A-Z of Entries

The north section of Poland Street, on the west side from the corner house 1 Gt Marlborough St (Coach & Horses) numbers 44 to 34 then 365 Oxford Street, on the east side from 366 Oxford Street numbers 33 to 19. (QV*) means there is an entry for that person in Greater Soho dataset

No 19 Ratebooks 1773-4 William Gibbs (QV*) CABINET MAKER /1780 Mary Bevins 1777-88 Henry Bevins  (QV*) COOPER, TURNER / 1789-92 John Thomas (QV*) CABINET MAKER (1792 in Kings Bench prison) / 1793-5 Archibald Johnston (QV*) CABINET MAKER / 1795-7 Charles Nichols (QV*) CABINET MAKER…

These are people referred to as being of Poland Street but where I haven't discovered which house they lived in

12.10.1768 Lord Morton sent to Mr Davidson of Poland St whom he imagined to be a notary (Henry Davidson agent Poland St directories 1765-70 Brewer St Golden Sq 1771-76 and at Mr Ross's, Conduit St Hanover Sq, will PCC Henry Davidson 1781) / 15.11.1769 List of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce Mr Charles Burney, Mr Henry Davidson, Agent, James Glenn, Esq (quite likely James Glen DNB 1701-1777 his will PCC 1777 and dated that year gave his…

6.5.1807 call on Polhill

The only mention of Polhill in Godwin's diary. Godwin had received a letter that morning from Lord Holland (Bodleian MS Abinger c.10 f.37-8) concerning Godwin's attempts to raise a loan, so this call may have been relevant to that project.

The children of the Wilkite MP for Southwark Nathaniel Polhill (H of P 1723-1782), were Edward & Robert Polhill tobacconists 35 Borough (Holdens directory 1805) and Capt John Polhill (will PCC 28.11.1828) father of Frederick Polhill MP for Bedford 1830-1832.. Edward Polhill esq (will PCC 29.9.1837 of York-place…

ROBERT POLLARD 1755/6-1839

SUGGESTED ADDITION <In 1794 he was suspected of membership of Republican societies by Alexander Cumming of Pentonville, watchmaker and informant of Alexander Brodie, MP.>

NOTES Nat Arch HO42/29/210

SUGGESTED ADDITION <Three of his unmarried daughters were described as needleworkers in Islington in the 1841 census, but by 1851 as annuitants.>

NOTES 1841 Islington, Catherine Pollard age 60, Ann do age 45, Iley do age 35 / 1851 24 Park St Islington, Catherine Pollard age 71, Iley do age 50 / 1871 72 Hulton St,…

E Pomfret 31.3.1793 at Paradise's. George Fermor born 1768, became Earl Pomfret 9.6.1785, died 1830



 

see Newman Street 1 to 9 in London Addresses dataset

Land Tax 7 Newman St empty 1795-6 / Daily Advertiser 9.1.1796 Mrs Pomier's ladies boarding school moved from Berners St to 7 Newman St opening 14.1.1796 / Daily Advertiser 5.5.1796 effects of ladies boarding school for sale 7 Newman St / presumably too short a stay to have been caught by the rate collector

Abraham Riorto = 13.10.1741 St Martin i t Fields Ann Mary Rafugeau / Peter Herve otp = Soho 29.3.152 Susannah Riorto of St Giles i t Fields by lic / Joseph Saunders bach = St Mgt Westminster 20.2.1773 Anna Maria Riorto sp…

Pontigny 27.2.1805 adv at (R) Taylor's

Victor de Mazet Pontigny son of Henry Pontigny of Little Tower Hill potter was apprenticed 2.2.1819 to Richard Taylor of the Stationers Company. Henry Pontigny potter and glass seller of Hermitage Wapping had been partner there with John Livie (qv) who died 1798. His daughter Clara de Chatelain DNB 1807-1876

See Castle Street East 1 to 15 in London Addresses dataset

No 15 Castle St East Land Tax 1784-1794 William Cross (QV*) 1796-1802 John Pool 1804 Thomas Pool / SunFire 1799 Thomas Pool cheesemonger

Thomas Pool bach otp = 20.1.1793 St Marylebone by banns Elizabeth Arnold sp (her mark) wits M Cross, Thos Lanston (?) his mark / Elizabeth d of Thomas & Eliz Pool born 10.11.1793 bapt 1.12.1793 /  Elizabeth Poole (adult) bur 29.11.1793 St Marylebone / Thomas Poole of St Marylebone = 14.12.1794 St James Clerkenwell by lic Margaret Cross otp wits Henry Hurle, Mary Jane Clarke…

see Poland Street 1 to 9 & 49 to 62, and 10 to 18 & 45 to 48,  in London Addresses dataset

