SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Thomas Rogers original member 1780
GODWIN DIARY: In Godwin's 1796 list for 1777 Tho Rogers. Under 1778 in 1794 version
Thomas Rogers 1734/5-1793 in historyofparliamentonline 1754-1790 and in his son Samuel Rogers DNB 1763-1855
Rogers cordonnier (= shoemaker) 22.8.1802 at Horne Tooke's
Thomas Linton Rogers shoemaker 265 Oxford St voted Fox 1780, 1784 Hood 1788. 13 to 15.1.1790 at Middlesex Sessions Clerkenwell Green Edward Widdows salesman of Oxford St quitclaimed action against Thomas Linton Rogers for an assault and Thomas Linton Rogers quitclaimed action against Thomas Price taylor of Welbeck St Cavendish Sq for sending a challenge to fight a duel and for an assault, Isaac Fawcett (qv) witnessed the documents. Thomas Linton Rogers steward of Friends of Parliamentary Reform (Morning Post 15.5.1797).…
19.10.1807 write to Rolfe / 26.10.1807 Rolfe calls / 24.11.1821 Rolfe senr calls (not seen) ? 24.4.1822 Rolfe calls on Hayward (not seen) / 29.4.1822 Rolfe at Hayward's & Rosser's
Morn Post 29.9.1807 William Edmund Rolfe 1, Skinner-st, Snow-hill licensed to sell lottery tickets in shares (some of the prizes were houses in Skinner-st, Snow-hill). SunFire 1815 William Edmond Rolfe, builder 2 Palmers-terr Islington & Picket-st Strand (also insured houses in Skinner-st, Snow-hill). He was born 11.6.1785 and baptised at Haringey 10.7.1785 son of William & Ann. He was…
SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Samuel Romilly of Grays Inn proposed member 7.11.1783 by John Baynes 2nded John Jebb
Samuel Romilly DNB 1757-1818
Rose 26.2.1797 Holcroft's / 22.8.1797 at (Joseph) Johnson's / 27.2.1798 again / 25.2.1800 again / 20.5.1800 again / 29.8.1818 steam boat for Southend with (mrs Godwin) Thi Rose & Susan (fore cabin)
Rose entries at Holcroft's and Johnson's may be to Samuel Rose DNB 1767-1804
22.4.1808 Rosiere dines at Joseph Johnson's
No clues. Rosier quite a common English name but spelling with an e suggests a Frenchman
call on G Ross 3.12.1799 / 3.4.1801 adv W Ross at E Fenwick's
The True Briton of 4.7.1796 reporting a court case between two newspapers named George Ross as publisher of the Telegraph who had stated he was a member of the London Corresponding Society (see MacDonnell, David Evans). Possibly the same as Rous, George (qv). Ross probably founded the Albion newspaper in September 1799, and sold it to Allen Macleod in September 1800, who had sold it to John Fenwick by June 1801 (Winifred F Courtney, Young Charles Lamb p311)
3.3.1807 Rossewens at mrs Hippisley's
Perhaps an Irish name but I found no trace of it in that spelling
8.7.1808 write to Rosslyn / 21.7.1808 letter from Rosslyn
James St Clair Erskine DNB 1762-1837 2nd Earl of Rosslyn was a Burkeite Whig up to 1793 then became a soldier and returned to politics in 1814 as a Tory so not a natural patron for Godwin, but he did reply
