A-Z of Entries

Me Volsey at tea 15.8.1804 & Ja(me)s W(ollstonecraf)t  & miss Smith / 18.8.1804 Volsey on water with Jas Wt, Everina, children, Wells & servants / 30.8.1804 Volsey, Everina & L(ouisa) H(olcrof)t dine / 5.9.1804 Volsey & Jas Wt (call) / 19.9.1804 Volsey & Jas Wt sup / 24.9.1804 Wts &c dine adv Volsey / 27.9.1804 call at Volsey's for M(ary) J(ane) adv Jas Wt / 8.10.1804 Volsey & J(ane) & H(arrie)t Rowan dine / 14.10.1804 Volsey at tea / 21.10.1804 Volsey & Mercier sup / 24.10.1804 theatre with Volsey / 28.10.1804 Volsey at tea / 31.10.1804 M(ary) J(ane…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Philip Vyvyan of Launceston, Cornwall proposed member 18.7.1783 by John Jebb 2nded John Baynes

His father Richard Vyvyan of Tresmarrow, recorder of Launceston born 1701, married 16.7.1728 Philippa elder dau of Philip Piper of Tresmarrow, died 14.1.1771. Philip Pursan (or Puran) Vyvyan born 1.5.1731, married 22.9.1766 Mary dau & heiress of Sheldon Walter Esq of Tremeal, Cornwall, ("an accomplished young lady with a handsome fortune" London Eve Post 2.10.1766). Matric Oriel College, Oxford 1751 age 18, adm Middle Temple 1751,called to bar…

call on EB & W Place 11.7.1800 / 25.7.1800 call, with C(urran), W Place / 26.7.1800 tea W Place / 1.8.1800 call on W Place

I suggest this was an address rather than a person's name. The only address in W Stewart's Dublin directory 1797 that fits was Warrington Place, Baggot St. One possibility is that Curran's mistress Mrs Fitzgerald lived there with their three children (see Fitzgerald). She later wrote to Godwin in terms that suggest they had met before (Bodleian Abinger c7 f32-3). It was clearly not where Mary Wollstonecraft's sisters Eliza Bishop & Everina were living,…

13.7.1807 write to W R, Bristol

Holdens 1811 directory for Bristol had nine entries fitting the initials W R, but only one Godwin would have been likely to write to, William Reid & Co insurance broker, Exchange-b. Wm Reid 1775 directory 3 Bush-st Bristol accomptant. About 1776 William Reid accomptant of Hot Wells freemason in Jehosophat lodge, Bristol. Directories 1793 and 1795 William Reid, All Saints-pass Bristol, broker. 1797 St Michaels-hill. 1798 and 1799 Paul-st, Kingsdown, Bristol insurance broker. Couldn't trace his family details.

21.7.1808 call on Morgan, R C L (W Twiss) / 2.8.1808 call on Morgan, R C L (State Trials)

This was Dr Thomas Morgan librarian of Dr Williams Library, originally in Red Cross Street. From the brackets it seems W Twiss was someone Godwin was researching and the only candidate I found was William Twiss DNB 1744/5-1827 military engineer but I have no idea why Godwin would be interested in him and he doesn't seem to have written any books. Godwin may have been enquiring about someone in the Dissenters' Register of births

W W 4.3.1798 on Bath coach / 20.2.1799 see at Mackintosh's lecture / 23.2.1799 Mackintosh's lecture / 3.3.1799 meet W W & B Allen / 21.4.1799 meet R Johnson & W W

I considered various candidates for W W. William Wordsworth ruled out by sitting under a tree at Alfoxden the day of the Bath coach. William Windham, Wilberforce, Winterbotham, Walker, Ward, Watts, Wells, or William Wedgwood hypothetical cousin of Josiah W working at his Bath shop (a William Wedgwood buried Burslem Staffs 27.4.1817 age 46). Also considered Dr William Watson DNB 1744-1824 MD FRS at bath 1795 but …

