A-Z of Entries

3.8.1796 call on Newton n(ot in)

In GD website coded to Rev Samuel Newton but since Godwin was in London more probably John Frank Newton.

Harriet Collins married Chastel de Boinville in 1793 and her sister Cornelia Collins married John Frank Newton in 1799. Cornelia Boinville was born 1795 and John Collins de Boinville in 1797. I read that Chastel died fighting with the French in Russia in 1813 but I haven't confirmed this, nor found when Harriet Boinville died. The Newtons' children were Augustus born 1802, Octavia bapt 1804 at Mansell Lacy, Herefordshire, Camilla born 1804…

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Charles Nicholls 19 Poland St ratebooks 1795-7 / Charles Nicholl cabinet maker Poland St voted 1796 Fox & Tooke / SunFire 1785 Charles Nicholl cabinet maker 5 Cox's Court, Aldersgate St / SunFire 1792 Charles Nicholl cabinet maker 14 Georges Court, Red Lion St, Clerkenwell

5.3.1791 Nichols at B Hollis has been coded in GD website to John Nichols of the Gentleman's Magazine but the 1796 list (and the 1794 version) had Nichols MP early in 1791 so this would have to have been John Nicholls 1745-1832 (History of Parliament) a signatory to the Friends of the People 11.4.1792. This also puts in doubt the other dates coded to John Nichols except the one recording his death, and there were no other Nichols in the 1796 list. 3.1.1794, 6.6.1794, 17.6.1794, 27.11.1794, 29.11.1794, 16.12.1794, 20.12.1794 and 25.5.1795; six of these were associated with Willis Webb (…

(mes) Nichols 16.3.1789 at Miss Williams' / 11.12.1789 mrs Nichols there /  9.2.1790 (mes) Nichols there

1786 subscribers to HMWilliams' poems Rev Norton Nicholls, Mrs Nicholls. As the Rev Norton Nicholls DNB -1807 never married this may have been his mother Jane nee Floyer. Might also have been his cousin Philippa Nicholls baptised 5.12.80 Tickhill, Yorks mentioned (in Hester Piozzi? or Joanna Baillie? letters online - sorry lost this ref) as recovering at Hot Wells 1795 died unmarried 1797

 

20.7.1796  trials : Nichols v Beckham

1.12.1795 at miss Godwin's

unlikely to be the same as the female Nichols at miss Williams' in 1789

write to Nicholson (P H) 4.8.1804

Coded in GD website to William Nicholson DNB 1753-1815 which may well be correct but in that case what did P H stand for? Godwin may have used PH to distinguish this person from his usual Nicholson. I wondered if P H stood for Political Herald this could have been a former colleague of Godwin's

19.9.1799 mrs Nicholson at tea / 1.10.1799 miss Nicholsons call / 30.12.1799 call on mrs Nicholson / 9.2.1801 call on mrs Nicholson adv mrs Carlisle / 11.1.1802 miss Nicholsons call / 20.10.1802 S Nicholson & Marshall dine (not) / 24.10.1802 meet S Nicholson & E Scott / 27.3.1803 A Nicholson calls / 10.4.1803 A & M Nicholson call / 17.4.1803 S Nicholson calls / 8.5.1803 call with MJ (mrs Godwin) on S Nicholson / 7.6.1803 S Nicholson & miss King at Emma Smith's / 18.7.1803 call with MJ (Mrs Godwin) on S Nicholson / 18.8.1803 A Nicholson at H(olcrof)t's / 27.1.1804 mrs…

write to Geo Nicholson 18.11.1801

Quite likely George Nicholson DNB 1760-1825 printer & publisher in Shropshire

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Robert Nicholson 40 Poland St (Pantheon Punch House) ratebooks 1787-9 / SunFire 1777 Robert Nicholson victualler The Monson Arms, Tottenham St , SunFire1778 Robert Nicholson victualler The Seven Stars Market Lane / Robert bapt 6.8.1777, John bapt 22.10.1779, Mary Ann bapt 27.5.1781 Percy Chapel, St Pancras of Robert & Ann Nicholson / Robert Nicholson victualler Petty France Westminster voted Rodney & Lincoln 1780 / Old Bailey 10.1.1781 witness Hannah Gladwin "my husband absconding, my brother, Robert Nicholson has…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Samuel Nicholson of Cateaton St proposed member 12.11.1782 by Joseph Brown 2nded John Jebb

