A-Z of Entries

call on Buck 6.9.1802 / 19.11.1802 again / 25.11.1802 again (not in)

Some possibles / Adam Buck DNB 1759-1833 artist / Charles Buck DNB 1771-1815 Independent minister. He lived from 1807 in Primrose Street where the sisters of Godwin's first wife owned houses, before that in Tabernacle Row Islington. His will PCC 1815 mentioned wife Elizabeth, sons Charles, Thomas Wills, Samuel Gamon, daus Jane, Hannah Sidney, sister Mrs Morgan date 10.12.1813 / Thomas Buck apothecary Strand voted Fox 1780, 1784 Hood 1788 Fox & Graham 1802 will PCC 1817 Thomas Buck apothecary St Margaret…

17.5.1795 miss Buck at Holcroft's (with A Alderson & Mrs Batty), / 21.5.1795 miss Buck at Batty's (with A Alderson & Tooke's) / 3.6.1795 at Tooke's (with A Alderson, Batty & Smirkes) / 11.6.1795 adv C Buck at Holcroft's (with Batty, Richters) / 10.10.1803 call on C Clarkson (at Bury) / 23.1.1807 sup at Lamb's w. Clarkson / 1.5.1814 sup at Kenney's adv Clarkson / 25.11.1814 Clarkson calls

Likely to be Catherine 1772-1856 daughter of William Buck of Bury St Edmunds (1747-1819) brewer, yarnmaker & leading member of Whiting St chapel. She married 21.1.1796 at Bury the…

23.11.1807 Buckingham calls / 1.3.1827 Hodgets' au soir, w. Buckingham / 24.10.1828 call on Buckingham / 29.10.1829 theatre, adv. Buckingham / 4.6.1830 dine at H Bulwer's, w. Buckingham

The later entries 1827 to 1830 were perhaps James Silk Bockingham (DNB  1786-1855), at a period when he was active in London journalism. In 1807 he was lately married and penniless might well have called on Godwin between his voyages. other possibles in work notes below.

call on Buckley with M(ary) J(ane) 8.1.1805

Possibly William Buckley 24 Chancery La 1805, law stationer, paper hanger & bookseller / William Buckley of Ossulston St Somers Town builder 1811 / Henry Buckley dealer in floor cloths 16 Strand Sun Fire 1805 / John Buckley lapidary 1 Ely Court Holborn Sun Fire 1808 / Buckley hatter and hosier 399 Strand Sun Fire 1804 / David Buckley watch gilder Charterhouse Sq Sun Fire 1808

Lady Bucks 24.8.1796 see Martindale, Henry

Bull's 6.3.1798 at Bath with col Barry / 8.3.1798 again / 9.3.1798 again

Lewis Bull bookseller Old Rooms Bath 1784, directories 1781-1798. The will of John Bull of Bath PCC 1804 dated 26.6.1804 proved 1.10.1804 mentioned his father Lewis and his sister Mary wife of John Hensley. Hensley became a partner in the bookshop. John Bull was baptised 1.12.1764 at Bath Abbey son of Lewis & Rachel Bull.  Mr, Mrs & Mr J Bull and Mr & Mrs Hensley all subscribed to Ann Wingrove's poems published Bath 1795 / Benjamin Bull of Bath was imprisoned one year 10.10.1794 for seditious…

22.6.1808 call (w. M J) on Bullard at Cromwel's

The only instance of Bullard in the diary. Cromwel's is noted one other time (a fire in 1817) but no (living) Cromwell appeared in the diary. See my entry for Cromwell's.

Mr Joseph Bullard 5, Crutched Friars (Holdens 1805 Court) / Robert Bullard plumber, engine, pump & water-closet manufacturer, Union-st, Borough (P O Directory 1808) his will PCC 1810 wife Mary son Timothy Wood Bullard / William Bullard, bricklayer, 15 Clerkenwell Close (Holdens 1805 & 1811) / Henry Bullard, wine vaults, 1, George-st, Blackfriars-rd (…

GODWIN DIARY; Buller 1.1.1795 at Sutton's / 10.4.1795 Buller contr at King's / 6.5.1795 again.

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: William Buller of Wilton proposed member 7.8.1782 by John Jebb 2nded Edward Bridgen.

SunFire 1788 William Buller carpet maker, Wilton1793 William Buller & Thomas Mease, Wilton, Wilts & Daniel Sutton, London, carpet manufacturers. (Sutton was also SCI member from 1792). Subscr to Sermons 1786 of John Baxter Pike (QV*). Subscr to Works of John Jebb 1787. Subscr 2gns annually to Hackney College. Haven't been able to trace him further, the…

Bullock 4.3.1798 on coach to Bath

A fairly common name met once on a coach would be hardly worth identifying had it not been for his fellow passenger D'Esterre. Captain Henry Bullock of the East India Company ship "United Kingdom" sailed to Madras & Bengal 1801-2, D'Esterre captained the same ship in 1807-9'. Possibly one of 4 Henry Bullocks in PCC wills - 1808 of Stanwell, Middlesex / 1829 of Lambeth / 1831 of Wroughton, Wilts / 1841 of Stanwell, Middlesex

8.3.1792 Bulmer / 10.3.1792 again / 26.3.1792 again / 31.3.1792 again / 16.4.1792 again / 5.5.1792 again / 30.3.1795 again.

