A-Z of Entries

26.9.1809 call on Vernor / 16.11.1809 call on V & H

Vernor & Hood booksellers 31 Poultry from 1797 to 1812 (& with Sharpe from 1806) bbti. Thomas Vernor died in 1793 and was succeeded by his widow Ann. Their only son George Glass Vernor died in 1796 age 24. Their daughter Rachel was married to Eliezer Chater (qv) stationer. His partner was William Limbery Grosvenor (qv). Ann Vernor died in 1808, leaving no Vernors in the firm, which was run by Thomas Hood and Charles Sharpe. Thomas Hood died 20.8.1811 of a malignant fever and Charles Sharpe went bankrupt in 1812. So by "…

Vicars, Irls 14.8.1805 at Joseph Johnson's

see work notes below, Wish I could guess what Irls stood for

17.7.1796 Vickery dines (? at Col Harwood's in Norfolk) tea Melton, with Harwood & Vickery / 18.7.1796 Weybourn camp with H(arwood) & Vickery

Caryer Vickery surgeon of Holt, Norfolk (UBD 1791) took apprentice 1794. Married Catherine Munning 12.6.1786 Kingston, Surrey,  Caryer Hawkins V bapt 1.6.1787 at St Geo Queen Sq son of Caryer & Catherine of Lambs Conduit St, Thomas Munnings V bapt 4.11.1811 at St Andrew Holborn son of Caryer & Catherine of Grays inn, Carye V of Thomas St bur 27.1.1837 age 75 at Lambeth St John, his will PCC 1837

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Jeremiah Vickery 29 Poland St ratebooks 1792-4 / Jeremiah Vickery grocer Poland St coroners jury 1792 / Morning Chronicle 29.10.1793 ad for share in large tavern, enquire of Vickery grocer Poland St / George son of Jeremiah & Eleanor Vickery bapt St James 17.2.1794 bur St james 1795 child / James Vickery adult bur 13.6.1807 St James

Vigogne 21.7.1800 calls (in Ireland)

Star 31.5.1799 Charles Vigogne Esq lately = only dau of Clotworthy Rowley MP of Raven's Well co. Dublin / Jackson's Oxford Journal 30.11.1833 Sir Gilbert King baronet = Miss Vigogne niece of Admiral Sir Josias Rowley DNB 1765-1842 / True Briton 10.1.1800 Capt Vigogne in a regiment of Fencible Infantry ( & see Rowley)

Villeneuves at Perry's 16.3.1799

George Villeneuve native of Rhens in Brittany died Paddington 7.1794 aged 85 (Musgrave's Obituary EM185; admission of son George to freedom of Vintners Co 1784). Geo V of St Anne Soho = 6.9.1735 Elizabeth a minor with consent of her father James Oates of St Martins i t F. Eliz V bur 31.3.1789 St James Paddington. Mr & Mrs Villeneuve were dancers as was James Oates (see Highfill, Burnim & Langhans). George V jr of Lyons Inn St Clement Danes buried 27.1.1818 age 82 St Mary Paddington, his will LCC 1818 under £1500 Geo V of Lyons Inn formerly of…

see Newman Street 1 to 9 in London Addresses dataset

George Villeneuve 6 Newman St dancing master SunFire 1779 / George Villeneuve 6 Newman St Land Tax 1783-1799

George Villeneuve senior (born Rhens, Brittany) died Paddington July 1794 age 85 (European Magazine / Highfill, Burnim & Langhans Mr Villeneuve fl1734-1763 dancer Mrs Villeneuve fl 1735-1752 dancer, actress, singer / George Villeneuve = Lincolns Inn Chapel 8.9.1735 Elizabeth Oates by lic 6.9.1735 consent of James Oates of St Martin i t Fields her father / Highfill, Burnim & Langhans James Oates d.1751 actor,…

See Poland Street 1 to 9 & 49 to 62 in London Addresses dataset. Charlotte Villettes widow 1 Poland Street SunFire 1776

Arthur Villettes will PCC 1776 mentioned his eldest son Henry Clinton Villettes, his son William Ann Jasper Villettes, his daughter Mary Villettes & his son John Villettes, his wife Charlotte, his late honoured father-in-law William Henry Sellon, his wife's uncle Jasper Sellon, his late brother James Villettes, his late daughter Charlotte buried at Weston near Bath. He was formerly English ambassador to Switzerland. His widow Elizabeth Charlotte deVillettes…

