A-Z of Entries

Otley 2.1.1790 at Holcroft's & 31.3.1790, 1.9.1790, 5.4.1791, 7.7.1791 there; 5.11.1791 at his; 6.7.1792 at Holcroft's; 11.11.1815 at Knowles'; 30.6.1834 Godwin calls on

Otley appeared 7 times between 1790 and 1792 always with Holcroft and mostly with known musicians (Clementi, Shield, Bosse). On 6.7.1792 Godwin listed 8 guests at Holcroft's and added 'quartets' - all the other 7 can be shown to be professional or amateur musicians which suggests Otley was a musician too

Henry Otley shoemaker of Cranbourn Alley will PCC 1771 widow Elizabeth; 1773 Henry Otley appr to…

Otridge's 18.3.1799 / 20.3.1799 again

William Otridge constable of St Mary le Strand 1770, bookseller Strand voted 1774 Pelham & Clinton, 1784 Hood & Wray, 1790 Fox, 1802 Fox & Gardner, took an appr 1786 134 Strand, died 9.11.1812 Turnham Green (Maxted) / John Otridge, 158 Strand from 1789 died 1824 aged 55 of Otridge & Rackham, booksellers Strand

breakfast at Otter's 19.6.1797 (near Cambridge)

Edward & William Otter (Alum Cant) both fellows of Jesus college Cambridge in 1797, Edward was vicar of All Saints Cambridge in 1797, William was nearer in age to Basil Montagu, who had been a student at Cambridge, and with whom Godwin was travelling round England in a chaise

see Churchill

10.12.1808 Ouisseau adv. at Phillips

No luck so far in identifying Ouisseau

meet Ouvry 4.2.1805 & Thos Campbell

Peter Aime Ouvry (see his son Frederic Ouvry DNB 1814-1881) was an under secretary at the Ordnance Office, and brother in law of John Payne Collier DNB 1789-1883. The will of his father PCC 1808 Peter Ouvry of Acton mentioned a daughter Francesca who had married 2.12.1797 at Acton John Henry Campbell, a Major in the Army 1794 who joined the Whig Club in 1798 and died at Ramsgate 9.3.1834 aged 72. Perhaps he was a relative of the poet Thomas Campbell DNB 177-1844 (who was very likely the person Godwin met with or on the same day as Ouvry) but I…

Owen 1.1.1803 at Philips / 8.4.1805 call on Owen / 12.4.1805 meet Owen / 13.4.1805 Owen calls / 14.4.1805 Davies, Owen &c: cala / 24.4.1805 Owen calls / 14.5.1805 again / 22.5.1805 again / 11.11.1805 meet Owen / 1.7.1808 again

Probably William Owen (Pughe) DNB 1759-1835. His Cambrian Biography was published London 1803 with no publisher named and the final instalment of his Welsh & English Dictionary was printed the same year for Evan Williams, Strand successor to the late Richmond Blamire (his will PCC 1799). So no clear link to Richard Phillips, but Godwin's reading of…