Though she and Swift went through some kind of ceremony, there was no canonical or civil marriage. They never lived together and she always used the last name Johnson.[1]
Sources
↑ Clive Probyn, "Johnson, Esther [Stella] (1681–1728)" in "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography" 23 September 2004 https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/14876
Parish Records: Born in Richmond upon Thames 18 March 1681 Died in Dublin 27 January 1728 Cemetery Saint Patrick's Cathedral [citation needed]
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Jonathan Swift has been removed as the husband of Esther Johnson until evidence can be found that they were ever married. See research note on Jonathan's profile.
Jen, for the Ireland Project