A-Z of Entries

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Redman of James St, Bedford Row proposed member 30.3.1781 by Sydney Hollis Foy 2nded Edward Bridgen. Took on Essex intract distribution. Vice-President 1784

His grandfather Capt John Redman RN will PCC 1728, his father John Redman 1684-1764 will PCC 1763 married in 1717 Mary Branfill, dau of Capt Andrew Branfill will PCC 1709 who married in 1681 Damaris Aylett (her will PCC 1722 Damaris Branfill). Pub Adv 27.9.1763 John Redman Esq of Mile End near London married Miss Smith, at Trimdon (John Redman = Trimdon, Durham 20.9.1763 Mary Smith).…

Redmond 7.3.1789 at Brand Hollis'

5.9.1810 dine at Aldis's, w. Rees

Coded in GD website to Abraham Rees DNB 1743-1825 but I suspected in this case at Aldis's it was George Rees DNB 1776-1846 MD of Finsbury-sq (Holdens directory 1811). However seeing that a John Rees was among the mourners at Lady Aldis' funeral 7.10.1822 (as reported in the press though left out of Godwin's list) I also wondered if it was John Rees surgeon 1790-1841, who married Eliza Maltby in 1828 at Covent Garden, but I couldn't find him in directories before 1839 at 240 Blackfriars-rd. Aldis was surgeon to the New Finsbury Dispensary, was the…

Reeve 11.5.1804 at R Taylor's / 12.11.1804 at R Taylor's / 9.2.1808 dr Reeve adv at Joseph Godwin's / 28.10.1809 Reeves adv at theatre / 20.11.1811 meet R Taylor & Dr Reeve / 21.11.1811 dr Reeve calls / 17.7.1831 R Taylor & Reeve call / 22.11.1832 RT & S Reeve call / 9.1.1833 S Reeve calls / 30.1.1833 mrs Reeve calls / 1.5.1833 H Reeve calls

Henry Reeve DNB 1780-1814 MD Edinburgh 1803 married 1807 Susan Taylor the older sister of Richard Taylor DNB 1781-1858, their only child to survive infancy was Henry Reeve DNB 1813-1895. Reeves, S Reeve and mrs Reeve should all be…

HCR diary 15.5.1839 "call from Miss Aldebert with her brother in law Reeve"

Richard Gilson Reeve bach otp = St Mary Islington 11.7.1829 Maria Elizabeth Aldebert otp sp by banns wits Charles Cooper, Frances Aldebert, Mary Ann Keane. See Isaac Aldebert senior and Isaac Aldebert junior in Crabb Robinson Diary dataset. Richard Gilson Reeve born 7.3.1803 bapt 18.3.1803 St Marylebone of Richard & Ann. See Mallalieu British Watercolour Artists under his brother Alfred William Reeve. Their father Richard was an aquatinter and draughtsman, R G Reeve was an aquatinter and watercolourist.…

dine at Reeves's 16.7.1800 / 22.7.1800 3 Reeves's at Webb's / 21.7.1800 Reeves's at Webb's / 22.7.1800 Bray diligence with mr & mrs Reeves / 1.8.1800 call on mrs Reeves

sub 1798 to Reports of Cases (Irish courts) Robert Reeves attorney. Thos Reeves MD = July 1788 miss Oates / Isaac Reeves Skinner St = Aug 1804 miss Johnson Castle Annesley co. Wexford (Irish marriages). Subscr 1798 to D R O'Conor Edward H Reeves Ballyglissan Rathcormack Cork

(Joice &) dr Reid call 24.2.1801 / 16.6.1803 dr Reid at Joyce's

John Reid DNB 1776-1822 MD Edinburgh 1798 (married 1821 Elizabeth Jesser Sturch DNB 1789-1866)

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

George Reid Esq ratebooks 1788-1792 10 Poland St / called Justice Reid's office in newspapers, his clerk 1788 D Brian. Reid came into conflict with St James parish (see my entry for Ideson, Luke) for not passing fines on to parish poor relief / George Reid Poland St voted 1790 Fox & Hood / Nat Arch HO 42/26/30 list of magistrates 10.7.1793 George Reid in Kings Bench prison / Nat Arch HO 42/26/41 letter 15.7.1793 from George Reid of the Strand to the Home Secretary asking him to ignore the slander against him…

2.2.1806 dine at Philips' w. Major Reid



No good identification.

Morn Chron 14.10.1806 died 9.10.1806 Major John Reid of Madras Infantry lately arrived from India.

