Episode 3 of 3
Marriage at the Church of St Swithin in Bath
- When
- 30 May 1797
- Where
- Church of St Swithin in Bath, Somerset
Wilberforce and Barbara Ann Spooner married at the Church of St Swithin in Bath, Somerset, on 30 May 1797, about six weeks after meeting.
Despite the urgings of friends to slow down, William Wilberforce and Barbara Ann Spooner married at the Church of St Swithin in Bath, Somerset, on 30 May 1797. The wedding came roughly six weeks after their first meeting on 15 April 1797, capping a remarkably swift courtship.
Sources
- William Wilberforce Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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