Hi folks,

I've had the below question from TJ at Old North on a topic for which I am completely, perfectly, ignorant. Anyone able to advise?

Thanks!

Dale

Hi Dale, T.J. here from Old North! 

I had a quick question I was hoping you might know the answer to. We are writing a script for a YouTube video on the bells, and I'm trying to figure out the correct pronunciation of Abel Rudhall's name. Do you happen to know how it would have been pronounced? There doesn't seem to be a ton of detailed information about him online, just the usual basics that we know already.

I presume Abel was pronounced like the word "able" (if you know otherwise let me know, some say "Ah-bell" which doesn't seem right but maybe I'm wrong). But I always figured he was named after Abel from the Bible. For the last name, some variations I've heard are:

A. Rud-hall

B. Rood-hall

C. Ruddle

Do you happen to have any insight on this? Sorry in advance for any potential confusing language here, it's hard to type-out pronunciations without all the accents!

Best,

T.J.