A-Z of Entries

miss Burt 7.3.1804 at Napier's (& miss Walsh) / 11.3.1804 miss Burt dines (& Napiers & miss Walsh) / 24.3.1804 Walsh & Burt call

The will PCC 1808 of Elizabeth Burt of Tittinhull (= Tintinhull) where the Napiers came from near Yeovil Somerset, made Joseph Jeffery and William Lambert White (qv) her executors. She left legacies to Mrs Mary Napier, Miss Margaret Walsh, Miss Eleanor Napier & Vernon Napier son of Mrs Mary Napier. Her brother Charles Henry Burt will PCC 1829 was vicar of Cannington Somerset and chaplain to the Duke of Sussex and Lord Grey

Burton 4.7.1800 at Curran's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1800 / 10.7.1800 at Macnally's / 16.7.1800 at Reeves's / 22.7.1800 at Burton's / 9.10.1817 at Brompton (Curran's) / 10.10.1817 calls / 11.10.1817 again / 14.10.1817 again / 15.10.1817 meet at Brompton / 16.10.1817 calls / 2.11.1819 again / 9.9.1832 (Burton) mourner at Wm Godwin junior's funeral

There were a number of prominent people named Burton in Ireland in 1800 (Sir Charles Burton baronet of Polarton, co. Carlow son of Sir Charles Hist Irish Parl 1702-1775 / Francis Burton Dict Irish Biog d.1828 surgeon / William Henry…

see Autobiography of Francis Place ed. Mary Thale p 88 (according to Place, Bury was one of his father's cronies, a gentlemanly man in some government office, who died poor and miserable in the extreme. An unnamed woman whom Place perhaps implied was Bury's mistress kept a lace and fringe shop for him in the Strand between Arundel and Norfolk Streets. Place said that Bury "sold" her daughter at age 14. At 15 the daughter had a child, at 17 she married a young man who went to the West Indies, made money, then came home and died. The daughter lived on his money but later became a prostitute…

Busbys at Philips 13.5.1802. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1802

The six other instances of Busby in Godwin's diary have all been coded on GD website to Thomas Busby DNB 1754-1838. This one was probably missed because it was plural. Busby appeared 5 times at Sir Richard Phillips DNB 1767-1840 and Busby's DNB article mentions their connection, so it is strange that Busby appeared in the 1796 list in 1802 when Godwin had already noted him at Phillips' in 1801, and the attribution of a 1794 Busby to him seems probable. His name in the 1796 list has not been coded to his person record either…

See Castle Street East 1 to 15 & 11 Berners Street in London Addresses dataset

No 2 Castle St East  / SunFire 1794 William Busby hatter 399 Strand (Cook gent) / Land Tax 1791-1800 Thomas Cook

Will PCC 13.2.1822 William Busby hatter of New Bond St proved by widow Elizabeth still owned this house in Castle St East

BONNEY DIARY Bush 10.11.1794 / 14.11.1794

GODWIN DIARY Bush 22.11.1794 at Tooke's trial / 8.3.1804 call on Bush, Doctors' Commons / 22.3.1804 letter from Bush

The Bush visiting Bonney in the Tower of London and at Tooke's trial could have been Atkinson Bush will PCC 1811 spirit merchant or his son Michael Bush will PCC 1820 attorney who both joined the Society for Constitutional Information in 1791. Another son of Atkinson Bush, James Bush 1764-1830 will PCC 1830 was a proctor at Doctors Commons (one of the Procurators General of the Arches Court of Canterbury) and he was…

Bushe 3.7.1800 at Curran's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1800 / 6.7.1800 calls there / 7.7.1800 at Gould's / 18.10.1805 (in London) meet Bushe

Charles Kendal Bushe DNB 1767-1843

26.2.1795 Butler t a t at King's / 1.5.1795 Butlers at King's / 7.6.1795 at King's / 21.10.1795 adv & dog at King's / 30.10.1795 AB at King's / 21.11.1795 again / 3.12.1795 again / 9.12.1795 again /19.12.1795 again /25.12.1795 again / 1.1.1796 again / 6.1.1796 again / 11.1.1796 again / 22.1.1796 again / 27.1.1796 again / 2.2.1796 again / 8.1.1797 Danvers at King's / 25.1.1797 meet Butler D's / 28.2.1797 Danvers at King's / 9.3.1797 again / 2.5.1797 again / 5.2.1798 Danvers (with miss Sturt) at King's / 26.4.1798 again / 8.10.1798 again / 15.10.1798 adv Miss Sturt at King's / 27.10.1798…

Butler 22.7.1800 at Burton's / 7.11.1803 Butler at H Rowan's / 19.12.1827 breakfast at C Butler's

The 1827 entry above was probably Charles Butler DNB 1750-1832 whose work on the English, Irish and Scottish Catholics Godwin had consulted on 26.11.1827 & 27.11.1827. For various Irish Butlers see work notes below

La E Butler 15.8.1800 call on, Llangollen

Lady (Charlotte) Eleanor Butler DNB 1739-1829. Godwin's letter to James Marshall (Bodleian Abinger c6 f37v) explained that he had an introduction from Mrs Grattan to the 'ladies of Llangollen'

