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John and Elizabeth Miles of Brick Lane have children baptised in St Mary Whitechapel in the decade preceding the baptism you posted at the start of this thread.
So not all children were baptised in the Lutheran church.

Thank you. I have found baptism records from St Mary, Whitechapel for 1. George Miles 9 Apr 1769, John & Elizabeth Miles, Buckle Street, 2. Elizabeth Miles 27 Dec 1770, John & Elizabeth Miles, Wentworth Street, 3. John Miles 12 Jan 1772, John & Elizabeth Miles, Brick Lane, 4. William Miles 10 Jun 1774, John & Elizabeth Miles, Brick Lane. There's also a marriage record from St Mary Whitechapel for a John Miles & Elizabeth Keates, married 9 Feb 1766. I was inclined to think that the four children belonged to this couple and that the John Miles baptised at the Lutheran church in 1779 belonged to a different John & Elizabeth, albeit that they also lived on Brick Lane. There were many John Miles' in Middlesex/ London and they all seemed to marry Elizabeths or Anns. I guess it's possible that their first John, b 1772 died and they reused the name for their son b 1779 but why did they baptise him in the Lutheran church - Miles & Keates are not German names. I'm hoping to find something that supports (or quashes) my theory that they are a separate family, one with German origins.

Johanne Frederick and Christina Barbara Schaffer were husband and wife. They married in 1764 in Whitechapel, and there a few baptisms for children to them.

Thank you Neale, I found their marriage record. It's a shame it's so faint and Christina's maiden name is indecipherable... "Poveror" drew a blank. There's also a word that's been added with a ^ - could this be her surname? "Fatersh"? Also no records for this. I can't work out what else it could be. Appreciate anyone else's take on this. If I knew her surname it might be helpful - maybe Elisabetha and she were sisters but then again maybe not.

Hi John,
Thank you for the information. I’ve got the Sawfords in my tree too, just as wider family members of my Mayes- Cox family. Even with the DNA match I’m not super confident of the accuracy of this tree. I’ve spent some time today extending the branches of the other family members with the hope of finding more ThruLines - it would be good to find some matches from William Cox. Thanks again.