Holdens 1811 directory Major John Reid 29 Aldersgate street. SunFire 1800, 1803 John Reid distiller Fan-st, Aldersgate-st. PCC 8.2.1836 John Reid distiller of Aldersgate-st, wife Lucretia, house at St Albans

Lt Gen Read 17 Lower Brook-st & Crowood, Ramsbury, Wilts

miss Reid 29.1.1799 (& Mary Hays & mlle Le Canu) / 25.3.1805 adv at mrs Joyce's

see Correspondence of Mary Hays p504, Mary Reid born Leicester sister of John Reid DNB 1776-1822, whose will PCC 1822 didn't mention a sister

HCR diary 29.5.1842 re: Mrs Aders "I then called on Mrs Reid and began a narrative of Mrs A's history and I have no doubt shall interest her in Mrs A's behalf"

                    31.5.1842 "I wrote today a long letter to Mrs Reid giving her an acct of Mrs Aders' life and situation, from which I expect something"

                      2.6.1842 wrote "to Mrs Reid about Mrs Aders"

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SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Richard Remington of Belleview, Dorsetshire proposed member 27.6.1792 by Edward Kentish 2nded John Augustus Bonney

Richard Remington listed Land Tax 1793 in tything of Herston near Swanage Dorset, a freehold but very small. The will PCC 21.10.1797 of Richard Remington Captain on half pay of 86th foot dated 7.5.1797 mentioned his first wife Anne Bonnell, their dau Anne aged 9, his second wife Anne Bagley, their son Richard aged 10 mos and a child expected, made Richard Kentish Esq Captain in York regiment their guardian. He had married Anne…

Renaud 22.1.1793 saw at Chauvelin's

Renouard 22.10.1800 at theatre / 10.12.1800 at M(arshall)'s / 21.12.1800 dines / 22.12.1800 at theatre / 23.12.1800 at Fell's / 28.12.1800 at M(arshall)'s / 30.12.1800 again

Mr Renouard merchant of St Thomas arrived on 'Lord Auckland' from Tortola 14.8.1800 arrived at Falmouth 17.9.1800 / Morning Post 10.4.1802 Mrs Renouard's ball, Notting Hill, Kensington Gravel Pits / John James junior of Kew married 31.8.1803 at Kensington Miss A Renouard of Notting Hill / Rev J H Renouard Trinity Coll Camb 1802 will PCC 1831 John Henry Renouard

26.1.1793 Restiff at Jardine's and 14.2.1793 and 26.3.1793.

The identified person record for Restif exists in the Godwin Diary website but the three diary appearances are still coded as unidentified. Known as Restif de la Bretonne he is now a bit of a cult figure, maybe the French William Blake

21.9.1793 . see my article in blog entries "William Godwin, the Reveleys and the Jenningses"

Cecilia Reveley dau. of Willey & Maria born 24.2.1790 bapt 21.5.1790 (St Marylebone - I forgot to note the parish but I think that's right, can check). Then there was Sophia Revely, child, buried 21.5.1791 St Marylebone. I think this must have been her, the surname wasn't common and the first names sound similar. While we're on this, I also have Maria Knipe James dau. of John & Jane born 8th March last bapt. 8.10.1770 St Mary Rotherhithe. This corresponds to Godwin's note that she…

WILLEY REVELEY 1760-1799

CURRENT TEXT "Maria Barnes, daughter of James Barnes,"

SUGGESTED CHANGE <Maria James, daughter of John James,>

NOTES see Reveley, Maria

21.6.1810 Daly, Rexworthy, Tracy &c call

Godwin didn't often use the &c in a list of callers (I use it on this website to abbreviate his lists but in this case and on the next day with Kingston he used the &c). Rexworthy and Tracy both only appeared once in diary. Both rare names

William Rexworthy of Black Dog Tavern, St James Market, went bankrupt 1811 / Morning Chronicle 1.11.1823 Mr Rexworthy proprietor of billiard rooms 5 Spring-gardens / William Rexworthy of St James will PCC 1836. Name more frequent in Somerset

Charles Hanbury Tracy 1778-1858 History…

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

Susanna Reynell 10 Poland St ratebooks 1779-80 / SunFire 1782 Susanna Reynell schoolmistress Portman St, Portman Sq

f 46r of Vol VII of Godwin's diary; Reynolds & yg Colman chums at Westmr. F R

see Frederick Reynolds DNB 1764-1841 where it is stated that George Colman the younger DNB 1762-1836 befriended him at Westminster school, but the F R implies that Reynolds told Godwin this himself. See Martindale, Henry