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SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: John Story of Lawrence Lane proposed member 8.11.1782 by Joseph Brown 2nded Edward Hall

John Story appr 1724 to Henry Brown of Merchant Taylors Co (father unreadable of Bucks, clerk). John Story of St Lawrence Jewry age 30 and upwards bach license 7.8.1746 to marry Elizabeth Pritchard sp of All Hallows Lombard St age 21. 1766 John Story warehouseman of Lawrence Lane, Christopher Alderson otsp (Warwick Co Record Office). London directories 1768-1773 Story, Alderson & Nethercoat 16 Lawrence lane, 1776-1794 just Story & Alderson. Pub Adv…

HCR diary 4.4.1823 at Aders, viewing pictures, Sir George Beaumont "proposed bringing Fuseli & Rgers, Stodhart"

                  2.11.1824 at Flaxman's with Mrs Aders "looking over Flaxman's drawings which Mrs A: highly enjoyed but she says F: steals a great deal and she believes also from Stothard though Mrs F: says St: borrows from Fl:"

                  8.11.1824 party at Aders "The Flaxmans with the…

Stavin 26.5.1789 at Timothy Hollis' & Stovin 18.5.1790, 13..1790,, 24.8.1790, 7.9.1790 there.

The first Stavin looks like an error for Stovin given the similar context. Stavin is also a very rare name though there was one John Sparrow Stavin. Best candidate for Stovin is George Stovin appr to Henry Atkinson attorney of Ripon Yorks 1777; 9.5.1788 George Stovin Esq of Newark, Notts bach marr Diana Sabine sp otp by lic at St Marylebone, wits Anna Maria Lawes, H Michell, John Wylde; 1792 Charles Beckett & John A Baumbach appr to George Stovin attorney of Thornhaugh St, Bedford…

Stow 30.11.1793 at Wrights

Mr James Stow Navy Office subscr 1788 to Bell's Shakspere / James Stow line engraver appr William Sharp. of 1 Park Row Knightsbridge voted Fox & Gardner 1796  / John Stow gent Exeter St Covent Garden voted Tooke 1796 greengrocer Exeter St voted Graham 1802

Stracy 12.3.1795 at King's.

Farington diary p4254 (18.11.1812) bankers Marsh Sibbald Stracey Fauntleroy & Stewart of Berners St

King of The Swindlers: Stracy a military officer said to have been swindled by Deane & Co, supposedly run by John King, back in 1783

Asks of R C; talks of Strafford & Leland 30.7.1800 at Grattan's

From the entry of the night before, these subjectless verbs probably referred to Grattan. R C is uncoded (neither identified nor unidentified) on GD website. At a reasonable guess it may have referred to John Philpot Curran's eldest son Richard, whom Godwin may have seen more recently than Grattan had (see Curran, Richard). Leland probably referred to Thomas Leland DNB 1722-1785 whose History of Ireland Godwin had looked at on 27.7.1800 and was to read further in the next few days, and Strafford to Thomas Wentworth…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Thomas George Street of 4, Cowley St, Westminster proposed member 4.11.1792 by Joseph Gerrald 2nded Joseph Jennings

GODWIN DIARY: 25.11.1794 at Parr's / 26.11.1794 at Mackintosh's / 5.3.1796 at Parr's / 19.4.1800 again / 31.10.1801 at D Stuart's (wrongly transcribed as Sheet in GD website).

Editor of the Courier. His poem Aura the Slave was published 1788 and the first volume of his History of the Reign of Lewis the Sixteenth, dedicated to Samuel Parr, in 1794. The other two projected volumes never appeared and according to Parr this…

see Newman Street 1 to 9 in London Addresses dataset

Thomas Stratten Esq 3 Newman St Law List 1798-99 / Boyle's Court Guide 1798-99 William Stretton 3 Newman St / SunFire 1799, 1801 Willikam Thomas Stretton gent 3 Newman St / Joseph Ward of Newman St witnessed William Thomas Stretton son of Elizabeth Stretton wid of Oxford St Soho articled to James William Mark of Upper Charlotte St (clerk to Joseph Ward of Newman St) / 25.4.1792 William Thomas Stretton articled to James Knox attorney of Newman St / Thomas Streeton bach otp = St Marylebone 2.5.1775 Elizabeth Bentley sp of St Geo Han…