These are all calls and appear to be connected to John Cooper and the arrangements for his apprenticeship. On 26.3 and 5.5 Godwin calls on Bulmer immediately after calling on Dorset, who paid the premium for John Cooper's apprenticeship to Spilsbury (see 18.5.92 JC goes to Spilsbury and my earlier para 11/a/b), and on 31.3 Godwin calls on Bulmer with JC. This makes it more likely to be William Bulmer printer of Cleveland Row, St James, later in partnership…

13.9.1794 SCBunbury at Inchbald's. In Godwin's 1796 list (crossed out) for 1794, also in 1794 version.

Sir Charles Bunbury DNB 1740-1821 6th baronet & MP, founder with Lord Derby of Oaks and Derby races at Epsom
 

25.12.1819 dine at Hume's, w. Bunnet / 3.3.1822 again / 16.1.1827 sup at Aldis's, w. A Bunnet

Amelia, 1794-1861, eldest daughter of Joseph Hume married 17.5.1823 William Bunnett, of Fulham, surgeon. They had a son William Thomas Hume Bunnett. I couldn't find William Bunnett's death but Amelia was living with her father Joseph in 1841 census and listed as widow living with her son in 1851 census

call on Burch 26.9.1803 / 11.9.1805 call on mrs Burch / both at Stowmarket

Samuel Burch will PCC 1826 liquor merchant of Stowmarket, Esther Burch widow of Stowmarket will PCC 1847

Burder's Brook Street 2.4.1802 call on with Fenwick / 17.6.1802 call on Burder

Holden's 1811 had a Mr John Burder, 29 Brook St, Holborn in the private residents' list. Land Tax 1813 York Place Islington John Burder, 1814-1821 Snow Hill, Holborn. British Book Trades Index 1817-8 J Burder 58 Snow Hill Holborn Bridge press maker & mangle maker. John Burder aged 68 of Holborn buried Bunhill Fields 16.4.1820. In 1806 a John Burder farmer of Enfield was advertised as quitting his business. George Burder DNB 1752 -1832 may have been a relative.

GODWIN DIARY: R & Sophia Burdet 27.8.1804 at Tooke's

Robert son of Francis Burdett DNB 1770-1844 born 16.4.1796 died 1880 and his sister Sophia who married 23.10.1833 Robert Otway Cave and died 1849

B Jones 9.3.1806 at Tooke's

This may have referred to Sir Francis Burdett, who after the death of his aunt Lady Jones, "took the name of Jones by royal licence 5.4.1800 but only briefly affected it" (historyofparliamentonline) or possibly to his younger brother William Jones Burdett 1774-1840. Both have person records in the GD website, and Godwin had several times…

22.5.1796 Northmore, Burdon call / 29.4.1800 Burdons at Foulkes' / 30.12.1802 Northmore & Burdon call / 6.1.1803 at Northmore's with W Burdon

William Burdon DNB 1764-1818. Northmore dedicated his Triplet of Inventions 1796 and its sequel Quadruplet of Inventions to his friend William Burdon. Burdon married at St Andrew Newcastle upon Tyne 28.8.1798 Eliza Dickson

Burgh 12.3.1795 at Gerald's.

Rev Richard Burgh of Dublin aged 30 was convicted in 1793 along with Townley Macan and others of a conspiracy to blow up the King's Bench prison. He doesn't seem to have been in Newgate in 1795 but may have been an inmate of the Giltspur St Compter with Gerald

5'5" hazel eyes black hair sallow complexion

dr Burke 3.7.1800 (at Curran's) / 12.7.1800 again / 27.7.1800 again / 2.8.1800 again

A Dr Burke of the United Irishmen stood bail along with the Hon Simon Butler Dict Irish Biog 1757-1797 for Archibald Hamilton Rowan when he was arrested in 1792 and a Dr Burke was one of the Catholic gentlemen arrested in August 1811 for contravening the Convention Act along with Dr Edward Sheridan who was acquitted and Thomas Kirwan Dict Irish Biog 1772-1852. J T Burke of Arran Quay Dublin was a physician to the Charitable Dispensary Meath St in 1792 and the Dr Burke who stood bail for Rowan was…

f 46r of Vol VII of Godwin's diary after 24.9.1796 and before the "1796 list": Burke inherits £300 per annum, obtained by his elder brother in the character of a discoverer. C

Edmund Burke DNB 1730-1797 according to which he inherited in 1765 from his brother Garrett a small estate in Clogher co. Cork. Not sure what is meant by discoverer or who C was, presumably the source of the story, maybe Calonne, Canning, Carlisle, Coleridge or Cooper

Burne's, Carlow 4.8.1800 tea / 8.8.1800 dine at Burne's (not in Carlow?) / 2.10.1800 (in London) meet Burne / 8.10.1800 meet Burne, Dogherty & Goold / 27.9.1804 Burne at H Rowan's / 20.9.1805 Burne & Curran dine / 9.10.1805 call on Curran (not in), Burne (not in)

Since Godwin began the day of 8.8.1800 seeing St Cavan's Bed at Glendalough nr Wicklow and then returned to the Dublin area it seems unlikely that he went back to Carlow to dine (and this is confirmed by his letter Bodleian Abinger c6 f36v) so the Burne's of 8.8.1800 was probably a different venue from that of 4.8.…