A-Z of Entries

Rev Robert Anthony Bromley of Upper Charlotte St behind Fitzroy Chapel original member of Socy for Const Info. First attended 8.12.1780 after unquorate general meeting, secondly on 9.3.1781

GODWIN DIARY  20.11.1795 Bromley at Carr's

I have no clear evidence that this Bromley was the Rev Robert Anthony but it certainly could have been. He was the son of John Bromley attorney of Wigan, born about 1731 admitted Grays Inn 1759, married 1764 Mary dau of Stretch Cowley, (mariner of Liverpool and Stepney who died 1770 at Bonny in Africa), variously morning preacher at Foundling…

26.3.1795 at King's / 11.1.1796 there.

In John Taylor's Records of My Life vol.1 he mentioned his friend Samuel Brook who had a good opinion of John King, but Taylor was only noted 3 times at King's out of 100 meals Godwin took there, and not on the 2 occasions when Brook was there

mrs Brooke dies 23.1.1789 = Frances Brooke DNB 1724-1789

Brooke 14.5.1795 at miss Hays' with William Frend, George Dyer, Brown, &c. talk of God

6.5.1809 Brooke calls / 8.5.1809 again / 10.5.1809 again / 12.5.1809 Brooke adv at supper / 17.5.1809 Brooke calls / 18.5.1809 call on Brooke / 19.5.1809 Brooke calls / 20.5.1809 again / 19.6.1809 Brooke sups

23.7.1824 Arthur Brooke calls. Possibly Arthur Broke DNB 1791-1858 who had just had his Scandinavian travels published

10.10.1831 Brooke at John Martin's / 31.10.1831 again / 9.1.1832 again / 30.1.1832 again / 4…

Brookes's 23.4.1801 at Goldsmith's / 12.1.1805 call on Brookes / 22.1.1805 C Brookes calls / 27.3.1811 call on Brookes / 2.1.1813 call on Brooks / 6.1.1813 Brookes jr calls / 11.5.1813 call on Brookes / 31.5.1814 write to Brooks / 8.5.1815 seek Brookes / 9.5.1815 again / 30.6.1815 again / 15.9.1815 again / 16.9.1815 again / 29.2.1816 call on Brookes / 23.8.1816 again / 15.7.1818 call on Brookes, banker / 16.7.1821 call on Brookes & Co / 23.6.1828 call on Brooks (W & P) / 22.12.1828 Brooks, stationer calls / 25.6.1832 Brookes at Martin's / 6.8.1832 again / 28.10.1833 again / 7.4.…

Broomhead 11.12.1801 call on

This call may have been connected with some sort of preparations for Godwin's wedding (21.12.1801) or the subsequent domestic arrangemants. See work notes below

24.8.1794 Brown adv at Gray's / 12.9.1794 adv at Despard's / 24.10.1794 at Newgate / 28.11.1794 at Gerald's / 29.11.1794 at Crompton's / 14.2.1795 adv at Gerald's / 12.3.1795 adv at Gerald's / 3.5.1795 at Tooke's / 14.5.1795 at Mary Hays' / 12.7.1795 Godwin calls on mrs Brown / 15.8.1795 mes Gardners & Brown at John King's / 18.10.1795 adv at Knight's / 2.12.1795 at Mary Hays' / 20.1.1796 at Mary Hays / 9.3.1796 talk of him at Newton's / 4.5.1796 Brown calls / 9.6.1796 at Mary Hays / 30.6.1796 J Brown calls  / 29.7.1796 call on Brown with Montagu / 7.12.1798 mrs Brown at Fell's with…

21.7.1796 Trial; Brown, v. A

No information yet, but I presume the A was Dr James Alderson

see Castle Brown

Ford Brown dines 25.6.1812

Brother of William Cullen Brown (see Brown) and father of Ford Madox Brown DNB 1821-1893. His will PCC 1842 purser Royal Navy, of Paris. He married Caroline Madox (d 1839) on 18.4.1815 at Greenwich

la. Brown 25.9.1800 at mrs Plunket's

Lady Charlotte Brown, eldest dau of Earl of Kenmare = May 1802 George Goold, Old Court, Cork / Margaret (nee Lorinan) = c1792 John Edmond Browne 1748-1835 created Baronet 1797, she died 1843 will PCC 1844 of Holles St Dublin / Marion nee Henderson = 1798 Sir James Brown Brown. These three seem the only possibles from Burke's Peerage & lists of knights, the last was Scottish so less likely as this was probably a mainly Irish gathering

