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    Barbara Ann Wilberforce (née Spooner; 1771 – 21 April 1847) was the spouse of abolitionist and MP William Wilberforce. She was born in Birches Green,...
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    Thomas Babington recommended 25-year-old Barbara Ann Spooner (1771–1847) as a potential bride. Wilberforce met her two days later on 15 April 1797, and...
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    boundaries. On 30 May 1797 the abolitionist William Wilberforce and Barbara Spooner Wilberforce were married in the church. In 1805 it was the burial...
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    and journalist. Henry Wilberforce was born in 1807, the youngest son of William Wilberforce and his wife, Barbara Ann Spooner. He studied classics and...
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  • the British Empire forever. Ioan Gruffudd as William Wilberforce Romola Garai as Barbara Spooner Benedict Cumberbatch as William Pitt the Younger Albert...
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    William Wilberforce, a major campaigner against the slave trade and slavery, and Barbara Spooner; he was the younger brother of Robert Isaac Wilberforce. He...
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    Russian officer (d. 1825) December 24 – Barbara Spooner Wilberforce, wife of English abolitionist William Wilberforce (d. 1847) Suleiman al-Halabi, Syrian...
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    Isaac Spooner (c.1735–1816) was an English ironmaster and banker who founded Birmingham Bank. Spooner was born to Abraham Spooner and Anne Knight, he...
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  • English chemist (b. 1765) April 21 – Barbara Spooner Wilberforce, wife of British abolitionist William Wilberforce (b. 1777) April 30 – Archduke Charles...
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    John Palmer. On 30 May 1797 the abolitionist William Wilberforce and Barbara Spooner Wilberforce were married in the church. In 1805 it was the burial...
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