A-Z of Entries

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Balmanno jr of Spital Sq proposed member 11.5.1792 by Michael Pearson, 2nded by Wm Sharpe. Michael Pearson was his father's partner. In 1793 Balmanno proposed Stewart Kyd.

GODWIN DIARY:16.12.1792 Belmano at Holcroft's and 17.2.1793 there, 14.10.1793 at Thelwal's, 9.2.1794 at Tooke's and 1.11.1794 at Hardy's trial.

John Balmanno of Exeter College  Oxford only son of John B of Spital Sq surgeon, admitted Inner Temple 12.11.1790, matriculated Dec 1794 age 25 (Alum Ox). Baptised 27.9.1769 Whitechapel, Middlesex of John & Jane.…

Bancroft 31.3.1793 at Paradise's.

Edward Bancroft DNB 1744-1821 chemist and spy, mentioned in Shepperson as a lifelong friend of John Paradise. Boyle's 1792 Dr Bancroft 21 Francis St Tottenham Ct Rd

GODWIN DIARY 10.1.1796 adv mrs & miss Banks at Holcroft's / 7.5.1797 adv mes Banks at Hts
Elizabeth Hooton 1748-1834 married 1766 Thomas Banks DNB 1735-1805 sculptor. Their daughter Lavinia born in Rome 1774 married 3.8.1799 at St Geo Han Sq, the Rev Edward Forster

Thomas Banks of Newman St (DNB 1735-1805 sculptor) was proposed SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION 28.9.1792 by William Sharpe 2nded John Horne Tooke. See his person record in Godwin Diary website and my Background Article Godwin, the Reveleys and the Jenningses

See Newman Street 1 to 9 in LONDON…

16.8.1795 sir Rob Barclay at Perry's / 14.11.1799 call on Barclay (after Perry) / 12.3.1800 sir Robt Barclay at Opie's / 17.5.1800 sir R B adv at Perry's / 20.5.1822 call on Barclay. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1795, crossed out, also appeared in 1796 list near beginning of 1800

Sir Robert Barclay 1755-1839 (History of Parliament) banker & wine merchant, (Aix en Provence, Mauritius)

miss Barker 24.12.1798 at C(harlotte) Smith's / 12.2.1800 again / 1.3.1800 again / 30.4.1800 call on Barker with Sarah Elwes / 26.12.1801 miss Barker adv at C Smith's / 16.1.1802 again

Robert Southey, New Letters p262 2.12.1801 his friend Mary Barker planned to spend the winter at Charloote Smith's. Daughter of Thomas Barker of Penkridge, Staffs who married Mary Homfray otp at Wishaw 25.11.1773. (He may have been the Thomas Barker of Springfield House Birmingham whose will PCC 1815 mentioned his wife Mary and children Mary Jane, Helen, Charles, Henry George & Edgar). She died…

In Ann Godwin's letter of 1796 (Abinger c.14 f112) she said of her son Joseph "his aunt Barker is a kept miss to Mr H Hall" and she said much the same in 1805 (Abinger c.9 f26). The context of both letters suggest that aunt Barker was not living in London. Thomas Barker married Sarah Jex at Kettlestone, Norfolk on 29.7.1777. Sarah, daughter of Robert & Mary Jex was baptised at St John Sepulchre Norwich on 1.6.1760, so she was probably 4 years younger than her niece Mary (see Godwin, Mary). In 1805 Thomas Barker brought a suit in Chancery against Mark Butcher and others (Nat Arch C13/75…

call on Bailey 2.10.1804

This name has been mistranscribed as Barley on GD website. James Bailey Land Tav 1805 and 1806 Primrose Street. See Gourbon

Barlow 4.5.1803 at Joseph Johnson's / 27.7.1803 again / 1.6.1805 Barlow at Philips

The GD website has coded these entries to Joel Barlow DNB 1754-1812. In the editorial notes to his person record it says that the diary (i.e. Godwin's diary) suggests that he returned to America via London. The DNB says he had returned to America by August 1805 so the timing is possible, but it could certainly have been another person called Barlow. Since most guests at Johnson's and Phillips' were authors I can only find John Barlow "teacher of languages geography and the globes" whose poem on the…

Mrs Barlow and 26.5.93 and 6.6.93. Perhaps wife of Joel Barlow DNB 1754-1812 who went to France late in 1792 but she may have stayed behind at first, nee Ruth Baldwin (died 1818)
 

