A-Z of Entries

Mackin 16.2.1798 at Chandler's (in Godwin's 1796 list) / McQuin 19.3.1798 there / Macquin 10.7.1798 there / 22.6.1799 Chandler dines, tea O Fancourt's, meet Macquin / 24.6.1799 Macquin at Chandler's / 25.7.1799 meet Mcquin / 17.10.1799 meet Macquin / 1.1.1800 at O Fancourt's with Chandler / 6.1.1800 again / 17.10.1800 invited at Godwin's / 16.8.1802 adv at Townsend's / 21.12.1809 call on Townsend, meet Macquin

Ange-Denis Macquin DNB 1756-1823 antiquary & writer, will PCC 1823 of 7 Bermondsey Sy Southwark

21.09.1809 Macreery calls / 22.9.1809 call on Macreery / 21.2.1810 Macreery calls / 25.2.1811 call on Place (adv. Macreery)

Holdens 1811 directory: John M'Creery printer Black Horse-court, Fleet-st. At Old Bailey 21.2.1810 he prosecuted Isaac Pettitt for stealing 30/- worth of paper, part of a work on Scottish Chiefs he was printing for Longmans. M'Creery said his dwelling house was in Surrey.. Pettitt, a journeyman printer, said he was told M'Creery was a particular man, and he would be treated "like a negro" if he worked there. His sentence was 7 years transportation. Perhaps M'…

23.3.1810 dine at Johnson's, w. Maddocks

This was quite possibly William Alexander Madocks DNB 1773-1828 Whig MP for Boston famous for reclaiming land at Tremadoc in Wales and quite an enthusiatic reformer. One of his brothers Joseph was active in amateur theatricals, the eldest brother John Edward cut his own throat in 1806. There was a Richard Maddocks auctioneer at Coleman-st buildings, a Henry Maddock barrister of Lincolns Inn whose son Henry put himself forward as a candidate to succeed Fox in Westminster 1806, and a Walter Maddocks c.1745-1823 actor on the London stage

Madox 5.5.1789 at Timothy Hollis'

Magee 17.6.1801 see Gilbert & Magee

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Thomas Maggi Italian warehouseman 32 Poland St SunFire 1782 / the ratepayer at this time was a grocer William Tuff (QV*) / there was a print by Bartolozzi after Biagio Rebecca of Natalis Thomas Maggi, published 20.6.1788, first mentioned in Manson's catalogue of 1788 (as scarce), in Bromley (1793) this Maggi was listed as a musician died London 1787, on the print his birth date was given as 9.3.1735 at Forijulii (modern Friuli, Italy), but I can find no other source on his life. The print showed him holding a book, the name…

31.8.1806 dine at Philips's, Hampstead w. Magnys & many

Nicholas Magny otp wid = Maylebone 4.6.1802  Mary Gamby otp sp

Christopher Magnay & William Pickering stationers 72 Upper Thames-st (SunFire 1791) 55 Queen-st Cheapside (SunFire 1802 to 1816) College Hill (SunFire from 1819)

married 29.3.1806 Lambeth Harriet Burdon, his will PCC 6.3.1827

Mahaffy 5.8.1800 at Wallace's trial. Carlow

Mahon 4.5.1803 at Joseph Johnson's

It would be surprising if this was Philip Henry Stanhope Hist of Parl 1781-1855 known till 1816 as Viscount Mahon, as although he was educated by Jeremiah Joyce, at this point he had been disinherited by his father, the radical peer Charles Stanhope, and appointed Lt Governor of Dover Castle by Pitt on £500 p.a. and Johnson's dinners had a radical reputation. Another Mahon was Gertrude Mahon DNB 1752-1808+ the "Bird of Paradise", she might have been welcome at Johnson's dinners as a rejected superstar like Mary Robinson, but it seems unlikely, and…

call on Gen Maitland 13.4.1803 / 28.1.1807 Maitland at Lauderdale's / 19.2.1808 M(arshall) dines, from Maitland / 11.3.1808 M(arshall) calls from Maitland & Sharp / 20.6.1818 call on Maitland / 8.2.1834 Maitland at Anthony White's / 30.11.1834 again

The first entry was perhaps Thomas Maitland DNB 1760-1824 brother of the 8th Earl of Lauderdale. He became brigadier general in 1798 and was MP 1790-1804, but from 1805-1811 was governor of Ceylon and from 1813-1824 governor of Malta so was probably not the later Maitland entries. Another brother William Mordaunt Maitland died 1841…

28.4.1789 Majendie at T Hollis and 5.5.1789.

Lewis Majendie 1756-1833, younger brother of Henry William Majendie, bishop of Bangor DNB 1754-1830, married 1783 at St Marylebone Elizabeth Hoghton, granddaughter of Timothy Hollis' sister Elizabeth who married William Ashurst (d 1735), their daughter Elizabeth married Sir Henry Hoghton and died in childbed 1761, her daughter Elizabeth survived and married Lewis Majendie. Codicil to Timothy Hollis's will dated 16.5.85 mentions his niece Elizabeth Majendie Hoghton

