A-Z of Entries

10.12.1794 Matthews at Thelwal's / 2.2.1795 again / 7.5.1794 at Firth's (with Thelwal) / 15.8.1794 calls / 6.2.1796 again / 21.4.1796 Tobin's / 20.6.1796 Stoddart's / 29.7.1796 Montagu's (with Tobin) / 6.7.1797 adv at Tobin's / 23.2.1799 at Mackintosh's lecture / 7.6.1799 at Ranelagh / 28.12.1799 adv at Tobin's.

Probably William 1769-1801 son of James Mathews bookseller and medicine vendor of the Strand and brother of actor Charles DNB 1776-1835. At Cambridge BA 1791 where he was Wordsworth's most intimate friend, admitted Middle Temple 1793, called to bar 1796, parliamentary…

Maton 24.5.1799 at Carlisle's / 23.6.1801 at Tobin's

William George Maton DNB 1774-1835. Began medical studies at Westminster Hospital 1797, FRS 1800, MD 1801

Matthew 8.1.1797 at John King's and in 1796 list for 1797 / 21.2.1799 Matthew adv at theatre

One of the three Mathew brothers, immortalised by Cruikshank as the three Mr Wiggins's, probably the eldest Francis James 1768-1833 styled Viscount Mathew (as son of Earl of Landaff), MP for Tipperary, Whig sympathies, married 10.7.1797 Gertrude Cecilia daughter & coheiress of John Latouche, (her cousin Elizabeth (died 1788) had married Robert Butler 3rd Earl of Lanesborough, the eldest son of John King's wife Lady Lanesborough) See History of Parliament. Or his brother Hon Montague…

2.10.1809 Matthews calls / 28.12.1809 call on Mathews (adv. Young) / 31.12.1809 Listons &c dine; invité Mathews / 18.4.1810 call on Mathews (not seen) / 15.11.1810 dine at Cooper's, w. Incledon, Bellamy, Matthews, Fawcett, Swartwout / 2.12.1810 Cooper &c dine; invités Mathews, Swartwout / 27.12.1810 dine at Cooper's, w. Mathews / 23.11.1813 dine at Poole's, w. Matthews / 2.5.1818 Mathews at Home / 15.4.1819 Matthews at Home / 7.5.1821 Exhibition, adv. Matthews / 13.12.1824 Matthews calls / 7.4.1825 Matthews, Memorandums

All of the above except the two spelt Matthews have…

Thale p127n, report from spy Metcalfe of LCS Div 11 on 1.4.1794 (Nat Arch TS 11/956/3501) enclosed 'A New Song by J_ M_' which starts 'Come my Sons of true Liberty, let us agree/ To form an Alliance firm honest and free/ Lets join hand in hand, as Reason upholds/ Her bright Torch to Friendship. Ah! let us be bold.' Thale added that the author may be Matthews, a bookseller who published a volume of songs. Thale p144 report from spy Nodder at LCS meeting Shire Lane 21.4.1794, chairman Scofield "mention was made of a Vol: of Songs published by a Man whose name N-dd-r thinks is Mathews and for…

23.3.1789 Matthias at Miss Williams'.

1786 subscribers to HMWilliams poems Mrs M, Miss Albinia M, Miss C M, Thomas James M Esq (see Thomas James Matthias DNB 1753/4-1835). As this one was part of a female plural, either Marianne Nicholls (nee Popple) mother of TJM or (most likely) his sister Albinia, and/or other sisters. Rev Norton Nicholls (see 16.3.1789) left a legacy to TJM (PCC wills 1807). And see Weston (26.10.1788)

23.2.1796 Mattocks at mrs Inchbald's with C Kemble, H Siddons. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1796 as mrs Mattocks (crossed out) but wrongly transcribed in GD website as mrs Mallocks

Isabella Mattocks DNB 1746-1826. She acted Mrs Placid in Inchbald's Every One Has his Fault and Widow Warren in Holcroft's Road to Ruin. DNB says in summer she generally joined her husband in Liverpool

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

James Maund 29 Poland St ratebooks 1791-2 / James Maund otp = St James 16.4.1765 Jane Edwards of St Vedast Foster la by Abp lic wit John Serjeant / children James Edmund bt 12.5.1765 Jane bapt 5.8.1769 James bapt 19.10.1772 Ann bapt 15.12.1774 all of James & Jane at St James / Mary Jane bapt 24.12.1779 of James & Ann at St James / James Maund Carnaby St coroners jury 1764 grocer 1767 tea dealer Carnaby St voted 1774 Mountmorres & Mahon, SunFire 1779 grocer & tea dealer Carnaby St / see The Fashionable Cypriad (…

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

John Maunder 36 Poland St ratebooks 1777 / John Maunder otp = St James 24.11.1776 Mary Herbert of St Marylebone by Archbishops lic wits Francis Nevill, John Elcock / John Maunder of Holles St, St Clement Danes 1809 inventory (Nat Arch PROB 31)

Maurice 26.11.1794 at Parr's / 5.4.1796 at Mackintosh's / 2.4.1813 at Museum.

