A-Z of Entries

19.1.1793 write to Franklin and 13.9.1801 adv at Hill's, 23.9.1808 calls, (6.10.1808 Godwin re-reads Life of Franklin), 11.10.1809 write to, 21.10.1809 White calls from Franklin, 14.11.1809 write to, 23.2.1810 write to, 13.8.1811 write to Franklin. Hertford and 21.6.1817 write to.

The 'write to' entries may be William Temple Franklin who died Paris 25.5.1823 grandson of Benjamin Franklin DNB 1706-90 and had been his secretary in Paris and published his works after his death.

Franklin, Hertford was probably the Rev Frederick William Franklin 1774-1836 exhibitioner at Christs…

1.7.1796 on Mail to Ipswich with Merry, R(ichard) B(runton) & miss Franklin

Perhaps a young lady who was looking after Richard Brunton, the youngest brother of Merry's wife (see next day's entry, Richard enfant), who would have been about 5 years old (see Exeter Flying Post 20.8.1846 and Ipswich Journal 15.8.1846). Perhaps related to Robert Henry Franklin (Highfill, Burnim & Langhans) 1769-1802 manager of a theatre company operating in the East Midlands will PCC 1802

5.11.1793 calls on Godwin / 19.10.1794 again / 11.11.1798 again / 12.10.1803 Godwin calls on but doesn't see / 28.10.1817 Godwin writes to Franks, Dublin

John Franks apothecary Charles St Westminster Medical Society 1779, voted Fox 1790

Richard Franks bookseller Brooks Mews voted Fox 1784

William Franks jeweller Horseferry Rd voted Fox 1790

Edward Franks bricklayer Smith St Westminster voted Tooke 1796

Boyle's 1792 Franks Esq 5 Percy St

Samuel Franks & John Stride attornies 24 Carey St Lincolns Inn Fields Law List 1798

Fransom calls 30.9.1803 (at Norwich) / 4.7.1831 Fransom at John Martin's

John Fransham DNB 1730-1810. The name was very rarely spelt Fransom in Norfolk, e.g Daniel Fransom farmer of Hindringham 1864. In 1831 there were Fransoms in Kent, e.g. at Ospringe but the nearest I have found in London was Francis Fransham silversmith of St Luke Old St born 1789 Brook, Norfolk and buried 26.4.1849 Old St. All the other guests at Martin's that day were regulars there and all but one (Wheatsen) are identified in GD website and have entries in DNB

27.5.1788 Fraser at T Hollis' / 17.6.1788 again / 18.7.1788 again / 21.10.1788 again / 25.9.1789 again / 24.8.1790 again

3.6.1796 Fraser calls / 8.7.1804 mrs Cooper dines, adv mrs Fraser & Jane Silver / 7.5.1807 at Phillips' / 27.2.1811 Godwin calls on Fraser / 9.3.1811 again / 24.12.1812 Godwin calls on Fraser for Hicks / 18.4.1816 at Ballantine's / 3.10.1824 adv at Rowbotham's / 13.2.1829 at Uwins's / 29.4.1832 at Pickersgill's

In November 1832 Godwin read a book by James Bailie Fraser DNB 1783-1856 who was mostly abroad till 1823. The GD website has thrown all the…

19.1.1807 Free at tea with Binham, T(homas) T(urner)

Only time this surname appeared in Godwin's diary. As the Quaker-born Binham was a minor accountant and Turner was a very junior attorney, it's unlikely this was anyone as grand as the banker Peter Free (died Brighton 2.11.1850 in 80th year  Standard 5.11.1850). Nor perhaps the other two of that surname in the court section of Holdens 1811 directory, A Free esq 19 Sackville-st & Stamford Brook, H'smith, and Geo Free esq 33 Brunswick-sq (who I couldn't further identify). In the trades section there were just two more, B T Free…

mrs Fremow 22.5.1794 at miss Godwin's

Samuel Fremoult beer brewer 1784 St George's Bridge St Norwich voted Hobart & Harbord 1784 / Hobart 1786 & 1787 / Windham 1794. died 18.2.1797 age 86

Samuel Fremoult jr appr 1756 to Elisha le Hague attorney Norwich, voted Hobart & Harbord 1784 / Hobart 1786 & 1787 / Hobart 1790 / Hobart 1796. Henry Wells appr to Saml F jr attorney Norwich 1790

Joel Fremoult throwsterer Norwich voted Hobart 1786 / gent voted Hobart 1787

Rev Fremoult rector of Wotton Kent marr Mrs Marsh of Boughton (Gents Mag 15,7,1760) will…

