A-Z of Entries

25.3.1810 call on Domville (for C Ft)

Probably Alderman William Domville 7 New Ormond-st 1742-1833 had been bookseller and Master of the Stationers Company, became Lord Mayor of London 1813. I suggest that C Ft was Charlotte widow of Joseph Fawcett DNB 1758-1804 and it should be added to her person record on GD website (although she hadn't appeared in Godwin's diary since her husband died in 1804, but he noted her death in 1824, when she was living in Hornsey-road). Domville was from St Albans and Mrs Fawcett from nearby Ware, so that might suggest a connection.

16.8.1795 Donaldson at Perry's / 7.11.1813 Donaldson calls

Humphrey Donaldson of the Invalid Office, executor of the will of Perry's partner Gray (see Gray, James). His will PCC 1804, army agent of Whitehall mentions wife Ann son Humphrey (BA Trinity Cambs, Lt in Forfarshire Militia) property in Iver Bucks & Dunkeld Perth, sister Helen Maxwell, wife's mother Sarah Munden, Sarah Troval a young woman at St Petersburgh, execs Wm Wood of Army Pay Office, James Boaden of Warren St, George Smith of Whitehall, John Woods of Spring Gdns solicitor. Voted 1784 Fox (Green St, St Martins)…

adv at Foulkes' with mrs Aris, miss Winal & miss Holcrofts

possibly Edward Donovan DNB 1768-1837 natural historian

married bach 11.7.1800 St Mary Rotherhithe by lic Margaret Bennett sp both otp wits Richard Hawes, Mary Short / buried St Mary Newington 28.2.1837 Elijah Edward Donovan of Lambeth age 61 / will PCC 1837 Elijah Edward Donovan widower. DNB states Edward D died 1.2.1837

Cornelius Donovan merchant / brother of Lady Anglesey Oct 1752 / 1784 1 New Broad St, 1786-98 over Royal Exchange, Boyle's 1800 Lloyds Coffee House / on jury at Kings Bench 18.12.1792…

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Arabella Nutt 27 Poland St ratebooks 1790-1 / SunFire 1791 Arabella Null 27 Poland St milliner / Richard Dore = St James 1.2.1792 Arabella Nutt botp banns wit Daniel Zachariah Jackson / Richard Dore 27 Poland St ratebooks 1791-7 / Jabez born 11.2.1793 at 27 Poland St bapt 8.4.1793 & Caleb born 13.12.1795 at 27 Poland St bapt 23.3.1795 at Grays Inn Lane Independent sons of Richard & Arabella Dore / Caleb s of Richard & Arabella Dore bapt 27.8.1798 St Marylebone / Rebecca dau of Richard Dore ("trade") & Arabella…

see Dorrell

call on L. Dormer 12.10.1794.

Clearly Lord Dormer who is correctly coded in GD website on 23.6.1795 & 27.6.1795. He died in 1804 so is not the Dormer of 25.5.1812 at Sarah Elwes'
 

la Eliz 27.6.1795 at Lord Dormer's

clearly Lady Elizabeth Dormer

9.5.1790 Dornford at Paradise's and 23.5.1790 and 30.12.1792 there. In Godwin's 1796 list crossed out, and in 1794 version

Sir Josiah Dornford 1734-1810 or his son Joseph DNB 1763-97. 

Dorel 4.5.1795 calls / 15.5.1795 again

Likely to be Godwin's abbreviation of the surname Dorrell

see Dogherty

Dorset 26.3.1792 / 3.4.1792 / 5.5.1792 / 6.5.1792 / 8.5.1792 / 15.5.1792 / Mrs Dorset 29.10.1793 / Dorset 21.6.1794

See John Robinson Cooper, from whose indenture this must be John Dorset, perhaps elder brother to banker George, who is mentioned by Charlotte Smith whose sister married their cousin (Abinger c.16 f12-13). He is also featured in two of Elizabeth Cooper's letters (Abinger c.2 f7-8 and c.4 f3) and one of Thomas Cooper's (Abinger c.2 f84-6).

