Ambrose Poynter (1796 - 1886)

Born 16 May 1796 in London, England

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Forster) Poynter — married 26 Dec 1832 in The Chapel,British Embassy, Paris, France

Husband of Louisa Noble (Bell) Poynter — married 25 May 1850 in St George's, Bloomsbury, London, England

Descendants

Died 20 Nov 1886 at age 90 in 3 Marine Place, Dover, Kent, England

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Russ Frizzell [send private message]

Biography

Ambrose Poynter is Notable.

Ambrose Poynter was born in the City of London, England.

Ambrose Poynter is the descendant of a Huguenot emigrant.

Ambrose Poynter was born 16 May 1796 in London.^[1] He was the son^[2] of Ambrose Lyon Poynter and Thomasine Anne (Peck) Poynter.

In his early life he travelled a lot through Europe, employed by John Nash. Later he settled himself as an architect. He designed three churches in Cambridge in his typical Palladian/Tudor style. Apart from being an architect, Ambrose was an artist and illustrator. His waterpainting drawings still can be seen in the Tate Gallery and some other museums. In the mid 1840s Ambrose was appointed Professor of Fine Arts of Kings College in London. He also was secretary of the institute of British Architects, and vice president.

Ambrose Poynter married twice, his first wife was Emily Forster, granddaughter of sculptor Thomas Banks.^[3] His second wife was Louisa Noble Bell, she was born in Madras, India and the daughter of General Robert Bell.

His children are notable as well, his son Edward John Poynter was an artist, daughter Clara Bell a translator, and his other daughter Henriette May Poynter a writer and poet.

In 1858 he developed an eye affection which lead to his total blindness. Ambrose Poynter died at his home in Dover on 20 nov 1886.^[4] He is buried^[5] at St James Cemetery, Dover, Old Charlton Road, Dover England, CT16 2QA., United Kingdom.

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry.com. London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry Record 1624 #2952066.
2. ↑ https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q96084297
3. ↑ France, Mariages, 1546-1924, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FF92-22Z : 7 October 2019), Ambrose Poynter, 26 Dec 1832; citing Marriage, Paris, Seine, France, Archives départementales du Jura (Departmental Archives of Jura), France. FHL microfilm 576,996.
4. ↑ "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDQF-6JM : 16 March 2020), Ambrose Poynter, 1886.
5. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Ambrose-Poynter/26121651

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambrose_Poynter
• The Times Digital Archive 1785-1985, Marriages : 27/5/1850
• Ancestry.com. 1841 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc, 2010. Class: HO107; Piece: 738; Book: 6; Civil Parish: St Margaret; County: Middlesex; Enumeration District: 13; Folio: 27; Page: 2; Line: 20; GSU roll: 438839 Ancestry Record 8978 #8194141. Free Ancestry Image
• "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQVJ-VZX : 22 May 2019), Ambrose Poynter, St Margaret, Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Class: HO107; Piece: 1480; Folio: 332; Page: 5; GSU roll: 87804-87805Ancestry Record 8860 #48180Free Ancestry Image
• "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGX1-PC2 : 9 November 2019), Ambrose Poynter, Saint Margaret, Middlesex, England; citing Saint Margaret, Middlesex, England, p. 5, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• Ancestry.com. 1861 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.Class: RG 9; Piece: 546; Folio: 115; Page: 28; GSU roll: 542659Ancestry Record 8767 #10786801Free Ancestry Image
• "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7RC-657 : 29 December 2020), Ambrose Poynter, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• Ancestry.com. 1871 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 1007; Folio: 122; Page: 25; GSU roll: 827259Ancestry Record 8767 #890729Free Ancestry Image
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF8T-SXF : 16 November 2020), Ambrose Poynter, 1871.
• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27W-L61D : 11 December 2017), Ambrose Poynter, Dover St James The Apostle, Kent, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 9, Piece/Folio 1001/32, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,452.
• England & Wales General Register Office, GRO Online Index - Death (https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content : accessed [21 jan 21]), database entry for Poynter, Ambrose. (Age at death:90).GRO Reference: 1886 D Quarter in DOVER Volume 02A Page 544.
• "BillionGraves Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPS8-TGBP : 29 March 2018), Ambrose Poynter, died 20 Nov 1886; citing BillionGraves (http://www.billiongraves.com : 2012), Burial at Dover (Saint James) Cemetery, Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom.

Acknowledgments

See Also

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/27SC-5R5
• https://billiongraves.com/grave/Ambrose-Poynter/26121651