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 was a butcher, and he and Lavinia helped Enoch's parents operate a pub and a sandwich shop 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
Enoch and Lavinia lived for over 40 years in Benjamin.
| 1879 | Nathaniel born |
| 1881 | Jesse Woodrow (Jess) 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 |
In 1881, John died in an accident while he and Enoch were gathering wood in Payson Canyon.
Enoch became a farmer, purchasing land in east Benjamin. The family grew fruit trees and a vegetable garden. They also raised cattle and sheep—at one point, they owned over 3000 sheep.
In 1888, a fire destroyed the family's home and 800 bushels of grain. A new house was built on the property.
Enoch played the piano, was a choir leader, and organized the Benjamin Brass Band around 1889. Lavinia frequently baked bread, and was remembered as proud and aristocratic.
Enoch served a mission to England in 1904-1906, after most of the children had grown.
Eventually, the farmland was divided among Enoch's and Lavinia's children, and around 1920 Enoch and Lavinia retired to Spanish Fork.
References
- Church Missionary Database entry for Charles Evans
- BYU Saints by Sea immigration record
- Church Missionary Database entry for Enoch Ludlow
