A-Z of Entries

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Thomas Smith 22 Poland St ratebooks 1788-1800 / SunFire 1792 Thomas Smith 22 Poland St tailor / there were tailors called Thomas Smith SunFire Old St 1780 Gracechurch St 1780, voting in Strand 1774 in St Martins La 1784 / those in St James parish were Swallow St voted Mountmorres 1774, Fox & Rodney 1780, King St voted Graham 1802, Cross St voted Hood & Paull 1806 / will PCC of Thomas Smith tailor of 3 Lascelles Pl, Broad St, St Giles dated 1.2.1820 mentioned copyholds in Leicestershire, proved 24.3.1821 by widow Ann

rev T Smith calls 3.10.1809 / 20.4.1810 Dulwich College, Smith librarian / 15.1.1835 rev Smith calls

Perhaps Thomas Jenyns Smyth son of John of London gent fellow of Brasenose Oxford 1782 till death, Senior Fellow of Dulwich College died 11.6.1830, Fellow of Dulwich for 47 years

GODWIN DIARY: M calls from Sharp & Smith 4.3.1808 / 13.4.1808 write to Smith; M(arshall) from Shp

Both Smith entries above have been coded in GD website to the generic Smith. They should clearly be coded to William Smith DNB 1756-1835. From February to April 1808 James Marshall was helping Godwin get a subscription from William Smith and Richard Sharp DNB 1759-1835 who each provided £50. The Shp in the second entry was clearly Sharp and should be coded to him

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: William Smith of Clapham proposed member 13.12.1782 by Jackson Barwis…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: William Smith of Sunderlandwick proposed member 3.1.1783 by John Cartwright (by letter) 2nded Richard Brocklesby

William 2nd son of Miles Smith of Soho was admitted Middle Temple 23.6.1766 the day after Miles Smith 1st son of same. Their father Miles Smith of Grays Inn married at Holborn 20.9.1755 Mary Steele of Hatton Garden (Lon Eve Post 27.9.1755) and their son Miles was born 2.9.1756 and bapt 18.9.1756 St Anne Soho. The Crompton family sold Sunderlandwick to Miles Smith of Westminster in 1756. Pub Adv 5.12.1755 Miles Smith chosen assistant…

son of W Smith 29.5.1833 at Rickman's / 18.11.1833 W Smith jr at Rickman's

perhaps William Adams Smith second son of William Smith DNB 1756-1835, bapt 1789 Clapham. From newspapers I gleaned he was a lifelong supporter of "Reform" and active in the RSPCA. He spent some years in Naples circa 1860. One genealogical website said he was Lt RN in 1813 and died 1870. There were 4 other brothers, Benjamin 1783-1860 who became MP for Sudbury in 1835, Frederick 1798-1882 Indian army, Samuel 1795-1880 a barrister  & Octavius 1796-1871Trin Coll camb, Distillery, model estate in…

28.1.1791 Col Smith at Paradise's. In 1796 list for 1788 next to J Adams, inserted above in 1794 version.

William Stevens Smith 1755-1816 private secretary to US ambassador John Adams whose daughter Abigail he married in 1786. His daughter Elizabeth married John Peter de Wint

 

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Mr Smithers proposed member 20.6.1788 by Joseph Towers 2nded (Jeremiah or John Lodge?) Batley

GODWIN DIARY: call on Smithers with Mary Jane 14.8.1802

Henry Smithers bapt 7.8.1762 St Michael Crooked Lane son of Joseph Smithers 1739-1830 and Martha (nee Keene). He married Sophia Papps 1783. Subscr to Southwark Charity school at Horslydown, 1781 Joseph Smithers of Lothbury, 1786 H Smithers St Mary Overy's, 1788 Mrs Sophia Smithers. Socy for Encouragement of Arts &c 1783 Henry Smithers, St Mary Overy. Keene & Smithers, coal merchant…

sir Robert Smyth 9.5.1797 at Joseph Johnson's / 18.5.1797 sir Rob Smyth at or after theatre / 22.5.1797 sir R Smyth calls / 23.5.1797 meet Smyth / 27.7.1798 sir Robt Smyth calls

Identified in GD website but the Smyth on 23.5.1797 has been left uncoded

call on mrs Snagg (with Marshall) 30.9.1797 / 23.8.1804 call on Everina at Snagg's adv Eliz Wt / 1.9.1804 call on Snagg for F & M adv Everina & Eliz / 15.4.1805 adv Fenwick, Snagg & young Rowans at dinner / 19.8.1805 Snagg calls

Given that Mary Wollstonecraft's sisters were at Snagg's in 1804 it seems likely that the call of 1797 related to Mary W's recent death. This was possibly Thomas Snagg (stage name Wilks) actor (Highfill, Burnim & Langhans 1748-1812) and his wife Sarah nee Lilly married 1782 died by 1806 when Snagg married again in Dublin. More info to follow…

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

Edward Snape ratebooks 60 Poland St 1789-92 / Edward Snape = St Geo Bloomsbury 19.10.1767 Peggy Fauntleroy Bowyer by banns / Old Bailey 1769 Edward Snape horse doctor Grosvenor Mews robbed on way home from Barnet races / Edward Snape ratebooks Sherrard St, St James 1784, listed in directories there 1785, 1790 horse dispensary / Arabella Bowyer d of Edward & Peggy Snape bapt 1786 Hammersmith / ad 1788 Wiiliam Risden assistant to Edward Snape farrier to Their Majesties nr Pantheon "cattle powders infallible" /…

