Researching Charles Dudley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4494 people with the Dudley surname? In that year Dudley was ranked number 943 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Dudley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Dudley and the Dudley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Dudley Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Dudley family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6596 people with the Dudley surname in the UK? Dudley is now ranked number 919 for popularity in the UK. |
Dudley Family History Databases
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Dudley Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Dudley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Dudley
Charles Benjamin Dudley
Charles Benjamin Dudley (July 14, 1842 – December 21, 1909) was a U.S. chemist who was an early proponent of standardisation in industry.
Dudley was born in Oxford, New York, and owing to family circumstances, had to wait until 1867 before he could enter Yale College, supporting himself as a night editor on the New Haven Palladium newspaper. He eventually earned a Ph.D. from the Sheffield Scientific School.
In 1875, he became a chemist for the Pennsylvania Railroad and started to investigate the chemical composition and metallurgical structure of rail tracks, breakage being a major hazard at that time. He discovered enormous variation in the properties and quality of steel and the 1878 publication of his results caused an uproar in the steel industry, who saw it as their sole domain to determine the quality of their products for sale. Dudley championed the development of the company and industry standards and demanded rigorous testing of materials to verify conformity. He developed a complete range of standards for the Pennsylvania Railroad, not only for steel, but also for fuels, lubricants, paints, and even locomotives.
In 1879, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.
In 1898, he was one of the founders of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), becoming president from 1902 to 1908.
He died in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Source: Charles Benjamin Dudley, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Dudley
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