Godwin Diary

Firth, William

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28.6.1794 at Alderson's / 15.7.1794 again / at Martineau's 10.12.1794 / at Batty's ? or at Jo Godwin's 9.4.1795 / 22.4.1795 at Holcroft's / 7.5.1795 at his / 12.5.1795 at King's / 29.10.1796 at theatre / 29.4.1799 at RA exhibition / 12.5.1799 at Opie's / 7.10.1803 Norwich sheriffs.

Martin, Simon

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Martin 28.6.1794 at Alderson's.

Probably the banker Simon Martin born 13.4.1774 St Clements Norwich son of William & Elizabeth, died 20.1.1839 in his 64th year of the firm of Gurney, Birbeck & Martin bankers of Norwich. He married Hannah elder daughter of Mr Thomas Ransome of Norwich on 20.12.1809, his eldest daughter Emma died 25.8.1825 in her 13th year at Nathropp's Cottage. His will was PCC 1839, his youngest son Simon married in 1840 and his daughter Hannah married in 1841 (Norwich papers)

Gerrald, Frances

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12.6.1794 call on Gerald; see Mrs G / 20.7.1799 at Godwin's adv Eliza F, & FG, & H Robinson / 5.1.1800 Eliza Fenwick & FG call / 27.6.1806 miss Marner (with FG) at tea / 10.7.1806 miss Marner dines / 22.9.1806 Marner dines

Sothren, George

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27.6.1794 call on Mrs Sothren / 28.6.1794 call on Sothren / 5.7.1794 breakfast at Sothren's. / 6.7.1794 call on Sothren / 1.2.1796 write to mrs Sothren / 11.7.1796 call on G Sothren / 22.12,1796 mrs Sothren dies / 1.10.1803 call on G Sothren / 9.9.1805 call on Sothren / 26.1.1829 write to Sothren / 9.6.1829 Coplands & Sothrens call

March, John

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March's 27.6.1794 / 5.7.1794 / 5.7.1796 / 9.7.1796 / 12.7.1796 / 13.7.1796 / 20.7.1796 / 21.7.1796.

John March was a printer & stationer at London Lane Norwich in 1797 and a steward at Norwich Friends of Freedom dinner 5.10.1795. Ipswich Journal 4.8.1804 died at Philadelphia aged 51 Mr John March formerly a printer at Norwich. Bury & Norwich Post 26.12.1804 on 19.12.1804 aged 89 died Mrs Mary March, widow of late Mr T March hotpresser & mother of late Mr John March printer of this city.
 

Baseley, John

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25.6.1794 chaise with T Harwood to Bazely junr / 22.7.1796 Bazeleys at water-party, sup at Bazeley's / 20.6.1802 Bazeley junior at H Tooke's / 22.8.1802 Bazely at H Tooke's./ 3.12.1802 Bazeley at theatre / 17.2.1803 meet Bazeley

Reveley, Maria

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21.9.1793 . see my article in blog entries "William Godwin, the Reveleys and the Jenningses"

Benford, William

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Benford 16.1.1804 calls on Godwin / 17.7.1804 again

William Benford 1752 merchant Houndsditch 1776-90 sailcloth manufacturer Ratcliff Highway  23.3.1805 died in James St Westminster (newsp) will PCC 1805 of Bromley Kent
In Ann Godwin's letter of 1805 (Abinger c.9 f2) she says of Mr Benford (who had just died) "he was a trustee for a 150 3 per cent stock for me had been ill ever since Mr Jacob died' (see Jacob, Joseph) 

 

Godwin, Ann

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12.5.1790 Mother in town / 19.5.1790 Mother goes out of town.

Godwin's mother Ann proved her son Conyers' will the day before she left town. Below some of her sons who died by 1790 and don't appear in Godwin's diary

Conyers Jocelyn Godwin bapt 8.1.1761 Independent Oulton Norfolk / Will dated 6.3.1785 of Fox East Indiaman Capt John Blackburn proved by Ann Godwin 18.5.1790 PCC / Newsp 26.8.1784 Fox struck rock St Helena, 30.11.1784 Fox from Bengal arrived in river

Godwin, John

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30.10.1791 William Godwin's older brother John

28.11.1791 John sups. Given 15.1.1792 is 'Miss Godwin dines; John at supper' and has been coded on the Godwin Diary website to Godwin's older brother John, this one must surely have been him; also probably (though a bit more ambiguously) 10.2.1793. Godwin hadn't yet settled into his later JG code for his brother John. Also 24.1.1790 has been wrongly coded to him, and 17.8.1796, 28.9.1796, 29.5.1800 and Jn's 16.4.1797 missed.