A-Z of Entries

9.8.1810 P Murphy calls

A Patrick Murphy was officer of the night where a pickpocket crime that had occurred in Skinner-st was reported on 19.5.1811 though this was perhaps not the same Skinner-st where Godwin lived. A Patrick Murphy stonemason Marlborough-row St James Westminster voted Burdett 1818. Patrick Murphy DNB 1782-1847 could conceivably have been this caller. There was also a Phineas Murphy Old Bailey 18.9.1816 victim of a theft but no address given. And a Peter Murphy law officer in 1811. All these from London Lives

see Newman Street 1 to 9 in London Addresses dataset

Old Bailey 29.3.1792 a very interesting trial, read it online (London Lives or oldbaileyonline) concerns theft from lodgers at 2 Newman St, the house of Robert Christie (QV*). Elizabeth Meyles spinster had been living there on the first floor with Captain Cornelius Laen Murphy for four months, passing as his wife. William Garrow (DNB 1760-1840) counsel for the accused, a "black" from Pondicherry, tried to imply in his cross-questioning that Meyles and her fellow lodger Margaret Smith (on the second floor) were engaged in…

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

Edward Augustus Murray gent SunFire 1777 nr Broad St Poland St / Edward Murray gent Poland St voted 1784 Hood & Wray / ratebooks 4 Poland St 1780 Agnes Murray 1781-4 Mrs Mackie. True Briton 30.11.1796 Edward Augustus Murray Esq died at his house in Charlotte St, Rathbone Place. His will PCC 1796 mentioned his housekeeper Agnes Mackie and her sister Mary wife of William Benson, mother of children Charles Benson to whom he left house in Wimpole St, James Benson to whom he left public house corner of Goodge St,…

Murray perruquier 13.1.1793 adv at Holcroft's

Probably James Murray (will PCC 1798) barber of Lower Holloway, Islington, formerly of St Martins le Grand. Sun Fire insurance 1780 perukemaker, hairdresser & perfumer of Paternoster Row. His will mentioned James Cornfoot of Hertford St, Fitzroy Sq, confectioner who was a member of London Corresponding Society (Thale)

 

L W Murray 20.1.1794 at Muir's / 9.5.1795 La. Murray at Reveley's

Lord William Murray born 20.3.1762 3rd son of John Murray 3rd Duke of Atholl. Served in America 1777, Capt 42nd foot 1778; 1784 fought duel in East Indies with Lt Gilbert Waugh who died 3 days after; 1787 envoy to Lower Egypt; 1789 married Mary Ann daughter of James Hodges, lived at Tidmarsh, 1 son, 1dau; was at Bath 13.11.1791, writ issued 11.1.1792 for debt by James Sims, wine merchant, Henry Chawner (qv) one of many creditors; Lady Murray gave birth to a child in Wright's lock-up house; 21.4.1792 to Kings Bench…

William Murray, Clements Lane, Lombard St joined 28.5.1794 the "unnumbered division" (QV)

William son of William & Elizabeth Murray born 16.10.1793 bapt 3.11.1793 All Hallows Lombard St
Elizabeth dau of William & Elizabeth Murray born 30.4.1796 bapt 22.5.1796 All Hallows Lombard St

21.12.1810 Wardmote, St Brides; adv. (Murrel)

Wm Murrell auctioneer 20 Skinner-st (Holdens directory 1811). St James Chronicle 25.12.1810 Murrell was one of the 16 re-elected to Common Council in the ward of Farringdon Without, which was a radical ward at that time (e.g. its common councilmen voted unanimously to protest Burdett's arrest June 1810). William Murrell was baptised 5.4.1778 St James Clerkenwell son of Stephen & Elizabeth and apprenticed in the Barbers Company to his father Stephen of Ray-st Clerkenwell auctioneer in 1792. Stephen's will PCC 1802

museum 20.1.1797 / 25.1.1797

These two entries should surely be added to those starting on 11.8.1802 event-tagged in the GD website to the British Museum. Although the first 3 entries in 1802 stated British Museum in full, Godwin soon reverted to writing simply Museum and only used the full form 4 more times out of hundreds of visits

Myers 27.11.1799 at Charles James Fox's, St Ann's Hill

Possibly Thomas Myers DNB 1774-1834 mathematician but he doesn't seem a very probable visitor of Fox's. Another random possible Dr Joseph Hart Myers 1758-1823 (Monk's Roll)

24.6.1808 call on Mylius, w. M(ary) J(ane)

William Frederick Mylius bapt 1776 St Martin i t Fields, s. of Charles & Elizabeth.  Ad in Morning Chronicle 11.1.1810 for books published by the Godwins, including Mylius's School Dictionary with preface by Edward Baldwin (pseudonym of William Godwin), and Junior Class Book by W F Mylius, Master of the Academy, Red Lion Sq. He was still alive in 1861 census Chelsea and perhaps in 1864 as voter in South Mimms, but I couldn't find a record of his death

