A-Z of Entries

mrs Twiss 25.5.1795 adv at Mrs Inchbald's (with Mrs Harvey)

Frances Kemble 1759-1822 who married Francis Twiss DNB 1759-1827. Mrs Harvey was Francis Twiss' sister Ann

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1794 F Twiss (crossed out), transcribed in GD website as T Twiss and not coded to his person record. See Twiss, Richard for why most of the entries coded to Francis in GD website in fact belong to his brother Richard.

HCR diary 10.12.1820 "Hazlitt, Mrs Horace Twiss & Barry Cornwall were at Montague's and I had a very pleasant lounge there till past 12 o'clock"

                    18.12.1820 at Aders "Mrs Longdale was there without her husband - a beautiful woman and very agreeable - I overheard Mrs Montague speaking disrespectfully of her to Twiss but this is by no means conclusive"

Horace Twiss (DNB 1787-1849). His first wife Anne Lawrence Serle dau of Col Wentworth Serle (born 20.3.1766 son…

6.12.1794 adv Twiss at Inchbald's / 25.5.1795 adv Mrs Twiss at Inchbald's / 27.12.1795 adv Twiss's at Siddons' / 30.1.1796 adv R Twiss at Inchbald's / 3.2.1796 Twiss calls / 7.2.1796 call on Twiss / 8.2.1796 Twiss pp172 / 9.2.1796 tea Mrs Robinson's with Twiss & Tarleton / 20.2.1796 Twiss calls / 26.2.1796 tea Twiss's / 1.3.1796 call on Twiss (not in) / 10.3.1796 sup at Twiss / 13.3.1796 tea Kemble's with Twiss's / 17.3.1796 meet Twiss / 21.3.1796 sup at Twiss's / 1.4.1796 again / 18.4.1796 again / 2.5.1796 call on Twiss (not in) / 5.5.1796 sup at Twiss's / 16.5.1796 again / 24.5.1796…

mrs Tyler calls 5.4.1799 / 19.7.1799 meet Tyler's beau / 11.6.1800 call on mrs Tyler (not in) / 25.10.1801 Tyler at Horne Tooke's

see Villeneuve. Robert Tyler of St James Piccy jeweller = 26.6.1771 St Marylebone Mary Ann Villeneuve sp otp by lic wit Geo Villeneuve. Since Mrs Tyler called on Godwin out of the blue three weeks after Godwin met Villeneuves at James Perry's the above marriage may be relevant

talk with Holcroft of (tyrants). I know no Greek but I think this is tyrannos, tyrants

HCR diary 18.1.18128 at Cambridge "called on Miss Lane who was visiting at Mr Tyrwhitt's - a young married gownsman" Mr & Miss Eaton there

See my entries for Lane, Miss and Eaton, Richard. James Bradshaw Tyrwhitt (1807-1873) see Alunmni Cantab. He married as bach otp at Petersham, Surrey 25.1.1827 Anne Barrett sp otp by lic

Tyson 5.1.1800 at John KIng's / 19.1.1800 at Lanesborough's / 26.1.1800 at King's / 29.2.1800 again / 16.3.1800 again / 29.12.1824 Tyson calls

A tenuous connection in that a Gore was present as well as Tyson on 19.1.1800. Richard Tyson will PCC 1821 (exec Sir John Keane baronet of Royal Cres Bath) had been master of ceremonies at Tunbridge Wells, then at the Lower Rooms Bath till James King took over, then at the New Rooms Bath from 1785 in place of  Dawson. Tyson's daughter married 29.11.1794 at Walcot, Bath, Edward 2nd son of late Sir Thomas Butler, 6th baronet, and their…

see Newman Street 1 to 9 in London addresses dataset

Elizabeth Titler Land Tax 1783 at 4, Newman St / will PCC 26.9.1783 Elizabeth Tytler widow of Newman Street left house in Poland St occ. Mrs Cotton (no 58) to Mrs Elizabeth Lawson & her sister Mrs Sarah Carey, another in Poland St occ. Hare robemaker (no 22), Thomas son of John Sheldon surgeon deceased, my friend William Rough baker of Carnaby St brother in law to my late husband William Tytler, his wife |Mary and son William, godson Thomas son of Ruth Mills, cousin Ann Love dated 16.8.1783 / William Rough of St James Piccy =…

