A-Z of Entries

Bull, Lewis

Bull's 6.3.1798 at Bath with col Barry / 8.3.1798 again / 9.3.1798 again

Lewis Bull bookseller Old Rooms Bath 1784, directories 1781-1798. The will of John Bull of Bath PCC 1804 dated 26.6.1804 proved 1.10.1804 mentioned his father Lewis and his sister Mary wife of John Hensley. Hensley became a partner in the bookshop. John Bull was baptised 1.12.1764 at Bath Abbey son of Lewis & Rachel Bull.  Mr, Mrs & Mr J Bull and Mr & Mrs Hensley all subscribed to Ann Wingrove's poems published Bath 1795 / Benjamin Bull of Bath was imprisoned one year 10.10.1794 for seditious…


Bullard

22.6.1808 call (w. M J) on Bullard at Cromwel's

The only instance of Bullard in the diary. Cromwel's is noted one other time (a fire in 1817) but no (living) Cromwell appeared in the diary. See my entry for Cromwell's.

Mr Joseph Bullard 5, Crutched Friars (Holdens 1805 Court) / Robert Bullard plumber, engine, pump & water-closet manufacturer, Union-st, Borough (P O Directory 1808) his will PCC 1810 wife Mary son Timothy Wood Bullard / William Bullard, bricklayer, 15 Clerkenwell Close (Holdens 1805 & 1811) / Henry Bullard, wine vaults, 1, George-st, Blackfriars-rd (…


Bullen, William

William Bullen of Richmond

Land Tax redemption Richmond 1798 WB prop, occs himself, Devell, Sackett, Price, late Colwell, Walters, Johnson, Burr, Wo Gumbridge. Will PCC 2.6.1818 WB of Kew Foot Lane Richmond gent mentioned William Collins gent exec, WB's son Richard & his son James and dau Frances Sheldon, WB's afflicted dau Annabella, WB's servant Elizabeth Margesson dated 17.10.1812 wits Edward Smith painter, Charles Hall tallow chandler, John White carpenter all of Richmond, codicil 14.11.1817 revoked £50 legacy to grand dau Frances Sheldon  for her ill-treatment of WB wits…


Buller, William

GODWIN DIARY; Buller 1.1.1795 at Sutton's / 10.4.1795 Buller contr at King's / 6.5.1795 again.

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: William Buller of Wilton proposed member 7.8.1782 by John Jebb 2nded Edward Bridgen.

SunFire 1788 William Buller carpet maker, Wilton1793 William Buller & Thomas Mease, Wilton, Wilts & Daniel Sutton, London, carpet manufacturers. (Sutton was also SCI member from 1792). Subscr to Sermons 1786 of John Baxter Pike (QV*). Subscr to Works of John Jebb 1787. Subscr 2gns annually to Hackney College. Haven't been able to trace him further, the…


Bullock

Bullock 4.3.1798 on coach to Bath

A fairly common name met once on a coach would be hardly worth identifying had it not been for his fellow passenger D'Esterre. Captain Henry Bullock of the East India Company ship "United Kingdom" sailed to Madras & Bengal 1801-2, D'Esterre captained the same ship in 1807-9'. Possibly one of 4 Henry Bullocks in PCC wills - 1808 of Stanwell, Middlesex / 1829 of Lambeth / 1831 of Wroughton, Wilts / 1841 of Stanwell, Middlesex


Bulmer, William

8.3.1792 Bulmer / 10.3.1792 again / 26.3.1792 again / 31.3.1792 again / 16.4.1792 again / 5.5.1792 again / 30.3.1795 again.

These are all calls and appear to be connected to John Cooper and the arrangements for his apprenticeship. On 26.3 and 5.5 Godwin calls on Bulmer immediately after calling on Dorset, who paid the premium for John Cooper's apprenticeship to Spilsbury (see 18.5.92 JC goes to Spilsbury and my earlier para 11/a/b), and on 31.3 Godwin calls on Bulmer with JC. This makes it more likely to be William Bulmer printer of Cleveland Row, St James, later in partnership…


Bunbury, Charles

13.9.1794 SCBunbury at Inchbald's. In Godwin's 1796 list (crossed out) for 1794, also in 1794 version.

Sir Charles Bunbury DNB 1740-1821 6th baronet & MP, founder with Lord Derby of Oaks and Derby races at Epsom
 


Bunce, John

John Bunce of Isleworth plumped for Burdett

John Bunce otp bach = St Marylebone 23.10.1796 by banns Sarh Hitchings otp sp wit Wm Bunce / children of John & Sarah Bunce bapt Isleworth Ann 1797, Wm Chas 1799, Ann 1800, Chas 1802, Edmund 1805, Jonathan 1807, (Samuel born & buried 1812), Frederick 1814, Ann 1815, Arthur 1816, Jane Charlotte 1818 father's occupation post-1813 labourer / Sarah B bur 17.4.1831 Sarah Ann B bur 18.3.1840 Isleworth / 1841 census South St Isleworth John Bunce age 71 colour maker / 1851 census Isleworth Square Arthur B head of house age 35 born Islewort…


Bunnett

25.12.1819 dine at Hume's, w. Bunnet / 3.3.1822 again / 16.1.1827 sup at Aldis's, w. A Bunnet

Amelia, 1794-1861, eldest daughter of Joseph Hume married 17.5.1823 William Bunnett, of Fulham, surgeon. They had a son William Thomas Hume Bunnett. I couldn't find William Bunnett's death but Amelia was living with her father Joseph in 1841 census and listed as widow living with her son in 1851 census