14.2.1795 at Powel's / 20.2.1795 call on / 11.10.1795 at Holcrofts / 26.10.1796 meet Barnes & Major / 17.11.1802 adv at theatre / 9.8.1809 call on Major br / 12.6.1810 call on / 15.1.1811 calls / 24.1.1811 call on / 14.3.1815 again / 22.4.1817 again

Major br was probably John Major DNB 1782-1849, bookseller of Hospital Gate, West Smithfield or his father Samuel Major tailor and music seller, Duke-st West Smithfield, his will PCC 1816. Close neighbours of Godwin at Skinner-st. Godwin used br for bookseller a few times in his diary, Laing, Hayes, Williams. All the above entries…

HCR diary   22.4.1813 Miss Maling 93 Mount St Berkeley (Square)

                   17.12.1824 "I called late on Mrs Aders who was going to Brighton and gave her a letter to Miss Maling"

                        7.6.1828 "letter from Mrs Clarkson requesting me to call on Miss Maling - Esther being dangerously ill - I saw Mr M: whom I found very composed - Miss M: had gone out with Mr Benj: Greene and not wishing to see…

29.12.1810 write to Malone / 1.1.1811 call on Malone / 17.1.1811 write to Malone

Quite possibly Edmond Malone DNB 1741-1812 Shakespearian scholar

GODWIN DIARY Maltby 27.5.1798 at Horne Tooke's / 5.5.1813 call on Maltby LI / 19.2.1835 Maltby at Rogers'

William Maltby DNB 1763-1854 librarian of London Institution (clearly the LI in 1813 above). By presumed coincidence Godwin had received a letter on 8.5.1798 from William Maltby and his brother Rowland, acting as attornies of Fishmongers Hall, threatening arrest for a supposed debt of £15 incurred by Mary Wollstonecraft for carpeting (Abinger c4 f18-9). They referred Godwin's reply to R Sherman for whom along with Mr Cowie they were presumably acting. Joseph Farington in his…

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

According to British History Online Thomas Malton lived at 58 Poland St from 1772 to 1780, This accords with an ad giving his address as third house on left in Poland St from Broad St, as this was probably before nos 61 & 62 Poland St were built / in the Royal Academy exhibitions his address was given as 3 Poland St from 1774 to 1777 and 56 Poland St in 1779 / Thomas Malton mathematician of Poland St voted 1774 Percy & Mountmorris / Sun Fire 1783 Thomas Malton engraver Conduit St, Hanover Sq / an ad of 1778…

see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset

Manassier 16 Batemans Buildings ratebooks 1783-4 / Alexander Mannassier watchmaker Batemans Buildings voted 1784 Hood & Wray, Parker's General Advertiser 28.7.1784 Manessier's vote queried by Fox / Alex Manassier ratebooks Berwick St, St James 1785-6 / Alexander of Elisha & Mary Manessier bapt 12.5.1734 St Martin i t Fields / Elisha Manessier engraver & chaser St Martin i t Fields took apprs 1731, 1737, bur Whitechapel 1780 age 80 / Elisha of Elisha & Mary Manessier bapt 1730 St Martin i t Fields, oboe player Doane's…

dine at mrs Wilford's (mr Mangles) Hurley Bottom 29.11.1799

John Mangles' will  PCC 1837 of Henley was dated 9.2.1825 and witnessed by a blacksmith and a carpenter both of Hurley, and mentioned his father Robert. Three Mangles spinsters were married at Hurley in 1808, 1820 and 1825. James Mangles DNB 1786-1867 was probably his son or brother. Robert Mangles was a ship's chandler of Wapping. The Mangles family featured in Joseph Farington's diary in the circle of Wilson, Lestock (qv)

18.12.1808 dine at Hume's, w. Manly

Only instance in Godwin's diary. No clues yet

Holdens Directory 1811: David Manley wine merchant 48 Southampton-row / James Manly merchant & agent 41 Mansell-st / Edward Manly esq Herne-hill Dulwich / Joseph Manly esq 28 Grove-pl Camden Town / Henry Manley insurance broker 7 Gt Wincgester-st & Lloyds / John Manley attorney 2 Tanfield-ct Temple

Mann 31.10.1801 at D Stuart's / 16.12.1824 call on Mann, Cornhill

Possibly Horatio Mann DNB 1744-1814 MP for Sandwich 1790-1807 who joined the Whig Club in 1790 but was a supporter of Pitt by 1795 and was more famous as a man of pleasure and patron of cricket than as a politician. Gother Mann DNB 1747-1830 army officer & military engineer. George Mann bookseller & stationer of 39 Cornhill will PCC 1852