When Jane Wilding was born on 21 September 1703, in Penwortham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Wilding, was 26 and her mother, Dorathy Tuson, was 22. She married George Cowborn on 22 February 1723. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died in 1746, in Hutton, Lancashire, England, at the age of 43.
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The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
English: from a Middle English survival of unattested Old English Wilding, a derivative of wilde ‘wild’, used both as a personal name and as a nickname; compare Wildman .
German: patronymic from Wilto, a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name beginning with wild ‘wild’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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