Researching John 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 John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Dudley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Dudley and the Dudley Family Tree
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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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on John Dudley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Dudley
John Dudley (writer)
John Dudley (1762–1856) was an English writer.
Dudley was the eldest son of the Rev. John Dudley, vicar of Humberstone, Leicestershire. He was born at Humberstone, and educated at Uppingham School, whence he went to Clare Hall, Cambridge. He proceeded B.A. 1785 (when he was second wrangler and mathematical prizeman), and M.A. 1788. In 1787 he was elected fellow, and in 1788 tutor. In 1794 he succeeded his father in the living of Humberstone. His grandfather had previously held the benefice, which continued in the family for three generations during 142 years. In 1795 he was also presented to the vicarage of Sileby, Leicestershire. According to his own account (advertisement to Naology), Dudley spent ‘a long and happy life’ as ‘a retired student,’ occupying himself chiefly with mythological and philosophical studies.
He died at Sileby, 7 January 1856.
Source: John Dudley (writer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Dudley (judge)
John Dudley (April 9, 1725 – May 21, 1805) was a justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1784 to 1797.
Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, Dudley did not have, in his youth, even a common school education, and was barely able to read. He became a grocer in Exeter, and was successful. For five years, from 1760 to 1765, he was a selectman of the town. In 1768 he was appointed a justice of the peace by the royal governor. Dudley became an ardent and active Whig, and after the news of the Battles of Lexington and Concord in 1775, he devoted himself to the American Revolution and the establishment of the United States. He was chosen to the provincial congresses in 1775 and was immediately recognized as a leader. From 1775 to 1784 he was constantly in the legislature, and in 1782 and 1783 he was Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives. From 1776 to 1784 he was on the committee of safety.
In 1776 he was made a justice of the court of common pleas, serving until 1784, when he was promoted to the bench of the Superior Court. He served as an associate justice of that court until his resignation in 1797. Though unlearned in the law, his judicial duties were performed to the satisfaction of the legal community. Massachusetts Chief Justice Theophilus Parsons said, "Though we may smile at his law, and ridicule his language, yet take him all in all, Dudley was the greatest and best judge I ever knew in New Hampshire", and Judge Arthur Livermore said, "that justice was never better administered in this state than when Dudley was on the bench".
Dudley died in Raymond, New Hampshire, at the age of 80.
Source: John Dudley (judge), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Dudley
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