A-Z of Entries

Crespigny 16.11.1799 at theatre (& Mary Robinson) / 254.11.1799 at Mary Robinson's / 24.12.1799 again / 2.2.1800 again / 3.2.1800 again / 5.3.1800 at Coleridge's / 2.4.1800 at Mary Robinson's

Perhaps Philip Champion de Crespigny Hist of Parl d.1803 noted as a man of fashion and about 70 years old by 1800. His brother Sir Claude Champion de Crespigny born 1734 will PCC 1818 had "the honour of receiving the Prince Regent" (Burke's Peerage de Crespigny) at his Camberwell home (and so perhaps the most likely companion of the Prince's ex-mistress Mary Robinson) made a baronet 1805.…

16.1.1796 Crichton at Carlisle's / 18.10.1797 there / 15.4.1831 Museum; Crichton / 10.3.1835 at Skinner's, Sir A Crichton

(Sir) Alexander Crichton DNB 1763-1856 doctor of Westminster Hospital, Boyle's 1794 21 Leicester Sq, married Sept 1800 Frances Dodwell. The 1831 entry may refer to a work Godwin was consulting (see GD website te3382)

Mr Alderman Crichton proposed Society forConstitutional Information 28.6.1782 by Joseph Brown 2nded Rev Thos Bennett

William Crichton merchant 1 Nags Head Court, Gracechurch St directories 1765-72 3 Brabant Ct Philpot St 1774-82 / died 30.7.1782 will PCC proved 16.10.1782 / St James Chronicle 3.8.1782 died in Northumberland while intending to ride from Edinburgh to London, he was a Leeward Islands merchant and Alderman of Cheap Ward, a widower in his 49th year / Fishmongers Company / Report from the Select Committee (Proceedings 1778-05-28) pp 38-44 & 67-69 / 1777 his Letter to…

MILL VOTERS 1802 George Crips of Richmond & William Cripps of Richmond

George X Cripps bach = Richmond 27.7.1773 Elizabeth Money sp botp / George Cripps s of John & Elizabeth bapt 4.9.1774 Chiswick (Ancestry user-submitted tree) / George Cripps bach = Richmond 19.9.1796 Mary Clement sp botp wits Sarah Matthews, Robt Wm Cundall, John Chitty / Land Tax George Cripps 1806 house Red Lion St £7 rent p.a. / children of George & Mary Cripps bapt Richmond, Mary 1797 (d1799), Sophia 1798 (d1799), George 1804 (d1842), Mary Ann 1806 (d1814), Charles 1807 (d1856), Louisa1811 (d1813…

15.11.1794 at Lister's / 14.12.1794 calls on Godwin / 17.12.1794 at his / 29.12.1794  Godwin calls on / 16.5.1795 Crisps at Lister's / 6.12.1795 G calls on/ 20.12.1795 calls on G / 4.1.1796 G calls on / 14.2.1796 G calls on / 18.2.1796 calls on G / 10.3.1796 G calls on / 21.3. 1796 calls on G / 19.4.1796 G calls on  / 28.4.1796 at RA exhibition / 28.4.1800 at RA exhibition / 8.6.1800 meet. In Godwin's 1796 list near end of 1794.

John Crisp of Dorking will PCC 1803 left rings to five friends,…

22.8.1796 Mr Christall at Hayes' / 13.4.1805 Christal at Thos Hope's / 29.4.1805 Cristal at exhibition / 13.2.1809 Cristal at British Gallery

None of these are coded to a person record in GD website but they are probably all Joshua Cristall DNB 1768-1847. The last three are all in the company of Dawe and two of them at art exhibitions. The first one might have referred to Cristall's father or elder brother but maybe the mr was used in an attempt to distinguish him from his sister Anne, for whom Godwin possibly used plain Cristal (or Christal) elsewhere

see Poland Street 1 to 9 & 49 to 62 in London Addresses dataset

Elizabeth Croft ratebooks 3 Poland St 1787-8. The will PCC 1797 of Mary Allsopp of Leicester made her goddaughter Elizabeth Croft executrix and residuary legatee dated 27.9.1796 with a  note "send to Mrs Chawner 10 Hart St Bloomsbury to tell Elizabeth Croft she is my executor". She was perhaps daughter of Herbert (?) Croft who married Miss Chawner 1769. Mary Allsopp was the widow of Andrew Allsopp upholder of 28 Bedford St Covent garden who retired 1786 (ad) and left will PCC 1795. He had married Mary Eaton…

30.12.1795 Crokes at Newtons / 14.1.1796 Croke at Newton's

John Frank Newton was born in St Christopher's West indies, and the will PCC 1776 of John White of St Christopher's now of Chichester mentions his sister Mrs Jane Bennett widow, her son Henry Bennett and her grandson William Croke of St Christopher's. there was a William Croke attorney of Kings bench at Plow Court, Fetter Lane from 1766. Two children of hima nd his wife sarah were baptised at St Andrews Holborn, Amrocius Charles in 1773 and Sarah Ambrosia in 1778. William Croke jr attorney took an apprentice in 1791 and…

2.4.1794 Crombie

this first entry should be coded to te0479 'An Essay on Philosophical Necessity' by Alexander Crombie which Godwin was reading just 3 days before. The later Crombie entries  - 2.11.1809 write to, 29.12.1809 at Joseph Johnson's funeral, 28.1.1810 write to, 24.1.1811 calls, 25.1.1811 at Joseph (jr) Johnson's, 17.4.1811 adv at theatre, 21.12.1826 adv at Museum - probably all referred to the author of that text, Rev Alexander Crombie DNB 1760-1840, Doctor of Laws, who kept an academy at Newington Green 1792 with Rev James Lindsay & at Highgate 1795, in…

Crompton 16.3.1789 at miss Williams'.