23.11.1795 adv Butler at Montagu's / 4.12.1795 Butler vdm at Montagu's / 24.12.1795 sup at Butler's with Montagu / 5.3.1796 Butler at Montagu's / 11.4.1796 meet Butler / 19.4.1796 Godwin calls on Butler (not in) / 20.4.1796 meet Butler & Montagu / 7.5.1796 at opera Butler / 23.9.1796 meet Butler vdm / 25.2.1797 again / 17.4.1797 again / 16.8.1798 again / 1.6.1805 again

All the entries connected with Montagu or with 'vdm' added (an abbreviation for a clergyman, like Rev) I presume were one person, while Augustus Butler is identifiable either by having been at his stepfather John…

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Richard Butler SunFire 1792 dealer in Russia mats 36 Poland St, other property 31 Portland St / Harriott dau of Richard & Catherine Mary Butler bapt 11.10.1789 St James / Richard Butler from Minories age 66 bur St James 23.12.1813

SWEDENBORGIANS: Baptised at New Jerusalem Chapel, William Butter born 6.10.1770 bapt 23.10.1791 / Henry Butter of Wm & Mary born 15.11.1794 bapt 21.12.1794 / William Butter of Wm & Mary born 31.3.1796 bapt 15.5.1796 / Sarah Butter of Henry & Sarah born 1.1.1776 bapt 3.9.1797 / Sarah Butter of Wm & Mary born 8.11.1797 bapt 10.12.1797

Intellectual Repository 1824/5 p83, London Missionary & Tract Society, Mr A Butter, Academy, 88 Goswell Road / 1828 obituary of Mrs Anne Butter

Henry Butter (died 1784) = Attleborough, Norfolk 3.6.1768 Sarah Peachey (died 1793…

Abram Butterfield at Swedenborgian conference Keighley, Yorks 1791

GODWIN DIARY: 8.11.1817 call on / 13.7.1821 call on

The GD website has coded these to be Longdill's partner, though the context is minimal this is probably correct, for his details see below

CRABB ROBINSON DIARY: 25.4.1818 at Aders with Longdill "Butterfield, L's partner"

                                                  26.1.1823 Longdill "partnership is dissolved between him and his partner Butterfield"

London Gazette 25.1.1823 partnership dissolved between Pynson Wilmot Longdill & Walter Butterfield from 31.12.1822. Walter Butterfield son of Thomas B. of…

call on Butterworth 1.12.1802 / 7.7.1807 to Butterworth with T(homas) T(urner) / 17.7.1807 write to Butterworth / 18.7.1807 letter from Butterworth / 19.7.1811 M(ary) J(ane) calls on Butterworth (not in)

Perhaps Joseph Butterworth DNB 1770-1826 law publisher & politician, MP for Coventry 1812 to 1818 and for Dover 1820 to 1826, was a Methodist and anti-slavery campaigner

Edward Byfield of New Brentford plumped for Burdett

See Byfield, John / John Byfeild infant bur 6.7.1798 New Brentford / Sophia Susan dau of Edward & Mary Bifield bapt 26.12.1800 New Brentford / Land Tax 1802 New Brentford E Byfield occ £13 pa prop Mrs Greaves / Caroline dau of EB fishmonger & Mary (late Biddle) born 29.11.1807 bapt 28.12.1807 New Brentford / Mary age 34 wife of EB fishmonger bur 21.11.1808 New Brentford / Edward Bifield = 31.5.1809 St Geo Han Sq by banns Elizabeth Simkins / Edward age 2 weeks son of EB fishmonger bur 28.5.1810 New Brentford / Edward s of EB…

John Byfield of Turnham Green plumped for Burdett

JB = 2.1.1757 Chiswick to Ann Wallis their son John born c 1757 bur 27.1.1826 age 69 of Turnham Green wife Mary Ann 1770  / JB shoemaker Turnham Green took appr John Florey 17.10.1782 for 7 yrs / Land Tax 1799 JB occ £1 pa prop Duke of Devonshire £19 pa prop Mr Roberts / JB shoemaker Turnham Green Holdens 1805 / 1851 census at 22 Paradise Pl St Pancras James H Bifield fishmonger age 45 born Turnham Green

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Timothy Byrchmore 29 Poland St ratebooks 1774-90 38 Poland St 1795-6 / SunFire 1785 Timothy Byrchmore tallow chandler 29 Poland St exec of James Harfill will PCC 1783 victualler of Wokingham, Berks / Timothy Byrchmore tallow chandler Poland St voted 1774 Percy & Clinton 1780 Fox 1784 Hood & Wray / Sun Fire1787 Timothy Byrchmore tallow chandler 29 Poland St  / Timothy Byrchmore Silver St ratebooks 1791-1806 / Timothy Byrchmore tallow chandler Silver St, St James voted Gardner 1796 Fox & Gardner 1802 / SunFire 1799…

sup with C & B, Marlb. Strt  23.9.1800 / 11.10.1800 call on Cn / 17.10.1800 C sleeps / 18.10.1800 C at Perry's

John Philpot Curran DNB 1750-1817 & James Boaden DNB 1762=1839, the only C and only B already named that day. Godwin had Curran to dinner, then went to the theatre with him, where they met Boaden and all three supped together. The other Cn & C entries above all surely referred to Curran but not coded to him in GD website