noytd: The name "Wilding" clearly appears in the Maria Longueville / Thomas Jones descendants in early 1800s via the first born issue of a grandson, Charles Thomas Jones, (being Charles Willding Jones b.1805 in Liverpool - NB "Willding" rather than "Wilding") ...........but it appears to be, initially at least, by way of "a middle name with a different spelling". No idea why for either. I assume in some way in recognition of Richard Wilding. Do you know how Diana Williams was a niece of Maria Longueville? I assume (i) via her husband, Thomas Jones (not least because Jones and Williams are strong Welsh surnames !? or (ii) a via younger sister? I had assumed Maria was effectively an only surviving adult child..... I know she was the "eldest daughter" (thus indicating at least one other daughter had been born i.e. Maria's sister) but as Maria was the sole heir at the date of death of her father, Sir Thomas Longueville, I had assumed that whilst maybe other sibling(s) had been born they had not lived to adult age but, thinking further, maybe a younger sister had lived to adult age, had married a Williams and had a daughter, hence Diana Williams, niece of Maria Jones (nee Longueville), but was deceased when Sir Thomas Longueville died. Any thoughts?