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1787 I H Browne, also in 1794 version. The GD website transcription has T H Browne, but look closely

Isaac Hawkins Browne (History of Parliament 1745-1818). Comes in a string of MPs in 1796 list, Beaufoy (Sir Watkin Lewes 1794 version only) Wilberforce IHBrowne Lord R Spencer Sheridan Walwyn

S W Brown 3.12.1797 at Holcroft's

Stephen Weever Browne see Correspondence of Mary Hays. Adm Pembroke college Cambr 1785 son of William of Swaffham. Died 13.1.1832 buried 29.1.1832 St Andrews Holborn age 63 of Featherstone Bldgs

10.11.1808 Brownjohn calls

Only instance in Godwin's diary. Quite likely local tradesman William Brownjohn smith of 15 Hosier-la, buried in vestry vault St Sepulchre's 1811 age 48

31.7.1789 at Miss Williams' / 9.8.1799 at Ralph Kirkley's

Bruhl 27.5.1799 at John King's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1799 / 21.6.1799 again / 17.11.1799 again / 26.3.1800 again

1797 Count de Bruhl box 86 Kings Theatre Haymarket. Hans Maurice Count de Bruhl late minister from the court of Dresden his will PCC 1809 of 33 Old Burlington St mentioned his son George (will PCC 1855) his dau Mrs Scott, his wife Mary (will PCC 1811 her late father Thomas Chowne, her cousin General Tilson) nephew Henry Louis Count de Bruhl in Germany, astronomical instruments to Earl of Egremont, and to Thomas Mudge those made by his father, observatory at Harefield…

1.7.1796 Mail with Merry & RB / 2.7.1796 dine at Bracon with Merry's, Louisa Brunton & Richard enfant / 23.7.1796 call on mrs Merry adv Richard & Sophia

The DNB article on John Brunton 1741-1822 gives the dates of his youngest son Richard as 1789-1859, but his death was reported in newspapers as occurring on 28.7.1846, one report said in his 58th year and the more detailed one said in his 56th year. His sister Sophia was born 19.6.1789 and baptised 9.8.1789 at St Peter Mancroft, Norwich, so his more likely year of birth was 1791, which would make him about 5 years old…

23.7.1796 call on mrs Merry adv Richard & Sophia

see Brunton, Richard

2.6.1794 at Bryan's with Holcroft / 26.5.1796 Bryan's Galley with Holcroft.

Galley should be Gallery and this was Michael Bryan DNB 1757-1821 picture dealer. Farington diary p352 married a sister of Lord Shrewsbury (Lady Juliana Talbot 1759-1802) p498 gallery in suite of rooms belonging formerly to Cosway & built by Astley (Saville Row) p500 Newcastle man, once on stage, went abroad as rider to merchant, met wife in Pays Bas
 

9.2.1794 at Tooke's.

Likely William Bryant of 20 Gt George St Westminster who was proposed Socy for Const Info 19.10.1792 by John Horne Tooke 2nded John Frost.

A William Bryant of Bermondsey voted for Mawbey 1775. WB probably son of WB of Reigate (will PCC 1788) and his first wife Charlotte (nee Cooke), was born abot 1760, apprenticed to Francis Vincent attorney of Southwark 1778, WB attorney 11 Staples Inn 1784, became clerk of papers and day rules in Kings Bench prison but was removed from this post in Jan 1794 for non-residence. WB bach of St Andrew Holborn married by…

6.9.1807 Carlisles, Buchan & John Flather call / 16.11.1807 Carlisle, Buchan & mrs Topping call / 18.11.1807 Jo(seph) G(odwin) calls, & Buchan (not seen) 

The GD website has a person record for Dr Alexander Peter Buchan (DNB 1764-1824), but the above entries are not coded to him. Although calls on the same day could have been quite separate, the fact that Buchan followed Carlisle on the first two entries above suggests that this was Dr Alexander Buchan, a known associate of Anthony Carlisle, and so presumably was the third entry, only two days later.