A-Z of Entries

mr & mrs RR 24.3.1800 at Reynolds'

The GD website has a person record for Frederick Reynolds' older brother Richard Reynolds 1754? or 1757?-1812 but the above entry has not been coded to it. He attended Trinity College Cambridge and was admitted to Middle Temple 1774 and called to the bar in 1783. He married 11.3.1799 Susanna widow of Miles North of Thurland Castle, Lancs and daughter of Oliver Toulmin of Cranborne Lodge, Dorset (will PCC 1783 of Lisle St Leicester Fields?). According to Alum cantab he died in 1813 but the Lancaster Gazette of 28.11.1812 reported the death in…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Richard Reynolds of Paxton nr St Neots, Hunts proposed member 10.11.1780 by John Jebb 2nded John Cartwright

His father George Reynolds archdeacon of Lincoln (son of Richard Reynolds DNB 1674-1744) married at Holborn 3.12.1724 by lic Ann Thompson of St Neots, Hunts, and died 6.6.1769 age 69 will PCC 19.7.1769 of Little Paxton, Hunts. He was adm St John's Cambridge 1742 age 15. Born at Buckden, school Lincoln (Mr Goodall). Adm Middle Temple 1746. High Sheriff of Cambs & Hunts 1776. Caleb Fleming DNB 1698-1779 received financial support from…

see Poland Street 1 to 9 & 45 to 48 in London Addresses dataset

Samuel William Reynolds DNB 1773-1835 ratebooks 46 Poland St 1797-1803 renumbered to 47 in 1799

22.11.1809 call on Rhodes / 19.8.1817 Rodd's; adv. Rhodes

Possibly Richard Rhodes DNB 1765-1838 engraver, or William Barnes Rhodes DNB 1772-1836 writer

Rice at H(olcrof)ts 24.6.1798 / 27.6.1810 Rice calls

HCR diary 22.3.1838 "I had this morning a letter from Spring Rice directing me to make a formal offer of Aders' pictures to the National Gallery thro' Mr Sequier"

Thomas Spring Rice (DNB 1790-1866) was Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time

Richards 29.7.1798 at H Tooke's / 10.11.1802 call on Richards, 5, Brownlow St / 10.10.1806 at Fox's funeral / 23.3.1807 at Joseph Johnson's, Purser's Cross / 17.11.1809 call on Richards / 11.6.1814 again / 3.10.1814 again / 15.9.1815 again / 23.9.1819 call on T Rodd, chez Richards / 6.10.1823 at Bacon's / 15.5.1824 again / 26.12.1827 call on Dr Richards / 10.1.1828 Dr Richards calls (not in)

George Richards DNB 1767-1837 may well have been the Dr Richards of 1827/8 when he was rector of St Martins in the Fields and active in Literary Funds. He didn't get his doctorate until 1820 so…

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

George Richards 13 Poland St ratebooks 1777-1786 / coroners jury 1767 Geo Richards Poland St robe maker / George Richards Poland St voted 1780 Lincoln / George Richards buried 17.5.1783 St James / ? George Richards = Westminster 26.7.1752 Jane Wright

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Richards of Hambleton nr Droxford, Hants proposed member 3.5.1782 by John Cartwright 2nded James Martin

His father John Richards will PCC 25.8.1736 dated 10.8.1736 of Edmonton, Middx Esq mentioned wife Dorothy and the child with which she "is now ensient" (pregnant), brothers James and George, sister Anne, dau Dorothy, brother in law Pierce Galliard Esq, partner John Rooke and the five children of uncle Charles Richards, proved again by his son John Richards 2.3.1758 on reaching age 21. John Richards of St Stephen Coleman St bach married…

HCR diary 10.4.1822 at Aders "a large mixed party. Some strangers - a Mr Richards who married a sister of Mr Pouncefort pleased me. A well informed clear headed sensible young man"

John Richards = Swansea 25.4.1816 Frances Smith, who was baptised 20.4.1782 at St Nicholas Nottingham, daughter of Thomas Smith (will PCC 1817 Swansea) and his wife Mary dau of James Bigsby. Her brother Robert Smith changed his name to Pauncefote on inheriting an estate (see my Background Article, "3 Wives, 3 Husbands Living"). Their father Thomas Smith 1744-1817 was the nephew of Abel Smith (DNB 1717?-…

11.10.1795 walk with Holcroft & Perry, adv Sheridan & Richardson / 18.3.1796 Debretts / 5.4.1796 there / 9.1.1797 there / 30.12.1798 adv at Godwin's / 10.7.1801 mrs Richardson adv at Northcote's while Godwin sat for portrait / 24.10.1801 Godwin calls / 5.5.1803 adv Cooper from Richardson