Snows at mrs Beresford's / 3.11.1805 Snows at H Rowan's / 17.1.1806 again / 4.3.1806 again / 23.5.1806 Snows at S Beresford's / 24.10.1806 mrs Beresford & Snow call / 31.8.1818 steamboat for London (from Southend) with Snow / 14.9.1818 again / 20.11.1818 Snow calls / 29.12.1818 2 Snow & S Beresford dine / 1.1.1819 3 Snows at S Beresford's / 13.1.1819 mrs Beresford & 3 Snows dine / 16.1.1819 Snow dines / 18.2.1819 dine at Snow's with mrs Austin, 2 Beresfords / 29.4.1819 Snow calls / 18.6.1819 Snow sups / 29.6.1819 Snow calls / 12.7.1819Snow adv at dinner / 9.8.1819 Snow calls /…

13.4.1809 dine at Thelwal's, w. Nicholson, Wolcot, Mortimer, Soane, Brittons & miss Pate / 21.10.1820 call on Soane / 18.12.1820 again / 14.2.1826 meet Kenney & Soane, jr / 8.4.1832 call on Daniel; adv. Soane / 1.5.1832 theatre; adv. Gents, Soane &c

Probably John Soane DNB 1753-1837 particularly the 1809 entry at Thelwall's. According to the DNB Thelwall in 1809 established an institute in Lincolns Inn Fields, where Soane's famous house was. John Britton was a close friend of John Soane. In December1813 they both joined the Grand Master's Lodge of the Freemasons, along…

Mrs Soderini 17.7.1788.

Joseph Soderini is listed in Highfill, Burnim & Langhan's Biog Dict of Actors &c as a violinist (fl 1758-1794), no details of his wife are given, though he was said to be very ugly

 

Soley 8.4.1801 at Jacob's

The will PCC 1802 of Thomas Apreece Soley druggist & chemist of Bloomsbury mentioned his friend Joseph Jacob of Greek St, Soho

19.2.1790 S Solly adv at T Hollis / 14.2.1791 R Solly at Lister's / 12.2.1793 meet S Solly / 1.4.1796 T Solly at Lister's / 9.11.1807 dine at Guildhall; adv. Solly / 23.3.1810 call on Ward, Solly & Vaughan & Surr / 28.2.1811 write to Vaughan, Solly, Ward & Saffory / 5.10.1830 R H Solly

Timothy Hollis' will (PCC 24.12.1790) dated 1774 mentioned Isaac, Samuel and Edward the three sons of his sister Ann (d 1776) who married Richard Solly (d 1729) in 1717. In a codicil dated 1783 he left his house in Great Ormond St to Samuel Solly instead of £4000, and left his books…

27.6.1794 call on Mrs Sothren / 28.6.1794 call on Sothren / 5.7.1794 breakfast at Sothren's. / 6.7.1794 call on Sothren / 1.2.1796 write to mrs Sothren / 11.7.1796 call on G Sothren / 22.12,1796 mrs Sothren dies / 1.10.1803 call on G Sothren / 9.9.1805 call on Sothren / 26.1.1829 write to Sothren / 9.6.1829 Coplands & Sothrens call

Probably George Sothren baptised Norwich 1762 son of George & Hannah (nee Raimes, married Norwich 1754). His father, probably a tailor of Norwich who voted there in 1768 and 1780, married Godwin's…

HCR diary 24.10.1821 at Aders "a younger son of Souchay a sensible countenance which I was much pleased with"

6.7.1822 at Aders "the Sievekings, Souchays and Perret were sufficient for entertainment"

7.11.1836 at Benecke's re Aders "I found that A: had obtained from Souchay a promise of £100 but he had represented to S: that he wanted £2000!!!"

17.4.1838 "called next on W Benecke and from him learned that Mr Ch: Souchay is alarmingly ill so that CharS is gone to Frankfurt"

23.12.1838 at Benecke's at Denmark Hill "found the Souchays from Manchester there"

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15.4.1810 tea Newton's, w. ouse &c / 14.1.1811 tea Newton's, w. Salomon, Saoust

Souse was a rare surname (there were none in Holdens 1811 directory for London) but there was a Thomas Souse of 4 Montague-court buried age 42 on 8.2.1813 at St Botolph Bishopsgate. Still given the second entry above I think it likely that Souse was Godwin's attempt to spell Saoust, as the name of a flautist was written in the Morning Post of 6.4.1801. He was Carl Saust born 1773 Saxony, came to England 1800, and often performed with J P Salomon DNB 1745-1815. On 2.2.1826 Charles Saust of South…

AMENDMENTS TO OXFORD DNB

Henry Southern (1799-1853)

CURRENT TEXT "the son of Richard Southern, a barber."

SUGGESTED CHANGE <the son of Richard Southern (1750/1-1811), a barber, and his wife Ann.>

NOTES York St Mary Cripplegate Richard Southern hairdresser of New St died 24.9.1811 aged 61 of Apoplexy. York directory 1799 Richard Southeran, hairdresser, Blake Street. York St Martin Coney Street Richard son of William Suthran bapt 20.1.1751, Ann dau of Mr Richard Southern perfumer by Ann his wife bapt 1.9.1800, Richard Cornwell son of the same bapt 26.6…

dine at Southgate's 13.4.1800

Probably Christopher Southgate painter 9 Hatton Garden 1789-90 floor cloth manufacturer 88 Fleet Market 1790 will PCC 1810 floor cloth manufacturer of London Road St Georges Fields Surrey. Godwin never met Southgate or any of his guests before or after that dinner except for his brother Joseph Godwin who was therefore probably a friend of Southgate or his guests. Godwin's brother was involved in the carpet business (see Godwin. Joseph) and the other guests (see Keylock & see Crabb) were probably engaged in allied trades in the same area as Southgate…