A-Z of Entries

17.7.1788 at musical gathering at Shield's

miss Middleton 29.12.1799 at Lanesborough's / 4.4.1805 walk to Pepper Harrow, Lord Middleton / 26.9.1805 call on Raine & Middleton, Charterhouse / 10.10.1806 sir W Middleton at Fox's funeral / 6.1.1810 call on Middleton / 6.11.1810 Middleton at Ward's (with Coleridge) / 21.12.1810 Middleton at wardmote St Bride's / 26.1.1814 call on Middleton / 31.1.1814 again / 19.5.1814 adv at theatre / 1.4.1815 call on / 4.4.1816 again

29.12.1799 for miss Middleton see Atty for relationship by marriage at Whitby. Will of Martha Middleton spinster PCC 1812. Martha Middleton dau of Robert bapt…

8.2.1795 at  Richard Johnson's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1795

Nathaniel Middleton DNB 1750-1807 was Richard Johnson's banking partner along with George Templer MP, and later with Gerard Noel Edwards, Samuel Smith and John Wedgwood. Middleton had also been Johnson's colleague in India. His will PCC 1807 dated 18.2.1806 of Town Hill, Hampshire & PCC 1824 dated 29.1.1788 when he had been richer, codicil of 21.12.1793 says he had by then more children and less money  See Farington diary p5089, 5090. Known as 'no memory'  Middleton thanks to the way he supported  Warren Hastings in…

8.6.1810 dine at Johnson, w. Miles jr. &c

John Miles 1784-1856 was an executor of Joseph Johnson's will and married Anne daughter of Eliezer Chater in 1811. His father Joseph Miles of Liverpool will PCC 1816 had married Joseph Johnson's niece Mary and their only other surviving son in 1810 was Joseph Johnson Miles 1800-1867 so he was likely the 10 year old Miles jr at Johnson's in 1810

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: William Miles Esq of Pinner proposed member 22.7.1791 by John Frost 2nded John Lodge Batley

GODWIN DIARY: Bosville, Frost & col Miles 15.11.1794 at Newgate.

Bosville, Frost and Miles also appeared together in John Augustus Bonney's prison diary for 15.11.1794, though Bonney and Godwin did not record each other and each noted several others at Newgate on the same day.

William Miles of the Grove, Pinner, Middlesex died 23.1.1802 age 80, formerly a Colonel in the 2nd Regt of Guards who resigned rather than fight the Americans (…

see Millen Sarah F

30.12.1798 M(arshall) H(annah) G(odwin) & miss Millan sup; sleep.

Sarah F Millen was bound apprentice to Hannah Godwin for 3 years on 26.1.1795 premium £31.10s (IR1/36) see Godwin, Hannah. Sarah Foart Simmons Millen was baptised 12.6.1776 at Westwell, Kent dau of Lydia Millen. In a codicil to his will PCC 1813 Samuel Foart Simmons (QV*) mentioned Sarah Fo?rt Robinson wife of _ Robinson of Bury St, St James. In Holdens 1811 were G Robinson 20 Bury St, St James & Kettering Northants, and Wm Robinson 20 Bury St, St James. Sir George Robinson of Cranford Northants baronet will…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Samuel Miller of Snow Hill proposed member 30.11.1792 by George Williams 2nded John Williams

Samuel Miller directory 1785 boot & shoe maker 34 Snow Hill. Steward of Friends of Freedom 1796. His will PCC 1821 shoemaker of Skinner St (this was the Miller identified in GD website for 7 entries 1795-1799)

GODWIN DIARY:11.11.1789 Godwin calls on Miller, (the name not mentioned again till 1.3.1795 at Tooke's)

The editorial notes in Godwin Diary website seem to cover all Millers apart from this one,(for which any identification…

23.5.1796 Miller at Debrett's

The editorial notes on Miller in the GD website consider a number of Millers, so I'm just making things more complicated by pointing out that there is another Miller likely to have been at Debrett's and perhaps also at James Mackintosh's on 2.3.1795 and Fox's funeral on 10.10.1806. Patrick Miller (d1845 History of Parliament) MP for Dumfriesshire 1790-6 was the son of the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Scotland, He was a steward at the dinner of the Friends of Freedom on 4.2.1795 celebrating the treason trial acquittals, voted with Fox's patriotic…

The GD website has a person record for Miller and has lumped all Millers together but tried to distinguish them in the editorial notes. This entry is just to provide more info on Walter Miller of Perth. He died 19.3.1819 at Perth of asthma aged 63 years. Godwin recorded his death

Walter Miller ironmonger married Mary Young at Glasgow in 1786. Their children John b.1787, Walter b.1789, Jean b.1791, James b.1792, Mary b.1797, George b.1800 d.1855, Elizabeth b.1802, all born at Perth

There was also a Walter Miller of Camden Town will PCC proved 1835 dated 1799 London all to wife…

Mills 15.6.1790 at Timothy Hollis' / 18.3.1796 & 4.2.1797 at Debrett's bookshop / 5.8.1800 Mills at Wallace's trial, Carlow

these have been coded in Godwin Diary website to Alfred Mills draughtsman which seems very unlikely

see Hist of Parl for the brothers William and Charles Mills and for George Galway Mills, all MPs in the 1800s with Whigish connections but none of them very ardent Whigs or dissenters.

