A-Z of Entries

Luther Edmonds, Devonshire St, Bishopsgate joined unnumbered division (QV) 26.2.1794

Luther Edmonds born 1757 admitted to Vintners Co, father Nathaniel admitted 1745, buried 15.2.1833 Dorking, Surrey age 76 from Westcote. He married at St Nicholas Cole Abbey 13.10.1782 by license to Sarah Leighton formerly Cooper of Shoreditch widow, mother of Ann Cooper a minor. Their children bapt at Shoreditch, Sarah Speller 1783, Eunice 1786, Ann 1788, Mary Ann 1791, James 1793, Sarah 1794 all of Holywell St, Shoreditch. Their son Charles Byrne bapt St Dunstan i t West 1799 of Crane Court, Fleet…

(Thale) David Edwin gave evidence to LCS 4.9.1794 for spy Grove (who was wrongly acquitted by LCS of being a spy), Edwin said he had breakfasted with Grove on 18.8.1794. No other evidence to suggest he supported or was a member of LCS.

Born Dec 1776 bapt St James Bath 18.1.1777 son of John & Sarah Edwin (probably unmarried Sarah Walmsley). John Edwin was a well known comic actor (Morning Chronicle 5.8.1784 Haymarket Theatre). David Edwin studied under Christian Josi in Amsterdam, went to Philadelphia December 1797. National Intelligencer 13.5.1801 he engraved portrait of Thomas…

Thomas Evans and his wife Janet are well covered by Ian McCalman in his excellent book Radical Underworld. Evans first appeared in LCS records in 1795, first as a delegate from Div 40 and elected to the Exec Cttee 10.9.1795. Alexander Galloway was described as his brother in law (probably by Francis Place but I haven't searched for the exact source yet). Galloway had a sister Janet born 24.10.1777 but I could find no record of her marriage. It is likely Evans and his wife were not keen on the marriage ceremony, but this was also probably true of Alexander Galloway whose marriage to his…