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From: Rod Neep <>
Subject: RUDGE
Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 05:49:25 +0100

In article <>, Julie Foster
<> writes
>Hello
>I am new to this list and I am looking for information on a Thomas
>RUDGE born about 1784 in Gloucester/Gloucestershire area. He married
>Ann and they moved to Hereford in the 1840s and later to Birmingham,
>where he died in 1851. His offspring included James and Thomas.
>Julie ()

Hi Julie

these are the James RUDGE which show up on the 1851 census at Birmingham

RUDGE, James Head <1815> Birmingham-WAR Birmingham
RUDGE, James BroL <1822> ----Hereford Birmingham
RUDGE, James SonL <1826> Birmingham-WAR Birmingham
RUDGE, James Vist <1837> Rio Janerro (British Subject)-South
America Ottery St Mary
RUDGE, James Son <1846> Birmingham-Warwicksh Birmingham
RUDGE, James SonL <1849> Nuneaton-WAR Nuneaton

on the basis that yours may be the one born in Hereford (call it
intuition!) I looked at that one more closely and the details look
extremely promising for you:

Name Rel Mar Age Sex Occupation Birthplace
William WELCH Head M 44 M Bricklayer ----Hereford
Sarah WELCH Wife M 54 F --- ----Hereford
William WELCH Son - 11 M Errand Boy ----Hereford
James WELCH Son - 10 M Errand Boy ----Hereford
Emma WELCH Daur - 6 F Scholar ----Hereford
Elizabeth WELCH Daur - 2 F --- Birm-Warwicksh
Thomas RUDGE FatL W 67 M Builder & Plasterer ----
Gloucester
James RUDGE BroL U 29 M Builder & Bricklayer ----
Hereford
Address: 13H 2Ct Hurst St, Birmingham
Census Place: Birmingham Birmingham, Warwickshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/2052 Folio: 730
Page: 15 FHL Film: 0087310

so... there you have Thomas, a widower, and at least one of his sons,
James, and also what looks like Sarah RUDGE, a daughter of Thomas ;-)

And on the basis that we see the son born in Herefordshire, I also
looked for the other son Thomas... and find:

Name Rel Mar Age Sex Occupation Birthplace
Thomas RUDGE Head M 41 M Fish Salesman Hereford-
Herefordsh
Mary RUDGE Wife M 46 F --- Hamily-Herefordsh
Thomas RUDGE Son U 17 M Porter Hereford-Herefordsh
Sarah RUDGE Daur - 9 F Scholar Birmingham-Warwicksh
Robert RUDGE Son - 9 M Scholar Birmingham-Warwicksh
James RUDGE Son - 5 M --- Birmingham-Warwicksh
Elizabeth RUDGE Daur - 2 F --- Birmingham-
Warwicksh
Joseph BARNES Vist U 28 M Scholar Coventry-Warwicksh
Address: 10 Careys Court, Birmingham
Census Place: Birmingham Birmingham, Warwickshire
PRO Reference: HO/107/2054 Folio: 66 Page:
31 FHL Film: 0087313

Don't you wish that they all would fall into place like this one ;-)

Next you need to do a search of the Gloucester parishes registers for
Thomas RUDGE baptised about 1784... which will show his parents.

Cheers
Rod
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