Historedia
Person

Barbara Ann Spooner

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1797

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Barbara Ann Spooner, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Marriage of William Wilberforce

    1797

    Role: bride; 25 years old at the time of introduction

    1. 15 April 1797 · unspecified location of the introductionIntroduction to Barbara Ann Spooner

      Thomas Babington recommended 25-year-old Barbara Ann Spooner as a potential bride to the late-thirties Wilberforce.

    2. late April 1797 · unspecified location of the proposalProposal After an Eight-Day Romance

      After an eight-day whirlwind romance following their 15 April meeting, Wilberforce proposed despite friends urging him to slow down.

    3. 30 May 1797 · Church of St Swithin in Bath, SomersetMarriage at the Church of St Swithin in Bath

      Wilberforce and Barbara Ann Spooner married at the Church of St Swithin in Bath, Somerset, on 30 May 1797, about six weeks after meeting.

Sources

  1. William Wilberforce Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30