World 14.6.1793 ad for benefit for Miss Poole who was burnt out by the fire of 1.6.1793, tickets for sale from Miss Poole 9 Poland St. This was Caroline Poole singer (Martha Dickons DNB c1774-1833). From another ad for Archibald Johnston (QV*) cabinet maker I deduce that the fire was at 15 Poland St. Both 9 and 15 Poland St had "Covent Garden ladies" living there in Harris's List 1790. Francis Pool musician 16 Poland St SunFire 6.10.1792, if he was Caroline Poole's brother or…

write to Poole 15.3.1802 / 5.6.1802 write to Poole / 19.8.1802 write to M, Liverpool : M dines / 23.3.1803 Ct Poole dines (& E Napier) / 2.2.1804 Ct Pool calls (& miss Walsh)

The first two entries above are coded to Thomas Poole in the GD website. He was a friend of Coleridge and Godwin had met him in Coleridge's company 5 times in January and February of 1802 so it's reasonable to infer that the two letters were to him. But the letter of 17,3,1802 from Poole to Godwin (Bodleian Abinger c7 f100) bore a signature that doesn't appear to be Thomas Poole, though it is hard to…

talk of Pope Rembrandt Rubens & Raffaele 9.5.1801

on GD website Rembrandt is uncoded and the other three coded as unidentified. The only one in any doubt was Pope who was probably the poet Alexander Pope DNB 1688-1744 but possibly the actor and painter Alexander Pope DNB 1763-1835. The three famous artists need no comment

30.11.1793 at Wrights (with Perry) / in 1796 list (crossed out) for 1793, and in 1794 version / 4.10.1803 call on w. Curran / 17.10.1807 dine at Perry's, w. Popes

Alexander Pope DNB 1763-1835 actor and painter who married Mrs Wheatley (Clara Maria Pope DNB 1767-1838) on 14.6.1807. On 17.9.1802 Godwin had dined at Perry's with Mrs Wheatley (when she was a widow)

 

Names in (brackets) have been changed. 1995 the second year I picked out of a hat to write up my life. Having now discovered my diary of this year I'm in the middle of rewriting this. At the start of 1995 I was 46, I had been living about four years on my boat Tao at Medley on Portmeadow, Oxford, I had been working about ten years as part-time bookkeeper and computer programmer for care agency Oxford Aunts in George Street, Oxford, and I had been seeing my girlfriend (Dora) for about nine months. I'd been involved for about six years in pagan groups in Oxford, and  for about 18 months…

Porter 2.4.1797 at Mary Robinson's / 4.6.1797 at Horseman's, Oxford / 27.4.1800 adv at Mary Robinson's (& Northcote). In Godwin's 1796 list for 1800 in position which might have referred to any of the 1800 entries / 28.4.1800 at RA exhibition / 2.5.1800 Porter's Seringapatam / 3.5.1800 adv at Bedford House / 13.5.1800 meet Porter / 17.5.1800 sup at Hoare's with N(orthcote) O(pie) Reynolds. Chalmers, Porter / 11.6.1800 Mary Robinson's with Northcote & 4 Porters / 18.6.1800 call on Northcote; meet Porter / 8.3.1802 Porter at Fuseli's lecture / 31.7.1802 theatre adv R K Porter / 3.1.…

Porteus 15.3.1797 at Robert Knight's / 14.5.1809 Porteus dies

For the 1797 entry GD website transcript has Portens, original looks more like Portens than Porteus but I cannot trace any instances of that surname. The 1809 entry was certainly Beilby Porteus DNB 1731-1809 Bishop of London.

5.3.1806 Mrs Potigny at Taylor's

Couldn't find any other mention of her

miss Potts 6.9.1799 sups at Godwin's with H G / 9.10.1799 tea at Fell's with Godwin, Marshall & Fenwicks.

Ann M Potts was bound to Hannah Godwin on 1.6.1796 (Nat Arch IR1/36)



 

2.3.1789 Nicol & Potts at Robinson's and 9.3.1789 same pair at Hamilton's.

George Nicol DNB 1740-1828 bookseller and James Potts (R Pollard, Dublin Book Trade 1733-96) seem a likely pair to have been dining with these publishers (and see Jenkins 22.1.1789)

 

Poulain 2.1.1794 at Richard Johnson's

1774 Poulain, the Academy, Kensington / 1786 Paris 'L'Amour Conjugal' by Mlle Poulain / 1785-90 Poulain & Kaye navy agents 11 Savage Gdns / 1798 will PCC John Poulain of Grosvenor Row Chelsea (dated 11.9.1797 'nevew Francois Disiaux of Valenciennes, servant Jane Hallifax') / 1828 will PCC James Poulain of Finchley

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Peter Paulett Esq of Manchester proposed member 6.6.1788 by Richard Sharp 2nded John Lodge Batley

A pair with George Phillips Of Manchester (QV*) proposed by the same two members on the same day. As Peter Poulete signed the pro-American Lancashire petition 1775. SunFire 1786 Peter Poulet merchant Manchester. SunFire 1789 John Clegg, Peter Poulett & John Chalton Danson fustian manufacturers, Manchester. 1790 subscr to james Ogden's poem The Revolution. Oracle 4.10.1797 John Clegg fustian manufacturer bankrupt