Thomas Maurice DNB 1754-1824 as he was Dr Parr's pupil, his anti-Jacobin politics would not have excluded him from Parr's or Mackintosh's table. At Hatton Parr dined with the local Tories; Hewerdine is another example of an enthusiastic anti-radical Godwin sometimes met. There was also Michael Maurice DNB 1766-1855 dissenting minister who was evening preacher at Hackney in 1792 and married Priscilla Hurry in 1794, but in all three contexts Godwin saw Maurice, Thomas seems more likely
 

7.5.1807 dine at Philips's with mrs Mavor

The wife of William Fordyce Mavor (DNB 1758-1837) who has a person record on GD website. According to DNB her maiden name was Ann Harris. Her death was recorded in Jackson's Oxford Journal 21.9.1822.

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Sir Joseph Mawbey, baronet of Grosvenor St, original member 1780

Joseph Mawbey DNB 1730-1798 and historyofparliamentonline (1754-1790)

Mawley 11.10.1794 see Morley, John

Mawman 15.4.1800 at Joseph Johnson's / 13.5.1800 call on Mauman / 2.12.1800 Mawman at Joseph Johnson's / 7.2.1801 again / 17.6.1801 again / 25.6.1801 again / 29.12.1802 again / 10.10.1806 at Fox's funeral / 17.3.1808 M calls, from Sh[ar]p, mau / 17.11.1809 call on Mawman / 4.6.1812 again / 9.6.1812 seek Mawman / 10.6.1812 call on Mawman

Joseph Mawman of York bought in 1800 the business of Charles Dilly DNB 1739-1807. His will PCC 1827 bookseller of Ludgate St. The 1808 entry could possibly be him. Godwin once spelt him with a u and had just shortened Sharp

Maxwell fist appears in Thale p256 as a member of the Executive Committee of LCS on 2.7.1795. He remained on it , scoring high in ballots from the General Committee, till he resigned on 9.9.1795. John Maxwell cheesemonger of 39 Broad St Bloomsbury was on list for receiving subscriptions and signatures 12.11.1795. He was secretary of Div 17 on 2.10.1797 and 5.2.1798. He was arrested at a meeting of the United Englishmen at the Nags Head, St John St 9.4.1799 (but not imprisoned?)
He was possibly the John Maxwell bach of St Giles in the Fields who married by license 24.5.1795 at…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Dr William Maxwell of Gt Portland St proposed member 18.5.1792 by John Horne Tooke 2nded John Williams

William Maxwell of Kirkconnell 1760-1834 see Robert Burns (DNB 1759-1796) and "William Maxwell to Robert Burns" by Robert Donald Thornton (1979). London Chronicle 13.9.1792 "several public advertisements from Dr William Maxwell, calling a meeting of the people, at his house, No. 73, Great Portland-street, to enter into a subscription to support the people of France against their enemies". Morning Post 4.2.1795 steward at Friends of Freedom…

May 3.5.1789 at Brand Hollis' / Mays 4.2.1797 at John King's with Belfast. Both May & Belfast in Godwin's 1796 list for 1797 / 28.5.1798 mrs May at King's / 7.11.1798 May at King's / 4.1.1807 adv May at King's / 1.3.1807 Mays at King's / 3.3.1807 May at King's / 8.3.1807 again / 29.5.1813 Edgworths May & Trotman call

(James) Edward May 1751-1827 History of Irish Parliament and W.A.Maguire Living Like A Lord. He married 1.9.1773 Elizabeth Bragg of St George Holborn and (by 1809 but after their children were born) Elizabeth daughter of Francis Lumley. He was…

HCR diary 21.3.1832 at Aders "death of Westfal in Sicily mentioned by Mayer"

                 18.12.1833 Mayer "with M: at Aders picture gallery - M: seemed to think the prices marked absolutely monstrous"

                   24.1.1834 Mayer "introduced him to Miss Denman"

                     4.6.1934 "had to breakfast with me Vogel von Vogelstein, Aders and Mayer"

                     7.6.1845 "Meyer called on me today. He has brought his wife to England"

These are probably all Enrico Mayer (Dizionario Biografico Degli Italiani or it.wikipedia1802-1877)…

2.5.1808 coach, w. Mayes, &c (via Cambridge to Swaffham, Norfolk)

Only time this name occurs in Godwin's Diary so I'll resist the temptation to guess, except to mention Mr Mayes, farmer of Gresham, Norfolk will PCC 1821

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

John Maynard 18 Poland St ratebooks 1773-7 / St James Chronicle 2.12.1784 Mrs Elizabeth Maynard widow of John Maynard upholder of Poland St died Wed (1.12.1784) / will PCC 16.12.1784 Elizabeth Maynard widow of John Maynard upholder dated 19.10.1764 to be buried with late husband at Chiswick, eldest son John Cartwright Maynard, son William, daus Harriet & Elizabeth Isabella, brother & sister William Walker & his wife Mary / Elizabeth Maynard adult bur 15.1.1784 St James / John Maynard bach = St Geo Han…