Vincent 23.2.1794 at Hubbard's, & 23.3.1794 there, 31.1.1795 at Powell's (with Hubbard)

see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset

Francis Vincent 10 Batemans Buildings ratebooks 1789-1798 / Bailey's directory 1790 Francis Vincent engraver 10 Batemans Buildings / Francis Vincent appr 1771 to Barak Longmate (DNB 1737/8-1793 engraver) of Clothworkers Company / (perhaps a different) Francis Vincent = St Geo Han Sq 14.11.1782 Anne Lambert botp banns wit Cath Jane Parry / (perhaps a different) Francis Vincent gent of Wells Street voted 1774 Percy & Clinton 1780 Rodney & Lincoln / Francis Vincent bur St Anne Soho 7.6.1801 age 76 decay (perhaps father of the…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Frederick Vincent of Grosvenor Place original member 1780 (near neighbour of John Vardy QV*)

Perhaps Frederick Vincent bapt 1.1.1716 Bedford St Paul son of Frederick & Mary. Frederick Vincent of Holborn = St Jas Piccy 18.9.1739 by Abp's lic Martha Stakes of All Hallows Barking. John son of Capt Frederick Vincent mariner of Mile End Old Town & Martha bapt 10.3.1756 13 days old St Dunstan Stepney. 1755 Captain of East India ship Montfort. London Evening Post 1.10.1757 Captain (till 1768) of new East India ship Osterley "one of the finest…

2.8.1808 letter from Vincent, Newbury

Maybe Osman Vincent linen draper and banker of Newbury, his will PCC 1815, who lived at Donnington, just north west of Newbury. In his diary Godwin dined at Newbury with the coach to and from Bath in 1798, then visited in a chaise with his new wife in 1802 and called on some locals. A month after the letter from Vincent, Godwin visited Newbury for the last time, meeting a number of locals but not Vincent, nor any of those he saw in 1802. On arriving in Newbury 5.9.1808 he called on Townsend & Roe, then dined and slept at the Globe Inn, and…

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

P Violet miniature painter exhibited Royal Academy 1799 to 1808 53 Poland St

29.9.1795 miss Virgil at Foulkes'

parson, v. Virgo 13.8.1800 on mail coach

Virgo 19.3.1798 adv (& Philips) at Chandlers / 13.8.1800 parson, v Virgo (on coach from Holyhead to London)

The first entry above was probably Francis Virgo will PCC 1810 poulterer of Tylers Court, Carnaby Market. Chandler's friend John Phillips (see my entry for Phillips) was a fishmonger of Carnaby Market. Others of the name left PCC wills including John Virgo will PCC 1810 of 3 Queens Buildings Brompton Middlesex

25.7.1806 call on Vizard / 29.7.1806 again / 13.7.1808 call on Visd / 25.7.1808 call on Vizard / 30.7.1808 again / 3.8.1808 call on Visard & Johnson / 5.8.1808 call on Johnson (w. Vizard) / 18.12.1809 call on Vizard / 29.12.1809 Vizard at Joseph Johnson's funeral / 30.12.1809 Vizard calls (not seen)

Probably William Vizard (DNB 1774-1859).  A whig solicitor working with Brougham and later as Queen Caroline's attorney, Godwin was perhaps asking him for financial help and may have taken him to Joseph Johnson's to get the latter's security. Godwin then called on Vizard when…

HCR diary 4.6.1834 "I had to breakfast with me Vogel von Vogelstein, Aders and Mayer and an agreeable morning. The painter is an intelligent man and not overpowering - He is ennobled by the King of Saxony and hence from Vogel becomes von Vogelstein. Aders and he had points of union to talk on"

Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein 1788-1868 (en.wikipedia)

HCR diary 28.9.1827 with Voigt "we went and took coffee with Mrs Aders"

Marquardt I p162 n 88 Friedrich Siegmund Voigt 1781-1850. His letters to Robinson are in Marquardt II p 184 on. For his father Johann Heinrich Voigt 1751-1823 see Marquardt I p 127 n 8

28.1.1810 tea Boinville's, w. Newtons, Voisy, T(homas) T(urner), M(ary) J(ane), F(anny) & C(harles) / 18.2.1810 H(arriet) Boinville, mrs Newton, 4 Colliers, H(enry) Robinson, Voisy, T(homas) T(urner) & H(annah) Hopwood, evening / 24.2.1810 Voycy calls / 22.3.1810 Voycey calls / 30.3.1810 Voycey & Turner sup / 29.4.1810 Newton & Voycy call / 13.6.1810 T(homas) T(urner) & Voycy call / 1.7.1810 coach, w. H(arriet) Boinville: Bishopsgate Heath; adv. 2 Voisys, 3 Lambs & T(homas) T(urner) / 5.7.1810 coach, w. H(arriet) B)oinville), F(?) V(oisy)  &c / 5.8.1810 T(homas…