A-Z of Entries

Schweitzer 17.6.1801 at Joseph Johnson's

Letter from Schweitzer to Godwin dated 2.7.1801 (Bodleian Abinger c7 f41-3) offers his services in Paris. John Schweitzer 22.3.1775 bachelor age 32 of St Ann Soho = Frances Dodd of St Marylebone spinster age 25 / Schweitzer 1782 tailor St James /  St Andrew Holborn 38.7.1784 John Richard Schweitzer = Sophia Eliz Lessing / 1790 John Schweitzer tailor 11 Portland St Soho / Land tax 1794 Schweitzer Allsopps Bldgs, 1807 Middlesex place / Holdens 1811 John Schweitzer 1 Middlesex Place, Lisson grove / will PCC 1812 John Schweitzer St Marylebone…

11.3.1791 Scott MD at Miss Williams'. The only London MD named Scott at this time seems to have been Dr Charles Scot of 67 Queen Anne St East who died March 1794 (newspapers) age 35 son of late Dr John Scot of 30 Titchfield St. (Boyles 1792 Court Guide also lists a Dr Scott at 22 St Alban St)

at Brand Hollis' 14.5.1791 "Scott a believer in spiritual intercourses lends Paine £40 to aid the publication of his pamphlet, suspended for want of money. (Lewis)" I hope one day to find out who this Scott was - Ed Pope

6.5.1807 call on Johnson, & Scott, & Polhill / 28.71807 dine at Johnson's, w. Laing bookseller, Scott & Wilkie / 7.9.1807 call on Scott, cpp / 11.9.1807 call on Longdill & Scott

These four entries have been coded on GD website to a generic Scott person record but with no attempt to guess who they were. Up to 1807 Godwin often noted Thomas Hobbes Scott and his family, either as Scotts at Tooke's, or distinguished from each other by an initial. After 1807 there were no Scotts in the diary for some years till he met Sir Walter Scott in 1816. The four entries above could…

11.7.1796 Scott at Barnard's / mrs D Scott 6.9.1805 at T Barnard's (both at Norwich)

Joseph Scott, manufacturer (Jewson, Jacobin City p104). Subscr to Norwich Public Library 1796 Thomas Scott, J Scott jr, Mrs Scott deceased. 1784 Bailey's Directory John Scott & Sons, Magdalen St, Norwich / Robert Scott, surgeon, Fish Gate, Norwich. PCC wills John Scott merchant Norwich 1796 / Thomas Scott merchant & manufacturer Norwich 1816

Daniel Scott married Mary Durrant 6.4.1762 Norwich. Mr Daniel Scott was buried 15.2.1804 St Saviours Norwich age 70. Will PCC 1804 of Daniel…

2.4.1794 Scott E.G. refers to Scott before it: Edinburgh Gazeteer - Alexander Scott (see person record in GD website) / 21.4.1796 Scott at Tobin's

S.T. Coleridge to John Thelwall, May 13, 1796 in Griggs, E. L. (Ed.). (1956). CollectedLetters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Volume 1, 1785-1800 (Vol. 1). Oxford: Clerendon Press. “Scott told me some shocking stories of Godwin--…of his endeavors to seduce Mrs. Reeveley" on 21.11.1794 Godwin supped at Jennings' with G Moore, Scott & Mrs Reveley

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

1777 news Diamonds stolen from Scott Esq in Poland St / 1 to 5 Poland St ratebooks leaseholder Alexander Scott / SunFire 1789 Alexander Scott of Brewers Green nr Chapel St Westminster insured 1 to 5 Poland St and other properties nearby in Broad St &c / SunFire 1814 execs of Alexander Scott insured same properties / his will PCC 1802 of Suffolk St, St Martin in the Fields mentioned leasehold messuages tenements & premises in Broad St & Poland St.. No-one mentioned in will appears to have been family or a…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Scott of Amwell Herts original member 1780 but crossed out in list of 15.5.1780

John Scott DNB 1730-1783

miss Scott 8.10.1799

see Davis, Jonas

mrs Scott, W & H Scott 16.6.1799 at Tooke's / 28.6.1801 mrs Scott & H at Tooke's / 26.8.1804 mrs Scott at Tooke's / 13.4.1813 mrs Scott adv at Grattan's

Probably Jane Elizabeth (nee Harmood) widow of James Scott (will PCC 1794) with her son (Thomas) Hobbes Scott see his person record in GD website. The above were the four times Godwin noted Mrs Scott at Tooke's but there were plenty of other occasions there when he noted Scotts, 2 Scotts, 5 Scotts &c and these have mostly been coded in GD website to Thomas Hobbes Scott who was sometimes clearly noted as Hobbes Scott or…

see Skottowe

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

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

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"
 

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

Scary was a variant of this name

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 calls 03.04.1802

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

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 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 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