Mills of Bury & Capt 12.12.1799 adv at theatre / 20.1.1806 dine at Rowan's, adv. capt. Mills & Truman / 4.3.1806 Rowan's w. Truman, Mills & many / 9'12.1806 dine at Johnson's w. Millses & capt. Henry

PCC wills Bury St Edmunds, John Mills 1792, John Mills 1810, Thomas Mills 1829, Susanna Mills widow 1848. John Mills, shoe warehouse Bury St Edmunds 1784. Oakes diaries Rev Edward Mills 1753-1820 only son of Rev Bernard Mills 1716-1787, his eldest son Rev John Mills 1781-1825, 2nd son Christopher "black sheep"

mrs Mills 16.3.1793 at Hannah Godwin's / Mrs Milne 22.5.1793 at James Marshall's with Hannah Godwin.

Maybe same person in which case Milne is more likely correct (see Milne Mrs)

16.1.1801 mrs Mills at Sarah Elwes' / 19.1.1801S E & m Mills call / 5.2.1801 mrs Mills adv at S Elwes' / 13.2.1801 call on mrs Mills / 20.2.1801 meet mrs Mills / 25.2.1801(mesd) Mills adv at S Elwes

Mrs Mills Great Titchfield St subscr to Bell's Shakspere 1788 / Mrs Elizabeth Mills lived at 28 Charlton St near to Godwin in the Polygon in 1799 but since she only appeared at Sarah Elwes that…

dr Milne 5.12.1797 at Joseph Johnson's / 1.11.1827 Milne at Fra. Wright's

Rev Dr Colin Milne will PCC 1815 DNB 1743-1815 lecturer of St Paul Deptford, preacher at City oif London Lying In hospital, his works published by several of Johnson's rivals (Geo Robinson, Lowndes, Cadell). Dr John Milne will PCC 1842 of Bombay

Mrs Milne 22.5.1793 at James Marshall's with Hannah Godwin & Mrs Mills 16.3.1793 at Hannah Godwin's (see Mills, Mrs). May have been same person in which case Milne is more likely correct

Mr Milne surveyor Upper Marybone St subscr to Cox's Voyage 1791

Andrew Milne of Gt Russell St Bloomsbury Esq shopman to Mr Jordan bookseller Fleet St (witness in treason trials 1794) (see Jordan, Jeremiah Samuel)

Milton 24.12.1799 at Lanesborough's / 19.1.1800 again

If Godwin deferentially placed the aristocrats first (Milton is followed by Landaff (qv) & Laval (qv)) this may have been a Lord Milton. But the only possibles I could find were Charles Fitzwilliam, Viscount Milton DNB 1786-1857 who was probably too young to be at this dinner, and George Damer, d.1808 who had earlier been styled Lord Milton but in 1798 had succeeded to the Earldom of Dorchester. He had no sons and his heir would have been his brother Lionel but I'm not sure if a brother would use such a courtesy title. In…

20.11.1789 Mirabeau talk of with Robinson / 22.12.1789 Ml Mu talk of at B Hollis.

Surely Marechal Comte Honore de Mirabeau 1749-91
 

Mitchel 11.7.1797 at Joseph Johnson's / 1.12.1800 miss Mitchel at Sarah Elwes / 25.2.1801 again / 26.5.1801 Mitchel at Nicholson's / 21.6.1808 calls / 20.5.1831 Mitchel (Tyne Mercury) calls / 20.6.1833 seek Haughton & Mitchel / 21.6.1833 call on Haughton (Asiatic Society) / 22.6.1833 call with Rowbothom on Mitchel, A S

1801 at Nicholson's may have been John Mitchell DNB 1785-1859 army officer and writer, as the DNB states "In 1801 he was sent to a mathematical school in London taught by a Mr Nicholson".

1831 was probably Henry Armstrong Mitchell 1799-1854 publisher of the…

Mitford 12.8.1801 at Reynolds', North Cray

Outside possibility George Mitford 1760-1842 of Bertram House, Reading in his daughter's DNB article Mary Russell Mitford 1787-1855.

30.12.1811 Godwin sees Mocatta at theatre with E Fenwick and her son Orlando.

Eliza Fenwick was then working as a governess for the Mocattas (I. Grundy, intro. to Secresy). See DNB for Mocatta family.