ROUS, Ambrose (by 1570-1620), of Edmerston, nr. Modbury, Devon; later of Halton, nr. St. Dominick, Cornw.

b. by 1570, Age calculated from date of admiss. to M. Temple. 1st s. of Sir Anthony Rous* (d. Nov. 1620) of Halton and Elizabeth, da. of Thomas Southcote† of Bovey Tracey, Devon and coh. to her mother Grace; bro. of Francis*. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 413; WARD 7/58/188. educ. M. Temple 1584. M. Temple Admiss. m. by 1595, Magdalen, da. of Peter Osborne† of Chicksands, Beds., (J. Polsue), Complete Paroch. Hist. of Cornw. i. 301. Vis. Cornw. (Harl. Soc. ix), 195 incorrectly identifies Magdalen’s fa. as John Osborne†. 15ch., at least 3s. 4da. Vivian, Vis. Cornw. 413; Polsue, i. 298; C2/Chas.I/R11/35. d. 23 July 1620. G.C. Boase and W.P. Courtney, Bibliotheca Cornubiensis, ii. 595.