A-Z of Entries

Gros call 3.12.1805 / 28.11.1806 again

C Gros was co-author with C V Lavoisne of A New Genealogical, Historical and Chronological Atlas 1807 London published by J Barfield 91 Wardour St, and he edited and revised various works of French grammar especially the works of Jean Baptiste Perrin which ran to many editions through the 19th century. Louis Gros gent was insured Sun Fire 1806 at 29 Little Marybone St and at 7 Thayer St Manchester Sq from 1807 to 1815 as a milliner and dealer in artificial flowers, lace modes and perfumery. In Holdens 1811 Philip le Gros was a jeweller at 12…

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1788 Grose, also in 1794 version. Not in Godwin's diary for 1788 although the two names before it in the 1796 list and all those after it were.

Francis Grose DNB 1731-1791

affidavit bef. judge Grose 29.2.1804

Nash Grose DNB 1740-1814. The event tag on this in GD website was a result of my research

19.12.1808 call on Grosvenor / 6.6.1809 again / 23.1.1810 again

Gilbert Grosvenor attorney Austin Friars took appr 1808 / William Limbery Grosvenor & Eliezer Chater, stationers 11 Cornhill / George Grosvenor perfumer & hardwareman 303 Holborn / Thos. Grosvenor whip maker 23 Wardour-st, Golden-sq

Gruber 30.5.1804 at Joseph Johnson's / 21.11.1804 again / 20.1.1805 Gruber at Nicholson's / 13.2.1805 Gruber at Johnson's

See William Nichoison junior's memoir of his father (Bodleian MSS Don d175 & e125) which said that Gruber turned out to be a spy

Gummer 11.12.1801 at Nicholson's

9.7.1796 Gunning dines (in Norwich, perhaps at Alderson's) / 13.7.1796 Gunning at March's / 19.6.1797 dine at Gunning's, Ickleton

Henry Gunning DNB 1768-1854. Ickleton is just south of Cambridge, where Gunning was bedell. Gunning married Susan Bertram in 1794 at Lakenham, just south of Norwich. He was an advanced whig in politics (DNB)

miss Gunning 9.4.1804 adv at H Rowan's

See Plunket

ELIZABETH GUNNING (1769-1823)
CURRENT TEXT "her marriage in 1803 to Major J. Plunkett from Kinnaird in co. Roscommon, with whom she had several children."
SUGGESTED CHANGE <her marriage on 5th November 1803 at St George Hanover Square to Major James Plunkett from Kinnaird in co. Roscommon, who had been arrested in London in 1798 for his part in the rebellion at Connaught. They had several children.>
NOTES See Godwin Diary dataset under Plunket

mrs Gurney 1.1.1800 at O Fancourt's

Perhaps the wife of John Gurney DNB 1768-1845 who was Maria daughter of William Hawes DNB 1736-1808. They were married at St Botolph without Bishopsgate on 11.12.1797, her first child was born 27.4.1799 and her second 16.8.1800. Most of the other Gurney wives would more likely have been in Norfolk. It could have been her mother-in-law Rebecca (nee Brodie) 1747-1814, but given the context of mrs Fancourt's the younger wife seems more likely. See Hawes for the visit of the miss Hawes' to Thelwall's in 1795, which suggests an adventurous spirit

Gutchs 8.10.1800 at Lamb's / 16.11.1800 Gutch at Lamb's

John Matthew Gutch 1776-1851 see Letters of Charles & Mary Lamb

Guy 12.2.1795 at Gerald's / calls 13.7.1808

No clues.