20.07.1796 Waddy at March's / 5.8.1800 Waddy at Wallace's trial in Ireland

John Waddy (Highfill, Burnim & Langhans) 1751-1814 actor in Norwich theatre, subscr to Norwich Public Library 1796. Irish and often took the part of the stage Irishman, so it could possibly have been  him in Ireland in 1800. But there was a Richard Waddy attorney who subscribed 1798 to Reports of Cases (in Irish courts), his will PCC 1802. A Dr Richard Waddy, yeoman of Wexford is mentioned in Dict Irish Biog as having arrested rebels Colclough and Harvey in 1798, and at Wallace's trial Godwin noted Waddy…

Thomas Wade 25 Castle St, Falcon Sq joined 5.5.1794 "unnumbered division" (QV)

I found no good identity yet. Possibles:
1791 directory Thomas Wade grocer & tea dealer 28 Aldgate Within (SunFire 1792). 1795 & 1796 directory Thomas Wade grocer & tea dealer 48 Snow Hill (Old Bailey witness 29.5.1805)
Holdens 1799 directory Thomas Wade drug merchant 3 Gt St Helen's (bankrupt & cert 1802)
Holdens directory 1799 Thomas Wade wine & brandy dealer 4 Mill St Hanover Square (SunFire 1785, voted Hood 1788, will PCC 1807)
Star 2.10.1809 partnership…

Wadstrom 31.3.1795 at Thelwal's / 12.6.1795 again

1799 (Hist Biog Literary & Scientific Magazine) Died at Paris of a pulmonary disorder under which he laboured several years, Citizen Wadstrom a man highly distinguished by his virtues and his talents. By birth a Swede, a partisan of Swedenborg. / Philip K Nelson "Carl Bernard Wadstrom: Mannes Bakomyten"./ Observations on the Slave Trade published 1789 London. Charles Berns Wadstrom gave evidence to House of Commons committee on slave trade 29.3.1791, 1.4.1791 on African drugs and manufactures. His "Plan for a Free Community in…

dine at Waghorn's, 10.3.1794 with Mackintosh, meet T Thomson & F Vaughan.

A coffee house near the Palace of Westminster frequented by MPs (Barrell & Mee, Treason Trials vol 7)

Wainewright of Hatton Garden proposed Society for Constittuional Information 30.4.1792 by John Lodge Batley 2nded (Michael or Atkinson?) Bush

Either Robert Wainewright of Hatton Garden, Clerk of the Rolls, who married as bach otp Ann Arnold sp of Newgate St, Christ Church London at St Andrew Holborn on 27.5.1762 wit Latham Arnold (London Chronicle), or one of his many sons, most likely Robert born 1763 or Arnold born 1769.  (The other older brothers Thomas, John & Reader already had different addresses by the 1790s, and the younger brothers Latham, Abel & Benjamin all went…

6.4.1809 call on Waithman / 21.12.1810 Wardmote St Brides; adv. (Waithman) / 6.3.1813 call on Waithman / 23.12.1819 Vestry; adv. Waithman / 22.12.1820 again

Robert Waithman DNB 1764-1833

Wake 11.3.1798 at Losh's, Bath / 3.11.1802 Wakes call / 5.11.1802 dine at Rev Wake's Portland St adv Careless / 8.11.1802 Wakes call / 19.11.1802 Wakes dine / 1.12.1802 meet Wake / 19.12.1802 Wakes call / 9.1.1803 call on Wake (not in) / 24.1.1803 Wake adv at theatre / 26.2.1803 Wake calls / 4.3.1803 dine at Wake's / 20.3.1803 Wake calls / 24.3.1803 write to Wake / 25.3.1803 W R Wake replied to Godwin Abinger c8 f15-16 / 31.3.1803 call on mrs Wake / 3.4.1803 Wake calls / 10.4.1803 Wakes call / 1.5.1803 meet Wake / 7.6.1803 call on Wakes (not in) / 21.6.1803 meet Wake / 2.4.1804 Wakes call…

