A-Z of Entries

Scotto

see Skottowe


Scottock, Richard

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Richard Scottock 42 (43) Poland St ratebooks 1774-9


Scribe, Achille

25.3.1792 Dy(ck) & Scribe at Holcroft's and Scribe 8.2.1795 at Perry's.

Was in fact Dyde and Scribe, haberdashers and furriers, warehousemen at 89 Pall Mall. National Archives TS11/824 and KB33/7/3/(ii) deal with the case of Robert Dyde and Achille Scribe for attempting to export goods to France. A newspaper report of 25.5.1819 said "died lately at Montreal, respectably established, Mr Robert Dyde late of Pall Mall"

 


Scrimshaw, Samuel

see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset

Samuel Scrimshaw 13 Batemans Buildings ratebooks 1774 / Samuel Scrimshaw & Co Berwick St, St James ratebooks 148-1749 / Samuel Scrimshaw liveryman Poulterers Company 1750 hair merchant in a court in Lombard St / Samuel Scrimshaw = St Mary Mag Old Fish St 11.4.1751 Sarah Coleman / Samuel son of Samuel & Sarah Scrimshaw bapt 29.1.1752 St Benet Gracechurch / Samuel Scrimshaw hair merchant Gracechurch St bankrupt 1753 found guilty 1759 of a conspiracy to send threatening letters, 3 years in Newgate / 1775 Samuel Scrimshaw…


Scully

Scully 11.7.1800 at Moira's

Probably Denis Scully DNB 1773-1830 Catholic lawyer. Dublin Trades 1797 Michael Scully lottery office keeper / Timothy Scully turner. Subscrs to D R O'Conor 1798 William Scully, Dually, Cashel, Tipperary / William Scully, Ohillips Town, Kings Co.


Scurry

Scurry 3.10.1901 calls  (& Countess Mountcashell) / 8.11.1801 at theatre with Lady Mountcashell

Scary was a variant of this name

 


Seabrook

28.2.1809 Seabrook calls (not seen) / 2.3.1809 Seabrook calls / 22.3.1810 call on Seabrook / 26.3.1810 Seabrook calls / 30.3.1810 again / 1.4.1810 again / 8.4.1810 again / 21.12.1810 Wardmote St Brides; adv. (Seabrook, Waithman) / 4.10.1811 Seabrook calls / 31.10.1811 call on Seabrook (not seen) / 1.11.1811 Seabrook calls

Holdens directory 1805 James Seabrook, linen draper 26 Duke-st Smithfield / Isaac Seabrook, carpenter & builder, Hosier-lane Smithfield (and 1811 at 18 Skinner-st) / John Seabrook painter & glazier 116 Gt Saffron-hill / Wm. Seabrook butcher 30 Duke-st…


Sealy

Sealy calls 03.04.1802

A fairly common name (spelt also Sealey, Seally) and just one call on Godwin. see work notes for possibles


Sebright, John

HCR diary 22.2.1829 at Athenaeum, Sir John Seebright "said to be a very worthy man but the most dangerous talker of the club"

John Saunders Sebright (DNB 1767-1846)


Seckerson

Seckerson 7.7.1800 at Gould's

Seckerson was a reasonably common name in England but in Ireland it seems to have been spelt Segerson


Sedgwick

Sedgwick 29.4.1799 at G's head with Suet , Gattie, Chandler, Dering &c / 17.7.1830 Sedgwick at Holm's

Highfill, Burnim & Langhans have a Thomas Sedgwick d.1803 who was an ironmonger of Budge Row, Cannon St who performed at Drury Lane Theatre, (like Richard Suett). Also possibly James Sedgwick DNB 1775-1851


Seeley

27.9.1809 call on Seeley / 18.11.1809 again

Leonard Benton Seeley bookseller 107 Fleet-st


Selby

13.7.1806 dine at Nicholson's w. Selby

(all these from Holdens directory 1811)

Wm S cornfactor & seedsman Church-st Greenwich

S & Walmsley wine merchants 60 Mount-st Grosvenor-sq

John S tallow chandler 1 Old Kent-rd

John S oilman 7 Gt Surry-st Blackfriars-rd (will PCC 24.6.1837)

Henry S oil & colourman 65 Chiswell-st

George S attorney 10 Charles-st Northampton-sq Clerkenwell (SunFire 1809 there & John Berry)

Edward S undertaker 31 Gt Leonard-st  Finsbury (SunFire 1813)

S, Craswell & son…


Seldon, John

see Autobiography of Francis Place ed. Mary Thale page 88

John Seldon = St Clement Danes 15.5.1763 Ann Batty

William son of John & Ann Seldon bapt St Clement Danes 1.4.1764

John son of John & Ann Seldon bapt St Clement Danes 9.8.1767

Sarah dau of John & Ann Seldon bapt St Clement Danes 27.11.1768

Ann Batty dau of John & Ann Seldon bapt St Clement Danes 18.6.1770

Ann dau of John & Ann Seldon bapt St Clement Danes 13.6.1773

John Seldon buried 17.2.1774 St Clement Danes

Ann Seldon buried 30.4.1777 St…


Selinas

22.3.1795 Selinas at King's / 1.4.1795 Celinas there. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1795 as Salines


Selkirk, 5th Earl

28.6.1808 write to Norfolk & Selkirk / 6.7.1808 Selkirk

Thomas Douglas DNB 1771-1820, 5th Earl of Selkirk


Sempill, Hugh

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Lord Sempill proposed member 14.12.1787 by John Cartwright 2nded Alvise Zenobio

Hugh Sempill (14th Lord Sempill) son of John Sempill (died 1782) and Janet Dunlop (died 1809), born 1.7.1758. Ensign 3rd Foot Guards 24.12.1777, Lt & Capt 26.2.1781. Married 25.1.1787 at 13 Orchard St, Portman Sq, Mary dau of Charles Mellish of Ragnal, Notts. Deprived of commission 30.11.1792 for corresponding with Friends of Freedom in France. His wife died 16.9.1806 and he died 25.1.1830 at Boulogne. (GEC Peerage)


Semple, James George

19.11.1808 Semple Lisle calls

James George Semple DNB 1759-1815


Sequeira

Seguieras 24.4.1797 at miss Tucker's

Del Valle, Sequeira & Brandon all Jewish guests of miss Tucker. Isaac Delvalle bankrupt 1788 surrendered place of Jew broker 3.9.1789 to Isaac Sequira junr, who compiled a new merchant's guide in 1798 to which I Delvalle subscribed. Doctor Isaac Sequeira of Mark Lane london died aged 78 his will PCC 1816 mentioned his two sons James Sequeira or Case and Lewis Sequeira or Case. Will of Lewis Sequeira of Whitechapel PCC 1819, will of Ester Sequeira wife of Hackney PCC 1792. Leonora Sequeira spinster 24 New Broad St London (Sun Fire 1794)…


Sequier

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" "I have some hope of obtaining through L'Evesque an introduction to Seguire but I have a difficulty in negotiating with him - he is accused but perhaps wrongfully of having a personal feeling in all negotiations about the purchase of pictures by the government - nous verrons"

                      4.4.1838 Aders "…