Ludlow History

The LUDLOW surname started over 900 years ago by someone who was known as “de Ludelowe” (of Ludlow). Ludlow (or Ludelaue, meaning the ‘loud lowland’ or ‘roaring hill’ by the noisy rapids of the River Teme) was a Celtic town near the Welsh border where William the Conqueror built Ludlow Castle.

Ludlow Castle, Shropshire England

During the medieval period, the Ludlows spread southeast to Gloucestershire and Wiltshire where a Stephen and Joan Ludlow lived in the Shipton-Moyne area in the early 1500’s. Stephen & Joan Ludlow had two large families of descendants:

Walter (c. 1575-1639) & Bridget Ludlow

John (1588-1662) & Edith Ludlow

The posterity of John & Edith Ludlow included Thomas and Grace Ludlow of the Tetbury, Gloucester area, who, in turn, were the grandparents of Thomas Ludlow, a British soldier who died fighting Napoleon’s forces in Holland in 1799. Thomas’ son, John, and Mary Matthews LUDLOW started their family some two centuries ago in Avening, Gloucestershire, England. Their children Hannah, Nathaniel, Daniel, James, John, and William now have many known descendants living in England, Australia, and the USA.

Ludlow Church, Shropshire England

 

Source: http://www.ludlowfamilies.org/index_files/history.html

John Ludlow 1796 - 1871 and Mary Matthews 1817 - 1872

John Ludlow was born on 15 Nov 1796 in Ashford, Kent, England. He was christened on 25 Dec 1796 in Ashford, Kent, England. He died on 20 Dec 1871 in St. James Road, Halifax, Yorks, England.

John married Mary Matthews on 7 Sep 1817 in Avening,Gloucester,England. Mary was christened on 19 Nov 1797 in Avening, Gloucester, England. She died on 5 Sep 1872 in Avening, Gloucester, England. She was buried on 8 Sep 1872 in Avening, Gloucester, England.

John and Mary had the following children:

	2	M	i	Thomas Ludlow was christened on 5 Jul 1818 in Old Hill,Avening,Gloucester,England. He was buried  on 28 Feb 1877 in Avening, Gloucester, England.
				Thomas married Hannah Phelps on 5 May 1839 in Avening,Gloucester,England. Hannah was born about 1820 in ,Gloucester,England.
+	3	F	ii	Hannah Ludlow
+	4	M	iii	Nathaniel Ludlow
+	5	M	iv	Daniel Saunders Ludlow
+	6	M	v	James Ludlow
+	7	M	vi	John Ludlow
+	8	M	vii	William Ludlow
	9	F	viii	Maria Ludlow was christened on 20 Mar 1831 in Old Hill,Avening,Gloucester,England. She was buried on 11 Mar 1832 in ,Avening,Gloucester,England.
+	10	F	ix	Charlotte Ludlow
	11	M	x	George Ludlow was christened on 9 Aug 1835 in Old Hill,Avening,Gloucester,England. He died in 1864 in Glouschester, Victoria, Australia.
	12	F	xi	Harriet Ludlow was born on 3 Dec 1839 in Old Hill,Avening,Gloucester,England. She was christened on 25 Dec 1839. She was buried on 10 Mar 1853.

  source: http://www.ludlowfamilies.org/PAF/pafg01.htm