Perhaps Hannah, widow of Samuel Crompton of Clapham who subscribed £50 to Hackney College 1788 (his will PCC 1787, hers PCC 1817) see her son Crompton, Woodhouse. She was born Hannah Woodhouse and married Samuel Crompton on 4.5.1769 at St Bartholomew the Great, London. They had another son John William and two daughters, Elizabeth Ann & Dorothea, who might also be possibles at Miss Williams as Godwin used the female plural 'mes'. Mrs Crompton of Clapham subscribed to Enfield's Sermons 1778, Hood's sermons 1782, The Village Maid an opera…

Crompton 28.11.1794 at Gerald's / 29.11.1794 at his, with four he had met at Gerald's / 6.12.1794 / 10.12.1794 Cr with Taylor / 12.12.1794 / 17.12,1794 (these last two have not been tagged in GD website either as identified or unidentified) / 11.10.1804 write to Crompton / 9.7.1807 calls / 16.2.1808 again / 23.2.1808 Cromptons adv at theatre

Probably Woodhouse Crompton a student of New College, Hackney from Sept 1789, subscribed to the expenses of Hardy's trial 27.3.1795, his will PCC 23.2.1808 of Warwick. His father was Samuel Crompton (will PCC 1787 formerly of Gainsborough, Lincs…

22.6.1808 call (w. M J) on Bullard at Cromwel's / 6.6.1817 fire at Cromwel's

Thomas Cromwell 84 Newgate St will PCC 1806 sons George & Thomas Kitson. Geo Cromwell 84 Newgate-st fringe & trimmings maker 1811. Thomas Kitson Cromwell DNB 1792-1870 Unitarian minister and writer. Morning Post 15.5.1817 advert for poems "The School Boy" by Thomas Cromwell 61 Skinner-st member of London Philosophical Society, lecturer on poetry. There was an auctioneer, Mr Crook, at 61 Skinner-st but T K Cromwell may have lodged or worked there. Godwin lived at 41 Skinner-st. I couldn't find any…

19.7.1808 call on Philips, adv. Crosby / 14.3.1809 Crosby calls / 20.3.1809 call on, Philips, Crosby / 27.3.1809 call on Crosby & R Taylor / 26.8.1809 call on Johnson & Crosby / 22.9.1809 call on Crosby / 24.9.1809 H & P Hopwood & S Crosby dine / 15.11.1809 call on Crosby / 9.12.1809 again / 20.12.1809 call on Crosby, jr / 23.12.1809 call on Miles, adv. Crosby, jr / 11.7.1810 call on Crosby, jr / 2.11.1810 call on Crosby / 26.8.1813 Settlement at Crosby's / 28.1.1814 call on Crosby (not seen): R Crosby calls / 12.12.1815 R Crosby calls / 20.12.1815 call on Simpkin, adv. R…

Brass Crosby proposed Society for Constitutional Information 17.5.1782 by Joseph Brown 2nded Edward Bridgen

See DNB Brass Crosby 1725-1793

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

15 Castle St East Land Tax 1784-1794 William Cross 1796-1802 John Poole 1804 Thomas Pool

Witness to will of John Fletcher (QV*) in 1787 cheesemonger of Castle St / Will London Consistory Court dated 29.10.1794 of William Cross who died October sworn under £2000 wife Elizabeth children Margaret, Elizabeth, Edward & Matilda exec Henry Hurle sr of Pentonville wits C Dawes, Jas Jeffcott / William Cross = 14.7.1772 St James Piccadilly Margaret Carter, Margaret d of Wm & Mgt Cross bapt 15.8.1773 there. Edward…

Crottys 23.4.1801 ay Goldsmith's

The will PCC 1811 of Matthew Crotty of Cloak Lane, St John Baptist, London dated 1.3.1810 left all to his wife Rosetta and was proved by her on 11.7.1811 after Lewis Goldsmith of Rathbone Place and Thomas Wardle of Cloak Lane merchant had sworn to the handwriting. Crotty has married Rosetta Magnus at St Mary le Strand on 15.8.1796, their daughter Rosetta was baptised 1800 St Andrew Holborn. Mrs Crotty married secondly Henry Percy Hamer Esq 52nd foot of St Martin i t Fields bachelor on 6.3.1814 and one of the witnesses was Lewis Goldsmith

Crowdy's 31.5.1795 at Foulkes'

2.4.1810 dine at Tipper's, Cumberland, Bligh, Dr & mr Davis,  H Robinson, Crowe & J Richter / 31.5.1813 write to Crowe

Most likely George William Crowe 1784-1867 son of William Crowe DNB 1745-1829. He contributed several reviews to Cumberland's London Review of 1809 which was published by Tipper, and Henry Crabb Robinson and a William Bligh were also named reviewers in it. G W Crowe was at Oxford University from 1804 "aged 25". He married in 1810 a widow, Sarah Randall, who died in 1814. He became Paymaster of the 27th Inniskillen regiment in 1811 and married Narcisse…

Samuel Crowther son of Joseph & Hannah bapt 25.9.1796 New Jerusalem

James Cruden in printed list of 77 date 7.1.2.1788, on committee of conference 1789 and 1790, baptised 12.4.1789 New Jerusalem

With father John & brother John merchants in North Carolina, took loyalist side, sent memorials to British government claiming compensation, May 1789 at 7 Southampton Pl, New Rd, British Museum / James Cruden bach otp = 7.3.1792 St Geo the Martyr Southwark by lic Mary Glazard sp otp / Mrs Mary Cruden of St Mary Newington bur 19.5.1797 Locks Fields dissenters' burying ground / Cruden Land Tax 1793-1798 Sun St Newington / JC = 3.6.1798 St Botolph Aldgate…