5.7.1794 S & T Barnard at Alderson's / 8.7.1796 mrs W Barnard at J Taylor's / 11.7.1796 W B at Barnard's / 12.7.1796 (call on) WB with A / 8.9.1805 miss T Barnard calls  (all in Norwich)

The entries above are ones the GD website has left uncoded. Mrs W Barnard may have been the matriarch of the family, Mary nee Corsbie widow of William Barnard 1711-1788. She died in 1801. Her sons were John b1744, Samuel b1752, Wiilliam 1754-1828 and Thomas 1757-1833. William may have been the William Barnard who married Elizabeth Slater at Sutton Strawless in 1776 and/or the one who married…

3.11.1793 at Perry's / 24.11.1793 there / 30.11.1793 at Wright's / 5.11.1794 at Perry's / 26.3.1795 at King's with Newtons / 12.7.1795 Godwin calls on him / 8.8.1795 he (& Newton) call on Godwin / 30.12.1795 he calls, then Godwin dines with Newton / 27.1.1796 meet Newton & Barnes / 12.2.1796 again /23.5.1796 Barnes calls / 28.6.1796 again / 8.9.1796 again / 10.9.1796 again / 26.10. 1796 meet Barnes / 25.4.1797 Barnes calls / 1.5.1797 at Wilton's with Grays (this was after James Gray's death and may have been his brother and sister Alexander and Elspet) / 26.8.1797 Barnes calls / 29…

Barnet 26.3.1800 at John King's / 11.7.1800 (in Ireland) adv Scully & Barnet at Moira's / 25.4.1828 Barnet at C Jones's / 10.10.1828 again / 10.1.1831 invited to C Jones's

The Barnet at King's may have been Edward Barnet because in 1812 Augustus Butler Danvers instituted Chancery proceedings against an Edward Barnet (National Archives C13/207/21). Danvers was engaged in Chancery suits with a number of the guests at his father-in-law John King's, these may have been "friendly" suits. Boyle's 1800 Edward Barnet 27 Soho Sq & Kensington Gore, Law List 1800 attorney of Soho Sq.…

Barney 12.9.1794 at Despard's
 

Baron 11.3.1795 at Bosville's

30.7.1795 miss Barrale at King's (possibly the same person as miss Bannal at King's 3.12.1795)

Judging by results on Ancestry website, the name Barrale was rare in England at that time, more common in France. But one strange anomaly is, there are quite a number of Barrale entries on Ancestry in the censuses of 1841, 1851 &c but absolutely none in the Death Registration Indexes.

One entry in the 1841 census could be the person at King's in 1795. Amy Barrale age 75 of 6 Palmers Almhouses, St Margaret's Westminster sharing her household with Trevanion Kelly, schoolmistress…

Barret 13.7.1800 calls (in Ireland) / 7.8.1807 Barret, constable at Skinner Street (Godwin's) / 6.10.1809 write to Barret / 24.1.1810 write to Barrat / 4.4.1810 again / 5.12.1810 again / 15.7.1811 again / 5.8.1813 Barrets call / 21.9.1828 Jos. Barret at (Joshua) Robinson's / 10.4.1829 Barret at (Joshua) Robinson's

The first entry above 1800 in Ireland was possibly John Barrett DNB 1753/4 -1821 classical scholar and eccentric. (John Barrett of the Theatre Royal, Crow St, Dublin  = June 1806 miss Devereux, Aungier St, Dublin. Edward Deane Barrett attorney of Dublin = May 1811 dau of…

7.8.1807 lock at S(kinner) S(treet); adv. T(homas) T(urner) & Barret, constable, 3 Hodgkinses

I haven't found any mention of a constable called Barrett or Barret around this time

Barrington 5.8.1800 at Wallace's trial, Carlow, & dines same day. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1800

Jonah Barrington DNB 1756/7-1834

mrs Barrow 6.7.1794.

Mr Edward Barrow of Norwich Socy for Const Inf "a considerable warehouseman" (Trials for Treason & Sedition 6.196) and a member of Rev Samuel Newton's Independent church, Old Meeting (Jewson p 29, 137). Yarn factor, Colegate St Norwich 1784; warehouseman with Isaac Barrow, St Stephen's Norwich 1784-9; cotton manufacturer St Michael Coslany, Norwich 1789. Subscribed to W Gordon's America 1788, Wm Enfield's Sermons 1798. Star 4.4.95 witness in election committee case as were  W Firth, Bart Sewell, B Gurney, J Alderson, & J & T Barnard). An Edward…

20.5.1792

Barrow's mathematical lectures should be added to te0179 (5.7.92)