Thomas Bennett of Twickenham plumped for Burdett
All at Twickenham: 24.11.1801 Henry s of Thos & Sophia Bennet bapt, 6.6.1802 Thos Bennett bur, 6.10.1806 Thomas Mills Bennet child bur, 29.2.1808 Thos Miles Bennett child bur, 22.6.1816 Eliza Ann d of Thos, gent & Sophia Bennett bapt, also Martha bapt 1803, Henry bapt 1805, Anne bapt 1806, Sarah bapt 1807, Eliz bapt 1809 of same parents
15.1.1808 call on Benson, japanner
Josepn Benson 1764-1819 will PCC 1820 japanner (wife Elizabeth, 2 sons 2 daus). SunFire 1808 202 St John St, West Smithfield
HCR diary 2.4.1838 "I was glad to perceive Mrs Aders house nearly full - Miss Lawrence, Mrs Bent a widow gentlewoman and a young German must render their living now very litle expence to them"
12.6.1839 "went on to the Aders - a friendly reception, but a little constraint. I am afraid to ask questions - Nothing about Ellen, nor their loss of their lady inmate - nor Miss Lawrence - they are now quite alone"
See my background article "3 Wives, 3 Husbands Living". Jane Mary, niece of the renowned plasterer Joseph Rose (1745-1799), married at St Marylebone on 8.8…
miss Bentley 19.10.1805 at Perry's / 21.10.1805 Perry femme & miss Bentley call / 15.6.1806 breakfast at Perry's with miss Bentley / 27.3.1818 miss Bentley at Hazlit's / 3.4.1818 again / 13.6.1826 Perry & misses Bentley at theatre
See my entry for Lunan, Mary. James Perry's niece Mary Lunan married a widower, Thomas Bentley of Frinsbury, Kent in 1803. He had a sister Mary Ann Bentley who died unmarried in 1842 and was living with the Bentleys at Higham Kent in the 1841 census, Mr & MIss Bentley both aged 70 and Mrs Bentley aged 55. Thomas Bentley's will PCC 1844 I haven…
Thomas Bentley of Turnham Green DNB 1731-1780 founding member attended 19.5.1780 died 2.12.1780
Benj Benton 24.1.1798 / 25.1.1798 Benton / 26.1.1798 again / 27.1.1798 again / 28.1.1798 again / 30.1.1798 again
A two volume work that Godwin was reading not identified in GD website nor could I find any clue to what it was
see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset
Henry Bentzler gent 7 Batemans Buildings SunFire 1779 / directories 1784, 1785 Henry Bentzler haberdasher 28 Wigmore St 1785 hosier Edwrad St, Portman Sq / will PCC 24.4.1787 of Henry Bentzler hosier of St Marylebone dated 4.1.1787 mentioned wife Christian, John Edward Henry Hanway, godson James (Parnicka?) / Henry Bentzler haberdasher in Wigmore St bur 6.1.1787 / Henry Bentzler of Soho gent = St Geo Han Sq 10.12.1778 Christian Harris sp otp by lic wit John Mettenius / George Allan = St James Piccy 9.11.1788 Christian Bentzler by…
SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Joseph Benwell of Battersea proposed 10.9.1784 by Michael Pearson 2nded James West.
