A-Z of Entries

GODWIN DIARY: them 16.7.1799 & 15.10.1800 underlined in GD website, should be coded to John & Eliza Fenwick / 22.7.1805 meet EE & O Fks probably meant Eliza and her daughter Eliza and son Orlando

The birth record of Orlando Fenwick in 1798 (Nat Arch RG4/4661 and RG5/36) stated his maternal grandparents were Peter and Elizabeth Jaco. The will of Peter Jaco, hosier of St Leonard's Shoreditch (Nat Arch PROB11/1080) proved in 1781 mentioned his wife Elizabeth, daughter Elizabeth, father Nicholas, older brother Benjamin, sister Mary Wallis, brother Thomas and niece Honor.…

call on E Fenwick (Elise) 17.7.1797 / 12.6.1802 E & E Fenwicks at tea / 8.11.1807 F[enwic]k dines adv EF jr

Perhaps a reference to Eliza Anne daughter of John and Elizabeth Fenwick. Followed by Pidcock's, Exeter Change, the two other occasions when Godwin visited Pidcock's menagerie were with children, see Pidcock, Gilbert. For her later appearances see her person record in GD website and see Rutherford, William on this site. The 1801 entry above has the first E unidentified in GD website, but this was probably a way of noting mother and daughter without father

Brother of John Fenwick. The bankruptcy announcement in the London Gazette of 1803 said Thomas James Fenwick, linen draper of Penzance. Thomas James Fenwick, tailor and slop-seller of Fore St, St Anne Limehouse, appeared in 1825 and 1829 in Old Bailey proceedings (oldbaileyonline, t18250519-55 & t18290115-42). John Fenwick, abode Limehouse age 65 yrs was buried at St Anne Limehouse on 21.12.1823, shortly after Godwin noted his death. Thomas James Fenwick clothier and taylor of Gravesend died in 1850, (his will Nat Arch PROB11/2117), his family were at Gravesend in 1841 and subsequent…

15.5.1806 Serjeant's Inn w. Few & Springsguth

See Springsguth, Matthew Clix for his marriage in 1802 to Ann Frances Few. Charles son of John Few cornfactor of Theobalds Road was articled 1793 to James Meddowcroft. SunFire 1803 Few & Co chinamen 69 High Holborn./  SunFire 1818 John Few 25 Denton St, St Pancras, gent / SunFire 1822 Charles Few solicitor 3 Henrietta St, Covent Garden. Charles bapt 1778, Ann bapt 1779 Holborn of John & Catherine Few. Springsguth had married a solicitor's sister

Field 17.2.1799 at Holcroft's / 9.8.1804 miss Field at Lamb's /27.4.1808 call on Field, Annuity Office / 12.10.1811 at Collier's / 8.11.1817 at Lamb's / 14.2.1818 at Telford's with Lamb / 3.5.1820 Stanley, with Field calls / 6.1.1821 Field to MJ (mrs Godwin) / 8.11.1826 at Uwins'

Henry Field DNB 1755-1837 was very likely the Annuity Office Field in 1808. His son Barron Field DNB 1786-1846 was the Field most closely linked to Charles Lamb so is the most probable candidate for all the Fields from 1811 on. Henry Field's eldest daughter Esther was born 1792 so could have been at Lamb's…

Ad. Fievee dines 20.5.1802 / 24.6.1802 E Christie dines; adv A Fievee & anonyme

The editorial notes of Joseph Fievee's person record on the GD website say he was accompanied by his son on his visit to England in 1802. His son was born about 1790. Adolphe Joseph Theodore Louis Fievee was an artist in France in the late 1840s and an author in the 1860s and 1870s. Perhaps more likely this was a grandson but the names Joseph and Theodore are suggestive of Joseph Fievee and his partner Theodore Leclerq

theatre, 2/3 Figaro & mrs Smith 19.6.1823

The event tag on the GD website which usually identifies the play is blank. On that date The Marriage of Figaro, and Mrs Smith or the Wife and the Widow were showing at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket. The latter one-act play performed 23 times "seems not to have been printed" (The English Stage IX 207)

Finchs 9.10.1803 at Lofft's / 12.2.1804 (Loffts &) 2 Finchs dine / 19.2.1804 miss Finch & Loffts at H(olcrof)t's / 9.12.1805 call on J(ohn) G(odwin), Jo(seph) G(odwin) & Finch / 12.12.1805 write to Finch & P(hilip) H(ull) G(odwin) / 7.5.1808 Chas Finch at Lofft's / 9.5.1808 escort CF to Bury, with SL / 23.9.1812 Finches at Jeffery's (in Salisbury) / 12.6.1824 Finch calls, call on Jo G / 15.6.1824 Finch fr. Newman calls

Probably there were three sets of Finch here, that of 1812 in Salisbury, that of the two 1805 entries and the two 1824 entries all connected to Godwin…

L Fingal 17.8.1800 at (Robert) Darwin's, Shrewsbury

Arthur James Plunkett Dict Irish Biog 1759-1836 8th Earl of Fingall (and see Burke's Peerage)

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.

