| Name |
Ambrose GROSE |
| Born |
Bef 15 Aug 1624 |
Lockengate, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK  |
- William J. Grose "The Grose Family in Cornwall 1538-2006", p 19: "Ambrose was baptized in Luxulyan Parish Church on the 15th August 1624, ... son of Nichollas & Jane who ... lived at Lockengate a hamlet in the northern part of the parish."
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Ambrose Grose - Baptism 15 Aug 1624 at Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK
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| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
15 Aug 1624 |
Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
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Ambrose Grose - Baptism 15 Aug 1624 at Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK
== familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5N-1X?cc=1769414 |
| Inheritance and Executor |
28 Jun 1643 |
Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| Designated heir and co-executor with brother George of 26 Jun 1643 will of father Nicholas Grose |
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Nichollas Grosse Will Trancription 28 June 1643 Luxulyan
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| Poll Tax |
1660 |
| "1/-, being a married couple, plus a further l/- for having an income of pound 5 per annum, a total of 2 shillings" == WJ Grose book |
| Religion |
20 Sep 1660 |
Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| Society of Friends (aka Quakers) - daughter Mary baptized in Quaker records - Ambrose suffered greatly from government-backed persecution for the rest of his life for holding to his beliefs |
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The Quaker Ambrose Grose Family of Luxulyan
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Mary Grose - Birth 20 Sep 1660 at Luxulyan, recorded in Austle Quaker Meeting
first child of parents to be registered in Quaker records: "Mary Grosse daughter of Ambrose Grosse and Jane his wife of the parish of Luxillian was borne the 20th of 7 mo 1663" [7th month on old style calendar was September and not July] |
| Residence |
20 Nov 1662 |
Enys, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| signed 99-yr lease on Enys with Richard Bullocke of Lnacarffe, Bodmin, on lives of sons Walter, Ambrose & John, for GBP 63/10s & monthly rent 13/4d - Enys/Innis =island == WJ Grose book |
| Hearth Tax |
Michaelmas 1664 |
Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| "living in a house having 2 hearths for which he paid 2/- per hearth or a total of 4/- in tax." == WJ Grose book |
| Residence |
11 Feb 1668 |
Enys, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| 1658 new style = 1657 old style -- buys Enys for GBP 30 -- as landowner now entitled to call himself a yeoman == WJ Grose book |
| Fined as Quaker |
1 Nov 1671 |
Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| George was a Constable of Luxulyan Parish in 1671 -- brother Ambrose was Quaker -- 1 Nov 1671 warrant vs Ambrose -- George & parish officers took 9 bullocks value GBP 20 from Ambrose == "The Grose Family in Cornwall, 1538 - 2006" by W. J. Grose, pages 6-7 |
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The Quaker Ambrose Grose Family of Luxulyan
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| Sufferings Sharing |
Aft 2 Nov 1671 |
St. Austell, Cornwall, UK |
| Austle Quarterly Meeting in 1671 gives him GBP 5 as a “demonstration of Friends sense of theire losse and willingness to pertake with them in theire sufferings”. == WJ Grose book |
| Fined as Quaker |
1 Apr 1677 |
Enys, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| "He also had three cows, valued at pound 10, taken away during the night of 1st April 1677." - warrant signed by 5, including bro George son Nicholas as Luxulyan Churchwarden == WJ Grose book |
| Fined as Quaker |
Aft 2 Apr 1677 |
Enys, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| "“Again in 1677, Ambrose was indicted and convicted for not coming to the public place of worship which was compulsory ... GBP 4.10s. ... 6 yearling calves & 6 swine worth GBP 10 taken from him == WJ Grose book |
| Prosecuted and Fined as Popish Recusant |
14 Oct 1678 |
Enys, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| GBP 7.10s taken from him == WJ Grose book |
| Fined as Quaker |
Between 1679 and 1682 |
