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William Ambrose Dudley 1824–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 June 1824

Birth Location: St Pancras, Middlesex, England

Death Date: 19 Mar 1870

Death Location: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Dr. Dudley

Mother: Anna Short

Spouse(s): Elvira Hawkins

Children(s): Mary Short, Benjamin Dudley, Benjamin Dudley, Mary Dudley, Charles DUDLEY

In 1824, William Ambrose Dudley entered the world in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, born to Dr Benjamin Winslow Dudley And Anna Maria Short. In 1851, William Ambrose Dudley resided in Islington, Middlesex, England. William Ambrose Dudley married Elvira Hawkins, and had children including Benjamin Winslow Dudley, Charles Dudley, Mary Dudley Short, Mary Wickliffe Dudley. William Ambrose Dudley passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1824, William Ambrose Dudley entered the world in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, born to Dr Benjamin Winslow Dudley And Anna Maria Short.
  • In 1851, William Ambrose Dudley resided in Islington, Middlesex, England.
  • William Ambrose Dudley married Elvira Hawkins, and had children including Benjamin Winslow Dudley, Charles Dudley, Mary Dudley Short, Mary Wickliffe Dudley.
  • William Ambrose Dudley passed away in 1870 in Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. Dudley
1785–1870
Birth Location: Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
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Anna Short
1800–1827
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elvira Hawkins
1822–1908
Birth Location: Marylebone, London, England
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Children(s)

Mary Short
1680–
Birth Location: King and Queen, Virginia, United States
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Benjamin Dudley
1846–1899
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Benjamin Dudley
1846–1899
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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Mary Dudley
1852–1903
Birth Location: –
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Charles DUDLEY
1849–1859
Birth Location: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
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William Dudley's Ancestors

Self
William Dudley
1824–1870
Birth Place: St Pancras, Middlesex, England
Parents
Dr. Benjamin Winslow Dudley
1785–1870
Spotsylvania, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Anna (Maria) Short
1800–1827
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Ambrose Dudley
1750–1825
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Ann Parker
1755–1824
Caroline County, Virginia
Peyton Short
1761–1825
Surry, Surry, Virginia, United States
Maria Symmes
1767–1801
Mattituck, Suffolk, New York, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Dudley's Descendants

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William (Ambrose) Dudley (9 June 1824–19 Mar 1870) m. Elvira Hawkins (abt 1822–12 Feb 1908)
  1. 1. Mary (Dudley) Short 1680– m. Valentine Ware 1672–1744 m. Charles (Wilkins) Short 1794–1863
    1. 1. Peter Ware 1701–1741 m. Judith Scott 1702–1785
      1. 1. Sarah (Ware) Livingston 1722–1794 m. William (Todd Livingston) Sr 1714–1788
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Livingston 1730–1819 m. Henry Hoffman 1727–1790
        2. 2. Samuel Livingston 1757–1834
        3. 3. John (Jay) Livingston 1750–1826
        4. 4. William (Todd Livingston) Sr 1745–1823
        5. 5. Catherine Livingston 1751–1815
        6. 6. Marion Livingston 1846–1906
        7. 7. William (Todd) Livingston 1725–1778
        8. 8. Elizabeth (Ann) Livingston 1730–1820
        9. 9. Susannah Livingston 1756–1846
        10. 10. Peter (Livingston) Sr 1755–1815 m. Elizabeth Head 1761–1839
        11. 11. Catherine Wilson 1760–1815
        12. 12. Henry Livingston 1764–1834
        13. 13. Elizabeth Livingston 1758–1825
        14. 14. Suzanna Livingston 1770–1812
      2. 2. Judith (Scott) Ware 1728–
      3. 3. Henry Ware 1725–1805
      4. 4. Jane (Scott) Ware 1733–
      5. 5. Julia Scott 1718–1770
      6. 6. Martha (Scott) Ware 1733–1794
      7. 7. Henry Ware 1738–
    2. 2. Cap (Henry) Ware 1728–1801
    3. 3. MALACHI WARE 1758–1796
    4. 4. Jane Ware 1716–
    5. 5. Dudley Ware 1714–
    6. 6. John Ware 1707–
    7. 7. Robert Ware 1706–
    8. 8. Nicholas Ware 1700–
    9. 9. Edward Ware 1699–1732
    10. 10. Elizabeth Ware 1635–1676
  2. 2. Benjamin (Winslow) Dudley 1846–1899
  3. 3. Benjamin (Winslow) Dudley 1846–1899
  4. 4. Mary (Wickliffe) Dudley 1852–1903
  5. 5. Charles DUDLEY 1849–1859

William Dudley's Timeline

3 Records

1824
9 June 1824
Birth of William Ambrose Dudley in St Pancras, Middlesex, England
St Pancras, Middlesex, England
1851
1851
Age 27
William Ambrose Dudley resided here in Islington, Middlesex, England
Islington, Middlesex, England
1870
19 Mar 1870
Age 46
Death of William Ambrose Dudley in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 June 1824
    Event Place: St Pancras, Middlesex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1500; Folio: 214; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87833-87834
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Islington, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1500; Folio: 214; Page: 17; GSU roll: 87833-87834

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Colonial Families of the USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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