A-Z of Entries

see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset

Francis Vincent 10 Batemans Buildings ratebooks 1789-1798 / Bailey's directory 1790 Francis Vincent engraver 10 Batemans Buildings / Francis Vincent appr 1771 to Barak Longmate (DNB 1737/8-1793 engraver) of Clothworkers Company / (perhaps a different) Francis Vincent = St Geo Han Sq 14.11.1782 Anne Lambert botp banns wit Cath Jane Parry / (perhaps a different) Francis Vincent gent of Wells Street voted 1774 Percy & Clinton 1780 Rodney & Lincoln / Francis Vincent bur St Anne Soho 7.6.1801 age 76 decay (perhaps father of the…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Frederick Vincent of Grosvenor Place original member 1780 (near neighbour of John Vardy QV*)

Perhaps Frederick Vincent bapt 1.1.1716 Bedford St Paul son of Frederick & Mary. Frederick Vincent of Holborn = St Jas Piccy 18.9.1739 by Abp's lic Martha Stakes of All Hallows Barking. John son of Capt Frederick Vincent mariner of Mile End Old Town & Martha bapt 10.3.1756 13 days old St Dunstan Stepney. 1755 Captain of East India ship Montfort. London Evening Post 1.10.1757 Captain (till 1768) of new East India ship Osterley "one of the finest…

2.8.1808 letter from Vincent, Newbury

Maybe Osman Vincent linen draper and banker of Newbury, his will PCC 1815, who lived at Donnington, just north west of Newbury. In his diary Godwin dined at Newbury with the coach to and from Bath in 1798, then visited in a chaise with his new wife in 1802 and called on some locals. A month after the letter from Vincent, Godwin visited Newbury for the last time, meeting a number of locals but not Vincent, nor any of those he saw in 1802. On arriving in Newbury 5.9.1808 he called on Townsend & Roe, then dined and slept at the Globe Inn, and…

see Poland Street 1 to 9 & 49 to 62 in London Addresses dataset

P Violet miniature painter exhibited Royal Academy 1799 to 1808 53 Poland St

29.9.1795 miss Virgil at Foulkes'

parson, v. Virgo 13.8.1800 on mail coach

Virgo 19.3.1798 adv (& Philips) at Chandlers / 13.8.1800 parson, v Virgo (on coach from Holyhead to London)

The first entry above was probably Francis Virgo will PCC 1810 poulterer of Tylers Court, Carnaby Market. Chandler's friend John Phillips (see my entry for Phillips) was a fishmonger of Carnaby Market. Others of the name left PCC wills including John Virgo will PCC 1810 of 3 Queens Buildings Brompton Middlesex

25.7.1806 call on Vizard / 29.7.1806 again / 13.7.1808 call on Visd / 25.7.1808 call on Vizard / 30.7.1808 again / 3.8.1808 call on Visard & Johnson / 5.8.1808 call on Johnson (w. Vizard) / 18.12.1809 call on Vizard / 29.12.1809 Vizard at Joseph Johnson's funeral / 30.12.1809 Vizard calls (not seen)



Probably William Vizard (DNB 1774-1859).  A whig solicitor working with Brougham and later as Queen Caroline's attorney, Godwin was perhaps asking him for financial help and may have taken him to Joseph Johnson's to get the latter's security. Godwin then called on…

HCR diary 4.6.1834 "I had to breakfast with me Vogel von Vogelstein, Aders and Mayer and an agreeable morning. The painter is an intelligent man and not overpowering - He is ennobled by the King of Saxony and hence from Vogel becomes von Vogelstein. Aders and he had points of union to talk on"

Carl Christian Vogel von Vogelstein 1788-1868 (en.wikipedia)

HCR diary 28.9.1827 with Voigt "we went and took coffee with Mrs Aders"

Marquardt I p162 n 88 Friedrich Siegmund Voigt 1781-1850. His letters to Robinson are in Marquardt II p 184 on. For his father Johann Heinrich Voigt 1751-1823 see Marquardt I p 127 n 8

28.1.1810 tea Boinville's, w. Newtons, Voisy, T(homas) T(urner), M(ary) J(ane), F(anny) & C(harles) / 18.2.1810 H(arriet) Boinville, mrs Newton, 4 Colliers, H(enry) Robinson, Voisy, T(homas) T(urner) & H(annah) Hopwood, evening / 24.2.1810 Voycy calls / 22.3.1810 Voycey calls / 30.3.1810 Voycey & Turner sup / 29.4.1810 Newton & Voycy call / 13.6.1810 T(homas) T(urner) & Voycy call / 1.7.1810 coach, w. H(arriet) Boinville: Bishopsgate Heath; adv. 2 Voisys, 3 Lambs & T(homas) T(urner) / 5.7.1810 coach, w. H(arriet) B)oinville), F(?) V(oisy)  &c / 5.8.1810 T(…

Me Volsey at tea 15.8.1804 & Ja(me)s W(ollstonecraf)t  & miss Smith / 18.8.1804 Volsey on water with Jas Wt, Everina, children, Wells & servants / 30.8.1804 Volsey, Everina & L(ouisa) H(olcrof)t dine / 5.9.1804 Volsey & Jas Wt (call) / 19.9.1804 Volsey & Jas Wt sup / 24.9.1804 Wts &c dine adv Volsey / 27.9.1804 call at Volsey's for M(ary) J(ane) adv Jas Wt / 8.10.1804 Volsey & J(ane) & H(arrie)t Rowan dine / 14.10.1804 Volsey at tea / 21.10.1804 Volsey & Mercier sup / 24.10.1804 theatre with Volsey / 28.10.1804 Volsey at tea / 31.10.1804 M(ary)…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Philip Vyvyan of Launceston, Cornwall proposed member 18.7.1783 by John Jebb 2nded John Baynes

