A-Z of Entries

11.10.1795 Leftley at Holcroft's / 22.11.1795 there

Charles Leftley 1771-1798 son of Charles Leftley grocer of Strand (voted 1774 Mountmorris & Mahon 1784 Fox 1788 Townshend 1790 Fox) married 26.12.1760 St Clement Danes Eleanor Palmer their son Charles bapt 1771 St Martin in the Fields (father or son) signed Declaration of Friends to Liberty of Press 1792, Flights of Fancy 1797 glees with music by William Linley DNB 1771-1835 who wrote account of him in 1819. A Masque 1802 The Corsicans unfinished. The Sylph (DE Baker Biographica Dramatica). Parliamentary reporter for Times…

see Poland Street 1 to 9 & 49 to 62 and Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Bernard/Lewis Lougex ratebooks 24 Poland St 1777-85, 52 Poland St 1788-95 / SunFire 1783 Bernard Legoux surgeon, man midwife & dealer in medicines 24 Poland St / SunFire 1789 Lewis Legoux engraver & printseller 52 Poland St, and Barnard Legoux surgeon / 1792 Dr Bernard Peter Legoux surgeon and dealer in medicines 52 Poland St  / Anne Maria Carolina Legoux bapt dau of Bernard & Philippia 29.3.1752 St Martin in the Fields / Lewis Legoux bapt son of Bernard Petitjean &…

mrs LeGrand calls 3.10.1805 (& Keir)

Possibly Lydia nee White the wife of George Wren Legrand brewer of Hampstead married 1.6.1787. He was born Canterbury 1759 and died 26.12.1834 at Union Place Lambeth buried 2.1.1835 there the same day as his wife, his will PCC 1836. In Holdens 1811 he was at 2 North Addington Pl Camberwell. His father George of Canterbury will PCC 1807. See work notes below as well

Leicester 4.4.1798 at Joseph Godwin's, with Lea

30.12.1807 Philips's, tea & supper; adv. Leigh / 20.11.1809 call on Mills, Rivington, Leigh, Hume, Knowles, Goddard, Hatchard, Sharpe, Stockdales & Tabart / 17.12.1811 Leigh calls / 20.5.1813 call on Leigh 

Godwin's calls on 28.11.1809 were mainly on booksellers, starting from Rivington at St Pauls and then via Knowles at the Navy Office in the Strand to Goddard in Haymarket, Hatchard, Sharpe and Stockdale in Piccadilly to Tabart in Picadilly or Bond-st. If Hume was Godwin's friend Joseph Hume as coded in GD website he is said to have worked in the Victualling Office…

10.6.1798 Leipsic on coach from Bath

Given the entry on 5.6.1798 (see Florence) this may have been a person from Leipsic or someone with that surname

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Gustavus Le Maitre Esq of Queens College Oxford proposed member 6.6.1788 by Rev William Beville 2nded John Lodge Batley

John Gustavus Lemaister born 2.3.1769 bapt 4.3.1769 Percy Chapel St Pancras of Stephen Cesar & Mary. His father Stephen was recorder of Rochester appointed judge of Supreme Court of Justice Calcutta 1773, died 1778. His mother Mary was dau of James Roche of Abystrowy, co Cork and married 2ndly 1779 Gustavus Adam Baron Nolcken (Swedish ambassador) who died 16.12.1812, she died 2.7.1816 in 78th year (Gents Mag). He…

HCR diary 6.1.1833 at Aders in lock up "at his place I found Lemme - I was pleased by the cordial manners of L: towards A: and that A: had made up his mind to carry into effect the agreement with Loevenhagen and Jameson - L: I found thought that I had offered too much and that A's engagement should be only honorary"

                 20.4.1833 wrote to "Lemme stating on what conditions and understanding I consented to become trustee for Aders"

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SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Charles Lennox Duke of Richmond proposed member 16.5.1783 by Richard Brockleby 2nded Edward Hall

Charles Lennox DNB 1735-1806

10.8.1807 call, w. (Marshall) on Lepard / 12.8.1807 call on Lepard & (w.him) Barber : Bow Street, Lep(ar)d, Humphrys, H(odgkins)s, Corbet, M(arshall) & T(homas) T(urner) / 18.8.1807 Lepard & Hodgkins call / 25.8.1807 call on Lepard (w. M(arshall)) / 8.10.1807 call on Lepard / 26.1.1808 Lepard calls / 27.1.1808 call on Lepard / 1.7.1808 call on Lepard (w. M(ary) J(ane))

William Lepard bookseller Tooley-st, Southwark 1757, stationer Newgate-st SunFire 1780 his will PCC 21.2.1805. He was a Baptist and member of the congregation of John Rippon (DNB 1751-1836). His father,…

