Baptised in Crediton.1

Father - Samuel Rudall
Mother - Mary

Married Louisa DUNBAR in St Pancras.13,14

From the Lancaster Gazette :-
"Same day, at Saint Pancras, Middlesex, Geo. Randall, Lieutenant of the South Devon Militia, to Miss Louisa Dunbar, the youngest daughter of Sir George Dunbar"

Mentioned in Will.3

of his father Samuel Rudall
Described as :-
my sons Thomas Rudall Samuel Rudall George Rudall and Francis Rudall

Occupation Musical Instrument Manufacturer.4

Recorded in census in Marylebone (Charlotte Street, 52).4

George Rudall - Head - Widower - 68 - Musical Instrument Manufacturer - Crediton
Frances Rudall - Nephew - 24 - Practical chemist - London
Staff x 1

Died in Pancras (Fitzroy Square, Warren Street, 52).5,6,7,8,9,10

From the Exeter and Plymouth Gazette :-
Sept. 11, in London, Mr. George Rudall, fifth son of the late Samuel Rudall ,  Esq., Crediton, aged 89"

From the Pall Mall Gazette :-
"RUDALL, Mr. G. at Fitzroy-square, aged 89, Sept. 11"

From the Cornish Telegraph :-
"DEATH OF A MUSICAL CELEBRITY.
Mr. George Rudall, of the metropolis, has just died at the advanced age of 89. The deceased was the son of Mr. Samuel Rudall, solicitor, of Crediton, and the nephew of the Rev. - Rudall, who for more than 50 years was either assistant minister or vicar of that parish. Mr. Rudall, who was senior partner of the firm Rudall, Rose, and Carte, musical instrument makers, married a daughter of Sir George Dunbar, but she and his two children died many years since. Mr. Rudall's brother Francis, solicitor, of Crediton, still survives him, although he is within a month of 88"

From the North Devon Journal :-
"DEATH OF A MUSICAL CELEBRITY. - Mr. George Rudall of the metropolis, has just died at the advanced age of 89. The deceased was the son of Mr. Samuel Rudall, solicitor, of Crediton, and the nephew of the Rev. - Rudall, who for more than 50 years was either assistant minister or vicar of that parish. Mr. George Rudall was, in early life, apprenticed to the late Mr. Samuel Browne, an extensive serge manufacturer of Crediton, to learn the woolen manufacture, but from the first he shewd a strong predilection for music, and having a natural mechanical genius, he thought more of making flutes from the stems of hemlock than any other thing. Consequently when his apprenticeship expired, he gave free vent to his inclination, and soon began to make improvements in the mechanism of the flute, which he soon brought to a state of great perfection. Early in his life, Mr. Rudall took lessons in his favorite instrument, on which he became such a proficient that his society was courted by all the leading musical celebrities of London, and once at a party given by a nobleman, the celebrated singer Nabor, in his admiration, exclaimed, "Mr. Rudall, you make the flute sing." Mr. Rudall, who was senior partner of the firm Rudall, Rose, and Carte, musical instrument makers, married a daughter of Sir George Dumbar, but she and his two children died many years since. Mr. Rudall's brother Francis, solicitor, of Crediton, still survives him, though he is within a month of 88"

Buried in Pancras, St James.11

Information from the Parish Register :-
George Rudall
aged 89
of 52 Warren Street Fitzroy Square St Pancras

Probate in Principal Registry.5

George Rudall late of 52 Warren Street Fitzroy-square
Executors :-
Robert Romley Cheyne of 27 Nottingham-place St Marylebone-road, surgeon
Francis Rudall, 52 Warren-street, Telegraph Engineer, the Nephew
Effects - under GPB 5,000

Research Note.2

From Scott's Flute History Website :-

"George Rudall (1781-1871)
Born at Crediton, Devonshire in 1781 Rudall was the son of Samuel Rudall, a solicitor of that town. He showed an interest in the flute from early childhood when he taught himself to play tunes on reed flutes which he had made himself.

He was apprenticed by his father to a serge-maker but soon relinquished it and shortly after received a commission in the South Devonshire Militia. He continued to practice the flute without instruction and whilst quartered with his regiment in Liverpool he received a few lessons from Nicholson (jnr.). Apart from that he was a self-taught flautist.

In 1820 or thereabouts, he left his regiment and went to live in London where he built up a reputation as a fine teacher of the flute. As was customary he supplied his pupils with flutes stamped with his name. These instruments were made for him by Willis, a reputable maker who lived in Clements Inn and they were the first instruments to bear the name Rudall.

For many years Rudall played on an 8-key boxwood flute with what were then considered large holes. At the age o 62 he successfully adapted the Boehm system with open G# but it was always a source of regret to his friends that Rudall could never be persuaded to play in public. He even declined an invitation to play before King George III but he was apparently very popular in drawing rooms.

Rockstro remembered his playing as possessing a sweet, clear tone, though not very powerful. His expression was enchanting and execution perfect, reflecting his polished manners and genial disposition-"