Re: Horace Ambler 1917-1975/David Ambler 1949-1981

Hello Stacy,

I have no connection to this family or any names posted here.Saw your query and this is what I have found:

Social Security Death Index
about Horace Ambler
Name: Horace Ambler
SSN: 184-09-3883
Born: 17 Apr 1917
Died: Dec 1975
State (Year) SSN issued: Pennsylvania (Before 1951 )

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U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
about Horace Ambler
Name: Horace Ambler
Birth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Ohio
State: Pennsylvania
County or City: Delaware

Enlistment Date: 25 Apr 1941
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Philadelphia
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life

Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 74
Weight: 207

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1930 United States Federal Census
about Horace Ambler
Name: Horace Ambler
Home in 1930: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Age: 13
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Alfred T
Mother's Name: Emma
Race: White

Household Members: Name Age
Alfred T Ambler 51, head, b. England, machinist, factory
Emma Ambler 52, wife, b. England
Laura Ambler 16, daughter, b. Ohio, laborer, shop
Horace Ambler 13, son,b. Pennsylvania <+++++++++

2419 Oakdale

Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2113; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 685; Image: 3.0.

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1920 United States Federal Census
about Horace Ambler
Name: Horace Ambler
Home in 1920: Wilmington Ward 5, New Castle, Delaware
Age: 2 years 7 months
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1917
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: Alfred T
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Name: Emma
Mother's Birth Place: England
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male

Household Members: Name Age
Alfred T Ambler 40, head, immig. 1909, naturalized, b. England, machinist, shipyard
Emma Ambler 43, wife, immig. 1909, b. England
Alfred S Ambler 15, son, immig. 1909, b. England, helper, leather plant
Laura Ambler 5 3/12, daughter, b. Penna.
Horace Ambler 2 7/12, son, b. Penna.

622 Bayard Avenue

Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Wilmington Ward 5, New Castle, Delaware; Roll: T625_201; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 48; Image: 968.
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Horace's father:

U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
about Alfred Thomas Ambler
Name: Alfred Thomas Ambler
Birth Date: 1 May 1880
RESIDENCE: 212 Ohio Ave., Milmont Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania
Birth: Wolverhampton, England
Roll: WW2_2243595
Mildred Ambler, same address
Employed: Sun Ship Co., Chester, PA
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Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945
about Alfred T Ambler
Name: Alfred T Ambler
Arrival Date: 20 Oct 1909
Age: 30 Years 4 Months
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Gender: Male
Ethnic Background: English
Port of Departure: Liverpool, England
Ship Name: Merion
Port of Arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Friend's Name: John Ambler
Last Residence: England
Birthplace: Wolverhampton, England
Microfilm Roll Number: T840_70
Father: William Ambler, 72 Dunstall Rd., Wolverhampton, England
also with Alfred:Emma, wife, 32, housewife and son, Sidney, 5. Family going to Cleveland, Ohio. Also on same ship:William AMBLER, 22, father: Wm. Ambler, 14 Sherwood, Wolverhampton, England -going to Cleveland, Ohio
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1910 United States Federal Census
about Alfred Ambler
Name: Alfred Ambler
Age in 1910: 32
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1878
Birthplace: England
Relation to Head of House: Head
Father's Birth Place: England
Mother's Birth Place: England
Spouse's Name: Emma
Home in 1910: Cleveland Ward 14, Cuyahoga, Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Year of Immigration: 1909

Household Members: Name Age
Alfred Ambler 32, head, marriage 1, married 10 yrs, b. England, immig. 1909, machinist, shop
Emma Ambler 34, wife, marriage 1, married 10 yrs, 1 child, 1 living 1910, b. England, immig. 1909
Sidney Ambler 7, son, b. England
Walter Brookes 21, boarder
Walter Green 24, boarder
Charles Camplin 25, boarder
John A Chorley 24,boarder
Thomas Goodrich 23, boarder

2172 East 39th Street

Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Cleveland Ward 14, Cuyahoga, Ohio; Roll: T624_1170; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 201; Image: 371.
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England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about Alfred Thomas Ambler
Name: Alfred Thomas Ambler
Year of Registration: 1903
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Wolverhampton
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6b
Page: 741

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about Emma Price
Name: Emma Price
Year of Registration: 1903
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Wolverhampton
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6b
Page: 741

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England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
about Alfred Thomas Ambler
Name: Alfred Thomas Ambler
Year of Registration: 1879
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Wolverhampton
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6b
Page: 581

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his son's birth:

