First Generation  

1. John AMBROSE died on 22 Dec 1790 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

John married Elizabeth (Bessie) HARPER, daughter of Alexander HARPER and Helen HERIOT, on 22 Jun 1744 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh. Elizabeth was born in 1714 in Newbattle, Midlothian, was baptised on 1 Aug 1714 in Newbattle, Midlothian, died in 1774 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh aged 60, and was buried on 16 Dec 1774 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

Children from this marriage were:

   2 F    i. Anne AMBROSE was born on 4 Nov 1745 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 18 Nov 1745 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

Anne married James MACKGRIGOR on 11 Mar 1769 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

+ 3 F    ii. Helen AMBROSE was born on 4 Nov 1746 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh, was baptised on 18 Nov 1746 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh, died in 1811 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh aged 65, and was buried on 21 Aug 1811 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

   4 F    iii. Margaret AMBROSE was born on 3 Apr 1751 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 16 Apr 1751 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

  Second Generation  

3. Helen AMBROSE was born on 4 Nov 1746 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh, was baptised on 18 Nov 1746 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh, died in 1811 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh aged 65, and was buried on 21 Aug 1811 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

Helen married Robert DEANS, son of William DEANS and Janet (Jean) NISBET. Robert was born on 5 Dec 1752 in Cranston, Midlothian and was baptised on 10 Dec 1752 in Cranston, Midlothian.

Children from this marriage were:

   5 M    i. John DEANS was born on 12 Dec 1772 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 20 Dec 1772 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

   6 F    ii. DEANS was born on 18 Dec 1775 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 25 Dec 1775 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

   7 F    iii. Elizabeth DEANS was born on 15 Mar 1778 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 22 Mar 1778 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

+ 8 M    iv. James DEANS was born in 1779 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

   9 M    v. Robert DEANS was born in 1782 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 7 Apr 1782 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

+ 10 M    vi. William DEANS was born on 10 Sep 1783 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 5 Oct 1783 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.¹

   11 M    vii. Robert DEANS was born in 1787 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 30 Sep 1787 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

  Third Generation

8. James DEANS was born in 1779 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

James married Christian WILSON. Christian was born on 5 Jul 1781 in Newbattle, Midlothian and was baptised on 22 Jul 1781 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

Children from this marriage were:

   12 M    i. George DEANS was born on 27 Jul 1801 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

   13 M    ii. James DEANS was born on 26 May 1803 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

   14 M    iii. John DEANS was born on 7 Apr 1805 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

   15 M    iv. Alexander DEANS was born on 11 Aug 1807 in Newbattle, Midlothian and was baptised on 13 Sep 1807 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

   16 F    v. Anne DEANS was born on 9 Mar 1810 in Newbattle, Midlothian and was baptised on 8 Apr 1810 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

   17 F    vi. Margaret DEANS was born on 29 Nov 1812 in Newbattle, Midlothian and was baptised on 27 Dec 1812 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

   18 M    vii. Robert DEANS was born on 28 Apr 1815 in Newbattle, Midlothian and was baptised on 19 May 1815 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

   19 M    viii. William DEANS was born on 24 May 1818 in Newbattle, Midlothian and was baptised on 28 Jun 1818 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

   20 F    ix. Jean DEANS was born on 17 Jun 1821 in Newbattle, Midlothian and was baptised on 12 Jul 1821 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

   21 M    x. David DEANS was born on 3 Apr 1824 in Newbattle, Midlothian.

10. William DEANS was born on 10 Sep 1783 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 5 Oct 1783 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.¹

William married Janet ANDERSON, daughter of David ANDERSON and Janet FELL, on 15 Jul 1802 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Janet was born in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

Children from this marriage were:

   22 M    i. James DEANS was born on 15 Jun 1808 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 26 Jun 1808 in Inveresk, Musselburgh, Scotland.

   23 M    ii. Robert DEANS was born in 1817 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 3 Aug 1817 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.

   24 M    iii. Robert DEANS was born on 10 Jul 1819 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh,² was baptised on 25 Jul 1819,³ died on 4 Jul 1886 in St Andrew's Major, Cardiff⁴ aged 66, and was buried in 1886 in St Andrew's Major, Cardiff.⁴

Robert married Elizabeth PRICE, daughter of James PRICE and Jane BRADLEY, on 16 Dec 1839 in Frindsbury, Kent. Elizabeth was born in 1821 in Devonport, Devon, was baptised on 3 Dec 1821 in Stoke Damerel, Devon, and died in Dec 1894 in St Andrew's Major, Cardiff aged 73.

   25 F    iv. Jannet Anderson DEANS was born on 5 May 1822 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.⁵

   26 F    v. Helen DEANS was born on 2 Oct 1825 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh and was baptised on 30 Oct 1825 in Dalkeith, Edinburgh.