The Venerable Ambrose Power (1801–1869) was an Irish

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. He was the son of Sir John Power, 1st Baronet (1771–1855) & his wife Harriet née Bushe.
Power was educated at

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. He was appointed

Archdeacon of Lismore The Archdeacon of Lismore was a senior ecclesiastical officer within firstly the Diocese of Lismore until 1363; the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore from 1363 until 1838; and finally the Diocese of Cashel and Waterford, during which time it was ...

in 1828 and died in post on 8 November 1869.

Family

He married firstly Susan Thacker in 1837, Susan died on the 7th August 1854 at Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, France.
They had at least eight children; including:
Mary (1844–1907) who married Henry Windsor Villiers-Stuart in 1863 Lismore Cathedral
Rebecca Zena who married Richard John Marshall 23 Sep 1858 Lismore Cathedral
Susan Caroline who married Reverend William Claypon Bellingham 22 Aug 1878 Lismore Cathedral

He married secondly Catherine Margaret Forde on the 29th Sep 1857 in St. George's Church, Dublin.
They had at least two sons
Ambrose William Bushe Power (23 Nov 1844-10 Mar 1907).
Robert Henry Power (1851-30 Aug 1894).

Notes

1801 births 1869 deaths Archdeacons of Lismore Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 19th-century Irish Anglican priests Place of birth missing {{Ireland-Anglican-clergy-stub