Smith managed the mineral holdings of the Earl of Dudley from 1836 to 1864.

William Ward, the Earl of Dudley had it mounted with 95 smaller diamonds in a head ornament.

William Ward, 3rd Earl of Dudley, was his elder brother.

After Monckton died in 1924, Millar married the 2nd Earl of Dudley.

Two months later, on 30 April 1924, Millar married the 2nd Earl of Dudley.

Construction had begun 1828 following the donation of land from the Earl of Dudley.

Contributions to its costs were made by local industrialists and especially by the Earl of Dudley.

Alternatively, the Earl of Dudley could mine the coal himself and appoint an agent or a manager to run his pit for him.

However it began as a charity by the Earl of Dudley to accommodate blinded local miners in 1849.

Baron Ward was another title of the Earl of Dudley.