Brock Family History

Joshua Ambler

1670 – 1737

Joshua Ambler was baptised on 6 February 1670 at Northowram, a child of John Ambler and Ann Illingworth. They married Hannah Oates on 2 May 1699. Joshua was buried on 26 December 1737 at Haselhirst.

A distillation, assembled from sourced records · 2026
Baptism
February 6th 1670, Northowram, Halifax
Marriage
May 2nd 1699 to Hannah Oates in St John's, Halifax
Burial
December 26th 1737, Haselhirst, Northowram
Parents
John Ambler and Ann Illingworth
Siblings
John Ambler baptised December 10th 1665, Halifax Joshua Ambler baptised February 6th 1670, Halifax
Children
Isaac Ambler baptised about 1700 Joshua Ambler baptised September 14th 1702, Halifax John Ambler baptised December 1705 Abraham Ambler baptised December 17th 1711 Hannah baptised April, 21st 1714, Northowram and Coley NC Joseph Ambler baptised June 15th 1716, Northowram and Coley NC Mary Ambler baptised February 23rd 1719, Northowram and Coley NC Timothy Ambler baptised September 10th 1721 Northowram and Coley NC Many entries taken from the registers for Northowram on Genuki. (worth a read for the burial entries alone!) Here Joshua is described as living in Shibden Head
1704
Northowram Land Tax Joshua Ambler (or occupiers) £2.3.0d
1709
Overseers of the poor for Northowram Joshua Ambler
1737
Joshua dies aged 67 years. Burial December 26th.
In your grandmother’s words · from her notebook

Family

Parents

JAFatherJohn Ambler1642–1714

The children of John & Ann Illingworth

· Joshua Ambler b. 1670this page

Marriage

Children

TAChild · the line continuesTimothy Amblermain line1721–1801

Life

Confirmed — anchored to a recordEstimated — inferred
1670

Baptised

6 February 1670 at Northowram

February 6th 1670, Northowram, Halifax— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1699

Married Hannah Oates

2 May 1699 at St John's

May 2nd 1699 to Hannah Oates in St John's, Halifax— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1704

In 1704

1704

Northowram Land Tax Joshua Ambler (or occupiers) £2.3.0d— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1709

In 1709

1709

Overseers of the poor for Northowram Joshua Ambler— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1737

In 1737

1737

Joshua dies aged 67 years. Burial December 26th.— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.
1737

Buried

26 December 1737 at Haselhirst

December 26th 1737, Haselhirst, Northowram— From Janet Brock’s research
Mum’s record Evidence
From Janet Brock’s research notebook.