Udney's pictures 18.4.1800

Covered by event tag in GD website which has left the name untagged

Upshaw calls 14.8.1803

Only appeared once in Godwin's diary and didn't get to see Godwin then. Morning Post 14.8.1803 Cork and Upshaw, Americans prosecuted for a challenge to a duel to Mr Askew (the son of Sir Edward Askew) after he nudged Upshaw off a crowded bench in the lecture room of St Thomas' Hospital. Website upshawfamilyjournal.com is a good source for Upshaws in Virginia and nearby states. This looks likely to have been Dr William Upshaw born 1782 of Richmond Virginia who became surgeon to 5th Regiment of Infantry and was involved in duels in 1805 and 1810 and died 31.8.…

HCR diary 3.1.1833 "Upton, Aders' attorney"

                    4.1.1833 "broken in upon by Jameson and his attorney (Upton)" Loevenhagen had had Aders arrested because he had heard he was about to leave the country and his "further excuse was the unintelligible letters which A: wrote. Upton having read A's letters to him, [he] admitted that had he at first received such a letter he would have been satisfied"

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29.10.1791 Guillaume Vade. A book by Voltaire

 

Vadier calls (not in) 1.7.1799

A Vadier was delegate from Ariege to the National Assembly of France in 1791, judged Louis XV! to death, was President in 1794, condemned to transportation 1796, his son Vadier defended him, was a prisoner in Cherbourg 24.7.1799, moved to Chartres 1800, was a general in the army 1803, died at Brussels 19.12.1828 aged 93. A Dr Vadier at Diss Norfolk in 1827

see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset

John Valli ratebooks 5 Batemans Buildings 1778 / John Vally trimming maker Batemans Bldgs voted Fox 1780 / SunFire 1781 John Valle gent 10 Batemans Buildings / Westminster Coroners 7.1.1783 John Valli died of apoplexy in Hackney coach in Oxford St witness Elinor Newton spinster of Glanville St Rathbone Pl worked with Valli at Batemans Buildings as artificial flower maker, as did Lucy wife of James Hopstrow furrier, they had beer and twelfth night cake together at Mrs Hopstrow's lodging in Crown St / John Valli of Batemans Buildings…

miss Valpy 27.3.1798 adv at Chandler's

Martha Carteretta Valpy bapt 16.11.1779 St Mary's Suffolk dau of Richard & Martha Valpy, eldest dau of Richard Valpy DNB 1754-1836 and only child of his first marriage. She married 4.5.1804 in Hampshire, Thomas James Straker and went with him to Barbadoes. His will PCC 1814 late of Lisbonl proved by Henry Abbott attorney of Martha Cartaretta Straker who was in Barbadoes. Subscr to The Emigrant in London 1795 Rev Dr Valpy Reading, Miss Valpy Canonbury. She also subsribed to Mme Genlis' Annals of Virtue 1794

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Van Effin 19.4.1788.

See letter from Richard Price to Godwin (Abinger c.1 f73). On 26.11.1787 Price wrote a letter introducing the bearer Mr Van Effin, a Dutch minister and a neighbour and friend of Dr Price's (at Hackney) who wished to speak to Godwin on the late History of the United Provinces

see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset

Vanberg(h) 11 Batemans Buildings ratebooks 1777-1788 (1785 Vanbergh & Burnett) / SunFire 1779 Giles Van Bergh gent 11 Batemans Buildings / Giles Vanbergh = St James Picc'y 11.7.1772 Mary Burnett(e) botp by Archbishop's lic wit Hannah Burnett / Hannah bt 3.3.1750 & Mary bt 10.3.1754 both of Richard & Mary Burnett, Exeter Court at St Mary le Strand / Richard Burnett ratebooks 4 Exeter Court, St Clement Danes 1767-1803 / 15.8.1776 Westminster coroner's Richard Burnet blind fiddler witness re: death of Hon John Damer who…

Vandersee 18.1.1803 adv at Tower / 24.1.1803 call on Vandersee, Exchequer Office / 20.2.1803 call on Vandersee (after Tower) / 11.7.1803 Vandersee adv at Museum / 5.8.1803 Vandersee adv at Tower

George Vanderzee, side clerk, Kings Remembrancer's office, Exchequer, (La2w list 1800) became fellow of Society of Antiquaries 14.1.1796 of 2 Brick Court, Middle Temple, married 24.5.1798 St Mary Newington Mary dau of late G D Hammond Esq of Lawling Hall, Essex. George Vanderzee buried 10.4.1837 age 71 St Pancras will PCC 1837. His family of Billericay Essex, various PCC wills, James V…

HCR diary 21.4.1820 Robinson's 3rd day back in London "had a long walk - I found neither Miss Vardill nor the Flaxmans nor Aders at home"

                    22.1.1826 Mrs Vardill died Tuesday, Robinson and Drewett execs

                      2.2.1826 "after dinner to Nivens, Miss Flaxman & Miss Denman there"

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