Enoch and Lavinia Ludlow
Family of Enoch Ludlow & Lavinia Horsfall, 1871-1923 (b. 1851)
Residence: West Yorkshire, England; Utah County, Utah
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Parents' Childhood
Enoch was born in 1853 to Nathaniel and Mary Ludlow in Halifax, Yorkshire, England. He was the family's seventh, and fourth surviving, child.
Lavinia was born in 1851 to Richard and Mary Horsfall in Halifax.
Early Marriage and Immigration
Enoch and Lavinia married in 1872 and lived the next 6 years in the Halifax area, settling in Ovendon.
| 1872 | Married in Halifax, England |
| 1872 | John born |
| 1874 | Thomas Edwin born |
| 1876 | Paul born |
| 1877 | Enoch baptized in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
| 1878 | Immigration to Utah County, Utah Territory |
Enoch and Lavinia helped Enoch's parents operate a pub in Halifax.
Enoch's parents had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints early in their marriage, but may have lost contact with the church when they moved from Gloucestershire. Enoch's aunt, Helen, eventually 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 Enoch and some other family members, and inviting them to join him on his ship returning to Utah.
In 1878, Enoch, Lavinia, and their three young children traveled by boat from Liverpool to New York, and by train to Salt Lake City. They were joined by Nathaniel and Mary Ludlow and Enoch's brother, Walter. They stayed with Helen's family for the winter, then settled in Benjamin, Utah Territory.
Life in Utah
| 1879 | Nathaniel born |
| 1881 | Jesse Woodrow born |
| 1881 | John died, age 8 |
| 1883 | Walter Horsefall born |
| 1885 | Enoch Jr. born |
| 1888 | Richard born |
| 1890 | Fred born |
| 1892 | Priscilla born |
| 1904 | Enoch departed for British Mission |
| 1906 | Enoch returned from British Mission |
| 1921 | Enoch died, age 68 |
| 1923 | Lavinia died, age 72 |
References
- Church Missionary Database entry for Charles Evans
- BYU Saints by Sea immigration record
- Church Missionary Database entry for Enoch Ludlow
