Difference between revisions of "Nathaniel and Mary Ludlow"
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Nathaniel and Mary Ann had 12 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood. (John's death is not documented, but Paul was referred to by Nathaniel as the eldest son.) | Nathaniel and Mary Ann had 12 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood. (John's death is not documented, but Paul was referred to by Nathaniel as the eldest son.) | ||
| − | Nathaniel was a shepherd in Avening, and worked with Richard Horsfall, a cotton factory supervisor, in Halifax. | + | Nathaniel was a shepherd in Avening, and worked with Richard Horsfall, a cotton factory supervisor, in Halifax. Nathaniel, Mary Ann, and Enoch also operated a pub. |
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| + | == Immigration to Utah == | ||
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| + | Mary Ann's sister, Helen, had immigrated to Utah with her family around 1860. In 1876, she encouraged Charles Evans, a local missionary called to serve in England, to reach out to the Ludlow family in Halifax. He did so, baptizing Nathaniel and Mary Ann (again) and some of the family members, and inviting them to join him on his ship returning to Utah. | ||
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| + | Enoch and his family, along with Walter, age 13, traveled with their parents by boat from Liverpool to New York, and by train to Salt Lake City. The stayed with Helen's family for the winter, then settled in Benjamin, Utah. | ||
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| + | | 1878: Immigration to [[Utah County, Utah]] | ||
| + | | 1888: Mary Ann died, age 67 | ||
| + | | 1893: Nathaniel died, age 72 | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* ''Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848'' records for [https://search.ancestry.com/collections/5333/records/56862 Nathaniel Ludlow] and [https://search.ancestry.com/collections/5333/records/66054 Mary Ann Niblett] | * ''Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848'' records for [https://search.ancestry.com/collections/5333/records/56862 Nathaniel Ludlow] and [https://search.ancestry.com/collections/5333/records/66054 Mary Ann Niblett] | ||
| + | * [https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/chd/individual/charles-d-evans-1829 Church Missionary Database] entry for Charles Evans | ||
| + | * [https://saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu/mii/voyage/504 BYU Saints by Sea] immigration record | ||
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Revision as of 18:05, 29 July 2021
Family of Nathaniel Ludlow & Mary Ann Niblett, 1840-1893 (b. 1821)
Residence: Gloucestershire, England; West Yorkshire, England; Utah County, Utah
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Descendants:
Parents' Childhood
Nathaniel Ludlow was born in 1821 to John and Mary Ludlow in Avening, Gloucestershire, England, the 3rd of 11 children.
Mary Ann Niblett was born in 1821 to John and Mary Niblett in Avening, the 6th of 10 children.
Life in England
Nathaniel and Mary married in 1840. They spent 7 years in Avening before moving to Yorkshire, settling in the town of Halifax.
| 1840 | Married in Avening, England |
| 1840 | John born |
| 1841 | Paul born |
| 1843 | Joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 1844 | Lorenzo born |
| 1846 | Rhoda Helen born & died |
| 1847 | Moved to West Yorkshire, England |
| 1847 | Rhoda Ellen born |
| 1850 | George born |
| 1851 | George died, age 1 |
| 1853 | Enoch born |
| 1855 | Mary Jane born |
| 1857 | Moses born |
| 1860 | Albert born |
| 1862 | Lily born & died |
| 1865 | Walter born |
Mary Ann and two of her sisters, Thirza and Helen, were introduced to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by Thirza's husband, John William Whiting. Mary Ann and Helen, with their husbands Nathaniel and James, were baptized in 1843, just 3 years after Wilford Woodruff commenced missionary work in the area.
Nathaniel and Mary Ann had 12 children, 8 of whom lived to adulthood. (John's death is not documented, but Paul was referred to by Nathaniel as the eldest son.)
Nathaniel was a shepherd in Avening, and worked with Richard Horsfall, a cotton factory supervisor, in Halifax. Nathaniel, Mary Ann, and Enoch also operated a pub.
Immigration to Utah
Mary Ann's sister, Helen, had immigrated to Utah with her family around 1860. In 1876, she encouraged Charles Evans, a local missionary called to serve in England, to reach out to the Ludlow family in Halifax. He did so, baptizing Nathaniel and Mary Ann (again) and some of the family members, and inviting them to join him on his ship returning to Utah.
Enoch and his family, along with Walter, age 13, traveled with their parents by boat from Liverpool to New York, and by train to Salt Lake City. The stayed with Helen's family for the winter, then settled in Benjamin, Utah.
| 1878 | Immigration to Utah County, Utah |
| 1888 | Mary Ann died, age 67 |
| 1893 | Nathaniel died, age 72 |
References
- Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 records for Nathaniel Ludlow and Mary Ann Niblett
- Church Missionary Database entry for Charles Evans
- BYU Saints by Sea immigration record
