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Ambrose St John (1760–1822) of Prior Park, Berkshire and The Close, Winchester, Hampshire, was a

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for

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in Cornwall and was Lt-Col Commandant of the Supply Militia of Worcestershire.Per monument in Worcester Cathedral

Origins

He was the eldest son of Very Rev. St Andrew St John (1732–1795), Dean of

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, the second son of

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. He was educated at

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and the

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Marriage and children

He married Arabella Hamlyn (d. 1805), only daughter of

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(1735–1811) (born "James Hammet") of

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in Devon, and of Edwinsford, Carmarthenshire, Wales, a

for Carmarthen 1793–1802 and Sheriff of Devon 1767–8. Her mother was Arabella Williams (died 1797), daughter and eventual heiress of Thomas Williams (died 1792) of Edwinsford, Llandeilo, and of Court Derllys, both in Carmarthenshire. By Arabella he had issue two sons and five daughters, including: *St Andrew St John; *Beauchamp St John (d. 18 April 1827) who died at

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Death

He died at

, on 29 November 1822. His monument survives in

Origins

Marriage and children

Death

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