Ambrose Nosworthy

Abt 1786 - 1810  (~ 24 years)

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• Name	Ambrose Nosworthy
  Relationship	with George William Craxford
  Born	Abt 1786
  Christened	4 Apr 1786	Widecombe-In-The-Moor, Devon
  	Baptism record states: Ambrose Nosworthy, son of William and Ann.
  Gender	Male
  Died	This may be the Joiner, named Nosworthy, who was one of the three men who died due to falling down a well shaft after having been overcome by carbonite gas. It was written up in the 3 September 1810 edition of "The Times". "a joiner, named Nosworthy, caused a rope to be fixed round his waist and was let down, but on his senses going off, the noose of the rope slipped, and he was likewise precipitated to the bottom [of the well]. ....After this they procured a grappling iron, by which the three bodies were extricated from the well, but the life of each was extinct".
  Buried	12 Aug 1810	Widecombe-In-The-Moor, Devon
  	Burial record states, Ambrose Nosworthy, age 25, buried 12 August 1810.
  Person ID	I7025	Extended Craxford Family | Judith's maternal branch in the Craxford tree
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2007

  
  

  Father	William Nosworthy,   b. Abt 1744,   d. Abt Feb 1840  (Age ~ 96 years)
  Mother	Ann Cleave,   b. Abt 1751,   bur. 14 Jan 1796, Widecombe-In-The-Moor, Devon  (Age ~ 45 years)
  Married	10 Oct 1775	Widecombe-In-The-Moor, Devon
  	Banns of marriage between William Nosworthy and Ann Cleave were published on the 10th, 17th and 24th of September 1775. The said William Nosworthy of this parish and Ann Cleave of the same, were married in this church by banns the 10th day of October 1775 by me, Robert Taylor, Minister of Manaton. Both made their marks in the presence of William Cleave and Nathaniel Tremilla.
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7008	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Widdicombe,   b. Abt 1783, Chudleigh, Devon ,   d. 23 Jan 1862, Chudleigh, Devon  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	5 Nov 1808	Chudleigh, Devon
  	According to the Banns register, Ambrose Nosworthy was a sojourner of the parish of Chudleigh; at the time of his marriage he was recorded as "being of the parish of Chudleigh"; he was able to sign the register. Elizabeth Widdicombe was 25 years of age.
  Children	1. Mary Ann Nosworthy,   b. 16 Mar 1810,   d. Aft 1881  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2007
  Family ID	F7024	Group Sheet,  Family chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 5 Nov 1808 - Chudleigh, Devon  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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