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SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Warner Phipps of Wardrobe Court, Doctors Commons original member 1780

London Daily Post 10.3.1735 death of Joseph Cruttenden apothecary, father of the wife of Mr Phipps, apothecary Cheapside. John Phipps = St Stephen Coleman St 27.8.1730 Elizabrth Cruttenden. John Warner Phipps baptised 17.6.1739 at Old Jewry Presbyterian at the house of his parents John & Elizabeth in Cheapside. 13.5.1766 John Warner Phipps son of John Phipps deceased apothecary of London refused freedom of Apothecaries Company as not an apothecary so paid redemption…

call on E Pickering 1.8.1802 / 3.11.1807 call on Bolton, Pickering / 3.12.1807 call on Pickering / 4.12.1807 call on Pickering adv Bolton / 5.12.1807 call on Pickering / 12.1.1827 again / 10.10.1832 Pickering artist calls / 25.10.1832 Pickering calls

When Godwin used an initial with a new surname in his diary it sometimes meant the person was female (but not consistently). Edward Rowland Pickering was an attorney of 8 Staples Inn in Holden's 1811 and also had a house at 37 Bernard St. But the only London attorneys called Pickering in 1800 were Ralph P of Old Fish St and Thomas…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: William Pickett Esq of Ludgate Hill proposed member 10.5.1782 by Edward Bridgen 2nded Joseph Brown

His father William Pickett of Stoke Newington bach married at Lambs Chapel Monkwell St on 19.4.1726 Ann Tracy otp sp, his will PCC 3.1.1746 William Pickett tallow chandler of Stoke Newington, witness Joseph Parker (QV*). 1751 William Pickett of Ludgate Hill liveryman Goldsmith's Company. William Pickett of Christ Chrch Newgate St bach married at St Sepulchre 27.9.1757 Elizabeth Pratten otp sp by banns wits James Pearson (QV*), Wm Theed. William…

HCR diary 2.3.1821 Robinson (by letter?) desired Pickford "to tell Thibaut that Aders will procure his musick for him"

John Middleton Pickford married 22.6.1802 Sara Friedericke Schunk, sister of Martin Schunk 1789-1873, Robinson attended the wedding (Marquardt I p36 n52). Pickford moved to Heidelberg before 1819. See Thibaut (QV*). John Middleton Pickford bapt 29.11.1779 Chapel-en-le-Frith, Derbyshire son of Cornelius Pickford linen draper & mercer of Chapel-en-le-Frith who had married Isabella Sedgwick at Manchester Cathedral 16.2.1779, his will 1803. Cornelius Pickford was…

call on Picoux (with Sarah Elwes) 10.2.1802

The name Picoux so spelt I cannot find at all. Angelique dau of Simon Francois Ravenet DNB 1721-1774 engraver married Victor Marie Picot, printseller in St Martins Lane, and after his death received charity from the Royal Academy 1795 to 1797 (Farington's Diary). Antoine Picquot was buried at St Pancras age 40 on 2.10.1797 and the Rev Julien Picquot was buried there age 41 on 3.1.1802. An A Picquot was the author of Elements of Universal Geography, London 1813 and in the front matter of its fourth edition 1826 he was a Fellow of the…

HCR diary 11.11.1819 Mrs Aders first husband Kelly "was a most detestable fellow, attempted her life in Trinidad, Governor Picton was her friend"

Thomas Picton (DNB 1758-1815)

Pidcock's 17.7.1797 Exeter Change / 27.4.1801 Pidcock's with F(anny) & M(ary or possibly Marshall) / 14.5.1803 Pidcock's (with Mrs Godwin & their four children)

The will of Edward or Gilbert Pidcock PCC 1810. His menagerie in Exeter Change from 1791 or earlier had elephants kangaroos tigers and a two-headed heifer

17.2.1792 pidd / 10.9.1792 pides

the Godwin Diary editors have avoided explaining Godwin's words in Greek letters, using squares to represent them. Perhaps their Greek is as weak as mine but for completeness I've included them anyway.

I think these may mean piss or urine. please enlighten me

la duchesse de Pienne at John King's 8.10.1798. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1798 / 15.10.1798 de Pienne at King's / 22.10.1802 (Godwin reads) Pienne p.102 / 23.10.1802 Pienne p.212, (M J calls on do.)

Louis Marie Celeste d'Aumont de Rochebaron 7.9.1762 to 9.7.1831, duc de Pienne from 1780, his first wife Melanie Charlotte de Rochechouart was guillotined 21.4.1790 he then married (his mistress?) Francoise Fortunee Pauline de Chauvigny de Blot born 1761 widow of the Comte de Reuilly. (See Dictionnaire de Biographie Francaise under Aumont, Pauline de Chauvigny duchesse d'). She was known…

Piercy at theatre (& O"Brien & Col Hastings) 22.2.1799

perhaps William Piercy DNB 1744-1819

See Castle Street East 1 to 15 &c in London Addresses dataset

No 10 Castle St East (NE corner of Castle St East & Berners St) Land Tax 1784-1794 Philip Pignaud 1796-1798 Messrs Kingdon & Davis 1800-1805 Peter Kingdon / Harris's List 1790 Miss H-w-rd

will PCC of Andrew Philip Pignaud formerly of Castle St, St Marylebone, perfumer, now of Camberwell gent. house on north side of Castle St with Berners St on west, house on south side of Margaret St. Marriage settlement 22.11.1799 between testator & Ann Hayward widow and Thomas John Burgoyne & Thomas Holmes…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Dr Pigott of Derby proposed member 18.9.1792 by Thomas Simmons 2nded John Horne Tooke

