Background
Born in 1820, Dudley was the only son of Quaker parents George and Sarah Dudley. He spent his early years in Fleet Street, London but on the death of his father in 1827 the family moved to Eastbourne, West Sussex, near to Midhurst.
Born in 1820, Dudley was the only son of Quaker parents George and Sarah Dudley. He spent his early years in Fleet Street, London but on the death of his father in 1827 the family moved to Eastbourne, West Sussex, near to Midhurst.
Dudley married Jane Ellen Young on 1 December 1849 in Edinburgh, and returned to London three years later. Howard Dudley died childless of consumption on 4 July 1844. He died with an earnest profession of his belief in Jesus Christ.".