John Deveraux and Ester Ann Cockshut were both born and christened in Dymock, Gloucestershire, England. John was born April 6, 1800 and Ester was born January 24, 1796. They were part of the congregation of The United Brethren in Herefordshire, England in 1840 that were baptized by Wilford Woodruff into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Later they emigrated to Pleasant Grove, Utah with help from the Perpetual Emigration Fund.

Compiled by Laural Bushman, 2002. A history of Thomas Richins was born 6 June 1826 at Sheepscombe, Gloucestershire, England to Richard Richins and Charlotte Priscilla Wager. And Harriett Deveraux, daughter of John Deveraux and Esther Cockshed. In 1856 Thomas and Esther traveled to Salt Lake City, Utah to join the main body of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They lived in Salt Lake for four or five years before they were called south to help settle what is now Goshen, Utah County, Utah. Harriet died in 1896, age 63 years and Thomas passed away in 1896, after suffering a stroke on Christmas day. Both are buried in the Pleasant Grove City Cemetery.

In March of 1856, Elder Edmund Ellsworth was instructed to lead 529 LDS church members aboard the sailing ship Enoch Train to Utah. They set sail at Liverpool, England bound for Boston, USA. This was the first group that traveled with the aid of the Perpetual Immigration Fund and crossed the plains with handcarts. Discusses the Richins, Deveraux & Warburton family members who traveled with the Ellsworth company.