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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[1] "William Robert Ambrose". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

[2] 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.