14.7.1791 Rous at Crown & Anchor and 10.1.1797 at Debrett's.
George Rous, author of Thoughts on Government 1791. Barrister and East India Company clerk. Signed Declarations of Friends to the People and Friends to the Liberty of the Press. Boyle's 1792 23 Lincolns Inn Fields. Will PCC 1802 of Bedford Sq, eldest son Thomas succeeds to property under will of friend Alexander Campbell/ late friend Henry Peckham/ wife/ brothers Thomas Bates Rous and Robert Rous
15.1.1806 call on Rouse / 20.8.1811 write to Rouse
One possibility is John Norgrove Rouse weaver who was listed in Land Tax from 1792 to 1803.as occupier of 16 Primrose Street, one of the houses in the Wollstonecraft estate Godwin was obliged to deal with as executor of his late wife. However Rouse appears to have moved on by the dates in Godwin's diary
20.11.1789 Rousseau talk of with Robinson. Surely Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778
7.2.1804 call on Johnson (Rousseau). Godwin was reading Rousseau on 4.2.1804 and on 8.2.1804
Row 3.10.1799 adv at Curran,s / 19.10.1799 again
Rowes at Joyce's 16.1.1806 / Rowes at Hodget's 27.10.1826
Row is a common name, and Rowe (which Godwin might well have spelt Row), very common, Rowes as a surname is quite rare, and the Rowes noted above may have been a couple, plural of Rowe. If so those at Joyce's may have been John Rowe (DNB 1764-1832) Unitarian minister at Lewins Mead, Bristol, and his wife Mary who died in 1825. I have yet to study the Hodget circle. William Rowes of 26 Surry Street, Strand, gent, insured SunFire 1804.
J & Ht Rowan dine 8.10.1804 / 11.3.1805 mrs Rowan & Jane call / 28.3.1805 A & F Rowan dine / 15.4.1805 young Rowans adv at dinner / 10.11.1805 F Rowan dines / 20.12.1805 Archd Rowan & 4 to theatre / 28.3.1806 G(race) M(ary) C(ooper) & F Rowan dine / 27.4.1806 GMC & Boadens dine; adv. F Rowan / 29.5.1807 F Rowan dines at Godwin's with H Rowan & others
The children of Archibald Hamilton Rowan DNB 1751-1834 were daughters, Jane born about 1785, Elizabeth who married Hamilton Sydney Beresford in Dublin in 1810, Mildred who married Sir Edward Ryan in 1808,…
Rowcrofts 19.10.1805 at Perry's / 27.3.1818 Rowcroft at Hazlitt's
Thomas Rowcroft born Bermondsey 1770 broker 27 Lawrence Pountney Lane 1795 married 1797 St Geo Han Sq Jannett Guest alderman 1802 resigned 1808, vice president of Society of Arts 1806, trustee of Surrey Institution 1807, vice president Literary Fund 1810. In 1824 appointed consul general to Peru "much aginst his will" Morning Chronicle 28.10.1823 "his habits have been thought somewhat eccentric but he has considerable aptness for business and is indefatigable in whatever he undertakes". He was killed on 11.12.1824 by…
dr Rowley 4.10.1799 adv at James Marshall's / 8.7.1800 (in Ireland) Rowley at Caldwell's / 12.9.1818 sleep at Rowley's (Southend)
Dr Rowley may have been William Rowley DNB 1742-1806. Rowley in Ireland perhaps Clotworthy Rowley of Granby Row or Hon Clotworthy Rowley of Mountjoy Sq both Dublin 1795
6.12.1809 call on Ruffigny / 10.3.1810 call on Rouffigny / 21.9.1810 call on Roufigny / 24.4.1811 meet Roufigny / 26.7.1812 call on Roufigny / 12.1.1816 again / 18.2.1816 call on Roufigny (w. M(ary) J(ane))
The Abbé Francis de Rouffigny kept an academy for teaching French at 17 Castle-street Holborn from 1808 to 1821 and at other addresses before and after that. Ruffigny was also the name of a character in Godwin's novel Fleetwood (1805) said to be a portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau.
27.11.1795 Rukin at Crown & Anchor / 30.10.1796 Rukin at Tooke's
Sang on 28.6.1796 at Crown & Anchor to celebrate Tooke's "election triumph" (Telegraph 29.6.1796), on 5.11.1796 at Crown & Anchor at the meeting of the Friends of Freedom, a song written by Horne Tooke (Morning Post 7.11.1796), and on 23.12.1796 sang at Grove House, Camberwell at meeting to celebrate Tierney's election for Southwark (Morning Post 24.12.1796). It is a rare name and perhaps spelt wrong but I've found no other trace of Mr Rukin.
Rumps 22.5.1794 at miss Godwin's
James Rump grocer Haymarket Norwich 1784 voted Beevor 1786 / Hobart 1790 / Windham 1794 / Hobart 1796. subscr to Saml Ashby's poems 1794. Rump & Liperton Horwich 1796
PCC 1817 Eliz R widow of Boston Norfolk / PCC 1829 Mary R spinster of Norwich / PCC 1840 James R papermaker of Swanton Morley Norfolk