Bunsen

HCR diary 6.3.1839 re: sale of Aders' pictures "to have some catalogues sent to Germany and hope that Bunsen may assist in this"

Christian Karl Josias Freiherr von Bunsen (1791-1860) met Robinson in Rome in 1829, married about 1816 an Englishwoman Frances Waddington, his stepsister Christiane Bunsen born 1806 (Marquardt II p240 n)

 


Burch

call on Burch 26.9.1803 / 11.9.1805 call on mrs Burch / both at Stowmarket

Samuel Burch will PCC 1826 liquor merchant of Stowmarket, Esther Burch widow of Stowmarket will PCC 1847


Burder

Burder's Brook Street 2.4.1802 call on with Fenwick / 17.6.1802 call on Burder

Holden's 1811 had a Mr John Burder, 29 Brook St, Holborn in the private residents' list. Land Tax 1813 York Place Islington John Burder, 1814-1821 Snow Hill, Holborn. British Book Trades Index 1817-8 J Burder 58 Snow Hill Holborn Bridge press maker & mangle maker. John Burder aged 68 of Holborn buried Bunhill Fields 16.4.1820. In 1806 a John Burder farmer of Enfield was advertised as quitting his business. George Burder DNB 1752 -1832 may have been a relative.


Burdett, Francis

GODWIN DIARY: R & Sophia Burdet 27.8.1804 at Tooke's

Robert son of Francis Burdett DNB 1770-1844 born 16.4.1796 died 1880 and his sister Sophia who married 23.10.1833 Robert Otway Cave and died 1849

B Jones 9.3.1806 at Tooke's

This may have referred to Sir Francis Burdett, who after the death of his aunt Lady Jones, "took the name of Jones by royal licence 5.4.1800 but only briefly affected it" (historyofparliamentonline) or possibly to his younger brother William Jones Burdett 1774-1840. Both have person records in the GD website, and Godwin had several times…


Burdon, William

22.5.1796 Northmore, Burdon call / 29.4.1800 Burdons at Foulkes' / 30.12.1802 Northmore & Burdon call / 6.1.1803 at Northmore's with W Burdon

William Burdon DNB 1764-1818. Northmore dedicated his Triplet of Inventions 1796 and its sequel Quadruplet of Inventions to his friend William Burdon. Burdon married at St Andrew Newcastle upon Tyne 28.8.1798 Eliza Dickson


Burgh, Richard

Burgh 12.3.1795 at Gerald's.

Rev Richard Burgh of Dublin aged 30 was convicted in 1793 along with Townley Macan and others of a conspiracy to blow up the King's Bench prison. He doesn't seem to have been in Newgate in 1795 but may have been an inmate of the Giltspur St Compter with Gerald

5'5" hazel eyes black hair sallow complexion


Burke, Dr

dr Burke 3.7.1800 (at Curran's) / 12.7.1800 again / 27.7.1800 again / 2.8.1800 again

A Dr Burke of the United Irishmen stood bail along with the Hon Simon Butler Dict Irish Biog 1757-1797 for Archibald Hamilton Rowan when he was arrested in 1792 and a Dr Burke was one of the Catholic gentlemen arrested in August 1811 for contravening the Convention Act along with Dr Edward Sheridan who was acquitted and Thomas Kirwan Dict Irish Biog 1772-1852. J T Burke of Arran Quay Dublin was a physician to the Charitable Dispensary Meath St in 1792 and the Dr Burke who stood bail for Rowan was…


Burke, Edmund

f 46r of Vol VII of Godwin's diary after 24.9.1796 and before the "1796 list": Burke inherits £300 per annum, obtained by his elder brother in the character of a discoverer. C

Edmund Burke DNB 1730-1797 according to which he inherited in 1765 from his brother Garrett a small estate in Clogher co. Cork. Not sure what is meant by discoverer or who C was, presumably the source of the story, maybe Calonne, Canning, Carlisle, Coleridge or Cooper


Burke, Thomas

THOMAS BURKE 1749-1815
CURRENT TEXT "He died in London on 31 December 1815."
SUGGESTED CHANGE <He died in London in 1815 and was probably the Thomas Burke buried at St Marylebone on 30 July 1815 aged 66.>
NOTES See Gents Mag 1816 vol.1 p.89 where there is a heading '31 December 1815' followed by a different death notice, followed by another heading 'Lately', followed by the notice of Burke's death.


Burne

Burne's, Carlow 4.8.1800 tea / 8.8.1800 dine at Burne's (not in Carlow?) / 2.10.1800 (in London) meet Burne / 8.10.1800 meet Burne, Dogherty & Goold / 27.9.1804 Burne at H Rowan's / 20.9.1805 Burne & Curran dine / 9.10.1805 call on Curran (not in), Burne (not in)

Since Godwin began the day of 8.8.1800 seeing St Cavan's Bed at Glendalough nr Wicklow and then returned to the Dublin area it seems unlikely that he went back to Carlow to dine (and this is confirmed by his letter Bodleian Abinger c6 f36v) so the Burne's of 8.8.1800 was probably a different venue from that of 4.8.…


Burnel

29.3.1806 S Burnel calls / 8.4.1806 S Burnel dines / 22.4.1806 meet S Burnel / 6.5.1806 E Burnel at tea / 11.7.1806 meet S Burnel / 19.1.1808 miss Burnel adv. at dinner / 12.7.1812 meet E Burnel / 16.5.1828 Breakfast, Reynolds's, w. Burnel

I made lots of notes on families of this name but don't seem to have found any plausible identification yet