H Leroux 14.6.1799 adv at dinner

Jacob Leroux was Godwin's landlord who financed the building of the Polygon and sub-let it. He lived hard by and his son Henry was tenant of no 8. Jacob died 26.4.1799 and the whole estate was put up for sale see GD website event tag 20.6.1799. Jacob's will PCC 1799 dated 11.4.1799 wife Mary (PCC 1831) children Priscilla Mary, Midford George (Doctor will PCC 1847 of Calais & St Pancras), Maria Ann (married John Tatham), Henry Jacob (=18.1.1798 St Pancras Frances Ross Finch, H J L bur St Paul Covt Gdn 24.1.1832 age 55 of St John Hackney, his dau…

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Ernest Leslie 44 Poland St ratebooks 1779-82 / Ernest Leslie of St Margaret Westminster widower = St Martin i t Fields 30.7.1758 Mary Read sp otp by Archbishops lic / their children bapt St Margarets James 1759, Ernest Augustus 1769, Robert 1762, Maria Ann 1763, Elizabeth Matilda 1766, Janet 1767, George 1770 (father as Ernest Augustus in one of these) / Land Tax 1767 Gt George St Westminster / peruke maker of King St coroners jury 1765, 1774 / Ernest Leslie peruke maker King St, St Margaret's voted 1774 Percy & Clinton /…

walk to Leadenhall with Cl(airmon)t 23.11.1801 / call on mrs Lester 27.11.1801 sleep at St Agnes / 2.12.1801 sleep at Baldock / 3.12.1801 again / 11.12.1801 again / 12.12.1801 sleep at St Agnes / 19.12.1801 again / 21.12.1801 Shoreditch Church &c with Ct (=Mrs Godwin) / 30.12.1801.call on Lester &c with Ct

William St Clair in The Godwins & The Shelleys suggests that Godwin (before his marriage on 21.12.1801) slept at St Agnes in order to fulfil the oath that he was "of this parish", the place being probably St Agnes Place or St Agnes Circus, Old Street Road in the parish…

First in list of "unnumbered division" (QV) joined 22.1.1794 address 2 Artillery St Bishopsgate (2 Artillery St SunFire 1790, 1800, 1818 Joseph Pegrom baker).

Isaac Lestourgeon born 3.1.1752 bapt 26.1.1752 son of Pierre & Marie Lestourgeon of St Giles parish at Savoy French chapel, Strand by Mr. Lestourgeon lecturer of Spring Gardens chapel
Isaac Lesturgeon apprenticed 16.1.1766 for 7 yrs to Peter Perigall, Merchant Taylor's Co, premium £20
Isaac Lestourgeon patterndrawer bach otp married St James Piccadilly 28.7.1773 Susanna Matilda Douxsaint sp of Christchurch…

22.9.1809 call on Letterman / 27.1.1810 Guildhall, Didier; adv. Letterman / 12.6.1810 call on Letterman / 23.6.1810 (Guildhall; adv. Letterman &c) / 29.6.1810 Guildhall (Tabart); adv. Letterman &c / 13.7.1810 call on Letterman / 18.7.1810 Chancery Lane, w. Letterman &c / 21.7.1810 call on Letterman / 31.7.1810 Guildhall (Tabart); adv. Letterman / 11.8.1810 Guildhall; Tabart, Letterman &c / 20.8.1810 Examination of sir R P; Letterman &c / 21.8.1810 Guildhall; Tabart, Letterman &c / 24.8.1810 call on Letterman / 11.9.1810 again / 5.10.1810 again / 9.10.1810 Baptist's…

Lettsom jr 11.6.1800 at Mary Robinson's

Probably one of the sons of John Coakley Lettsom DNB 1744-1815. Edmund 1781-1821 was hydrocephalic and said to have been an imbecile from 1797. Samuel Fothergill 1779-1844 (married 1802 Eliza Sophia Garrow, bankrupt 1823) and Pickering 1782-1808, a barrister of the Inner Temple (admitted 7.11.1803) and said to have been very handsome

Leviczac adv at Dulau's 28.1.1805

Jean-Pons-Victor Lecoutz de Levizac DNB c1750-1813

call on mrs Leward 25.1.1804

see work notes below

GODWIN DIARY; Lee Lewes's Benefit (The Wonder) 24.6.1803

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

World 26.2.1791 tickets from Mr Lee Lewes at Mr Brough's 16 Poland St  /  William Brough adult buried 22.5.1795 St James (William Brough staymaker of Carnaby St voted Hood & Fox 1784 will PCC 1785 mentioned wife Margaret, son Thomas)

Charles Lee Lewes DNB 1740-1803

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

World 26.2.1791 tickets from Mr Lee Lewes at Mr Brough's 16 Poland St / Charles Lee Lewes DNB 1740-1803 /  William Brough adult buried 22.5.1795 St James (William Brough staymaker of Carnaby St voted Hood & Fox 1784 will PCC 1785 mentioned wife Margaret, son Thomas)