Charles Ambrose
(active 1824-1857), Painter and draughstmanArtist associated with 3 portraits
Charles Gordon-Lennox, 5th Duke of Richmond and Lennox
by Edward Scriven, printed by McQueen (Macqueen), published by and after Charles Ambrose
stipple engraving, published August 1825
NPG D39751
by Richard James Lane, after Charles Ambrose
lithograph, circa 1825-1850
NPG D21923
by Charles Turner, published by and after Charles Ambrose
mezzotint, published 20 November 1830
NPG D36986
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Maureen Belsham
26 November 2018, 16:40
I too am a descendant of Charles Edward Ambrose. His son, Albert Hinton Ambrose, born 31st March 1864 is my great grandfather. Michael I have Charles William John Ambrose death as June 1924 at Pancras London from the ancestry site. I have Charles Edward Ambrose as having been born 1840/1841 in Tower Hamlets Shoreditch Middlesex. On the 1841 census he is 8 months old and living in New Gloucester Street Tower Hamlets. We, Michael, Eilidh and me would appear to all be cousins. I would be happy to get in contact with either or both of you.
MICHAEL EIGHTEEN
08 July 2018, 21:42
I too am a descendant of Charles Edward Ambrose, Portrait Painter and Agnes Sarah, nee Brown. Their son b. 1862, Charles William John Ambrose is my Great Grandfather. C.W.J's son Albert Charles Ambrose b.1899 is my grandfather. Charles W.J.Ambrose married Alice Hockings. Charles Edward Ambrose and Agnes Sarah Ambrose had one other son Albert Hinton Ambrose b.2nd Qtr 1864
I cannot verify a death for CHARLES W.J.AMBROSE my great grandfather, Charles Edward's son. Any help will be much appreciated.
Eilidh Hyslop
04 June 2017, 17:18
Hello, I think I may have more information about Charles Ambrose. I was researching my family history and found that an ancestor of mine (my Great-Great-Great-Grandfather) was named Charles Edward Ambrose and was a portrait painter. Given the dates (and that there are not many other Charles Ambroses around) and his listed occupation... I believe this to be the same man. The census shows very, very few Charles Ambroses at this time, and he is the only one listed as an artist.
The 1861 Census shows Charles E Ambrose as being born ~1811 and with an Occupation of Portrait Painter. His birth town is listed as Bath in Somerset, and his residence at the time of the census as Lambeth, London. His wife's name is Agnes. The 1871 Census shows a different birth year ~1807, with all other information the same. (His occupation is removed on this one - perhaps he had retired by this time as a death certificate shows he died in 1874. This also shows his middle name was Edward.)
Robert Gapper
18 September 2021, 12:32
We have two amazing portraits of his. Wish we knew who the people were though. One is called "Mrs Dorothy Roberts". Would love to find her family.