HCR diary 22.2.1821 "I went this morning and had my first sitting for my portrait to Jacob Strutt"

                    12.6.1822 "called early on Strutt at his son's - met them going out and accompanied them to Aders but I was forced to leave them and therefore do not know how Strutt was pleased with the pictures"

Jacob George Strutt (DNB 1784-1867) and his father Benjamin Strutt (1754-1827)

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: William Strutt, W Strutt junior & Joseph Strutt of Derby proposed members 28.9.1792 by Thomas Symmonds 2nded John Horne Tooke

William Strutt senior was a brother of Jedediah Strutt DNB 1726-1797. His two nephews William and Joseph are treated separately in the DNB entry of their father Jedediah. The will PCC 3.10.1800 of William Strutt of Derby hosier dated 29.1.1800 mentioned his three nephews William, George Benson, & Joseph Strutt

see Martindale, Henry

Cha Stuart 24.2.1795 at Mackintosh's / 20.4.1796 again.

Charles brother of Peter and Daniel Stuart of Morning Post, and Mackintosh's brother-in-law

9.3.1806 dine at Wimbledon [Tooke's} w. col. Stuart / 13.7.1806 dine at Nicholson's; adv. col Stuart & C[om]be

June 1804 Ireland Lt Col James Alexander Stuart only son of Lt Gen James Stuart c-in-c of forces in Madras (DNB d.1793) married Letitia 7th daughter of Colonel Irvine of Castle Irvine, Fermanagh / Col Stuart was on half pay of 20th foot from 1805 to 1813 and buried 5.3.1813 St James Westmr age 43 / Holdens 1811 Lt  Col I A Stuart, 6 Charles-st, Berkeley-sq & Atwick-pl, Bognor / SunFire 1809 Letitia wife of Col J A Stuart, 6, Charles-st, Berkeley-sq / the will…

miss Stuart 13.10.1793 adv at Perry's (with Gillies) / 7.3.1802 at Perry's with Gillies's

perhaps a sister of the journalist brothers Peter, Daniel & Charles Stuart and their sister Catherine who married James Mackintosh and died in 1797, though Godwin didn't record her with the Stuarts or at Mackintosh's but both times with Gillies at Perry's

10.5.1796 at House of Commons, Mac, Perry, P Stuart

Peter Stuart brother of Charles and Daniel of the Morning Post and brother-in-law of James Mackintosh

8.8.1805 see my entry for Stewart

Dr Stubbs of Frierning 22.8.1792 with B Hollis.

Richard Stubbs, son of Robert of Lorton Cumberland gent, born about 1746, Wadham College, DD 1783 (Alum Ox); died 26.12.1810 in London, Rev Dr Stubbs of Fryerning, Essex (Ipswich Journal 5.1.1811); will PCC 1811 mentioned his wife Pleasant



 

sleep at Stump's 2.4.1805

Godwin took tea at Charlotte Smith DNB 1749-1806 at Tilford, Surrey then slept at Stump's so this was probably the name of an innkeeper or neighbour. John Moon Stump son of Thomas & Elizabeth was baptised at Peper Harow 23.9.1798 a couple of miles from Tilford. There was also a Thomas Stump & Mary in nearby Farnham and a Thomas Stump & Ann in nearby Godalming

HCR diary 29.1.1829 at Naylor's, Hammersmith "an old German, a musical instrument maker from Gotha, Stumpf, a twaddling old man but seemingly a good creature and most zealous for the honour of his country"

                      2.2.1829 call from Strumpf

                    21.3.1832 Strumpf "I accompanied him to the Aders"

Johan Andreas Stumpf harp maker to His Majesty,…

HCR diary 5.6.1845 "A letter from Mrs Aders in which she mentions Mrs Reid. This led me to call on Miss Sturch to whom I told the whole of Mrs Aders history which she received with no prudery whatever"

                  19.1.1846 "called on Miss Sturch not seen for a long time - I told her of Mrs Reid's kindness to Mrs Aders"

Mary Myrtilla Sturch born 16.1.1788 died 20.5.1869 unmarried. Her sister Elizabeth Jesser Reid (DNB 1789-1866), their father William Sturch (DNB 1753-1838 QV* in SCI…