Legg, Ambrose B. J. – Age 74, passed away August 28, 2022, due to complications from melanoma cancer. He was surrounded by family and friends.
Ambrose is predeceased by his father, Alex; mother, Ruth (Brooks); sister, Janet; and sister-in-law, Rose.
He is survived by wife, Maureen, Elmsvale; daughter, Claudia, Dartmouth; sons, Glenn-Arron (Alanna), Elmsvale and Tristan, Elmsvale; family friend, Lindsay, Labelle, QC; siblings, Richard, Dorset, UK; Bernard (Jackie), Inglisville; Naomi (Malcolm), Brook Village; nieces, nephews, and grandchildren.
Ambrose was born and raised in Whitchurch Canonicorum, Dorset, England. He continued the family farming tradition, first working alongside his father and brothers at Berne Manor Farm and then with his wife and children at Little Dorset Farms.
As a boy he loved going down to Lyme Regis with his school friends to look for sailing ships on the horizon and prided himself on being able to see far off masts that the other boys could not.
Growing up in a musical family it was not surprising he started a band “The Undecided” with his brother and friend and was soon doing gigs at local pubs and events. This love of music continued throughout his life and was passed on to his children. There was nothing Ambrose liked more than pulling out one of his guitars and singing from the wide catalogue of songs he had learned or written over the years. From folk to blues, rock, and country, you never knew what new or old song would catch his ear and send him to the music room to learn it. He continued to play at local events and charities into his seventies. His favorite musicians included The Rolling Stones, The Seekers, The Hollies, The Good Lovelies, Gordon Lightfoot, Matt Andersen, among many others. It is no surprise that he looked to his own life for song writing inspiration. Among them, a song about meeting a girl while driving his American pillarless left-hand drive 1963 Dodge Polara. That car was his pride and joy in 1960’s England. Ambrose loved whipping down the twisty country lanes and as the girl attested the car “really shifted”. Was there any doubt Maureen would fall for this handsome farmer and musician who drove an American car and marry him in 1972.
An adventuring spirit, he decided to emigrate to Canada with his new family in 1974, to pursue his dream of owning his own farm. After working on two farms, he purchased his own in the Musquodoboit Valley, Nova Scotia. The farm under Ambrose’s and Maureen’s guidance went through many changes and innovations over the years branching out into beef, swine and poultry plus growing grains and forage. Ambrose believed that diversity and hard work were the key to a strong farm and healthy farmland. His contentment lay in knowing that the farming would continue with the future generations.
In his retirement he was able to revisit his youth when he traded in his usual farm truck for a fancy black Mustang. It was a second chance to drive his main girl, Maureen around and explore the province.
Family flowers only. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to a charity of your choice in his name.
A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, October 2nd, 1 pm at the family farm. Please bring your stories and memories.
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Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Legg Ambrose B J September 9 2022..
Death notice for the town of: Upper-Musquodoboit, Province: Nova Scotia