A-Z of Entries

Schramm adv at Chandler's 23.4.1798

Doane's 1794, Christopher Schram cellist 7 Half Moon St / Martin & S(imon) Schram violinists 20 Panton St Haymarket / Christopher Schram bachelor of St James Westmr & Ann Armitage spinster, marriage licence 17.3.1789 / Henry Schram staymaker age 26 bachelor and Joyce Wingham spinster of St Geo Han Sq marriage licence 23.11.1776, Henry S Land Tax from 1783 Half Moon St, from 1791 Castle St West St Marylebone, 1794 Mrs Schramm 15 Castle St West, from 1796 mrs Jesse Schramm 26 Wells St, St Marylebone / Martin Schram from 1804 Land Tax…

Schumaker 3.12.1797 at Holcroft's / 17.7.1801 write to Schuchmacher

Letter from Thomas Holcroft to Godwin 26.12.1800 (Bodleian Abinger c6 f104-5) gave the address of Mr Scuchmacher, Neue Burg, Hamburg

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

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

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"
 

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

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

27.9.1809 call on Seeley / 18.11.1809 again

Leonard Benton Seeley bookseller 107 Fleet-st

13.7.1806 dine at Nicholson's w. Selby

(all these from Holdens directory 1811)
Wm S cornfactor & seedsman Church-st Greenwich
S & Walmsley wine merchants 60 Mount-st Grosvenor-sq
John S tallow chandler 1 Old Kent-rd
John S oilman 7 Gt Surry-st Blackfriars-rd (will PCC 24.6.1837)
Henry S oil & colourman 65 Chiswell-st
George S attorney 10 Charles-st Northampton-sq Clerkenwell (SunFire 1809 there & John Berry)
Edward S undertaker 31 Gt Leonard-st  Finsbury (SunFire 1813)
S, Craswell & son fishmongers 3…

22.3.1795 Selinas at King's / 1.4.1795 Celinas there. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1795 as Salines