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   John Rudden

   February 5, 2011

   great to see this web site as i dont know much about my family name. i was born in glasgow in 1962 my parents were Thomas and Edna (milligan)i have 6 siblings, Lynda-alexis-rose-patricia-martin-brian.

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   Sharon Rudden

   February 22, 2011

   Hi there what i great site – i just googled Rudden and found this. My name is Sharon Rudden and i’m from Glasgow, Scotland. My granda was Joseph Rudden and his wife was Sarah Dunlop. They had seven children Andrew, Thomas, Joseph, Robert (my dad), June, Bernadette & Jeannie(not in that order).I have loads of cousins which are all local as well but we dont really know much more about my Granda side of the family my dad was young when his parents had died and doesnt remember names maybe first names and the odd second name like his cousins but thats about it.

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   SHARON RUDDEN

   February 22, 2011

   John are you cousins with my Dad. Robert Rudden hes about the same age as you stayed in Glasgow East End. He has three brothers three sisters joseph-thomas-andrew-june-bernie & jeanie.

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   John Bunker

   October 18, 2014

   My Grand Father, Thomas Rudden, moved from Enniskillen, Cty of Fermanagh in NI early in the century. He arrived in Glasgow and lived in the Gorbels until, I believe, the late 20’s or early 30’s when he moved to London. Tom had several brothers who moved to the USA. A couple of them became Police Officers. Problem arises that, the Gorbels do not exist, Tom was estranged from his wife Rebecca ( nee MacCallum ) and my parents left England for Canada before I was old enough to really speak to Thomas. Any and all paperwork about Thomas has long since disappeared. Thomas passed away in the late 1970’s. He had two male offspring. One died as a child ( John ), the other died in the 1990’s. ( Jack Rudden – Endmonton UK retired British Museum ). I think every second male Rudden was named Thomas. Anyway, nice to know about this resource. Thank you.

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   admin

   October 18, 2014

   Hi John, thanks for your post. are you in touch with any of your US cousins … I have a number of enniskillen ruddens in one of my trees….?

   Seamus

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   John Bunker

   October 24, 2014

   Hi Seamus. I know of and have no contact with relatives on either Irish or US soil. Like I said, records died with Thomas and I never met nor heard any stories about family. All I know is, when he turned 16, he was handed some money and basically told to go make his own way. Poor and unskilled, he went to Glasgow to work in the shipyards and the Gorbels was all he could afford for housing. The snippets I do know were related years ago by my mother. She never told me his birthday or his actual age so even tracking down his birth records would be problematic. I am currently trying to contact a cousin who might have some info and that might give me a starting point. I will be back if that comes to fruition. Cheers

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   Louise Smith nee Rudden

   September 28, 2015

   Very interesting. My Grandfather was Major /Captain? Bernard Rudden MBE of Carlisle who married Mary-Ann McGrath. He served in India and S Africa where my father, John Charles (Jack) was born in Potchefstroom early in the 1900s. Mary Ann Mc Grath had gone out to join him – which astonishes me. Grandfather B Rudden died in 1926 in Carlisle of Peritonitis having survived the 1 W War. He left 7 children of whom Jack was the eldest.
   We know there are Tommineys in the family and Murphys but do not know much about them.

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   Sallie Bray

   April 27, 2017

   Bernard Rudden was the eldest brother of my grandfather Reginald Rudden, I have been trying for some time to track down &I connect with extended family members, my grandfather died in 1950 thee years before I was born my mother Emily Thomas nee Rudden was not very forthcoming about her family , all I have are a few names that I have linked to Reginald using a genealogy site , any comments would be helpful.

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   Liam Murray

   October 5, 2017

   My wife, Mary Murray (nee LAVERTY WAS BORN IN Castleblaney co. Monaghan, Ireland. Her father Carl Laverty solr was son of Charles Laverty solr of Castleblayney. His wife, I believe, was a Rudden from Liverpool, a family engaged in the import of agricultural foodstuffs from Ireland. When Mary was in her teens or earlier, Tom Rudden used come over to Dublin to meet and entertain the Laverty connections.

   On one occasion (more than 50 years ago) when Mary and I were in the Liverpool area on business, we stayed with the Ruddens in their fine home in Pottshrigley ? As impecunious newlyweds we were greatly enamored of the retainer/butler and his wife. My recollection is that we were splendidly entertained to jugged hare in a local establishment run by one Matthew Heygarth who obviously thought highly of the Ruddens. Charles Laverty became quite a figure in Politico/Legal circles in Ireland. As well as becoming President of The Irish Law Society, he stood (unsuccessfully) for the Westminster Parliament as a member of Parnell’s Irish Party. On that occasion in 1918 (two years after the rising) The Irish Party was wiped out by a then unstoppable Sinn Fein. Hopefully and happily, this is no longer the case.
   Thought you might be interested,
   With kind regards,
   Liam Murray

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    Sandra Dunning

    October 5, 2018

    My Great Nan was Margaret Eliza RUDDEN born 1881 She was the Youngest of at least 3 Daughters Of Michael RUDDEN and Ellen. Oldest Sister Ellen RUDDEN RODGERS(1877) descendants ended up in Canada, Sister Rose RUDDEN -FORBES (1880) Descendants ended up in Scotland. According to Wilton Wiltshire England Census, Margaret had 6 Children with My Great Grandpa Freeville John WALLIS #1.Dorothy Mae (1906)#2.Ethel Maud(1907)#3.John Shore(1908)#4.Reginald James(1910)#5.Irene Margaret(1911) #6.My Nan Winifred Ellen born (1912) due to Great Grandpa being at sea Margaret did a runner and left him with the children in 1915. I did find a Marriage for a Margaret WALLIS and A James Telford GOODALL in 1918 that maybe her tracking what happened to her is a hard to solve Mystery

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    Katherine Etzel Lipman

    January 30, 2019

    My cousin, Betsy Rudden, just gave me this site. My mother was Katherine Frances Rudden , married name Etzel. Her father, my grandfather, was John Joseph Rudden who was born in NY in about 1884-1889. He died in New Haven from diabetes complications around 1921. His wife, my grandmother was Catherine Monaghan from County Cavan and was born in 1889. Does any of this sound familiar to anyone. Thanks… Katherine Etzel Lipman

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    Florence Rudden Eivers

    February 11, 2023

    This is 2023 I have only found this research of the Ruddens. I am directly connected to Liam Murray through the Laverty’s Castlebay Co. Monaghan Ireland and the Ruddens of the same place. I have extensive research of the two families would love to make contact and explore more family history.