27.2.1795 French at Frend's / 21.10.1804 meet / 9.6.1805 at Tooke's / 25.11.1823 meet.

Ben Ross Schneider, "Wordswoth's Cambridge Education" suggests this may be Richard Forrester French, admitted Trinity Hall 1787, because he is the only contemporary French in Alum Cantab, and if he is not a Cambridge man he is the odd one out at the meeting of 27.2.1798, (though nor were Holcroft and Godwin Cambridge men). In fact there is another possible French in Alum Cantab, William James son of James French schoolmaster admitted Trinity 1784, schoolmaster of Bow d. 1808. Richard F French…

30.1.1806  sup at Lamb's w. Fricker & miss Stodart

This was George Fricker, younger brother of Sara (Mrs Coleridge) and Martha (Mrs Southey) bapt 2.6.1784 St James, Bath of Stephen & Martha Fricker, bur 27.6.1813 Crosthwaite, Cumberland. He died while staying with the Southeys. Coleridge wrote to him in London in1806 encouraging him to visit the Lambs

9.8.1809 write to Frizac

M. Frizac Hotel de Grande Bretagne près l'Hotel le Brun Rue St Honoré Paris, written on flyleaf of Godwin's diary vol. xv (begun Feb 1809). On a different leaf from Burr's contacts

Frizac, Tableau historique et figuratif des changements politiques survenus en Europe dépuis 1789 jusqu'en 1808

Frizel 25.7.1800 at Hamilton's (in Ireland) / 4.8.1800 meet Frizel (on Godwin's way to from Dublin to Carlow)

M Fromont at theatre 15.5.1797 (& Dibbin).

Charlotte Maria Fromont was Henry Dibbin's stepsister baptised at Thatcham on 4.10.1778. She appears in Godwin's diary on 15.5.1797 at the theatre with Dibbin (though this could possibly be his mother) and supped at Godwin's with Dibbin on 10.11.1798. She took her father's side in the Chancery dispute (see Dibbin, Henry) and never married, dying on 20.9.1866 (Nat Probate Calendar). In 1861 she was living at Thatcham Farm, described as a farmer of 300 acres employing 10 men and 6 boys. Her companion and housekeeper was another spinster…

see Crutchley & Fry

GODWIN DIARY: Fullaston 8.5.1788

At Gibbon's birthday party (where Godwin probably wasn't), this was perhaps William Fullarton (DNB 1754-1808) then MP for Haddington. The writing suggests an 'r' though the ink is hardly visible. (The s has now been corrected to an r on GD website)

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Col Fullarton of St James St proposed 24.6.1791 by Count Zenobio 2nded John Frost

See DNB article William Fullarton 1754-1808

Fuller 15.3.1797 at Robert Knight's

Richard Fuller banker of Cornhill (will PCC 1782) had five sons Richard, George, Charles, Joseph and William. Charles married 22.4.1795 at St Geo Han Sq Jane widow of Benjamin Bond Hopkins (will PCC 1794) who had married her 22.2.1791 as a widower, she was Jane Davis otherwise Knight spinster of Clapham Surrey, Robert Knight was a witness. Davis was the name of the unmarried mother of the Knights, so Charles Fuller was Robert Knight's brother-in-law. His brothers Joseph and William both became Guards officers. In 1805 Robert Knight prosecuted…

navigate the Tunnel 9.6.1797

GD website has transcribed this wrongly as Funnel. It is covered in Godwin's letter to Mary Wollstonecraft (Abinger c49 f178-9) and in the notes to that letter in Pamela Clemit's edition of Godwin's letters Vol 1. Harecastle Tunnel

6.2.1807 Furner sups

Only mention in Godwin's diary. Could have come in the company of any of the other guests, Hazlitt, Dawe, the Flathers or Godwin's nephew William Godwin. An uncommon name except in Kent, Sussex and Hampshire. Some London examples in work notes below

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1796 but not coded to his person record in GD website

5.3.1799 mrs Fuseli

see Henry Fuseli DNB 1741-1825 married St Marylebone 30.6.1788 Sophia Rawlins of Batheaston (1762/3-1832)

4.1.1807 dine at King's w. Sturts Danvers Best Plowden & Williams adv. May & Fyfield / 10.1.1807 dine at King's w. Wolcot Sturts Danvers Best & Williams / 18.1.1807 dine at King's w Sturts Danvers Wolcot Williams & Fyfield / 6.7.1827 Best at Uwins'

I've put these three together because Fyfield and Best only appear at these three dinners at King's in Jan 1807 (the Best of 1827 being likely someone different) and Williams was at all three dinners and quite likely to be different from the many other Williams who appeared in the diary., Though there was a Williams (and…