Holdens 1811: Benj. Guy haberdasher 6 Cross-st Hatton Garden / Edw. Guy academy 59, Fetter-la / Edw. Guy watch maker 43, Gee-st, Goswell-st / E Guy & William Adams stockbrokers 5, Change-alley / Edw. Guy, Esq 29 Soho-sq / Mr Fred. Guy 6, Ranelagh-st, Pimlico / Mr Thos. Guy 6, Providence-row, Finsbury

Holdens 1805 Melmoth Guy Esq 46, Gloucester-pl / Mr Rich. Blunt Guy, Terrace, Homerton

P. O. Directory 1801 J Guy attorney 4 Kings arms-yd, Coleman-str

8.10.1806 call on Curran (talk of H S) / 25.10.1807 Curran calls, talk of C M

John Philpot Curran (DNB 1750-1817) seems to have had a number of mistresses in his life, see my entries for Hughes, Maria, for Dixon (mrs Dixon) and for W Place (mrs Fitzgerald). Godwin sometimes used initials for convenience, but particularly for children, and also for women, perhaps especially when mentioning their name was a socially delicate matter. They could also have been abbreviations for some politically sensitive subject. For possible identity of C M, see Mercier, Charlotte. Godwin later…

H, C, M & M Moore call 28.12.1794.

H C and M are presumably Holcroft, Cooper and Marshall rather than Matthew Moore's family
 

Hadfield, Drury Lane 15.5.1800 in red ink

Covered by event tag in GD website but underlined as if unidentified. Godwin added news events in red ink

BONNEY DIARY 17.5.1794 / 18.5.1794 / 19.5.1794 / 20.5.1794 / 29.5.1794 / 2.6.1794 / 3.6.1794 / 4.6.1794 / 8.10.1794 / 9.10.1794 / 11.10.1794 / 13.10.1794 / 14.10.1794 / 15.10.1794 / 18.10.1794 / 22.10.1794 / 23.10.1794 / 29.10.1794 / 30.10.1794 / 31.10.1794 / 1.11.1794 / 6.11.1794 / 7.11.1794

GODWIN DIARY Hague 27.2.1803 at Horne Tooke's, & return with him

Thomas Hague was articled to John Augustus Bonney on 7.6.1788 for 5 years at a small premium of 5/-. Bonney had married Hague's sister Mary (a widow Mrs Johnson) at St Pancras 23.9.1787. Thomas Hague married Hellen…

miss Haines 7.11.1802 at Foulkes / 21.1.1803 at Nicholson's

There were a series of reciprocal dinners with the Holcrofts, the Raphael Smiths, the Nicholsons,. . Foulkes, Wolcot and Godwin (see Smith, John Raphael). Miss Haines was noted on two of those occasions. See work notes below

Halhed 17.2.1794 at Parr's.

Nathaniel Halhed DNB 1751-1830

mrs Halker 27.3.1798 adv at Chandler's with miss Valpy

Though easily confused with the commoner name Hasker in newsprint fonts of the time, and with Walker in handwriting, Godwin seems to have written Halker, and the name did exist. She may have been governess or chaperone to miss Valpy.

Will PCC 1781 Charles Halker of Bethnal Green gent, will PCC 1786 Ann Halker of Bethnal Green wife mentioned her husband's sister-in-law Mary Halker / Elizabeth Halker age 36 of St Pancras, noncomformist burial 14.4.1822 Clerkenwell /  Mrs Halker buried 26.1.1845 Enfield /  Thomas Halker…

Hall 3.2.1794 at  Mackintosh's (with Parr). In Godwin's 1796 list for 1794 inserted above next to Losh & Tweddel who Godwin also met that day at Mackintosh's. Tweddel was in 1794 version of 1796 list but not Losh or Hall./ 6.10.1794 Hall at Parr's, Hatton (nr Warwick) / 10.10.1794 again / 20.11.1795 call on Robinson, Perry & Debrett; see Hall sec / 4.2.1796 Hall at theatre / 13.2.1797 Hall at Aldis' / 4.8.1800 Hall at Carlow, Ireland  / 31.12.1800 miss Hall at Mary Robinson's funeral, Old Windsor  / 30.4.1805 M(ary) J(ane) at Chiswick  / 9.6.1805 call with M(ary) J(ane) on E(liza)…

Hall 4.8.1800 at Burne's, Carlow