Studd

Studd is a family surname and may refer to:

The cricketing and missionary Studds

The Studd family were a wealthy Victorian English family, who made their fortune in indigo production in India, and produced a number of outstanding cricketers, missionaries and two Lord Mayors of London. The following are all directly related:

  • Arthur Haythorne Studd (1863-1919) fourth son of Edward Studd and his second wife Dorothy (née Thomas). MCC cricketer.
  • Charles Studd (Charles Thomas 'CT') - third son of Edward Studd and Dorothy, born 2 December 1860 Spretton, Northamptonshire, and died 16 July 1931 Ibambi, Congo, both an England Cricketer and missionary in China, India and Belgian Congo, and founder of WEC International.
  • Dora Sophia Bradshaw née Studd – (1867-1959) wife of William Graham Bradshaw, and only daughter of Edward Studd and his second wife Dorothy (née Thomas).
  • Edward John Charles Studd – (1849-1909) oldest son of Edward Studd and his first wife Margaret Hudson; an MCC cricketer.
  • Edward Studd – (born Bombay, India 1819 died Kensington, London 1877) son of Capt Edward Studd and Henrietta Anne née Murphy. He was an indigo manufacturer and a convert to Christianity through Dwight L. Moody.
  • Emily Adeline Studd – (born West Bengal, India 1852) youngest child of Edward Studd and his first wife Margaret Hudson.
  • George Studd ('GB') - second son of Edward and Dorothy, England Cricketer.
  • Henrietta Margaret (1847-1924) wife of Charles A Crane, and oldest child of Edward Studd and his first wife Margaret Hudson.
  • Henry Malden Studd – (1851-1920) second son of Edward Studd and his first wife Margaret Hudson.
  • Herbert Studd (Herbert William Studd), born 26 December 1870 at Tidworth, Wiltshire - Middlesex, Marylebone Cricket Club and Hampshire cricketer.
  • Kynaston Studd ('JEK' Sir John Edward Kynaston Studd, OBE) - the eldest brother, cricketer and Lord Mayor of London, born 26 July 1858 Tidworth, Netheravon, Wiltshire and died 14 January 1944.
  • Peter Malden Studd - Cricketer and Lord Mayor of London.
  • Priscilla Studd - Priscilla Livingstone née Stewart, wife of Charles Studd, and CIM missionary in China and India.
  • Reginald Studd (Reginald Augustus Studd), 1873–1948, sixth son and youngest child of Edward Studd and Dorothy, MCC, Cambridge University and Hampshire cricketer.
  • The Studd brothers (JEK, CT and GB, the three eldest sons of Edward Studd and his second wife Dorothy née Thomas).

Other people with the surname Studd

  • Big John Studd (1948–1995), American professional wrestler
  • Ron Studd, a stage name of American professional wrestler Ron Reis (b. 1970)
  • Scott Studd, stage name of American professional wrestler Scott Antol (born 1971)
  • The Diamond Studd, stage name of American professional wrestler Scott Hall (born 1958)
  • Will Studd (b. ? ), British-born international cheese specialist residing in Australia, host of the television series Cheese Slices

See also

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