Rudolph Hudson (abt. 1465 - 1530)

Born about 1465 in England

Husband of Elizabeth (Pyel) Hudson — married about 1483 in England

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1530 at about age 65 in London, England

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Biography

"Rudolph was born in 1465 in England. Rudolph was a whaler by trade and traded with Russia during his youth. At some point, Rudolph moved to London as he was an alderman (council member) of London. Rudolph also carried the rank of Gentleman. The rank Gentleman signifies that he is not a member of the aristocracy of ancient England. Gentleman was a title given to a man of certain nobility signifying social position in England. Rudolph married Elizabeth Pyel who bore him many sons and daughters. He died June 27th, 1530 in London, England and he was placed in a tomb in the Church of the Grey Friar in London. The Great Fire of London destroyed the Grey Friar Monastery in 1666.

They were a numerous family, and the names of Richard, John, Henry and William were repeated to the point of confusion. The Hudsons are the descendants of the Lords of Hoddleston (Hudleston) who occupied the castle Millom in Cumberland, on the coast of the Irish sea. After the fall of the Roman Empire, there was fierce rivalry between the Norman's and the Saxons over Yorkshire and the land around the Rhine Valley. The early ancestors of the Hudson family came from Normandy and remained in England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. In early England a man was known by but one name. When surnames first came into use, Hudde was a common nickname for Richard, so it appears that the immediate descendants of Sir Richard Hoddleston (sometimes spelled Hudleston) were known as the sons of Hudde or Hudson. These Hudsons would have been descendants of the Normans that invaded England with William the Conqueror. There is evidence that some Hudson families are Saxon in origin, but given that Rudolph Hudson (1475-1530) was a member of the aristocracy, he was likely to have been of Norman descent."^[1]

Death

Date: 27 JUN 1530

Place: Tamworth, Staffordshire, England, GB^[2]

Research Notes

There is a Ralph Hudson, goldsmith, of London, who may have been conflated with the person in this profile, based on some of the sources currently attached. Ralph the goldsmith had his will proved on 9 October 1503.^[3] It seems probate was re-granted three months later, as there is a second entry in the register dated 13 January 1503/04.^[4] There are some differences between the two copies of the will in the register, although the key details are similar or identical:

• "Randoll Hodson" (first register entry) or "Rawfe Hudsone" (second register entry) was a goldsmith
• Will written 27 June (first register entry) or 17 June (second register entry)
• Desired to be buried in Greyfriars Church, before Our Lady of Pity
• Wife and child (both unnamed) made executors and granted disposition of all his goods (first register entry). In the second register entry "Master Coote" is made co-executor with the wife and child
• Bequeathed 20 pounds to his mother
• First register entry has no witnesses. Second lists witnesses "Elisabeth Mayden Elizabet Foxe and John Aldey of the Cyte of London"
• First register entry grants probate on 9 October 1503 to John Cleton and Elizabeth his wife. Elizabeth was Ralph's widow, who had already remarried to John Cleton^[5][6] by the time the will was proved. There is a note that one of the executors had refused; possibly "Master Coote" who is mentioned as co-executor in the second register entry. The second register entry grants probate on 13 January 1503/04 to "Henry" (no surname or relationship to the testator given). This is probably the "Master Coote" named in the will, whose first name was Henry.^[7] But he could also be the unnamed child.

Ralph was duly buried as he had requested, in Greyfriars Church. The entry in the register (translated from Latin) is:
^[8]

"And to the right of them lie Randolph Hudson, (fn. 346) a citizen and goldsmith of London, and Elizabeth his wife, who died on the 27th day of June, A° dni. 1530."

The entry is ambiguous as to whether the date refers to Ralph or his wife Elizabeth. If it refers to Ralph, then the year is clearly wrong, given that he was definitely dead by 9 October 1503 when his will was (first) proved. But it is interesting that the burial record has the day and month of 27 June, which is the same day and month as Ralph wrote his will. It is possible that the year 1530 is actually a transposition and should be 1503, in which case Ralph was buried 27 June 1503.

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.thedomesticcurator.com/2013/12/hudson-genealogy-from-rudolph-to.html
2. ↑ Source: #S59 TMPLT FIELD Name: Page Data: Text: Online publication - Ancestry.com. OneWorldTree [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc.
3. ↑ Randoll Hodson, goldsmith, will proved 9 October 1503, Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers, class PROB 11, piece 3: Blamyr (1501-1503), The National Archives, Kew, England; "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 December 2022), Image 524 of 536 (subscription required).
4. ↑ Rawfe Hudsone, goldsmith, will proved 13 January 1503/04, Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers, class PROB 11, piece 14: Holgrave (1504-1506), The National Archives, Kew, England; "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 December 2022), Image 45 of 691 (subscription required).
5. ↑ "Discovery", database, (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7457345 : accessed 4 December 2022) entry C 1/143/55, "C - Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions" > "C 1 - Court of Chancery: Six Clerks Office: Early Pleadings and Proceedings, Richard II to Philip and Mary" > "C 1/143 - Chancery pleadings addressed to the Archbishop of Canterbury as Lord Chancellor [John Morton 1486-1493 or William Warham 1504-1515]." Description: "Short title: Irland v The Sheriffs of London. Plaintiffs: George Irland. Defendants: The sheriffs of London. Subject: Action by John Cleton, whose wife was formerly the wife of Randolph Hudson, of London, on a bond for delivery of deeds to the said Randolph. Certiorari. London", Date: 1486-1493, or 1504-1515; The National Archives.
6. ↑ John A Cleton, will proved 24 October 1505, Prerogative Court of Canterbury and Related Probate Jurisdictions: Will Registers, class PROB 11, piece 14: Holgrave (1504-1506), The National Archives, Kew, England; "England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, 1384-1858," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 December 2022), Image 604 of 691 (subscription required).
7. ↑ "Discovery", database, (https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C9554218 : accessed 4 December 2022) entry C 131/260/6, "C - Records created, acquired, and inherited by Chancery, and also of the Wardrobe, Royal Household, Exchequer and various commissions" > "C 131 - Chancery: Extents for Debts, Series I", Description: "Debtor: Hugh Brice, gentleman. Creditor: Robert Amadas, citizen and goldsmith of London...", Date: 1513 Jul 26; The National Archives.
8. ↑ C L Kingsford. "Register of the Grey Friars of London: Titulus de Monumentis," in The Grey Friars of London, (Aberdeen: Aberdeen University Press, 1915), 70-133. British History Online, accessed December 3, 2022, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/brit-franciscan-soc/vol6/pp70-133.

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