 He married Æthelburh, daughter of Æthelberht of Kent who was baptised by Paulinus at York in 626, along with Breguswith, Hild and Hereswith.Hereswith was a direct witness of, and participant in, one of the most transforming Christian conversions in early Anglo-Saxon history.Soon after his conversion, Edwin and Paulinus undertook to convert the Lindsey and East Anglia, then ruled by Rædwald's son Eorpwald.