William Firth baptised St George Colegate Norwich 10.8.1768 son of William & Elizabeth, admitted Lincolns Inn 16.11.1792 son of William F of Norwich, deceased. Member of Norwich Socy for Const Inf, "a considerable manufacturer" (Trials for Treason & Sedition 6.196). Member of Tusculan Society (…

15.10.1799 meet Fitzgerald (ex PS) / 25.9.1800 ma. Fitzgerald at mrs Plunket's / 14.2.1802 Fitzgerald at John King's / 22.5.1804 3 Fitzgeralds at H Rowan's / 27.9.1804 Fitzgerald at H Rowan's / 11.3.1805 Fitzgerald calls (& mrs Rowan) / 15.3.1805 at H Rowan's / 21.5.1805 again / 4.8.1805 calls (& H Rowan) / 1.3.1816 dine at Curran's. Conference; Fitzgerald, pp.20 / 20.10.1817 Fitzgerald calls (not in) / 21.10.1817 again / 22.10.1817 again / 23.10.1817 calls / 24.10.1817 again / 25.10.1817 again / 27.10.1817 dines / 28.10.1817 calls, & W Curran / 4.11.1817 at Curran's funeral /…

ventriloquist Fitzjames 25.4.1803 at Dulau's Library

Ventriloquist who appeared in newspaper ads & articles Jan to July 1803 along with Mr Volange, article of 10.6.1803 said he was thinking of going to Russia

2.8.1796 call on sir Jerome Fitzpatrick, adv &c

Jeremiah Fitzpatrick DNB c1740-1810

29.4.1794 see Fitzroy at Gerald's (Newgate).

Hon Warren Fitzroy 1768-1806 son of Charles Fitzroy, 1st Baron Southampton (PCC 1797) and his wife Anne (PCC 1807). 1783 at Glasgow pupil of Hugh Macleod who accused John Anderson of persecuting him. Imprisoned for debt 6.2.1794. Married 11.2.1794 Maria Theresa Josepha D'Isaac daughter of Andrew D'Isaac of Bonn.  Charged 31.3.1794 with conspiracy to escape Kings Bench prison with Comte de Gelin and Louis de Roscaut. Prisoner description: 5ft 11ins, dark eyes, black hair, black complexion, age 28, born West Horsley nr Guildford. Died at…

John Flather has a person record in GD website and all Flather and Flathers entries are coded to it except 22.2.1807 and 5.1.1809 both Jas Flather and 25.8.1810 Flather senr. 1.5.1809 RA Exhibition; Jno. Flr should be added to John Flather's person record.

Flather senior was probably the father, Thomas Flather who was buried at St Botolph Aldersgate 28.5.1815 age 67 from Duke-st. His will PCC 8.8.1815 dated 18.12.1814 tin plate worker mentioned his daughter Elizabeth his wife Elizabeth his three sons Thomas, James and John, and his friend John Bentley esq of Highbury-house. He…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: William Fletcher of 7 New Sq, Lincolns Inn proposed 28.3.1794 by John Augustus Bonney 2nded John Horne Tooke

ChristChurch Oxford 1784 age 16 son of Thos Fletcher of Aston (Birmingham), adm Lincolns Inn 16.5.1785. Listed among crown witnesses for Hardy's trial 1794 as William Fletcher of Lincolns Inn barrister at law but he never appeared in list of counsel in English Law Lists. Alum Ox notes him as barrister Lincolns Inn 1794. Perhaps William son of Thomas & Sarah Fletcher bapt 17.11.1767 St Philip Birmingham. William Fletcher of Erdington…

Flindt calls 7.9.1805

Perhaps Capt Peter Flindt. Hull Packet 19.5.1801& 26.5.1801 The Rostock hoy Anna Dorothea Capt Peter Flindt for Bremen is now loading and will sail the 28th instant, Daniel Boileau High St. Trewmans Exeter Flying Post 4.6.1807 430 bales of Spanish wools to be sold at Bordeaux cargo of Economie of Hamburg capt Flindt wrecked. Gustavus Flindt naturalised by Act of Parliament 1805 bankrupt of Old Broad St 1821 (Nat Arch B3/1721). George Flindt & Co merchants London Morning Post 10.12.1807 Caledonian Mercury 24.2.1812 & 29.2.1812 The Russian ship…

Flint 7.3.1805 adv at Philips' / 29.6.1805 Flint's / 19.6.1806 call on Flint / 21.6.1806 again / 8.10.1808 Flint calls / 3.1.1809 Flint adv at Morgan, stationer

William Flint printer Little Green Arbour Court, Old Bailey 1801-1821(British Book Trades Index). He was bankrupt in 1819 and was perhaps the William Flint gent of Highbury Vale will PCC 1832 died 1.4.1832 age 71

on Bath coach 5.6.1798 Florence, Quimper, Pennsylvania & un clerc

Godwin was describing his fellow passengers by their diverse places of origin. I haven't attempted any guess as to their identities, though it could be an intriguing challenge to try

13.7.1796 dine at Sewell with Flower & Copland

The GD website codes this to Benjamin Flower, as far as I can tell, simply on the basis of the surname. Flower was a fairly common surname among Norfolk farmers. See Sewell, Benjamin and Copland, John Dawson