A-Z of Entries

Graves's exhibition, w. Chandler 17.5.1798 / 24.1.1809 Grave; newspapers / 25.4.1809 Graves calls / 17.5.1809 Graves adv at theatre / 7.9.1809 seek Zoust; at Richardson's, Woodburn's, Colnaghi's, Tain's & Grave's / 31.10.1811 call on Graves / 1.11.1811 Graves calls (not in) / 17.11.1811 Graves dines / 24.12.1811 Graves calls / 17.9.1821 R Grave calls, engraver / 20.9.1821 R Grave au soir / 27.9.1821 R Grave calls / 17.10.1821 R Grave adv at dinner / 21.10.1821 call w. M J on R Grave / 25.10.1821 Grave calls / 29.10 again / 2.11.1821 adv Grave (at dinner? or at Northcote's?) / 8.11.1821…

addresses on flyleaf of vol xv of Godwin's diary: W Graves 16 Walbrook / 25.4.1809 Graves calls / 17.5.1809 theatre; adv. Graves / 7.9.1809 seek Zoust, at Grave's &c, w. M(ary) J(ane) / 31.10.1811 call on Graves / 1.11.1811 Graves calls (not seen) / 17.11.1811 Burr, A Curran, Biggs & Graves dine / 24.12.1811 Graves calls

Shortly before Aaron Burr had to leave England in April 1809, Godwin wrote a number of names and addresses in the flyleaf of his diary vol 15 he'd begun in February (where they are transcribed on GD website but not coded). Four of them Godwin noted in his…

mrs Gray 15.9.1799 at Nicholson's / 10.8.1802 call on Gray & Planta / 16.9.1803 call on Ellis, British Museum, adv Gray / 26.6.1805 call on Ellis (not in) adv Gray / 6.8.1805 call on Dr Gray & H Ellis / 22.4.1813 Gray at Surrey Institution / 22.4.1816 mr & mrs Gray & Clarinda at Ainslie's (in Edinburgh) / 24.4.1816 (in Edinburgh) Gray dines / 5.4.1834 letter to Gray

Edward Whitaker Gray MD, DNB 1748-1806 was keeper of the natural history collection at the British Museum from 1791to 1806 and was probably the Gray of 1802 to 1805 above. Frances (nee Wade) 1738-1801 in…

1.9.1790 Gray at Holcroft's / 19.2.1792, 22.9.1793, 20.9.1795 and 27.12.1795 there/ 4.2.1792 and 29.9.1793 at Shield's /at Hardy's trial 1.11.1794 / at Mackintosh's 2.3.1795, all these with Perry present too, and in Godwin's 1796 list for 1787 next to Perry; also calls, meetings &c on 2.2.1792, 17.1.1793, 4.3.1793, 13.11.1793, 28.2.1794, 11.7.1794, 24.8.1794, 15.10.1794, 22.10.1794, 23.10.1794, 26.10.1794, 11.11.1794, 16.11.1794, 23.11.1794, 17.12.1794 (not even coded as unidentified in GD website), 17.3.1795, 1.4.1795, 2.5.1795, 6.5.1795, 7.5.1795, 7.8.1795. Grays on 1.5.1797 at…

10.11.1808 Greated calls

Only instance in Godwin's diary. Quite likely local tradesman Joseph Greated carpenter 15 Turnagain-la, Snow Hill, SunFire 1792, Holdens 1811 auctioneer & appraiser 63 Skinner-st, Snow-hill.  The will PCC 1818 of Joseph Greated builder of Holborn left a property in Snow Hill to his son Joseph Greated and one of the witnesses was John Newsom, 63 Snow-hill

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1795 but this entry is not coded to his person record

R G at Greatheed's 6.7.1795

This could be Bertie Greatheed's son Bertie, then about 14 and destined to die at 23. Perhaps Godwin assumed the name was short for Robert, while it was actually a surname being used as a christian name, a very common practice in those days, See Bertie Greatheed DNB 1759-1826

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

George Grece 27 Poland St ratebooks 1788-9 / World 15.10.1788 ad for George Grece taylor and lady's habit maker 27 Poland St son of George Grece formerly of Pall Mall, taylor / Old Bailey 5.4.1769 Mr Grece, taylor in North Alley, York Bldgs, Hanoverian, his servant Christopher Copage / George Grace tailor Pall Mall voted Percy & Clinton 1774 / West Sussex Record Office PHA/8048 & 9374 George Grece tailor to 3rd Earl of Egremont / (SunFire 1787 George Grose taylor Dean St Soho) / 5.5.1789 George Greece Westminster…

Greens 6.9.1805 at Barnard's / 8.9.1805 mrs Green calls

The will PCC 1800 of Elizabeth Greene widow of Norwich mentioned John Greene Baseley (see my entry for Baseley) without saying what their relationship was. She gave her birth date as 23.9.1726. She also mentioned John Hooke Greene (died 1.9.1838 age 82 will PCC 1838), Elizabeth Greene, Harriet Ann Boyd and Charlotte Hemming (will PCC 1817) children of Rev John Greene rector of Hunworth & Stody (instituted there 1761, perhaps John Greene will PCC 1786 clerk of Norwich Cathedral?). These were the only Greens I've found…

Joseph Green Esq of New Basinghall St proposed Society for Constitutional Information 8.6.1787 by Thomas Brand Holis 2nded Batley (Jeremiah or his son John Lodge?)

