Much of this info and Dudley family picture
sent by Jim Evans
Local Historian of Essington, Staffordshire
who knew the DUDLEY & RICHARDS family



The lady - sitting - on right
.....I assume.....to be ELIZABETH DUDLEY nee RAYBOULD

REUBEN DUDLEY - shows in 1861 census - b 1845 DUDLEY WOR - married twice
+ ELIZABETH RAYBOULD

CLICK on NAME LINK
to see NOTES and 1861 census
with likely.....REUBEN 16 y/o
and 3 ELIZABETH RAYBOULDs - 12,13,14 y/o
children below, from first marriage
family of Reuben & Elizabeth
  1. JOSEPH RAYBOULD DUDLEY
    b 1865 in Dudley, Worcestershire
    d 2 Dec 1938 Bushbury, Staffordshire age 73
    +1 ELIZABETH INGRAM
    b Abt. 1870 - d 19 May 1932 Bushbury age 62
    • ELIZABETH RAYBOULD DUDLEY 1885-1921
    • REUBEN ERNEST DUDLEY 1888-1964 May 1 age 76
    • BELINDA DUDLEY d 1967 May 23
    • JOSEPH DUDLEY
    • HILDA DUDLEY b abt.1897 d 1968 Dec 10 age 71
    +2 LOUISA GRACE SPENCER b 1880
    *2nd Wife of Joseph Raybold Dudley

  2. SARAH JANE DUDLEY b N K Yorkshire (1872-census of 1881)
    (1868-June & Trevor Ridgway's Bible) d 24 Oct 1962 age 90
    + Mr BALL
    1. DOROTHY BALL
    2. KATHLEEN BALL

  3. ANN MARIA DUDLEY b 1874 in Laney Green, Staffordshire
    + ERNEST HADLEY - Shop keeper Broad Lane Essington
    1. BERNARD HADLEY b 1897 d 7 may 1964 age 67
    2. DOROTHY HADLEY
      + HERBERT ADAMS - a blacksmith at Leamore

      click here - HADLEY web site - photos of EARNEST & ANN MARIA - the shop at Essington - group photo of Kath, Bernard, Dorothy, Herbert Adams, George Hales, Maria, Ernest

  4. REUBEN DUDLEY b 1876 d 24 Jul 1939 Age 63 est.
    + EMILY LYDIA SPENCER b 1875 in RUDGELEY d 2 Jan 1957 Age 82 est.
    1. PERCIVAL REUBEN DUDLEY b 1900 d 26 Jan 1938 age 38
    2. NELLIE DUDLEY b 28 Jul 1908
      + JOHN RICHARDS

+ EMILY PACE nee CULWICK - b 1846 BROMSGROVE WOR
*2nd Wife of Reuben Dudley - her children - of previous marriage to
+1 EDWARD PACE 1845-1877 of SHARESHILL parish - CLICK HERE - marriage notice
+2 REUBEN DUDLEY b 1846 DUDLEY WOR - married twice
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