A-Z of Entries

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Charles Ball of Dublin proposed member 6.6.1783 by John Horne Tooke at request of secretary Thomas Yeates 2nded John Jebb, SCI received letter 1784 from Mr Ball of Dublin

GODWIN DIARY: Ball 5.8.1800 dines at Carlow / 31.1.1802 at Wycombe's, with Curran / 23.1.1805 call on Ball (Giltspur)  GD website has Gittshur but see original / 1.2.1805 call on Ball with Wordsworth / 21.3.1817 at Curran's (from Rome) / 6.10.1823 at Bacon's / 21.1.1833 Balls at Martin's

Charles Ball, Trinity Coll Dublin 1772, Lincolns Inn 1776 BA 1780 called to Irish…

Barnet 26.3.1800 at John King's / 11.7.1800 (in Ireland) adv Scully & Barnet at Moira's / 25.4.1828 Barnet at C Jones's / 10.10.1828 again / 10.1.1831 invited to C Jones's

The Barnet at King's may have been Edward Barnet because in 1812 Augustus Butler Danvers instituted Chancery proceedings against an Edward Barnet (National Archives C13/207/21). Danvers was engaged in Chancery suits with a number of the guests at his father-in-law John King's, these may have been "friendly" suits. Boyle's 1800 Edward Barnet 27 Soho Sq & Kensington Gore, Law List 1800 attorney of Soho Sq.…

Barret 13.7.1800 calls (in Ireland) / 7.8.1807 Barret, constable at Skinner Street (Godwin's) / 6.10.1809 write to Barret / 24.1.1810 write to Barrat / 4.4.1810 again / 5.12.1810 again / 15.7.1811 again / 5.8.1813 Barrets call / 21.9.1828 Jos. Barret at (Joshua) Robinson's / 10.4.1829 Barret at (Joshua) Robinson's

The first entry above 1800 in Ireland was possibly John Barrett DNB 1753/4 -1821 classical scholar and eccentric. (John Barrett of the Theatre Royal, Crow St, Dublin  = June 1806 miss Devereux, Aungier St, Dublin. Edward Deane Barrett attorney of Dublin = May 1811 dau of…

Barrington 5.8.1800 at Wallace's trial, Carlow, & dines same day. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1800

Jonah Barrington DNB 1756/7-1834

28.12.1796 at Horne Tooke's / 13.1.1798 Batleys at Brand Hollis' / 3.4.1798 meet Batleys / 20.5.1799 at Milton Gallery / 27.7.1799 meet Batleys / 6.7.1800 Batley & 3 Granges (call at Curran's?) tea at Batley's (in Ireland) / 15.7.1800 Batley dines at Rathfarnham / 17.7.1800 again / 10.8.1800 tea at Batley's / 11.8.1800 Batley calls

Jeremiah Batley of Chapel St bedford Row proposed Socy of Const Info 12.7.1782 by James martin 2nded John Jebb. John Lodge Batley proposed 18.6.1784 by James Martin 2nded Richard Brocklesby

John Lodge Batley bapt 1.6.1762 St Saviour Denmark…

Bennet 4.7.1800 at Curran's / 17.7.1800 walk with / 16.1.1802 Curran & Bennet call / 6.1.1807 at Curran's / 12.1.1807 Curran & Bennet dine / 25.1.1820 at mrs Hersey's / 19.5.1821 call on H G Bennet / 22.5.1821 write to H G Bennet

Perhaps Richard Newton Bennett Dict Irish Biog 1769-1836. The 1820 entry was with the Beresfords, connections of Hamilton Rowan so quite likely the same Bennet as with Curran. H G Bennet in the last two entries was probably Henry Grey Bennet DNB 1777-1836 politician. Other Bennets in Ireland in 1800 were James Bennet MD of Cork subscr to Cervantes…

