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SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Thomas Richard Beaumont of 26 Old Burlington St proposed member 9.11.1792 by William Bosville 2nded John Horne Tooke

GODWIN DIARY: 29.3.1795 mrs Beaumont at Bosville's / Beaumont 18.6.1795 at Parkinson's / 27.6.1796 at Telegraph / 28.6.1796 adv at Holcroft's / 4.10.1796 meet /13.3.1801 at Rickman's / 16.4.1801 at Lamb's (with Rickman) / 16.7.1804 Holcroft calls, on Beaumont / 29.9.1804 read Beaumont, accurante H(olcrof)t / 15.3.1805 sir G Beaumont at Northcote's / 26.12.1824 Beaumont, painter calls

Thomas Richard Beaumont 1758-1829 (…

Beausejour 2.6.1792 at Brand Hollis'

11.1.1796 at KIng's Bebzunce see Belsunce

Me Beccaria at tea 2.8.1802. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1802 / 5.8.1802 call on Me Beccaria

The 1796 list entry and four J Beccaria entries shortly after the two above have all been coded to a person record for J Beccaria on the GD website, the two entries above should surely be coded to it as well as the editorial notes seem to agree

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Anthony Beck saddler of Oxford Street proposed member 31.1.1794 by John Williams 2nded Francis Weldon

GODWIN DIARY: 30.1.1796 Beck adv at Inchbald's

Not the context we would most expect to find him in but this Beck at Inchbald's could have been the SCI member above / 5.7.1773 St Marylebone bapt Anthony son of Richard Beck & Mary / SunFire 1777, 1779 Richard Beck sadler Oxford St  (Rd B coal merchant Grosvenor St St Geo Han Sq voted Fox 1780, 1784) / 1791 (St Thos Hospital admissions Anthony Beck 229 Oxford St / (Thale) London…

Bedder 2.2.1795 at Thelwal's / 8.4.1796 at Thomas Fawcett's / Godwin calls on 2.2.1813.

Mr Thomas Bedder of 6, St Thomas Apostle and Thomas Bedder jr both contributed to the London Corresp Socy Nov 1794 collection for state prisoners' families. Thomas Bedder of St Martin Ongar married Ursula Stanley of St Mary Aldermary at St Clement Eastcheap 4.1.1763, took an apprentice as member of Butchers Company in 1773 and was buried 4.7.1802 at St Mary Aldermary age 64. Thomas Bedder of Long Acre was buried at St Martins in the Fields 14.11.1831 age 66

28.3.1797 Bedfords at Townley's collection / 24.5.1799 Bedford jr at Carlisle's

Both above entries should maybe be added on GD website to person record for John Russell 6th Duke of Bedford, they were while his father Francis Russell 5th Duke (d 1802) was still alive, and he would have held the title Marquis of Tavistock. And the 1797 entry should maybe be added to the person record for the 5th Duke as well. The surname Bedford is not rare but I could find no other likely candidates.

(Beechey) 17.5.1800 at Milton Gallery

Presumably referred to William Beechey DNB 1753-1839, but unidentified in GD website. The brackets perhaps implied the person was only talked about or seen at a distance

12.7.1796 mrs Beacroft adv at mrs J Taylor's

Thomas Beecroft of Saxthorpe Hall, Norfolk married 1785 Judith Dixon, her will PCC 1842 widow of Norwich, execs friends Thomas Hudson banker of Norwich & Richard Taylor of Charterhouse Square (son of Mrs J Taylor above). They had two daughters but he died aged 33 on 1.6.1787. He was the son of John Beecroft d.1779, bookseller of Paternoster Row, from a Norwich family..

Subscr to Norwich Public Library 1796 Mrs Beecroft / subscr to Wm Enfield's Sermons 1798 Mrs Beecroft

17.7.1795 Beens at Foulkes'

spelt Been the name is rare, spelt Bean quite common. None of the Beens I found so far seem particularly likely

4.5.1796 miss Beetham adv at Opie's

see John Opie DNB 1761-1807. Jane Beetham was Opie's pupil, daughter of Edward Beetham, actor, author, inventor and bookseller of 27 Fleet St, and his wife Isabella, silhouette artist. Jane was named in Opie's divorce case but chose not to marry him and married a solicitor, John Read on 11.2.1800 at St Dunstan in the West, and exhibited at the RA as Mrs Read. Her cousin was Mary Matilda Betham.