His father Richard Vyvyan of Tresmarrow, recorder of Launceston born 1701, married 16.7.1728 Philippa elder dau of Philip Piper of Tresmarrow, died 14.1.1771. Philip Pursan (or Puran) Vyvyan born 1.5.1731, married 22.9.1766 Mary dau & heiress of Sheldon Walter Esq of Tremeal, Cornwall, ("an accomplished young lady with a handsome fortune" London Eve Post 2.10.1766). Matric Oriel College, Oxford 1751 age 18, adm Middle Temple 1751,called to bar…

call on EB & W Place 11.7.1800 / 25.7.1800 call, with C(urran), W Place / 26.7.1800 tea W Place / 1.8.1800 call on W Place

I suggest this was an address rather than a person's name. The only address in W Stewart's Dublin directory 1797 that fits was Warrington Place, Baggot St. One possibility is that Curran's mistress Mrs Fitzgerald lived there with their three children (see Fitzgerald). She later wrote to Godwin in terms that suggest they had met before (Bodleian Abinger c7 f32-3). It was clearly not where Mary Wollstonecraft's sisters Eliza Bishop & Everina were living,…

13.7.1807 write to W R, Bristol

Holdens 1811 directory for Bristol had nine entries fitting the initials W R, but only one Godwin would have been likely to write to, William Reid & Co insurance broker, Exchange-b. Wm Reid 1775 directory 3 Bush-st Bristol accomptant. About 1776 William Reid accomptant of Hot Wells freemason in Jehosophat lodge, Bristol. Directories 1793 and 1795 William Reid, All Saints-pass Bristol, broker. 1797 St Michaels-hill. 1798 and 1799 Paul-st, Kingsdown, Bristol insurance broker. Couldn't trace his family details.

21.7.1808 call on Morgan, R C L (W Twiss) / 2.8.1808 call on Morgan, R C L (State Trials)

This was Dr Thomas Morgan librarian of Dr Williams Library, originally in Red Cross Street. From the brackets it seems W Twiss was someone Godwin was researching and the only candidate I found was William Twiss DNB 1744/5-1827 military engineer but I have no idea why Godwin would be interested in him and he doesn't seem to have written any books. Godwin may have been enquiring about someone in the Dissenters' Register of births

W W 4.3.1798 on Bath coach / 20.2.1799 see at Mackintosh's lecture / 23.2.1799 Mackintosh's lecture / 3.3.1799 meet W W & B Allen / 21.4.1799 meet R Johnson & W W

I considered various candidates for W W. William Wordsworth ruled out by sitting under a tree at Alfoxden the day of the Bath coach. William Windham, Wilberforce, Winterbotham, Walker, Ward, Watts, Wells, or William Wedgwood hypothetical cousin of Josiah W working at his Bath shop (a William Wedgwood buried Burslem Staffs 27.4.1817 age 46). Also considered Dr William Watson DNB 1744-1824 MD FRS at bath 1795 but…

20.07.1796 Waddy at March's / 5.8.1800 Waddy at Wallace's trial in Ireland

John Waddy (Highfill, Burnim & Langhans) 1751-1814 actor in Norwich theatre, subscr to Norwich Public Library 1796. Irish and often took the part of the stage Irishman, so it could possibly have been  him in Ireland in 1800. But there was a Richard Waddy attorney who subscribed 1798 to Reports of Cases (in Irish courts), his will PCC 1802. A Dr Richard Waddy, yeoman of Wexford is mentioned in Dict Irish Biog as having arrested rebels Colclough and Harvey in 1798, and at Wallace's trial Godwin noted…

Thomas Wade 25 Castle St, Falcon Sq joined 5.5.1794 "unnumbered division" (QV)

I found no good identity yet. Possibles:
1791 directory Thomas Wade grocer & tea dealer 28 Aldgate Within (SunFire 1792). 1795 & 1796 directory Thomas Wade grocer & tea dealer 48 Snow Hill (Old Bailey witness 29.5.1805)
Holdens 1799 directory Thomas Wade drug merchant 3 Gt St Helen's (bankrupt & cert 1802)
Holdens directory 1799 Thomas Wade wine & brandy dealer 4 Mill St Hanover Square (SunFire 1785, voted Hood 1788, will PCC 1807)
Star 2.10.1809 partnership dissolved…

Wadstrom 31.3.1795 at Thelwal's / 12.6.1795 again

1799 (Hist Biog Literary & Scientific Magazine) Died at Paris of a pulmonary disorder under which he laboured several years, Citizen Wadstrom a man highly distinguished by his virtues and his talents. By birth a Swede, a partisan of Swedenborg. / Philip K Nelson "Carl Bernard Wadstrom: Mannes Bakomyten"./ Observations on the Slave Trade published 1789 London. Charles Berns Wadstrom gave evidence to House of Commons committee on slave trade 29.3.1791, 1.4.1791 on African drugs and manufactures. His "Plan for a Free Community in…