Birminghams 8.8.1800 at Grattan's

call on E Bishop 5.7.1800 / 9.7.1800 call on E B / 11.7.1800 call on E B; adv EB & Everina at Delane's / 15.7.1800 call on EB / 19.7.1800 E B & Everina at Lefanu's / 23.7.1800 EB & Everina dine / 24.7.1800 sup at E B's / 31.7.1800 call on E B / 9.8.1800 again (all in Ireland)

The GD website has only coded the first entry above to Eliza Bishop, but all the E B entries in Dublin were quite clearly her

Blackwood 14.7.1800 at Grattan's / 4.3.1806 at Rowan's

The GD website has coded the two above entries to William Blackwood DNB 1776-1834, though he had no connection with Ireland. They have correctly coded the 1808 and 1809 entries at Joseph Johnson's to him, but the four letters in 1830 which should also have been coded to him have been left uncoded (in brown). For Dublin possibles see work notes below

John Bonham junior of Hammersmith proposed 25.10.1793 by Charles Sinclair 2nded Thomas Holcroft. John Bonham was the oldest son of Francis Warren Bonham by his first wife Mary Ann Leslie, born about 1769 probably in Ireland and matric at Merton College Oxford 1785. F W Bonham Land Tax Hammersmith 1791-99, his will PCC 1810 of Bath. John Bonham the younger of Hammersmith and Arthur Bedford were prosecuted for an assault by Ruth Ann Barnes and Elizabeth Thornton of Turnham Green who relinquished their prosecution at Middlesex Sessions in January 1793 (London Lives) (probably in return for a…

dean Bourke 12.8.1800 on boat from Dublin

Joseph Bourke 1771-1843 dean of Ossory, 3rd son of 3rd Earl Mayo = 1799 Mary dau of Sackville Gardiner (see Burke's Peerage)

12.10.1806 Bray at dinner at H Tooke's

The only time Bray occurs as a persaon's name in Godwin's diary. Henry H Bray seems a likely candidate as he lived at Wimbledon near to Tooke. His father was Michael Bray of Lincolns Inn who as a widower married at Walcot St Swithin's Somerset on 4.12.1785 Catherine Darell otp sp by lic sigs witsJohn Monck, Francis Plowden. This last witness was very likely Francis Peter Plowden (DNB 1749-1829) who like Michel Bray was a Catholic conveyancer called to the bar when restrictions on Catholics were lifted (Bray at Lincolns Inn 1795). In the year of…

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Dennis Brennan 39 Poland St (Crispin) ratebooks 1796-1800 / Dennis Brennan wid = Lambeth 26.10.1801 Sarah Hart wid botp banns / Dennis Brennan (married man) bur 5.3.1811 St Marylebone age 64 / the name is distinctly Irish

7.8.1806 Brian & Mulready call

The only Brian in Godwin's diary. There are a number of examples of O'Brien and O'Briens but none of Brien Briens Brians O'Brian or O'Brians. No reason to think Brian was connected to Mulready who may have just happened to call on the same morning.

This was possibly Peter Brian who lived near Godwin at 4 Charles St, Clarendon Square, Somers Town (Holden's directory 1811). He was there in Land Tax records from 1809, I couldn't find records for Charles Street before that date. He may have been the Peter Brian at 7 Cooks Row, St Pancras (Holden…

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

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.…

Burroughs 26.4.1796 at Mackintosh's / Burroughs's 8.2.1799 at John King's / Burro^s 3.7.1800 at Colles's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1800 as Burroughs / 22.10.1803 Burroughs at Curran's / 25.10.1803 Burroughs at Hamilton Rowan's / 12.8.1804 meet Burroughs / 22.5.1805 call on Burroughs / 24.5.1805 Burroughs calls / 20.7.1805 seek Burroughs / 4.10.1807 meet Burroughs / 2.10.1809 call on Burroughs with Curran / 28.4.1818 call on Burrows / 6.7.1827 Burroughs at Uwin's / 7.4.1830 miss Burroughs at mes Hodget's / 15.5.1830 again

Peter Burrowes DNB 1753-1841seems likely to have…