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Edward Bridgen of Lovel's Court, Paternoster Row Society of Constitutional Information original member 1780, elected Treasurer 8.12.1780.

Probably son of Edward Bridgen wine merchant of Philpot Lane and of Bridgnorth, Shropshire (carried there to be buried from St Dionis Backchurch London 13.1.1730/1) / 1756 EB steward of Socy of Ancient Britons /.1756 Bridgen & Waller lace merchants, Lovell Court /  London City alderman 1757, 1761 / Inherited estate at Hackney under will of Rev John Bridgen DD of Gresham College PCC 1760 / Married 26.9.1750 Esther Dudley at Allhallows London…

miss Bridger 15.5.1799 at Charlotte Smith's

See Collected Letters of Charlotte Smith p68 n2, of Easebourn nr Midhurst, so a neighbour of Charlotte Smith's, whose son George she took to Midhurst Grammar School. Her will PCC 1822 of Easebourne Sussex. Will of Edward Bridger of (nearby) Cocking malster PCC 1821. In an account of Charlotte Smith's in her letters appeared in 1804 John Bridger for coals, and Mr E Bridger

HCR diary 22.5.1823 at Bischoff's "Mr Briggs from Constantinople"

                      8.4.1826 "Aders spoke of Thomas Stansfeld's bankruptcy and blamed it on his father-in-law Briggs"

                    11.7.1836 at Mrs Aders blue stocking party "Briggs"

These are possibly three different Briggs. Samuel Briggs, British pro-consul at Alexandria 1805 (British Library IOR/H/479 p 537). From 1810 he was a merchant in London and Alexandria. Morning Post 17.1.1823 he spoke at meeting in London about the distress after earthquakes in Syria. In 1837 he spoke to the Select…

see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset

Eliza Briscoe 16 Batemans Buildings ratebooks 1774-1780, 1781 gone / Squire Randon's excursion round London, or a week's frolic in the year 1776 contained a passage where a "buck" was boasting to two others of the beautiful women he has "bilked". Challenged to name them he reeled off a list of 16 names and addresses, but his friends realised he was just quoting from Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies. Some of the names like Polly Freelove and addresses like Maidenhead Court sound made up, but the list included Mrs Briscoe in…

HCR diary 12.1.1828 at Flaxman's "The Aders were there and a Mr Briscoe a very agreeable man" (Saint- Surrey magistarte - beautiful wife etc)

John Ivatt Briscoe (History of Parliament 1791-1870) married 25.9.1819 at St James Piccadilly to Anne Maria dau of Sir Joseph Mawbey, 2nd baronet

14.1.1796 Bristow adv at Newton's

A common name but I have looked for connections with the West Indies, as some of Newton's friends had, with lawyers as Wybourn and Croke were there, and with theatre as Incledon was there. See work notes

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

SunFire 1780 Joseph Brittain coachpainter 35 Poland St / Joseph Brittain coachpainter of St James took appr 1780 James Clinton / presumably sub-tenant of Josepoh Frewen (QV*) / Ann Brittan dau of Joseph & Dorothy bapt 12.5.1783 St JamesJoseph Brittain coachpainter Castle St Wakefield's directory 1790 / will PCC of Joseph Brittan coachmaker of Margaret St, Cavendish Sq proved 5.8.1807 dated 15.5.1807 mentioned late wife Dorothy (nee Anderson) son Joseph dau Mary Sophia dau Sarah sister-in-law Sarah Brittain widow of Norwich…

Britton 24.1.1803 at Philips / 2.5.1803 at Royal Academy exhibition / 24.2.1806 calls / 26.2.1806 call on / 14.3.1806 calls / 16.1.1807 call on / 25.1.1807 meet / 13.4.1809 Soane, Brittons at Thelwal's / 24.10.1810 meet Britton / 21.6.1824 call on Britton / 7.9.1826 call on Britton for Col Drummond / 9.9.1826 call on Britton adv Brayley / 27.11.1828 call on /8.1.1829 again / 8.2.1829 again / 14.2.1829 again / 15.12.1829 meet / 4.1.1831 Britton adv at Brayley's / 14.3.1831 Britton at Martin's / 16.6.1831 Britton at Sass's / 4.3.1832 Britton at Pickergil's / 18.3.1832 Britton at Pickersgil's…

Broadhurst 11.3.1798 at Losh's (Bath)

(Surman Index) Thomas B b1767 Blackley Manchester, at Hoxton 1783-5, asst tutor in classics New College Hackney 1789, minister of Trim Street (formerly Frog lane) Presbyterian Bath 1797-1809, died 9.10.1851, A friend of Joshua Toulmin who dedicated a book to him. Mary Ann born 6.6.1805 and Susan born 15.2.1807 bapt Walcot daus of Thomas Broadhurst & Frances dau of Daniel & Esther Whittaker, Frances Whittaker was born 28.1.1774 bapt 23.2 St Mary Manchester, her father Daniel's will PCC 4.2.1793, merchant of Manchester dated 11.3.1792…

Joseph Brockbank of Nicholas Lane proposed 1.6.1792 by John Augustus Bonney 2nded John Frost

