A-Z of Entries

Townsend, Joseph

Townsend at Losh's (Bath) 13.3.1798 (in Godwin's 1796 list)

Joseph Townsend DNB 1739-1816. Friend of Jeremy Bentham. Joseph Farington in his diary (p1497 & p 1499) in 1801 met Rev Mr Townsend author of A Tour In Spain at Mr Warner's Bath (see Warner, Richard). (Other Townsends in DNB, George T independent minister Ramsgate father of George T DNB 1788-1857, John T DNB 1757-1826 independent minister at Bermondsey from 1784, Henry Hare T (1765? - 1827) son of James T DNB 1737-1787 and father of Chauncy Hare T DNB 1798-1868 but Joseph T seems much more likely)


Townson, Robert

call on Nicholson (Townson) 8.4.1799 / 8.8.1799, 9.8.1799, 10.8.1799 Godwin reads Townson

Robert Townson DNB 1762-1827 in London from 1797, published Travels in Hungary 1797, Philosophy of Mineralogy 1798, Tract's & observations in natural history & physiology & poor man's moralist 1798. The brackets suggest Godwin didn't meet Townson but talked about him with, or borrowed one of his books from William Nicholson


Trafford

Trafford 7.9.1805 at W Taylor's, Norwich

Sigismund Trafford born 15.5.1762 son of Sir Clement Boehm Trafford of Dunton Hall Lincs and his wife Jane (died 1809) dau of Edward Southwell of Wisbeach. Emanuel College Cambridge 1780. adm Lincolns Inn 1782. took surname Southwell c1791. Married 30.8.1791 at Lakenham, Margaret eldest daughter of James Crowe of Norwich. Subscr 1798 to Wm Enfield 1799 to Adam Walker. Of Tooke's Wood Norwich, & Wroxham hall (6 miles NE of Norwich). Lt Royal Regt Dragoons 7.1811. Died 1.8.1827


Travellers & Mr H---

10;12;1806 theatre; Travellers & Mr H---

The event tag on GD website leads to a blank screen. Travellers by Andrew Cherry music by Domenico Corri. Mr H--- a new farce about a man who is ashamed of his own name (which turns out to be Hogsflesh). Morn Post 9.12.1806 Morn Chron 12.12.1806


Travers

30.9.1808 Travers calls

Only appearance in Godwin's diary, but quite likely Benjamin Travers DNB 1783-1858 surgeon. He had recently married Sarah daughter of William Morgan DNB 1750-1833 and was a colleague of Henry Cline DNB 1750-1827, both acquaintances of Godwin. The only other Travers in Holdens 1811 directory in London were Joseph Travers Esq (a City grocer), two watchmakers in Clerkenwell, and a shoemaker.


Trefusis, Elizabeth

9.2.1790 Trefusis at Miss Williams. One of female plural.

Hon. Elizabeth Trefusis died 9.9.1808 in 45th year 'sister to late and aunt to present Lord Clinton' (Hampshire Telegraph 19.9.1808). Her Poems and Tales published 1806. Her will PCC 1808 spinster of James St Buckingham Gate, sister Barbara Crowley Trefusis
 


Trelawny

27.6.1806 call on La. Trelawny / 28.6.1806 Trelawnys call

Sir Harry Trelawny (DNB 1756-1834) and his wife Ann (née Brown). They married on 28.4.1778 and had 4 sons and 2 daus


Triphook

18.11.1809 call on Triphook / 1.5.1813 again / 5.7.1813 again / 28.10.1813 call on Triphook; adv. D'Israeli / 9.4.1814 call on Rodd; adv. Triphook / 28.4.1815 call on Triphook / 29.4.1815 call on Triphook (not seen) / 1.5.1815 call on Triphook / 13.1.1817 Rodd's; adv. Triphook / 7.11.1818 again / 18.9.1820 again / 21.12.1822 again / 1.2.1823 call on Triphook / 17.5.1823 call on Rodd; adv. Triphook

Either John Triphook bookseller 28 St James-st or Robert Triphook bookseller 87 (or 37?) St James-st


Troby

10.8.1807 call w. (Marshall) on Troby

A rare name. Post Office directory 1801 Thomas Troby gold & silver plater Ship-ct Old Bailey. John Troby silversmith Old Bailey will PCC 4.9.1804 mentioned his wife Mary (1753-1838) and son William Bamforth Troby. John Troby son of John Troby musician of Soho was made free of Farriers Company 1796. Children of John & Mary Troby bapt St Martin Ludgate Harriet 1789, William Bamforth 1791, Hannah 1793. Children of John & Mary Troby bapt Sheffield Margaret 1774 Elizabeth 1776 Mary 1780 Thomas 1782 could have been the same family


Troil, Bishop of

L'Eveq de Troil 17.2.1794 at Parr's


Trotter, John Bernard

write to J B Trotter 15.10.1803 / 28.4.1806 call on Trottrn / 2.10.1806 tea Trotter's with M(ary) J(ane) (coffin of Fox) /  7.1.1808 dine at Hawthorns w. M[ary] J[ane], F[anny], capt. Trotter, mrs. Trotter, &c.