Joseph Green Esq of New Basinghall St, Royal Humane Society list of directors (reports for 1785 & 1786), subscribed to Meilan's translation of Fenelon's Telemachus 1794, Philanthropic Society of London life member 1796, Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, 1796, 1797, Boyle's City Guide 1797 Joseph Green 1, New Basinghall St & Hornsey

apparently to be distinguished from the…

HCR diary 10.6.1824 at Gillman's Highgate (where Coleridge lived) "there we found a large party - Mr & Mrs Green, the Aders" &c &c

                    11.5.1825 "I dined with Green - Lincolns Inn Fields - a large party - Mrs Aders" &c &c

                      8.6.1826 dinner party at Aders "the Greens" &c

       …

miss Green calls 28.12.1802 (& mrs Napier) / 11.3.1804 Napiers at dinner adv miss Green & Lambs / 29.3.1804 miss Green adv at miss Walsh / 25.2.1805 calls / 9.4.1805 dines / 2.2.1806 call on A Green (for M[ary] J[ane] / 29.3.1806 theatre w. M[ary} J[ane], A Green / 5.7.1806 A Green dines : Walsh's / 17.3.1814 calls (not in)

Presumably a good friend or relative of the Napiers and/or miss Walsh their relative (see Napier & Walsh). A Green is likely the same person

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Robert Green 19 Poland St ratebooks 1800 / Robert Green carpenter Poland St voter 1819 / Robert Green = St James 13.9.1787 Bridget Jones botp by banns wit Thos Thatcher / Robert Green = St James 3.10.1783 Mary Plasted botp by banns wit Daniel Smith

Thomas Green of 60 West Smithfield proposed Society for Constitutional Information 1.11.1793 by Thomas Wardle 2nded George Williams

Michael Buxton & Co 60 West Smithfield mercers 1780-1790 directories / Williams & Green 60 West Smithfield mercers 1791 directory / SunFire 1795 Thomas Green 60 West Smithfield leatherseller, Green was partner to George Williams SCI and LCS member but I have no further details about him. Perhaps Nat Arch J 90/74-77 (not yet seen)

23.5.1794 Greenwood's; adv Shield // 2.11.1799 call on Cox & Greenwood with Fenwick; meet Col Barry

John Greenwood auctioneer Whitcomb St Soho voted Tooke 1796, presumably the son or relative of John Greenwood DNB 1727-92 at whose rooms performances, debates &c took place and the composer William Shield would be a likely person to meet there. Richard Cox & Charles Greenwood army agents of Craig's Court Charing Cross seem more likely to have been the 1799 entry.

8.10.1794 Gregory at Bird's, 9.10.1794 & 10.10.1794 at Johnson's.

Probably one of the four sons of Arthur Gregory of Stivichall (matric Univ Coll Oxford 1733 age 17, will PCC 1792) Gentleman Usher to King, Lt Col of Warwickshire Militia (London Chronicle 25.10.1791) who took part in the Warwick meeting against dissenters January 1790. His eldest son by his first wife Mary (nee Bowater, married 1739) was Arthur William; by his 2nd wife Ann (will PCC 1806) he had three more sons,  Francis (of Baker Street 1796, will PCC 1833), Arthur Thomas and Robert, and four daughters…

11.11.1788 at Miss Williams' / 16.4.1796 mrs Gregory at miss Hayes / 31.1.1797 Gregory adv at Joseph Johnson's / 4.3.1797 adv at theatre / 1.8.1797 Gregory at Jos. Johnson's / 26.8.1797 at Robinson's / 8.3.1802 adv at Richard Phillips'/ 17.6.1802 meet (& A Barbauld) / 18.6.1805 at Richard Phillips' / 7.4.1807 Gregory jr at Jos. Johnson's.

Probably George Gregory (DNB 1754-1808). Colleague of Andrew Kippis, who was Miss Williams' chief mentor, in his biography work. Subscribed to HMWilliams' poems 1786 as did a Thomas Gregory, Esq. In Godwin's…

see Newman Street 1 to 9 in London Addresses dataset

Priscil Gregory 8 Newman St Land Tax 1798-99 / SunFire 1786 Priscilla Gregory spinster 13 Old Compton St / SunFire 1787 Priscilla Gregory spinster 22 Dean St

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1773 added in smaller letters, not in 1794 version / 18.12.1797 Gregson at Chandler's

According to the Surman Index an A Gregson studied at Hoxton from 1773 and his career began at Highgate 1778, according to the Dissenting Academies Database the Presbyterian Fund Board paid £12 for Abraham Gregson at Hoxton to Midsummer 1778. Abraham Gregson was buried at Bunhill Fields 11.3.1779. Moses Gregson was minister at Rothwell Northants 148-88 his will PCC 1789. Abraham Gregson son of Moses was baptised at Rowell Nothants 1753. It may be that Gregson was added to…

George Greive of Curzon St proposed Society for Constitutional Information 17..11.1780 by John Jebb 2nded Edward Bridgen

see George Greive DNB 1748-1809