Michael Ambrose (1832 - abt. 1880)

Born 15 Oct 1832 in County Cork, Ireland

Died about 1880 at about age 47 in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland

Biography of Michael AMBROSE, Jr. of 1832

Michael Ambrose was born October 15, 1832 in or near Space:Mondaniel_Townland,_Rathcormack_Civil_Parish,_Fermoy_Barony,_County_Cork,_Ireland. and baptized at Rathcormac Parish, the son of Michael Ambrose, Sr. and his wife Catherine Cotter.

Michael Ambrose was born the same year as a Cholera Epidemic hit nearby Skibbereen in County Cork, and his community may have been affected by this outbreak.

Michael Ambrose immigrated to North America, and settled in Trenton, Ontario, Canada.

Michael Ambrose married, perhaps to Sarahann Unknown, and had 3 daughters

1. Ambrose-|Unknown Ambrose]] who married Mr. Mccauley .
2. Daughter 2 Ambrose
3. Daughter 3 Ambrose

Michael Ambrose children might be the following children from the Canadian Census:

1. Sarah F. Ambrose, born 1866
2. Margaret "Maggie" Ambrose, born 1868
3. Catherine "Katie" or "Cathaleen" Ambrose, born 1874 OR October 1872 who married John? Bernard? McCauley, and passed away in Trenton, Ontario, Canada in 1952.
4. Mary "Minnie" Ambrose, born July 1876, and still living with her mother Sarah in 1911. Sarah is only ten years older, so we don't know if she lived with her mother or her sister, but it ls more likely her sister.

Michael Ambrose might be the Michael Ambrose who married Sarah Unknown Ambrose and had children as enumerated on the 1871 Canadian Census:

Household-Role-Sex-Age-Birthplace

Michael Ambrose M 40 Ireland Sarah Ambrose F 27 Ont Sarah Ambrose F 5 Ont Margaret Ambrose F 3 Ont

Michael Ambrose might be the Michael Ambrose who married Sarah Unknown Ambrose and had children as enumerated on the 1881 Canadian Census:

Household-Role-Sex-Age-Birthplace

Michel Ambrose M 50 Ireland Sarahann Ambrose F 47 Ireland Sarah Ambrose F 15 Ireland Maggie Ambrose F 13 Ireland Kate Ambrose F 7 Ireland Minnie Ambrose F 4 Ireland

Michael Ambrose worked in accounts of a timber mill. in 1881, the Michael Ambrose we found was working as a clerk, so that is a possible match.

Michael Ambrose died about 1893 in Trenton, Ontario, Canada.

Michael Ambrose is missing from this family on the 1901 Census so it may be the correct family:

Household-Role-Sex-Age-Birthplace

Sarah Ambrose Head F 67 Ontario Sarah Ambrose Daughter F 34 Ontario Margaret Ambrose Daughter F 31 Ontario Kathaleen Ambrose Daughter F 23 Ontario Mary Ambrose Daughter F 21 Ontario

Research Notes

Michael Ambrose is NOT the same Michael Ambrose whodied a bachelor at age 50 in the workhouse at Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland

Sources

• 1832 Rathcormac RC Parish Baptismal Register for Michael Ambrose, Jr., son of Michael Ambrose, Sr. and his wife - https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000635046#page/192/mode/1up

• AMBROSE FamilySearch Tree at familysearch dot org - https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:323R-74F

Possible Sources

• "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Q6-PWL : 24 October 2018), Michael Ambrose, Murray, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

• "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWLP-ZDT : 3 August 2016), Michael Ambrose, Murray, Northumberland East, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148158.

"Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-1VMJ : 16 March 2018), Mary Ambrose in entry for Sarah Ambrose, 1911; citing Census, Northumberland East Sub-Districts 1-39, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,512.

• 1880 Civil Registration of Deaths for Michael Ambrose of Fermoy - https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1880/06465/4859238.pdf