8
Baptised 4 Nov 1832 St. Andrew’s Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
- From DFHS index of PR entries (on FMP, viewed 10 Nov 2012)
Ambrose Willcocks, son of James & Mary, abode Horrabridge
Gender Male Died Dec Q 1878 Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England
- Although there were several Ambrose Willcocks in the area the age ties it with this one (and he was living in Plymouth at the time of the 1871 census)
GRO ref: Willcocks, Ambrose q4 1878 aged 46 Plymouth RD 5b 201
Buried 20 Oct 1878 Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England
- From transcriptions of Ford Park Cemetery burials, by the Devon FHS, on FMP
Shows Ambrose Willcocks, aged 46, abode 5 Melbourne Cottage Plymouth, St. Andrews Parish (Common grave)
Siblings4 brothers and 1 sister Patriarch & Matriarch
James WILLCOCKS, b. Abt 1812, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
, d. Mar Q 1855, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England
(Age ~ 43 years) (Father) 
Joan, bur. 14 Dec 1716, St. Andrew’s Church, Beerferris, Devon, England
(3 x Great Grandmother) 
Notes - (Research):An Ambrose was bapt Brixton 1820, son of Wm and Ann nee Dawe; Wm a yeoman. This ties in with the Ambrose who marr in Charles Church in 1851 (Plymouth RD).
An Ambrose was marr in Tavistock RD in 1855 - this one or his probable cousin, bap 1836?
Person ID I11695 All Last Modified 26 Nov 2018
Father James WILLCOCKS, b. Abt 1812, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England
, d. Mar Q 1855, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England
(Age ~ 43 years) Mother Mary JURY, bap. 21 Aug 1808, St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England
, d. Jun Q 1879, Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England
(Age ~ 70 years) Married 23 Sep 1831 St. Andrew’s Church, Whitchurch, Devon, England
- From DFHS index of PR entries (on FMP, viewed 10 Nov 2012)
Willcocks, James to Jewry, Mary
(there appear to have been two Willcocks = Jury families having children at the same time in Tavistock RD which makes it more difficult to discover if this couple had children who died in infancy and are missing from the censuses)
Family ID F5282 Family Group Page | Family Chart
Family Emily FLOYD, d. Yes, date unknown Married Jun Q 1855 Tavistock Reg Dist, Devon or Cornwall, England
- Ambrose's wife was recorded as Emily in the 1871 census, but the only marr to match would seem to be this one, gives name as Emma.
GRO ref: Floyd, Emma TO Willcocks, Ambrose, q2 1855 Tavistock RD 5b 625
Last Modified 10 Nov 2012 Family ID F5286 Family Group Page | Family Chart
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Born - Abt 1832 - Devon, England 


Baptised - 4 Nov 1832 - St. Andrew’s Church, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England 


Died - Dec Q 1878 - Plymouth Reg Dist, Devon, England 


Buried - 20 Oct 1878 - Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth, Devon, England 

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