William Ambrose (Baptist minister)
William Robert Ambrose (9 January 1832 – 21 December 1878) was a Welsh Baptist minister and antiquary. His father was Rev. Robert Ambrose, of Bryncroes, Llŷn Peninsula. William initially trained as a tailor, working in Caernarfon, Liverpool, Bangor, Portmadoc, and Tal-y-sarn. Following his baptism in Bangor in 1856 however he began preaching, and in his later years took up a paid position in the ministry in Tal-y-sarn. He was also interested in antiquities, his writings on the subject include the essay 'Hynafiaethau, Cofiannau, a Hanes Presennol Nant Nantlle' ( Pen-y-groes, 1872 ).[1][2]
References[]
- ^ "William Robert Ambrose". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Thomas Rowland Roberts (1908). Eminent Welshmen: A Short Biographical Dictionary of Welshmen who Have Attained Distinction from the Earliest Times to the Present. Educational Publishing Company. p. 10.
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