Currently 30/7/2012 in Godwin Diary website the name is not underlined but the Person Record is empty

15.3.1807 L…

Douglas, Johnston 23.10.1797 at theatre

The play Douglas by John Home was performed at Covent Garden theatre that night with Henry Erskine Johnston in the starring role. Godwin wrote him a letter (Abinger c55 f28-30) of congratulation. The GD website has missed this though it has an event record for the play

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Earl of Selkirk proposed 9.8.1782 by John Jebb 2nded Edward Bridgen / Lord Daer proposed 4.5.1792 by John Cartwright 2nded Thomas Paine / Hon. John Douglas of Inner Temple proposed 6.7.1792 by Lord Sempill 2nded Christopher Hull

Dunbar Douglas,1722-1799 4th Earl of Selkirk married Helen (d.1802) dau of John Hamilton of Blackadder, Berwickshire.(see Thomas Douglas DNB 1771-1820). Basil William Douglas, Lord Daer (DNB 1763-1794 under London Corresponding Society) was his heir but died before him. The next brother, Hon. John Douglas was born 24.5…

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

Harris's List 1788 Miss D-gl-ss at Mrs Walpole's 1 Poland St

possibles: Elizabeth Douglas adult bur St Martin in the Fields 12.10.1787 / Elizabeth Douglas adult poor bur St James 21.10.1790 / Mary Douglas adult bur St James 16.5.1790 / Margaret Douglas adult bur St James 20.6.1791 / Catherine Douglas of St George Hanover Sq maker of ready made linen took appr Elizabeth Holt 1796

(mes) Douglas 7.5.1790 at miss Williams'

subscibers to HMWilliams poems 1786 Mrs D of Springwood Park, Mrs D, Mrs D, Miss D, Archibald D Esq of Cavers, Miss MD, Capt D of Berwick, Mrs D of Edinburgh. Mrs D of Cavers

Sylvester Douglas (later Baron Glenbervie) attorney to F North when in Ceylon 1798-1805

Andrew Douglas DNB 1735-1806

Hon John Douglas signed declaration of Friends to Liberty of Press 1792

Boyle's 1792 Sir George D MP 25 Hollis St; Lord D 50 Lower Grosvenor St; Dr D 74 Lower Grosvenor St; Miss D 25 Golden Sq; L D Esq 19 Arlington St; Hon Mrs D…

See Castle Street East 1 to 15 &c in London Addresses dataset

No 14 Castle St East Land tax 1784 James Douglass 1785-90 no data 1791-1794 John Carroll / Harris's List 1790 Miss B-r-n

James Douglass Land Tax 1791 216 Oxford Street

see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset

Richard Dovey 15 Batemans Buildings ratebooks 1784-1792 / Wakefields directory 1790 Richard Davey enamel maker, Richard Dovers bead maker, both at 15 Batemans Buildings / Richard Dovey bach = St Clement Danes 11.11.1759 Elizabeth Lidgely sp / Elizabeth Dovey adult bur 26.4.1767 St Clement Danes / Richard Dovey wid otp = St Clement Danes 21.5.1768 Willgeford Price sp of St Mary Whitechapel by lic / Old Bailey Sessions 30.3.1770 Richard Dovey reported a customer he suspected of intending to forge silver coin / Richard Dovey…

Dowding 7.12.1803 at Johnson's / 21.9.1812 call on Dowding (at Salisbury) / 22.9.1812 again / 23.9.1812 again / 22.12.1812 write to Dowding

John Dowding will PCC 1828 stationer, printer & banker of Salisbury was likely the entries of 1812 and possibly the entry of 1803. In the British Book Trades Index he was a bookseller & printer in partnership with Brodie in Salisbury from 1816 to 1827, and there was a John Dowding bookseller of 82 Newgate St London from 1817 to 1840.

Dower 2.4.1794 at Newgate (Gerrald's with many) / 12.7.1794 again

Robert Dower Esq counsel Law List 1793 5 Essex Court Middle Temple & Highgate / subscr 1791 to W F Sullivan's Flights of Fancy, (as did Dower, Academy, Highgate), subscr 1795 to 2 copies of Anne Cristall's poems

1774 Dower, master of an academy, Islington

1784 Richard D apothecary 79 Houndsditch

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Nathaniel Dowling 42 (43) Poland St ratebooks 1779-81 / Nathaniel Dooling = St James 13.11.1763 Ann Davies / Ann Elizabeth d of Nathaniel & Ann Dowling bapt 12.9.1768 St James / Nathaniel Dowling spur maker Poland St voted 1774 Mountmorres & Mahon 1780 Fox & Rodney / Nathaniel Dowling bur 9.2.1800 St James