Good morning,
You are probably quite right, unfortunately ! Thanks anyway for your support and bearing it in mind. I haven't given up finding the answer to this one and am convinced that one day something will turn up.
The earliest official trace or record I have of Ambrose so far is his presence as a witness to a marriage in Longcot in January 1826, when he must have been about 20 or 21.
Thankyou for your help so far; it's much appreciated.
Nick