GD website has person record for J B Trotter but the first 3 entries above have not been coded to him and should be. The Trotters were from Downpatrick like the Hawthorns (if these Hawthorns were indeed the family of Steele Hawthorn, which I haven't proven) but J B Trotter's older brother had changed his name to Ruthven and his younger brother had just died at…


Truman

Truman 30.4.1804 at mrs Beresford's / 3.11.1805 Truman at Rowan's / 20.1.1806 again / 4.3.1806 again

The witnesses to the codicil dated 12.9.1825 at Paris to the will 1827 of Sydney Beresford were Samuel & Mary Truman. otherwise I,ve found nothing to identify Truman


Trusson

Trusson 27.12.1790 at Steele's

Thomas T Esq 1777 steward of Ipswich races. Catherine T of Kelsale PCC 1785. Mr Gabriel T of Friston Hall, Suffolk died 1798. Sarah B T appr to Mary Vale milliner Lower Brook St Grosvenor Sq 19.2.1799. will IR26 1800 John T of Hollesly, execs Thomas T of Hollesley & Philip T of Bruisyard.Mrs Margaret T of Friston 1801. Daniel T East Soham Suffolk 1801. will IR26 1805 Susanna T (her letter to Wm Pitt). Sarah T spinster Sun F 1808 Piccadilly


Tucker, J

14.2.1796 miss Tucker at Holcroft's with Mrs Cole / 28.3.1797 at Fenwick's / 24.4.1797 at her's / 11.1.1798 Tucker adv at Fenwick's / 9.10.1805 Tucker calls / 12.12.1809 call on Tucker / 6.9.1829 miss Tucker at Cooke's

On 29.7.95 J Tucker wrote a somewhat flirtatious letter to Godwin, from Whitestone (near Exeter) and sent by the hand of Thomas Cooper, in which she mentioned Mrs Cole's and Miss Braddock's conversations on Godwin's reasons for not employing a servant (Ms Abinger c.2 f106-7). I haven't been able to identify her family as there were lots of Tuckers in Exeter (cooper,…


Tuckett

21.4.1796 Tucket adv at Tobin's

probably George Lowman Tuckett 1771 -1851

see the many comments below which mention a family connection between Tobins and Tucketts, as well as my work notes

letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge vol 1 p 61

https://georgianera.wordpress.com/2016/04/28/george-lowman-tuckett/


Tuffin, John Farnell

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Farnell Tuffin of Thames St proposed member 13.6.1788 by Richard Sharp 2nded Amos Chaplin

John Furnell Tuffen bapt 19.1.1752 Quaker meeting son of John & Katherine Tuffen of Marlborough, Wilts. He died 1.10.1820 at Islington age 65 formerly wine merchant of London buried Barking, Essex 5.10.1820 (Quaker records). Directory 1783 Steeles & Tuffen brandy merchants 33 Lower Thames St.  !787 John Furnell Tuffin Lower Thames St Society for Abolishing Slave Trade.  1789 directory Timson Tuffin & Co merchants 67 Lower Thames St. 1789…


Turner, Hugh

20.5.1808 write to H T

Godwin saw a lot of Thomas Turner around this time, H T may have been his father Hugh Turner, butcher of 11 Leigh St Red Lion Square. Hugh and wife Ann had at least three children June born 1780, Mary born 1782 and Thomas born 1785, all while they were at Dean Street, Holborn. Thomas (who has a person record in GD website) was articled to Thomas Lane as an attorney's clerk in 1800. He was admitted to the Middle Temple in 1811 and called to the bar in 1820.. In 1812 he married the 16 year old Cornelia Pauline Eugenia Chastel de Boinville, said to have been…


Turner, John

4.6.1807 3 Stephensons & Jno Turner dine / 30.3.1809 Turner jr, Devon. Strt, calls / 18.5.1811 J Turner calls

John Turner 39 Devonshire-st Queens-sq gent SunFire 1800, 1803 (1806 to 1822 at Gt Russell-st, 1823, 1825 Upper Thornhaugh-st, 1830 to 1838 Huntly-st, but still insuring properties in Devonshire-st Queen-sq). Thomas Stephenson 24 Devonshire-st Queen-sq solicitor SunFire 1825.. SunFire 1826 John Turner of Huntly-st insured 80 Devonshire-st Queen-sq ( occupier Stephenson). 


Turner, Mr

Macbeth, mr Turner 15.12.1798 / 23.12.1804 adv Wakes & McBeth Turner at dinner. In Godwin's extension of the 1796 list for 1804

see Highfill, Burnim & Langhans. A Mr Turner from the Norwich company made his London debut as Macbeth at Covent Garden on 15.12.1798 and got a bad review in the Monthly Mirror but received support from gentlemen of his fraternity, the law. The GD website has a person record but it is only linked to the 1804 date


Turner, Sharon

11.11.1792 Turner at Pinard's / 11.6.95 Turners at Holcroft's / 16.1.1796 at Carlisle's / 10.1.1797 at Carr's / 24.4.1801 call on Turner (note GD website has coded Godwin's reading for that day to a book by Sharon Turner) / 23.5.1801 Godwin calls on / 19.6.1801 meet (Mackintosh &) Turner / 20.7.1801 postmark of a note from Mr Turner Featherstone Bldgs to Godwin (Abinger c7 f50-1) / 11.1.1805 at Carlisle's Sh Turner / 24.12.1805 meet Sh Turner / 22.1.1806 meet mrs Turner / 1.4.1809 at Sh Turner's with Harwood, Thelwall & £83 / 6.4.1815 Red Cross Library adv Sh Turner / 28.9.1824…