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
about Alfred Sidney Ambler
Name: Alfred Sidney Ambler
Year of Registration: 1904
Quarter of Registration: Apr-May-Jun
District: Wolverhampton
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6b
Page: 659

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1901 England Census
about Alfred T Ambler
Name: Alfred T Ambler
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation: Son
Father's Name: William
Mother's Name: Ellen A
Gender: Male
Where born: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish: Wolverhampton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England
Registration district: Wolverhampton
Sub registration district: Wolverhampton Western

Household Members: Name Age
Alfred T Ambler 21, son, steam engine fitter <+++++++
Ellen A Ambler 51, wife, b. Wolverhampton, Staffordshire
Ellen A E Ambler 8, daughter
Emma B A Ambler 25, daughter, bookbinder, b. Wolverhampton
Leonard D Ambler 17, son, steam engine fitter
Sidney V Ambler 11, son
Walter E Ambler 19, son, steam engine fitter
William Ambler 56, head, steam engine fitter, b. Bromsgrove, Worcestershire
William O Ambler 13, son

14 Sherwood Street

Source Citation: Class: RG13; Piece: 2677; Folio: 65; Page: 35.

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1891 England Census
about Willn Arabler
Name: Willn Arabler
Age: 46
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Helen Amy
Gender: Male
Where born: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Civil Parish: Wolverhampton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrews
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Household Members: Name Age
Alfred Th Arabler 11, son <+++++++++++
Emma Be A Arabler 16, daughter
Francis Amelia Arabler 17, daughter, school teacher
Helen Amy Arabler 41, wife
John Wm Arabler 14, son
Leonard D Arabler 7, son
Sidney Vincent Arabler 1, son
Warner Ernest Arabler 9, son
Willn Arabler 46, head, steam engine fitter
Wm Arwld Arabler 3, son

? Hampton Street, Brick Houses

Source Citation: Class: RG12; Piece: 2231; Folio 27; Page 47; GSU roll: 6097341
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1881 England Census
about Alfred J. Ambler
Name: Alfred J. Ambler
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Relation: Son
Father's Name: Wm.
Mother's Name: Ellen
Gender: Male
Where born: Whampton, Staffordshire, England

Civil Parish: Wolverhampton
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Street address: 43 Grt Hampton St

Household Members: Name Age
Alfred J. Ambler 1, son <+++++++++++++++++++
Ellen Ambler 31, wife
Emma B.A. Ambler 5, daughter
Frances A. Ambler 7, daughter
Geo. H. Ambler 13, son
John W. Ambler 4, son
Wm. Ambler 36, head, steam fitter

Source Citation: Class: RG11; Piece: 2798; Folio: 97; Page: 24; Line:; GSU roll: 1341670.

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1871 England Census
about William Ambler
Name: William Ambler
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Helen A
Gender: Male
Where born: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England
Civil Parish: Wolverhampton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Andrew
Town: Wolverhampton
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Household Members: Name Age
Amy E Ambler 11 months, daughter
George H Ambler 3, son
Helen A Ambler 21, wife
William Ambler 25, head, steam engine fitter

20 Great Hampton Street

Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 2935; Folio: 44; Page: 4; GSU roll: 836415.

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England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about William Ambler
Name: William Ambler
Year of Registration: 1867
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Wolverhampton
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6b
Page: 679

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1983
about Helen Amy Lisle
Name: Helen Amy Lisle
Year of Registration: 1867
Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep
District: Wolverhampton
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6b
Page: 679

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1861 England Census
about William Ambler
Name: William Ambler
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1845
Relation: Son
Father's Name: John
Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Gender: Male
Where born: Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England

Civil Parish: Wolverhampton
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter
County/Island: Staffordshire
Country: England

Household Members: Name Age
Alfred Ambler 18, son, locomotive engineer
Anne Ambler 4, daughter
Charles Ambler 10, son
Elizabeth Ambler 37, wife, b. Bromsgrove, Worcs.
Emma Ambler 8, daughter
George H Ambler 3 Mo, son
John Ambler 40, head, locomotive smith, b. Wentworth, Yorkshire
Mary A Ambler 14, daughter
Thomas Ambler 12, son
William Ambler 16, son, locomotive engineer <+++++++++++

65 Oxley Street

Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 1987; Folio: 7; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542898
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England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: 1837-1983
about Emma Price
Name: Emma Price
Year of Registration: 1875
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
District: Wolverhampton
County: Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands
Volume: 6b
Page: 636

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I cannot find any information after 1930 censuses but this are your father's ancestors.

Regards,
Susan Nass
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