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Henry Wilton (bap. 2 Sep 1733 in Stapleford, Cambridgeshire), son of Henry Wilton and Martha Douse, farmer, married Maria Frogg (bap. 21 May 1740 in Cambridge), daughter of Thomas Frogg and Eleanor Foyson, on 12 Jun 1762, at St Andrew's Church, Stapleford, Cambridgeshire.
Henry and Maria had 3 children, baptised in Stapleford:
- Martha Wilton bap. May 1763
- Henry Wilton bap. 24 Dec 1769
- Maria Wilton bap. 29 May 1774 (Allegedly buried 27 May 1777)
Although there is a baptism of Maria Frogg on 12 Jul 1738 in Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, there is also a baptism of a Maria Frogg, daughter of Thomas and Ellen Frogg, at Downing Street Or Church Of Christ-Independent, Cambridge, on 21 May 1740. Whilst I'm happy to accept that this was the same couple of parents, it suggests that either Maria was baptised again when her parents began attending the Independent church, or that Maria born 1738 died and they renamed their subsequent child Maria too. My feeling is that it's more likely these are two separate births, but I've found no death record for the child born in 1738, which would confirm the second scenario. Whilst records do say BRIDE OF BOTTISHAM at the time of the marriage, the record of Cambridgeshire, Ely Diocese Marriage Licences in 1762 lists Maria's year of birth as 1740, so I'm confident that the second baptism is relevant.
Maria Wilton was buried in Stapleford on 7 July 1786.
Henry Wilton was buried in Stapleford, on 25 Jun 1793.