Me Volsey at tea 15.8.1804 & Ja(me)s W(ollstonecraf)t & miss Smith / 18.8.1804 Volsey on water with Jas Wt, Everina, children, Wells & servants / 30.8.1804 Volsey, Everina & L(ouisa) H(olcrof)t dine / 5.9.1804 Volsey & Jas Wt (call) / 19.9.1804 Volsey & Jas Wt sup / 24.9.1804 Wts &c dine adv Volsey / 27.9.1804 call at Volsey's for M(ary) J(ane) adv Jas Wt / 8.10.1804 Volsey & J(ane) & H(arrie)t Rowan dine / 14.10.1804 Volsey at tea / 21.10.1804 Volsey & Mercier sup / 24.10.1804 theatre with Volsey / 28.10.1804 Volsey at tea / 31.10.1804 M(ary) J(ane) & children at Volsey's adv Jas Wt / 5.11.1804 Volsey calls / 23.11.1804 Volsey ppc calls / 11.12.1804 call with M J on Volsey / 14.12.1804 call on L Ht adv Volsey
Not to be confused with Voisey of 1811 & 1812 who was mentioned also in Bodleian Abinger c42 f53 and has been wrongly transcribed as Volsey there. This person was first mentioned as Me Volsey so was probably female, married or widowed, and French, which also fits with the company of Mercier and Louisa Holcroft (nee Mercier). The association with the bachelor James Wollstonecraft suggests a possible courtship or affair. The name was rare in England, see work notes below for the only two instances I found near the relevant period