1750-1775	John Tudgee fathered a bastard son in 1778 - presumed to be the father of William Tudgee or Tudgdy		backward link to Kingston Deverill
1775-1800	William Tudgee or Tudgdy 1777-1824 b Leigh upon Mendip	m. Sarah George on 17/08/1800	link back to Leigh on Mendip
1825-1850	John Tudgay coachman b 1810 at Leigh, Somerset later moving to St Germans, Cornwall. alive in Cornwall in 1881 Census (census gives no others in Cornwall) Coachman to the Earl of St Germans descendants page [Q from Robert Webb robjweb@hotmail.com] and info from Jen & Val	Married 03/04/1834	Sarah Smith of Mells, near Frome b 1811 Little Elms or Mells, Somerset d 26/04/1866 at St German's, Cornwall

In the 1881 Census John Tudgay, age 70; born 1811 at Leigh, Somerset, was living at 12 Fore Street, St Germans, Cornwall, as a Grocer, widowed and head of household. Also Louisa and Catherine.

Family of William George Tudgay, b 1842 at Frome, Somerset (WGT0)

1881 Census - 12 Omega Place, London, Middlesex
William Tudgay, b 1844, Frome, Somerset, Head, Coachman
Annie E Tudgay, b 1852, Ashby St Leger, Northamptonshire, wife
John Tudgay, b 1874, Romford, Essex, son
Leititia Tudgay, b 1877, Romford, Essex, daughter
Louisa Tudgay, b 1879, Romford, Essex, daughter
Leonard Tudgay, b 1880, Marylebone, London, son

An alternative John is John Tudgay
1911 Census Sunday 2nd April 1911 District Electoral Division: Rostellan Co. Cork
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Margaret Tudgey
Census of Ireland 1901
living in Townland-Crocane, Rostellan Parish; 5 people in the family
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Information (email from Jenny and Val)

I (Jenny) think your web-site is brilliant.

We have been trying for over a year to find any connection to William Tudgay.

Having read your page about a John Tudgay fathering a Bastard Child in 1778, it could well be why we've never struck lucky before. Geoff (my husband) and myself went to the FRC at Taunton last year to look for him. But no luck. We did however find his marriage entry to Sarah George, and on it, it said William Tudgay from Whatley, so he was clearly not living in Leigh-on-Mendip before he was married. We also found his death entry, that was in the village of Coleford. I have copies of these two entries and if you would like, I will e.mail them to you.

I also know quite a lot about William's son John Tudgay, the coachman who went to St. Germans in Cornwall to live. He became coachman to the Earl of St. Germans, I have a pic of his grave, also of the old coachouses where he used to work.

One of John's children, William, went to Romford as a coachman, there he married an Annie Pritchett, this William was my Gt Grandfather. They later on moved to London, the Paddington area, where Val's and my Grandfather was born. He was Joseph Leonnard Tudgay, married Alice Maud Stancombe. They had six children, two of whom are my mother and Val's. Anyway I could ramble on about the Tudgay's all day, and you're probably confused by now!!! If you would like some of the pics and certs that I have I would be pleased to forward them on to you. I do have a lovely old pic of a Tudgay wedding, all the Tudgay's we've "inherited" since starting all this, have got a copy, and it's well worth having a look at. It's taken in London in the spring of 1907. Look forward to hearing from you. From what we've seen I think you must be another cousin of ours somewhere along the line!!!