A-Z of Entries

call on Russel, 44 St M's lane 22.3.1806 = A / 19.10.1815 call on Russell, binder = B / 1.12.1815 Russell calls = B? / 12.4.1816 Russell, player at Writer's Library dinner = C / 18.9.1821 Russell calls, engraver = D / 22.9.1821 Russel, engraver & Hudson au soir = D / 11.12.1821 meet Russell, D L = C / 7.3.1826 Russel at Lady Caroline Lamb's / 29.3.1826 Russell adv at Newton's / 1.4.1826 Russel (& Newton) adv at Kenney's / 12.6.1827 call on Greenhil Russel = E / 14.3.1828 Russel (& Newton) at Kenney's / 5.5.1828 Russel adv at (RA) Exhibition / 1.5.1830 Brighton Russel adv at…

call on Raine, adv Russel (& Walpole) 21.10.1808 / 24.10.1808 Russel calls / 6.4.1809 call on Russel / 10.5.1809 Russel calls / 11.5.1809 Russel & N(athaniel) G(odwin) call / 26.5.1809 Jo(seph) G(odwin) & Russel call / 4.4.1810 call on Russel, C House / 13.7.1810 call on rev J Russel / 1.8.1810 call on Russel / 8.11.1811 write to Russel / 18.1.1812 again / 23.12.1812 call on Russel / 20.11.1813 M(ary) J(ane) calls on Russel / 8.12.1813 call on Russel, C House / 25.4.1814 call on Russel, C H / 26.8.1814 seek Russell & Watkn

John Russell DNB 1786-1863 asst master…

15.9.1789 Dr Russell at T Hollis' and 8.1.1790 there, Russell 10.8.1790 there and 31.3.1793 at Paradise's. 1796 list Russel Levt for 1789, and Russel in 1794 version.

Patrick Russell DNB 1727-1805 formerly physician to Levant Company. He was also a friend of Paradise (Shepperson) and an FRS like most of Paradise's guests
 

9.12.1795 Fenwick, Dyson, White, Cooper, Powell & Russell call / 11.12.1795 Marshall & Russell call: signature / 13.12.1795 adv at Holcroft's Powell & Russell / 3.1.1796 adv at Holcroft's Powell & Russell / 10.1.1796 meet Russell / 11.1.1796 again / 21.7.1802 Russell grammarian calls

The first six entries were all in just over a month and separated from other Russel entries by several years. Three were with James Powell, the unsuspected government spy in the London Corresponding Society. Thale, Selected Papers of the LCS shows Russell from August 1795 to June 1796…

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1787 as Russel ME, also in 1794 version as Russel

William Russell DNB 1746-1793 wrote History of Modern Europe. There are two diary entries that might be him but are more likely Dr Russell (see Russell, Patrick) 10.8.1790 and 31.3.1793

Rutherford 27.12.1790 at Steele's / 17.3.1795 at Bosville's

Calls on Godwin 15.9.1818, identified by Godwin's letter to his wife as 'of Barbadoes' (Abinger c.42 f139). This was William Rutherford who married Eliza Ann Fenwick at St Michael Barbadoes on 29.8.1812. He was the son of Thomas Rutherford, a Methodist minister 1752-1806 (will Nat Arch PROB11/1450) and his wife Isabella (will Nat Arch PROB11/1602). Wishing to become an actor, he crossed the ocean in order not to embarrass his parents. His father had been a 'sort of a ward' of Eliza Fenwick's father Peter Jaco, also a Methodist minister (I.Grundy, intro. to Secresy; & Wedd, The Fate of…

4.2.1807 dine at Hawthorn's; invités Ruthven

Mentioned only once in Godwin's diary and as someone invited but who didn't come. Very likely Edwrad Southwell Ruthven (DNB 1772?-1836) who had just entered parliament and was a Whig supporter

18.4.1790 Rutledge at Paradise's and 9.5.1790 there. John Rutledge 1766-1819 son of the more famous John Rutledge of South Carolina was on his tour of Europe at the time and wrote to and met with the Paradises there (Shepperson) and see South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine (1930) pp7-25. Married Srah Motte Smith 1791, congressman 1785-1803, general 1819. Boyle's 1792 R Esq 25 Baker St Portman Sq