13.4.1810 dine at St Paul's, w. Wakefield, Knowles &c / 5.11.1813 call on Place; adv. Wakefield / 28.2.1814 Place, Wakefield, &c call / 3.3.1814 again / 19.4.1814 call on Place: adv. Wakefield / 27.4.1816 (at Grasmere) call, w. Wordsworth, on Jackson; adv. Wakefield

Probably Edward Wakefield DNB 1774-1854 (or one of his family). The DNB says he formed a close friendship with Francis Place, who was next to him in the diary in all four entries above from 1813 and 1814. The first entry above in 1810 could as well have been his brother Daniel Wakefield DNB 1776-1846 barrister…

call on mrs Waldin with M(ary) J(ane) 8.1.1805

mrs Wale calls 22.1.1805

Mr W Wale was a neighbour of the Godwins at 50 Charlton St (Oracle & Daily Adv 15.6.1799) but I found out nothing more about him. See Pyne, Grace for a Wale connection with the friends of Godwin's wife from Somerset. Mrs S Wale was listed in Boyle's City Companion at 14 Bow Lane Cheapside in 1797 and 1800 and in Sun Fire 1804 and Holdens 1811 but none of those sources mentioned a trade. A Mrs Wale broker was at Stepcote Hill, Exeter in Holdens 1811. A William Wale cheesemonger was at 32 Millbank , Westminster (Sun Fire 1806) and William Wale grocer at 50…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Walford of Castle St Holborn proposed member 20.7.1792 by John Augustus Bonney 2nded Bush (Atkinson or Michael?)

Three apothecaries named John Walford left PCC wills, in 1802 of Garlickhithe, London, in 1807 of Bell Savage Buildings, Ludgate Hill, and in 1822 of Castle St, Holborn. This last was also of Castle St Holborn when his daughter was baptised in 1793 so is most likely the SCI member, but his directory entries gave different Holborn addresses, SunFire 1777 John Walford apothecary chymist corner of Featherstone Buildings Holborn,…

mrs Walke 20.4.1790 at Webb's.

Most of the Walke wills in PCC are from Plymouth or Barbados (Thomas W 1800 Barbados, Elizabeth Jennet W 1810 Barbados, William W 1813 Plympton, Mary W 1829 widow of Portman Sq, John W 1835 grocer Plymouth, Andrew W 1847 yeoman Plympton, Edward W 1856 flour merchant Plymouth)

George W victaller St Olave Jewry will 1826 PROB31; William W 14 Regent St, City Rd gent Sun F 1839; Boyle's 1792 Walkey Esq 39 Rathbone Pl; W & Brown (& Fenn) ironmongers 29 Wood lane, London 1780-1

25.5.1794 Walker calls (after Smith breakfasts) / 1.6.1794 again / 15.6.1794 again / 4.10.1794 at Powell's (with Roberts) / 1.11.1794 at Hardy's trial (with Roberts M) / 23.11.1794 calls (after Smith breakfasts) / 7.12.1794 again / 20.12.1794 at Powell's (with Roberts) / 17.1.1795 at Powell's (with Thelwall, Bailey, Manning, Lee) / 31.1.1795 again (plus G Richter) / 2.2.1795 at Thelwall's (with Bailey & G Richter) / 7.2.1795 at Powell's (with Lee) / 14.2.1795  at Powell's (with Manning & Lee) / 12.3.1795 adv at Gerald's / 21.4.1795 at Anderson's / 3.5.1795 at Tooke's / 4.5.1795 to…

Adam Walker of George St, Hanover Sq proposed Society for Constitutional Information 20.10.1780 by John Jebb 2nded Capel Lofft. His dinner guest 8.12.1780 Mr Hartley. Secured information on Lancaster, Cockermouth and Appleby constituencies for SCI from Mr Bockbank

Adam Walker DNB 1730/31-1821. See my Walker entry in Godwin Diary dataset on this website for possible entries of him and/or his son Willaim in Godwin's diary