Bel Arbre 16.3.1800 at John King's / 26.3.1800 again / 29.3.1800 meet

There was a seigneurie of Belabre and a cleric of that name was guillotined in the French Revolution. There is a place in France (Lot) called Bel Arbre. Otherwise I've had no luck in identifying this person - yet.

24.5.1807 explanation, S S, on Belcher & Bovy

S S usually means Skinner Street in Godwin's diary (where he ran his bookshop and later lived as well). Belcher and Bovy both appear just this once in the diary. See work notes below

Belfast 4.2.1797 at John King's (with Mays) both May & Belfast in Godwin's 1796 list for 1797

George Augustus Chichester, styled Lord Belfast born 13.8.1769 died 5.10.1844 succeeded father as Marquess of Donegal 5.6.1799 married 8.8.1795 Anna, illegitimate daughter of (James) Edward May (qv). See History of Irish Parliament, and W.A. Maguire, Living Like A Lord.  May was Lord Donegal's agent and rescued Belfast from the Fleet prison on condition he married May's illegitimate daughter

mrs Belford 5.6.1799 at C(harlotte) Smith's

Not in Collected Letters of Charlotte Smith / General William Belford of Royal Artillery of Harbledown Kent will PCC 1780 mentioned no wife, but two sons Gustavus & William, Mary Barber now living with me, and William Belford otherwise Barber aged 11, dated 23.9.1777 / Lt William Belford ADC to C in C d Aug 1794 Jamaica / Gustavus Belford of Southtown, Suffolk (Lt Col Royal Horse Guards 1798) will PCC 1817 mentioned 4 natural children by Ann Hotson, deceased (Gustavus, Priscilla, Ann & Charlotte Louise). / Mr & Mrs Belford…

21.08.1796 la. Belhaven adv at Holcroft's

William Hamilton who called himself Lord Belhaven voted as a Scottish peer for the election of Scottish peers to the House of Lords but his vote was declared invalid in 1793. His distant cousin William Hamilton of Wishaw laid claim to the title in 1795 and it was allowed by the House of Lords in 1799. The claim succeeded because he was descended from a younger brother of the original noble, while the failed claimant was descended from an older brother, and such was the custom in Scotland. The rejected claimant wrote a will dated 15.5.1795…

30.11.1793 at Wrights / 3.2.1794 Mackintosh's (with miss Christie) / 16.2.1794 there (with miss C) / 28.2.1794 at his (with Mackintosh, & miss Christie) / 14.3.1794 Godwin calls on / 1.2.1795 at Foulkes' / 23.11.1795 at Perry's / 30.12.1795 at Newton's (with Christie) / 14.1.1796 there (with Mrs Christie) / 19.2.1796 at Carr's / 5.11.1796 adv at theatre / 10.1.1797 at Carr's / 14.3.1798 on Bath coach 13.12.1799 Dr Bell calls / 19.7.1800 (in Ireland) Dr Bell at Lefanus / 27.9.1804 Bell at H Rowan's (with Curran) / 20.1.1806 4 Bells at Rowan's / 4.3.1806 Bells at Rowans / 20.10.1809 …

23.9.1795 Bellamys at John King's / Bellamy at Thomas Cooper's 15.11.1810

Juliana Frances Bellamy spinster of Edmonton began a Chancery suit (Nat Arch C 13/14/3) 10.3.1802 against John King of Portland Place and the Marquis of Donegal, referring to a marriage bond to the tune of £40,000 made between her and the Marquis, then Lord Belfast, which was entrusted to King. In King's reply he said that Miss Bellamy had boarded in his house in October 1793 and some years previously and was appreciated for her singing and piano playing. The contract she made with the Marquis was invalid…

Bellenden invited to dine 16.6.1805

This should be added on GD website to the person record of John Gawler (John Bellenden Ker DNB 1764-1832) who took the name of Bellenden Ker on 5.11.1804

Bellingham 2.8.1801 at (Thomas) Hill's

Socy of Antiquaries 1793 William Bellingham commissioner of Navy Somerset Place. Holdens 1811 Sir William Bellingham baronet 32 Dover St & Bellingham Castle, co Louth Ireland will PCC 1826