A-Z of Entries

Government spy, a good description of his career on Thale p126n.
William Metcalfe son of Jeffery Metcalfe of St Bartholomew the Less articled 5.2.1772 to Edward Reynolds of Dowgate Hill, Vintners Co.
Jeofrey Metcalfe of St Bartholomew the Less married 23.3.1754 Jane Jackson of St Andrew Holborn, Mayfair non-parochial register
Law List 1792 William Metcalfe Tallow Chandlers Hall Dowgate Hill, clerk to the Company (till 1797)
Will PCC 29.10.1836 William Metcalfe of St Mary Newington Surrey (seen but inconclusive)
Reported on LCS Divs 6, 11, 9, 23 and 30

GODWIN DIARY: 24.10.1796 Meux at Carlisle's lecture /  2.11.1796 again

Richard Meux DNB 1734-1813 his will PCC 1813 Anthony Carlisle was one of the witnesses. Or one of his sons Henry 1770-1841 /  Richard born 1768 / Thomas born 1772

CRABB ROBINSON DIARY: 10.12.1820 Mrs Basil Montagu's gossip "She knows too that Mrs Aders has visited at Mr Meux's when a woman of infamous character was there"

HCR diary 17.2.1818 Mrs Smith formerly Mrs Meyer later Mrs Aders "she has resumed her maiden name (tho' she ought to have taken that of her first husband) at Mr meyer's request and with reason, since the bonds of marriage have been dissolved between them"

                 19.12.1820 Mrs Basil Montagu's gossip about Mrs Aders "Of the second husband she spoke more favorable. She used to say of Charles Meyer he is always in the right. But he has shunned her since this affair and that makes her think ill of him in this affair"

                      8.6.1826 at Aders a German (…

17.7.1788 at musical gathering at Shield's

see Newman Street 1 to 9 in London Addresses dataset

SunFire 1798 Clara wife of William Middleton 9 Newman St (other occupier Golding QV*) / William Middleton = St Marylebone 11.2.1782 Clara Louisa Grace / London 1795 Middelton vs Rose (Kings Bench) William Middelton of Stockeld Park Esq against John Rose his groom for criminal conversation with his wife Clara Louisa Middleton / according to an Ancestry user-submitted tree Clara Louisa Grace was born in France in 1763 and died there in 1834 / a divorce was impossible because husband and wife were both of the Roman Catholic faith

see Poland Street 10 to 18 & 45 to 48 in London Addresses dataset

SunFire 1797 Elizabeth Middleditch, widow, 10 Poland St (Jackson, upholder) / Joseph Middleditch grocer of Budge Row will PCC 1788, he married Elizabeth Nanfan 1758 and 2ndly at St James 15.2.1774 Elizabeth Buckeridge by Archbishop's license wits John Middleditch, Kath Ann Williams / her will London Consistory Court 1809 of Charlotte St, Rathbone Pl under £5000, she died August 1809 mentioned her grandchildren Lewis William & Harriet Buckeridge / their father her son Lewis William Buckeridge will PCC 1793 of…

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…

GODWIN DIARY: 10.10.1806 sir W Middleton at Fox's funeral

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: William Middleton of Crowfield Hall proposed member 16.5.1783 by John Jebb 2nded Edward Bridgen

William Middleton 1748-1829 historyofparliamentonline (1754-1790 & 1790-1820)

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 (…

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SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Professor John Millar proposed Honorary Member 25.5.1792 by Lord Daer 2nded John Horne Tooke

John Millar DNB 1735-1801

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"

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

John Mills 37 Poland St ratebooks 1787-90 Mrs Mills 1791-1800 / John Mills bach otp = St Marylebone 17.7.1770 Ann Nicholson sp otp / perhaps John Mills stationer Brentford SunFire 1781 (bbti.bham.ac.uk) bankrupt 1783 / Margaret bapt 1774 St James, William James bapt 17.6.1774 St Marylebone, Dinah bapt 1.5.1781 St James, Mary bapt 1.11.1782 St James, John bapt 16.5.1790 St Marylebone, all of John & Ann Mills / SunFire 1786 John Mills Cambridge St, Broad St, Carnaby Mkt / will PCC John Mills of Poland St newsman dated 16.11.…