Enys, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| In each of the years 1679, 1680, 1681 and 1682, Ambrose had pound 4.10s in money taken from him by Nathaniel Pope but, on each occasion, the fine was paid by a “friendly neighbor” to prevent “outrageous distress”. == WJ Grose book |
| Imprisoned as Quaker |
2 Apr 1695 |
Cornwall, UK |
| record of his “sufferings” stops from 1683 ... It is possible that he had several spells in prison because the report to the Quarterly Meeting held at Tregangeeves on 2nd April 1695 comments – “Ambrose Grose remains a prisoner”. == WJ Grose book |
| Not Attending Meeting in St. Austell |
1700 |
Cornwall, UK |
| Ambrose’s attendance at the St. Austell Meeting at Tregangeves had not been too regular during the period 1694 to 1700 and Friends were appointed to speak to him and ask him to “frequent the Meeting” more often." -- likely ill & 20 mi round trip at age 75 |
| Will |
24 Feb 1700 |
Enys, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| 1700 new style = 1699 in original style -- writes his will - leaves Enys/Innis to his grandson Ambrose after decease of son Walter |
| Attends Meeting |
21 Oct 1701 |
Tregangeves, St Austell, Cornwall, UK |
| attends Friends meeting |
| Attends Meeting |
19 Oct 1703 |
Penrose Veor, St Dennis, Cornwall, UK |
| attends Friends Meeting for last time |
| Friends Meeting at His Home |
Mar 1704 |
Enys, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| "news that he was sick and housebound must have been given to the February 1704 Meeting as it was ordered that the March Meeting be held at Ambrose’s house" - he had died by time of March Meeting == WJ Grose book |
| Died |
Bef 21 Mar 1704 |
Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
- 1704 New Style = 1703 in original style
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Ambrose Grose, a Quaker - Burial 21 Mar 1703/4 at Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK
1704 New Style = 1703 in original style == familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5X-82?cc=1769414&wc |
| Buried |
21 Mar 1704 |
Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
- 1704 New Style = 1703 in original style == familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5X-82?cc=1769414&wc
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Ambrose Grose, a Quaker - Burial 21 Mar 1703/4 at Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK
1704 New Style = 1703 in original style == familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DB5X-82?cc=1769414&wc |
| Probate |
3 Apr 1704 |
Enys, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK |
| inventory of his goods and chattel by Francis Cole & Rawlin Prinn - total value 50/0/6 |
| Person ID |
I7872 |
Wesley Johnston's Celtic Roots Tree |
| Last Modified |
20 Feb 2024 |
| Family |
Jane - married Ambrose Grose -, b. Abt 1625, d. Bef 24 Nov 1698, Enys, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK (Age < 73 years) |
| Married |
Abt 1649 |
- “Ambrose married Jane (no surname given), probably in 1649, although no record of the marriage has been traced." == William J. Grose "The Grose Family in Cornwall 1538-2006", pp 19-23,
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| Children |
| + | 1. Walter GROSE, b. Bef 18 Oct 1650, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK , d. Bef 23 Jul 1708, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK (Age < 57 years) [natural] |
| | 2. Ambrose GROSE, b. Abt 1652 [natural] |
| | 3. John GROSE, b. Bef 6 Jan 1655, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK , d. Jan 1655, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK (Age > 0 years) [natural] |
| | 4. Nicholas GROSE, b. Bef 6 Jan 1655, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK , d. Jan 1655, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK (Age > 0 years) [natural] |
| | 5. Elizabeth GROSE, b. Bef 17 Dec 1655, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK [natural] |
| | 6. John GROSE, b. Bef 13 Apr 1658, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK [natural] |
| | 7. Joane GROSE, b. Bef 13 Apr 1658, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK , d. Aug 1858, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK (Age > 200 years) [natural] |
| | 8. Mary GROSE, b. 20 Sep 1660, Luxulyan, Cornwall, UK [natural] |
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| Last Modified |
20 Feb 2024 |
| Family ID |
F2193 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Bef 1624 - Bef 1704 (< 79 years)