Alum. Cantab. John Hollis Pigott bapt 3.1.1757 Epperstone, Notts. His father John, grandfather Hollis and great-grandfather John were all Nottinghamshire vicars who went to Cambridge. He matric St John's Coll Cambridge 1773 of Southwell, MB 1780. He was 1st master of Tynan Lodge of Freemasons. St James Chron 15.9.1781 at Nottingham 7.9.1781 Dr Pigott physician at Mansfield, Notts married Margaret dau of Richard Turner Becher of Southwell. Died 23.8.1794 at…

(see Autobiography of Francis Place ed. Mary Thale pages 94 -97. Pike had been foreman to Lingham (qv), was breeches maker Fleet St nr Temple Bar, his wife's brother was Piercy, his sister died in childbed a year later, Piercy maybe the father. Pike ruined but recovered, kept pub 1812 in Old Bailey, his wife died, Pike ruined again, drowned in water-butt)

John Pike otp bach = St Giles Cripplegate 7.6.1786 Margaret Lapp otp sp banns sigs wits Richard Kentish, Thomas Ryan
Sophia d of John & Margaret Pike bapt 2.5.1787 St Clement Danes
John George s of John &…

7.4.1795 Pikes at Foulkes' / 13.1.1804 Pike at Foulkes' / 2.5.1814 send to Pike / 12.5.1814 M(arshall) to Pike / 25.3.1817 M(arshall) from Pike / 20.12.1817 call on Pike

John Baxter Pike DNB 1745-1811 in his son's entry (John Deodatus Gregory Pike). Born 1745 King St Westminster. Lived in Netherbury Dorset 1797 - 1803. The Ipswich Journal of 2.11.1805 and the Morning Chronicle of 18.1.1806 reported on accusations of paedophilia against him as a schoolmaster. His range of interests (see DNB article) suggest him as possible for the two entries at Foulkes'. The later entries in 1814…

4.11.1807 meet Pilcher, w. M J / 3.8.1809 write to S Pilcher / 30.10.1809 Pilchers dine

Edward Paul Pilcher 1763-1826 had married Mary Jane Godwin's sister Sophia in 1792. It was eight years after Godwin's second marriage that the Pilchers first visited the Godwins (according to the diary). The Pilcher children later became frequent callers on the Godwins.

Their children (first three all baptised together in 1796) were 1) Edward, who probably died young, as he was not mentioned in his father's will of 1826, nor apparently in Godwin's diary 2) Peter who married in 1826 Emma…

mrs Pilkington 19.1.1800 at Lanesborough's / 26.1.1800 Pilkingtons at King's / 9.2.1800 again / 16.3.1800 again / 26.3.1800 again / 30.6.1833 miss Pilkington at Gaskel's / 12.6.1835 mesd Gaskel & Pilkington

Pym 9.7.1800 at Lady Moira's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1800 / Pim 12.7.1800 at Curran's / 24.7.1800 meet Pim

John Janesa Pym Dict Irish Biog 1773-1861 Dublin brewer / Joshua Pim Esq subscr to Cervantes (Dublin 1796) / Dublin Trades 1797 Joshua & Joseph Pim merchants, James Pim tabbinet & silk manufacturer

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Margaret Pimlott 43 (44) Poland St ratebooks 1777-80 / Margaret Pimlott adult bur 28.11.1779 St James

Pinard 18.12.1791 at Holcroft's and 20 more times there till 24.1.1796, plus 25.117.93 Godwin calls on him and 7.7.1793 Godwin dines at his, with Holcroft

Nat Arch PROB31/1015/473 inventory of Jean Baptiste Pinard 1808 late of Oxford St, St Ann Soho bachelor, father Francois Pinard. creditor Rev Andre Benoitt Hardouin. sureties Rice Ives wine merchant & Wm Grant upholsterer both of Oxford St

Paul Pinard goldsmith 2 New St Covent Garden 1808, gent 9 Moor St Soho 1805 (Sun F). Paul Pinard goldsmith New St Covent Garden will PCC 1785 mentions brother James of Jamaica, wife…

Pinkard 16.1.1799 at John King's / 30.5.1799 at Sarah Elwes' / 26.10.1799 at King's, mr Pinkard / 29.12.1799 Pinkards there / 5.1.1800 Pinkard there / 6.1.1800 at Fancourt's / 19.1.1800 Pinkds at King's / 26.1.1800 Pinkard there (?) / 1.5.1800 meet Pinkds / 2.5.1800 meet Pinkard / 8.6.1800 adv at King's / 3.6.1812 call on Pinkard / 28.11.1817 Pinkard at S Elwes

In her will PCC 1818 Sarah Elwes mentioned her friend Dr George Pinckard and since Godwin noted him at Elwes' in 1799 and 1817 this was probably George Pinckard DNB 1768-1835 who was physician to the Bloomsbury Dispensary…