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Towill Rutt Esq of 239 Thames St proposed member 11.5.1792 by John Farnell Tuffin 2nded William Sharpe (probably WS of Leadenhall St but perhaps WS of Charles St engraver)

John Towill Rutt DNB 1760-1841

mrs Rutton 25.8.1800 at Cuxson's / 14.9.1800 S Cuxson & Ruttons

Ryley calls 31.1.1802 / 12.7.1806 meet Riley

A common name and often spelt both ways for the same person. Samuel William Ryley DNB 1759-1837 actor (at Liverpool in 1801 York Herald 28.11.1801) / James Riley attorney 1 Batemans Buildings Soho 1800 / Rev J Ryley 38 Queen Ann St East & Northaw nr Hatfield Herts (Boyle's 1800) will PCC 1800 / Edward Ryley or Riley bookseller, music seller, printer 8 Strand, bankrupt 1804 emigrated to America / George Riley circulating library Queen St Berkeley Sq trading till 1802 died 1829 (Maxted) / Michael Ryley fishmonger 3 Bloomsbury Market…

S. L. 23.5.1790 at John Paradise's. The only names that begin with L in Godwin's dairy before this date are Lister, Lewis, Lindsey and Lofft. See my entry for Lister, Samuel

Sadak & Kalasrade 31.7.1797 at Sadler's Wells

Based on a story in Sir Charles Morell's Tales of the Genii 1784 this was a "new grand serio-comic pantomime" with tightrope walking, a song "A fig for invasion", a palace on fire, an eastern harem, an Evolution ballet, full title "Sadak & Kalasrade or the Waters of Oblivion" at Sadlers Wells 1797-99, revived in 1814 and 1840 (Victoria Theatre) and 1872 (mentioning playwright Mary Russell Mitford DNB 1787-1855) each time advertised as "new"

Sadlers 19.11.1799 at Nicholson's lecture / 14.1.1800 Sadler at Nicholson's / 29.7.1835 M T Sadler dies

James Sadler DNB 1753-1828 balloonist and chemist was a likely contact of William Nicholson's DNB 1753-1815. His son John 1779-1838 may have been included in the plural at the lecture. Michael Thomas Sadler DNB 1780-1835 was certainly the 1835 entry, Godwin didn't record having met him but read him in 1829.

10.10.1809 write to Saffory / 24.1.1810 again / 4.4.1810 again / 30.7.1810 again / 10.11.1810 again / 4.1.1811 again / 19.1.1811 again / 28.2.1811 again / 28.3.1812 write to Saffery

Probably James Saffery bookseller Canterbury (bbti). Bankrupt 1811

see Selinas

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1794 but this entry not coded to his person record in GD website, nor is the entry of 7.4.1796 Salomon's concert. The only name in the 1796 list to have been both underlined and crossed out (except for Wolcot in whose case it was because Godwin moved him from 1787 to 1792 where he was still underlined and not crossed out). Salomon also appeared in the 1794 version of the 1796 list but not then underlined

7.5.1807 dine at Philips's, w. Salvo, Fraser

Travels in the year 1806 from Italy to England &c by the marchese di Salvo translated by W Fraser printed for Richard Phillips. Sometimes called Carlo, he seems to have been Vincenze Salvo di Petraganzili, born 1787 and died Paris 22.10.1860. He married Lucy Anne Mary Caroline Claxton after 1841 but before 27.10.1847 when her mother Lucy Shuckburgh made her will (PCC 26.8.1851). As well as his gallant adventure helping the escape of Mrs Spencer Smith from the French police, he was known for some musical compositions. Fraser not only…

24.10.1795 Sammes at Foulkes'

Probably James Sammes upholsterer & auctioneer of Gt Russell St Bloomsbury will PCC 1804 niece Jane Burdock / mrs Anna Susanna Thompson widow / Joseph Burdock yeoman late of  White Elm nr Danbury Essex / Sally Burdock of Clay Hill  Enfield spinster / niece Hannah wife of John Hansell of Haybridge nr Maldon Essex / nephew William Burdock age 14 lives with me.  Mrs Sammes died March 1790

PCC 1794 George Sammes of St Andrew Holborn / 1796 Johannah Sammes widow of Stanford Rivers Essex