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![Show Contents]() Rudhal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Early Origins of the Rudhal familyThe surname Rudhal was first found in Herefordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire. Early History of the Rudhal familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Rudhal research. Another 133 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1140, 1159, 1442, 1455, 1487, 1510, 1545, 1600, 1636, 1657, 1680, 1684, 1714, 1735, 1736, 1740, 1746, 1751, 1760, 1774, 1783, 1815, 1830 and 1835 are included under the topic Early Rudhal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Rudhal Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Rudhall, Rudhal, Roodhall, Rudehall, Rudehal and many more. Early Notables of the Rudhal familyDistinguished members of the family include - Abraham Rudhall the Elder (1657-1736), the first of a noted family of bell-founders established at Gloucester from 1684 until 1830, during which period they cast about 4,500 church bells. His eldest s...
- John Rudhale of Rudhall, Brampton Abbots (died 1636), High Sheriff of Herefordshire in the same year
Migration of the Rudhal familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: the name represented in many forms and recorded from the mid 17th century in the great migration from Europe. Migrants settled in the eastern seaboard from Newfoundland, to Maine, to Virginia, the Carolinas, and to the islands..
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