See Moorman, William Wordsworth vol 1 p 209 Wordsworth's friend a haberdasher of 15 Cateaton St, they went together to hear the sermons of Joseph Fawcett (DNB c.1758-1804). In 1802 he lived at 38 Finsbury Sq and spent summers at Guildford. Baptised Sept 1738 s of George & Hannah at Independent meeting house Huddlesceugh, Cumberland. Morning Chron 22.7.1798  "To Mr Samuel Nicholson, Cateaton St. Sir, A number of Young Men, Clerks and Warehousemen…

2.3.1789 Nicol & Potts at Robinson's / 9.3.1789 same pair at Hamilton's. In 1794 version of Godwin's 1796 list, Nicol near end of 1787, left out of 1796 version.

George Nicol DNB 1740-1828 bookseller and James Potts (R Pollard, Dublin Book Trade 1733-96) seem a likely pair to have been dining with these publishers (and see Jenkins, Caleb)





 

10.11.89 Nicolovius at Robinson's. Ludwig N. born 1767 or Matthias Friedrich N. born 1768. 1791 Friedrich N. publisher at Konigsberg

 

Alfred Nicolson dines 19.6.1803

This may well have been the 15 year old son of Francis Nicholson 1753-1844 painter who was living in Somers Town by 1803. Alfred's dates were 1788-1833, he served in the Navy before working as a painter. See Nicholson, Catherine for A Nicholson entries that could have been him, though probably not. Also some plain Nicholson entries could have been his father Francis rather than Godwin's close friend William Nicholson, but I haven't noticed any that look like they might have been. I don't think there was any Alfred in William Nicholson's family.

HCR diary 23.2.1825 at Aders "a Prussian diplomatist going to America, a Herr von Niederstätter an elegant and sensible man"

Ludwig Niederstetter 1788-1846 chargé d'affaires from Prussia to the United States from 1825 to 1830 (en.wikipedia)

27.1.1806 Wroughton, proxy, adv. Dr Niminis

May have been a stage name (as Godwin was apparently trying to communicate with theatre manager Richard Wroughton) but I could find no reference to it anywhere

call on Niche 31.10.1793 (with Richter) / 23.3.1795 Nitsch's lecture.

Friedrich August Nitsch, pupil of Kant, lecturer at Konigsberg, translated Kant into English 1797



 

Nixons 14.8.1801 at Reynolds's, North Cray

Quite likely Robert Nixon 1759-1837, curate of Foots Cray 1784-1804 in John Colley Nixon DNB pre 1759-1818. He exhibited at Royal Academy and was said to have talent-spotted Joseph Mallord William Turner DNB 1775-1861. He died at Kenmure Castle, New Galloway

call on Noble 25.6.1799 / 19.8.1799 calls / 25.8.1799 call on (not in) / 20.10.1799 calls / 31.10.1799 call on (not in) / 3.11.1799 meet (&Lewis) / 22.11.1799 call on / 3.12.1799 call on / 15.12.1799 calls / 6.1.1800 call on / 3.5.1800 adv at Bedford House / 16.5.1800 call on / 24.9.1800 calls / 16.6.1801 adv at Nicholson's (Fleet & Chetwynd) / 25.2.1830 adv at E Prentice's

R Noble printer of Godwin's book St Leon (1799). Richard Noble printer was at 4 Gt Shire La, Temple Bar 1790-1800, 50 Chapel St Pentonville 1802, Robert Noble printer at Green Arbour Court, Old Bailey…

Noel 6.9.1792, 13.9.1792, 14.10.1792, 24.10.1792 and 1.11.1792.

Francois Joseph Michel Noel born 12.1.1756 and died 29.1.1841. Lawyer and ally of George Danton, sometimes called the Abbe Noel.