Joseph Richardson DNB 1755-1803. Friend of Sheridan and part of the Whig circle at Debrett's bookshop. Didn't feature on Godwin's 1796 list but the name Richardson was inserted above, after Perry, and then crossed out, in the 1794 version, which would fit with Godwin meeting him again…

HCR diary 4.1.1833 Loevenhagen "went to another attorney Richardson in Golden Square" "we all drove to Mr Richardson's with whom after a time all was arranged"

                 29.4.1833 "I attended for thee first time in Warwick St, Aders, Lemmé, Loevenhagen, Richardson and Upton, and there accepted the trusteeship with L: of Aders' pictures"

               21.10.1833 "Aders called for me to go to Richardson and sign the deed…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Richardson of Grays Inn proposed member 24.1.1783 by Thomas Hinton Burley Oldfield 2nded John Jebb

Probably John Richardson (DNB 1740/41-1795). His friend William Jones (DNB 1746-1794) had been elected an honorary member of the SCI on 26.4.1782. Although DNB says he was called to the bar in 1781, he didn't appear in Law List until 1789 and 1790 in the list of counsel with the address Harcourt Bldgs, Inner Temple, and not in the list for 1792, which is cosistent with his going to India. A John Richardson attorney was at Chapel St, Bedford…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Joseph Richardson original member 1780

Joseph Richardson (DNB 1755-1803) and see entry for Richardson in Godwin Diary dataset

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Henry Riches 34 Poland St ratebooks 1784-6 Andrew Riches 1787 / Andrew Riches ratebooks Little Windmill St (east) 1785-6 / Henry Riches ratebooks Brewer St 1787-90 / Henry Riches coal merchant Poland St voted 1784 Fox / SunFire 1785 Henry Riches 34 Poland St dealer in coas & wood his wife a laundress / Henry Riches coal merchant Little Windmill St coroners jury 1785 / Henry Riches chandler Brewer St voted 1790 Hood / Henry s of Henry & Mary Riches born 20.4.1773 bapt 9.5.1773 St Marylebone / Henry s of Henry & Mary…

11.6.1795 G & E Richter adv at Holcroft's & 21.6.1795 E R dines at Holcroft's & 7.8.1795 mes Ht & Richter call (for Ht see Holcroft, Ann) / 2.2.1800 meet G Richter (this one not coded to George Richter's person record on GD website)

John August Richter married Mary Haig of St Martin in the Fields there 2.7.1766; their children bapt St Anne Soho  1) John born 22.7.1769 (married as bachelor Islington 24.7.1811 Jane Maria Smith sp botp banns wits Elizabeth Freeman, Jno Powell, died Aug 1830 in 62nd year at Arnott's Pl Islington, his widow married St Pancras 16.6.…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Thomas Clio Rickman of Upper Marylebone St proposed member 22.6.1792 by Thomas Paine 2nded John Horne Tooke

Thomas Clio Rickman DNB 1761-1834. Note DNB article says he moved to Upper Marylebone St in 1798 (after SCI was disbanded)

Riddel 21.6.1799 at King's / 1.2.1800 adv at theatre

May have been Maria Riddell DNB 1772-1808 poet. According to DNB her husband Walter went to Antigua in 1796 (his will PCC 1803 of Antigua mentioned wife Maria, dau Anna Maria) while she came to London in 1797 and cultivated Lawrence, Fuseli, Mackintosh, Samuel Rogers & Richard Sharp (none of whom Godwin ever saw at King's - see Rogers, William for the likely identity of the Rogers at King's).

Other Riddells were John R Lt Col EICS of Enfield will PCC 1826 / Sir John Buchanan Riddell born c 1768 died 1819 Hist of Parl /…

see Poland Street 1 to 9 & 49 to 62 in London Addresses dataset

6 Poland St ratebooks lease held in 1780s by execs of William Ride, occupied by Mrs Wright till 1789 / Sun Fire 1791 Ann Ride spinster 6 Poland St / ratebooks 1792 Ann Bond

William Ride carpenter of Chappel St voted 1774 Percy & Clinton / Sun Fire 1778 Ann Ride milliner corner of Newport St, St Martins Lane / sale 14.10.1780 at premises of William Ride deceased / Ann Ride milliner of St Anne Soho took appr Mary Baker 1780  Elizabeth Underwood 1782 / Nat Arch C 211/22/R46 Ann Ride lunatic 1786 C12/…

Ridge 10.5.1801 calls