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Dudley castle, and owner John Dudley

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Re: Dudley castle, and owner John Dudley

stangreenhill  (View posts) Posted: 30 Jul 2004 5:43PM GMT
THE EARL OF DUDLEY IS A TITLE AND NOT A FAMILY SURNAME,THE SURNAME OF THE EARL OF DUDLEY IS
WARD,YOUR SON IN LAWS FAMILIES WOULD BE THE WARDS AS ONLY ONE PERSON AT A TIME CAN BE THE EARL,THE TITLE USUALY PASSES FROM FATHER TO ELDEST SON ON DEATH,IF NO MALE HEIR IT GOES TO THE NEXT ELDEST WITHIN THE EXTENDED FAMILY,THE SURNAME WARD IS QUITE NUMEROUS IN THE BLACK COUNTRY AND THE SUROUNDING COUNTIES OF STAFFORDSHIRE,WORCESTERSHIRE,AND SHROPSHIRE

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