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Date(s)
- 1911-1924 (Creation)
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6 items
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Name of creator
Biographical history
The Ambler family were a family based in York in the early 20th century. The dominant members of the family are Thomas Ambler, Freeman of the City, who lived in Nunnery Lane, and Louis Ambler. The family had branches in West Yorkshire, York, Lincolnshire, Herefordshire, Shropshire, London and America, and Louis Ambler published a book on the family in 1924, with Thomas contributing local research to that work.
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Scope and content
The correspondence mainly consists of requests from Louis Ambler, author of 'The Ambler Family' to Thomas Ambler, asking the latter to research particular aspects of the history of the family in York.
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Language of material
- English