BONNEY DIARY 25.11.1794  GODWIN DIARY 31.1.1796 Brockbank at Tooke's

son of Myles Brockbank of Whitehaven, Cumberland attorney of Kings Bench, articled to his father 18.1.1781 transferred to John Winter 7.4.1785 / 1791 Joseph Brockbank attorney of 24 Nicholas Lane, Lombard St / 1792 member of Socy for Improvement in Naval Architecture 1796 secretary / JB vs Earl of Thanet Chancery cases1811 & 1812 (Nat Arch C13/126/1, 1455/8, 138/20) / solicitor Lyons Inn 1818 voted Romilly &…

Richard Brocklesby of Norfolk St, Strand original member Socy for Const Info, elected vice-president 8.12.1780. DNB 1722-1797

24.1.1810 write to Brodie / 4.4.1810 again / 4.8.1810 again / 5.12.1810 again / 15.7.1810 again / 20.9.1810 write to Brodie, for C(harles) C(lairmont) / 3.4.1814 Brodie calls / 23.4.1814 again / 26.4.1814 Brodie dines / 23.7.1819 Brodie calls / 28.7.1819 Museum; adv. Brodie / 2.8.1819 Brodie calls / 9.8.1819 Brodie sups / 13.8.1819 Brodie at tea / 17.8.1819 Brodie calls / 18.8.1819 Brodie sups / 26.8.1819 Brodie au soir / 31.8.1819 Brodie sups: Brodie au matin / 2.9.1819 Brodie (ppc) calls / 18.5.1822 Brodie calls (not seen) / 14.8.1822 write to Brodie / 2.10.1823 letter to Brodie / 3.10.…

Brogden 22.6.1798 at House of Commons / 11.1.1802 adv at theatre (& Jervis)

James Brogden c.1765-1842 (Hist of Parl) MP for Launceston 1796-1832 on Duke of Northumberland's interest.  Joined Whig Club 12.1.1796 will PCC 1842 of Clapham Common. Proposed Socy for Const Info of Size Lane 7.12.1792 by William Maltby 2nded John Horne Tooke. Russia merchant. Perhaps the Mr Brogden who toured northern Europe in 1791 with William Joseph Denison, late MP for Camelford and also a Whig Club member

Bromfields 11.12.1794 adv at Crompton's
 

ANTHONY WILSON 1750?-1814?
NOTES I have no clear suggestions for revising this article as all I can do is cast doubt on it and suggest some possibilities. The only evidence for Henry Bromley having been a pseudonym of Anthony Wilson comes from the Catalogue of Edward Evans DNB 1789-1835 who was only aged 4 in 1793 when Bromley's catalogue was issued, and from a manuscript note by Evans in his copy of Bromley's catalogue. This copy was in the collection of Sir George Scharf so was likely to have passed to the National Portrait Gallery; there are two copies of Bromley listed in the…

Rev Robert Anthony Bromley of Upper Charlotte St behind Fitzroy Chapel original member of Socy for Const Info. First attended 8.12.1780 after unquorate general meeting, secondly on 9.3.1781

GODWIN DIARY  20.11.1795 Bromley at Carr's

I have no clear evidence that this Bromley was the Rev Robert Anthony but it certainly could have been. He was the son of John Bromley attorney of Wigan, born about 1731 admitted Grays Inn 1759, married 1764 Mary dau of Stretch Cowley, (mariner of Liverpool and Stepney who died 1770 at Bonny in Africa), variously morning preacher at Foundling…

26.3.1795 at King's / 11.1.1796 there.

In John Taylor's Records of My Life vol.1 he mentioned his friend Samuel Brook who had a good opinion of John King, but Taylor was only noted 3 times at King's out of 100 meals Godwin took there, and not on the 2 occasions when Brook was there

mrs Brooke dies 23.1.1789 = Frances Brooke DNB 1724-1789

Brooke 14.5.1795 at miss Hays' with William Frend, George Dyer, Brown, &c. talk of God

6.5.1809 Brooke calls / 8.5.1809 again / 10.5.1809 again / 12.5.1809 Brooke adv at supper / 17.5.1809 Brooke calls / 18.5.1809 call on Brooke / 19.5.1809 Brooke calls / 20.5.1809 again / 19.6.1809 Brooke sups

23.7.1824 Arthur Brooke calls. Possibly Arthur Broke DNB 1791-1858 who had just had his Scandinavian travels published

10.10.1831 Brooke at John Martin's / 31.10.1831 again / 9.1.1832 again / 30.1.1832 again / 4…

Brookes's 23.4.1801 at Goldsmith's / 12.1.1805 call on Brookes / 22.1.1805 C Brookes calls / 27.3.1811 call on Brookes / 2.1.1813 call on Brooks / 6.1.1813 Brookes jr calls / 11.5.1813 call on Brookes / 31.5.1814 write to Brooks / 8.5.1815 seek Brookes / 9.5.1815 again / 30.6.1815 again / 15.9.1815 again / 16.9.1815 again / 29.2.1816 call on Brookes / 23.8.1816 again / 15.7.1818 call on Brookes, banker / 16.7.1821 call on Brookes & Co / 23.6.1828 call on Brooks (W & P) / 22.12.1828 Brooks, stationer calls / 25.6.1832 Brookes at Martin's / 6.8.1832 again / 28.10.1833 again / 7.4.…

Isaac & Robert Brooks bapt 12.8.1792 New Jerusalem