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Nicholas, Ambrose
Male Bef 1535 - Abt 1578  (> 43 years)



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  • Name Nicholas, Ambrose 
    Birth Bef 1535  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Dated Note Abt 1535  [3] 
    • Apprenticed to a Skinner in London. Not sure of date
    Dated Note Abt 1550  [4] 
    • member of the Most Worshipful Company of Salters. Not sure of date
    Dated Note Abt 1556  [4] 
    • elected Alderman for the Portsoken ward (1566 — 1569)
    Dated Note Abt 1559  [4] 
    • 1559-61 treasurer of St. Bartholomew`s Hospital
    Dated Note Abt 1566  [4] 
    • served as Sheriff (1566 — 67) with Richard Lambert, mayor is Sir Christopher Draper, ironmonger. 8 Elizabeth I
    Dated Note Abt 1566  [5] 
    • served as Sheriff (1566 — 67) with Richard Lambert, mayor is Sir Christopher Draper, ironmonger. 8 Elizabeth I
    Dated Note Abt 1569  [4] 
    • elected Alderman for the Walbrook ward (1569 — 1574)
    Dated Note Abt 1574  [4] 
    • elected Alderman for the Bread Street ward (1574 — 1578)
    Dated Note Abt 1575  [4] 
    • called to be Lord Mayor of London (1575-6), Sheriffs Edward Osborne, Wolstan Dixie (17 Elizabeth I)
    Dated Note 09 Feb 1575/6  [4] 
    • Knighted
    Dated Note 19 Feb 1575/6  [6] 
    • knighted
    Dated Note Abt Nov 1577  [7] 
    • agreement (details unknown) with Ralph Bourchier, esquire, of Benyngborough (Yorks.) and William Cordell, Master of the Rolls, and Robert Mounson, Justice of Common Pleas re 13 Soper Lane.
    Death Abt 1578  [4] 
    • Buried in St Mildred's Church Bread Street
    Dated Note 31 May 1578  [8] 
    • Will; Will proved, gifts included £5 towards the relief and comfort of the poor people of the parish of Holywell and Needingworth where I was born, and 40s for the people of St Ives. Also to support 12 people in almshouses, and the career of two young sal
    Dated Note 2015  [9] 
    • his body was mistakenly confirmed as having been interred in the Bethlem burial ground, which was excavated as part of the development of Crossrail, west of Liverpool Street station
    Person ID P8147 

    Father Nicholas, John,   b. Bef 1520   d. Bef 1630 
    Mother Nicholas, ??,   b. Bef 1520   d. Bef 1630 
    Family ID F1502  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Shakerley, Elizabeth,   b. Bef 1561   d. 1583 (Age > 22 years) 
    Children 
     1. Nicholas, Anne,   b. Bef 1583   d. Bef 10 Aug 1625
    Family ID F1732  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nicholas, ?,   b. Bef 1535   d. Bef 1645 
    Children 
     1. Nicholas, John,   b. Bef 1550   d. Bef 1660
     2. Nicholas, Susan,   b. Bef 1578   d. Bef 30 Apr 1578
     3. Nicholas, Elizabeth,   b. Bef 1601   d. Bef 1711
     4. Nicholas, Daniel,   b. Bef 1612   d. Bef 1722
    Family ID F1733  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • sister Ivett?

  • Sources 
    1. [S242] Calculation from a child's birthdate (Reliability: 2).
      BEF 1535 - as a parent of someone with a known birthdate via {P8738}

    2. [S66] Joe Newell, Holywell and Needingworth, 20/21 (21), D01658. (Reliability: 2).
      From being on this document at 20/21 (21)

    3. [S66] Joe Newell, Holywell and Needingworth, 20/21 (21), D01658. (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S66] Joe Newell, Holywell and Needingworth, 22/23 (23), D01658. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S386] (Known but not public).

    6. [S88] Pam Legg, Various historical articles from the Villager (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S82] Keene, D.J.; Harding, Vanessa, St Pancras Soper Lane 145 11-13, D02254. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S79] Will of Sir Ambrose Nicholas, PROB 11/60, ff. 165-7. (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S70] Wikipedia articles, D02195. (Reliability: 2).


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