22.11.1790 demele N & H

probably Nicholson and Holcroft



 

sup at Philips's Haverstock Hill with M(arshall) [N N] 15.9.1803

I've racked my brains with this N N. Robert Watt's Bibliotheca Britannica vols 3 & 4 (1824) had book titles and subjects in alphabetical order, which gave me New Nomenclature, which referred to the post Lavoisier chemical names. A translation of Dumas came out in 1801 and one of Hassenfratz in 1807. James Marshall certainly undertook translation work, so this is one possible suggestion for N N

6.2.1793

Presumably William Nicholson and George Robinson

 

20.9.1789 Nagel at Holcroft's and 27.9.1789 there. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1789, and in 1794 version

Oracle and Bell's New World 30.9.89, and St James Chronicle 1.10.89 "Friday evening last between 5 and 6 o'clock Captain Nagel was stopped about two miles and a half from Bushy Park by two highwaymen who robbed him of a ten pound bank note and his purse containing three guineas. The Captain was on a visit to Mr Burke at Beaconsfield" Friday was the 25th so maybe Nagel stayed at Holcroft's on his way to and from Burke. It fits with a pattern of foreign officers visiting Holcroft,…

Nancride 27.1.1802 at Joseph Johnson's

Paul Joseph Guerard de Nancrede (1760-1841 Allibone, came to America in army of Rochambeau, wounded at Yorktown, died Paris) instructor in French at Harvard 1787-1800 issued Courier de Boston weekly paper in French 1789 (see Samuel Hall 1740-1807 in Amer Nat Biog) bookseller & stationer 49 Marlborough St Boston 1796-1803 married miss Hannah Dixcey 12.11.1788 son Dr Joseph Guerard Nancrede born Boston 1793 died 2.2.1857 age 63 Philadelphia. Arrived Philadelphia from London 30.10.1812, US passport 1816 aged 52. Bartholomew Strick of Middle…

Napier 23.10.1801 at Cts (=future Mrs Godwin) / 14.7.1802 mrs Napier dines; adv J Napier & mrs Pagan / 8.8.1802 Napiers dine / 22.8.1802 again / 25.9.1802 Napier & miss Walsh adv at dinner / 29.9.1802 miss Walsh dines, Napier adv / 21.11.1802 mrs Napier calls / 28.12.1802 again / 9.1.1803 again / 11.1.1603 E Napier calls / 5.3.1803 W L White & mrs Napier dine / 10.3.1803 W L White & E Napier dine / 23.3.1803 E Napier dines / 6.4.1803 E Napier dines adv John Napier / 7.6.1803 E Napier calls / 25.6.1803 E Napier at tea / 7.3.1804 sup at Napier's with miss Walsh & miss…

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

F Da Ponte & Vogel 15 Poland St published Daniel Barbaro in Italian 1796 / Leonardo Nardini & Anthony Dulau 15 Poland Street published 1799 Rochefoucauld's Maxims & Gli Zingari in Fiera / Societe Typographique Francaise 15 Poland St 1799 / 1804 L Nardini gone abroad / John Leonardo Nardini born 18.5.1789 bapt 27.5.1804 St James mother Mary Hazell / 1797 translation into French of Rowe's Jane Shore by L.D.C.V.G.D.N. se trouve chez l'auteur 41 Poland St (maybe Nardini?) sold by A Dulau 107 Wardour |St…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Nash of Royston proposed member 30.3.1781 by Joseph Parker 2nded John Jebb

William s of Thomas Nash & Sarah nee Wallis born 1745 married 1774 Hester Wedd, died 30.12.1829. Woodfall's register 27.1.1790 Wm Nash signed resolutions of Canbridgeshire Constitutional Society. 1791 Unitarian Society, attorney of Royston, his son Wedd William Nash articled to him 1792. Morning Chronicle 9.1.1818 W Nash Royston subscr to William Hone (DNB 1780-1842) and see below

HENRY CRABB ROBINSON DIARY:

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see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Edmund Nash gent 36 Poland St SunFire 1782 / Edmund Nash widower of Town Malling Kent = St James 1786 Sarah Augers sp by lic / Edmund Nash gent 15 Bridges St Covt Gdn SunFire 1780 / Edmund Nash gent late of Noble St, St Olave's Wood St but now of Bridges St Covt Gdn articled 10.5.1780 to Benjamin Arthur attorney of Middle Row Holborn 1.5.1781 Edmund Nash of Water St, St Clement Danes transferred to Francis Matthews attorney of Inner Temple, Edmund Nash attorney at various addresses 1787-96, 1790 Edmund Nash attorney of Staples…

3.6.1798 Nasmith at H(olcrof)ts        

DNB has Alexander Nasmyth 1758-1840 artist and engineer of liberal politics residing mostly in Edinburgh but was also a scene painter for Drury Lane theatre in London, and James Nasmith 1740-1808 a clergyman, antiquary and farmer mostly in Cambridge area from a family of Norwich carriers. PCC wills Robert Nasmith surveyor Upper Norton St 1793 / William Nasmyth of Edinburgh 1815 / James Nasmyth 1816 / Thomas Nasmyth of Jamaica 1816 / Robert Nasmyth of Hanover Sq 1817 / John Brown Nasmyth wine merchant 25…