Baptised 21.3.1758 at Hurley, Berks son of Joseph Benwell and Sarah (nee Sarney) who married at Bix, Oxfordshire 23.9.1746. JB bach of Battersea married 21.8.1783 at St Olave Hart St Elizabeth sp otp dau of Joseph Burch corn factor of Tower Hill, 9 witnesses including Michael and Sarah Pearson. Michael Pearson voted in Middlesex election 1784 on freehold in Spital Square, Limehouse occupied by Joseph Benwell. JB partner in malt distillery, Battersea from 1785…
mrs Beresford 7.11.1803 at Hamilton Rowan's / 3.2.1804 again / 12.2.1804 dines / 8.4.1804 calls / 30.4.1804 at hers / 22.5.1804 at H Rowan's / 2.9.1804 Beresfords at H Rowan's / 14.9.1804 mrs Beresford calls / 11.3.1805 mrs Rowan, Jane, mrs B call / 28.3.1805 A & F Rowan, S Beresford & miss Eastwick dine / 25.4.1805 2 Beresfords & 4 Rowans at tea & sup / 4.6.1805 6 jr Rowans & 2 Beresfords dine / 16.6.1805 mrs Beresford calls / 20.6.1805 mrs Beresford & 2 at tea / 19.7.1805 Beresfords call / 14.11.1805 mrs Beresford at theatre / 14.1.1806 Beresford & 2 Rowans…
21.5.1798 Arnot dines, talk of Berkley & curiosity
Probably Bishop George Berkeley DNB 1685-1753. Godwin noted reading his Principles of Human Knowledge 28.6.1795 to 5.7.1795
4.6.1808 walk w. T T (Berkeley)
I presume this meant that Godwin and Thomas Turner took a walk and discussed the ideas of George Berkeley DNB 1685-1753
Berry has a person record on GD website which quotes a letter from Godwin to John Fairley dated 28.7.1809 which said he had come to an arrangement with a Mr Berry for the distribution of books north of the Tweed. This may have been Christopher Berry the elder, bookseller of Norwich trading from 1789 until his bankruptcy in 1809 or John Berry and Christopher Berry the younger, sons of John Berry, trading from 1809, partnership dissolved 1810, Christopher jr went bankrupt in 1811, continued as printer and bookbinder from 1813. One Christopher died 1828, the other in 1831
Willaim Berry of Twickenham
UBD 1791 shoemaker / Land Tax Twickenham 1794 WB £2 pa prop Danl Passant, 1802 Mr Berry £2 pa prop Mr Patience 1802 WB & Harris £5 pa prop Mrs Goose,
22.2.1795 Bertrand adv at Dr Moore's / 14.5.1797 there. In Godwin's 1796 list (crossed out) and transcribed in GD website as Bernand (but look closely at original) and between Middleton and Wordsworth so in correct sequence for Bertrand.
Antoine Bertrand de Moleville (25.10.1744 - 19.10.1818 Wikipedia) Chief of royalist secret police, fled to England 1792
see Poland Street 10 to 18 & 45 to 48 in London Addresses dataset
7.2.1793 his first public performance in England at Salomon's concert / 29.5.1793 his benefit, tickets from him at 13 Poland St / Doane's 1794 Signor Beozzi oboist 13 Poland St / Gaetano Besozzi 1727-1798 Highfill, Burnim & Langhans, came to England 1793 died in London 1798
Charles Bessell 30 Charing Cross joined "unnumbered division" (QV) 5.5.1794
George Bessell born 21.9.1761 bapt 28.9.1761 St Martin i t Fields son of John George & Frances
Charles Bessell born 25.2.1767 bapt 11.3.1767 St Martin i t Fields son of John & Frances
Lutheran Church Savoy 21.3.1796 died Johann George Gottlieb Bessell age 63 born Reine in Brunswg
June 1798 Charles Bessell clerk in War Office salary £100 per annum
SunFire 1800 Charles Bessell at Colyer Wood near Morton, Surrey, gent
Morning Post 4.12.1804 Capt. Charles Bessell chairman of…
HCR DIARY 26.6.1820 Miss Beetham, poetess and radical at Charles Lamb's
(Mary) Matilda Betham (DNB 1776-1852)
GODWIN DIARY 16.11.1810 call on Montagu; adv. Tuthill & Betham / 10.11.1821 Betham calls / 26.11.1821 au soir Betham & Grave / 18.1.1822 Betham calls / 2.12.1822 Betham sups / 12.12.1822 call on Betham / 24.1.1823 Betham calls / 26.1.1823 call on Betham / 9.9.1824 Betham calls
Plausibly this was Matilda Betham, Godwin often referred to independent women with just their surname. Might also have been her father William DNB 1749-1839 or one of her fourteen…