A-Z of Entries

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

HCR diary 26.10.1817 "Poor Becher has had the misfortune to be, tho' innocently, involved in the late great Liverpool smuggling fraud".

                        3.1.1818 "called on Mrs Meyer to excuse myself from going to Mr Becker's with her this evening, but she was herself unwell" (Mrs Meyer was the future Mrs Aders)

                      26.4.1818 about Becher "There are very bad reports in circulation about him. He is charged with acts that amount to gross dishonesty"

                      20.6.1818 "chatted with Miss L. she seems fully aware of the nature of the…

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…

HCR diary 5.6.1834 re: Aders' pictures "Beckford is after some of the pictures and I have more hope of him than of anyone else"

William Thomas Beckford (DNB 1760-1844)

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

HCR diary 18.12.1820 Mrs Aders talking of her father John Raphael Smith "Sir W Beechey used to receive half a guinea of S: and when he went into the country to paint his wife came for the money, but B: did not recollect the kindness of his friend"

William Beechey (DNB 1753-1839). For J R Smith see my background article "3 Wives, 3 Husbands Living"

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 …

Richard Bell of Old Brentford

UBD 1791 Richard Bell peruke maker Brentford / 1851 census Eakling High St RB age 88 born Beverley Yorks former broker wife Elizabeth age 80 (this is a tenuous connection)

William Bell 1788 in printed list of 77 /  WB bapt 19.10.1788 New Jerusalem /  Ebenezer Bell bapt there 8.2.1789 / Thomas Bell bapt there 1.2.1793 /  Ann born 20.3.1781 and Mariah Jane born 19.9.1782 of Thomas Bell & Mary at St George Martyr bapt New Jerusalem 27.4.1794 / Ann  bapt 16.4.1781 Anna Maria bapt 27.10.1782 of Orange St, St Geo Martyr Queen Sq / SunFire 1785 Thomas Bell carpenter, Devonshire St, Queen Sq / SunFire 1785 Ann Bell china & glass warehouse Orangew St, Red Lion Sq