miss Benjer 13.7.1804 at Joyce's / 19.12.1811 miss Benjer at Coleridge's lecture
These two entries should be added in the GD website to the person record of Elizabeth Ogilvy Benjer DNB 1775-1827. The Benjers of the 16.6.1803 entry, which is coded to her, perhaps also included her mother Mary. The first entry on GD website was to Benjers on 16.6.1803 and the plural probably included her mother Elizabeth Benger widow who outlived her and proved her will on 14.3.1827 as universal legatee
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…
George Bennett of Hounslow
George Greaves Bennett s of Thomas & Mary bapt 31.1.1775 Wroxeter, Shropshire / Land Tax Sutton, Heston 1798 £4 pa prop Charles Benham, 1802 £10 pa prop Mr Bennett / Elizabeth Greaves d of GB & Sally bapt Heston 10.7.1796 / George Charles Washington s of GB & Sally bapt Heston 15.2.1807 / Emma d of GB carpenter Hounslow & Sally bapt Heston 21.11.1813 / 1851 census Haines Rd Heston GB wid age 79 born Wroxeter retired carpenter, dau Mary Ann Bennett unm age 48 born Isleworth shopkeeper, Cromwell Lane Isleworth Geo Bennett age 43 born Heston…
George Bennett of Old Brentford
See Bennett, George (Hounslow) / UBD 1791 GB cheesemonger Brentford / Land Tax Ealing 1806 GB £8 pa prop John Jessop / Land Tax Ealing 1792 GB Kings Arms Inn £40 pa prop execs of Abraham Harvest (will PCC 1790 brewer of Ealing) & will PCC 1793 dated 13.9.1787 GB of Brentford in parish of Ealing victualler mentioned Ann B dau of brother Thomas B, brother Henry, wife Mary who proved 10.5.1793
see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset
Joseph Bennett 20 Poland St ratebooks 1777-1818 poor / Joseph Bennett silk dyer Poland St voted 1774 Mountmorres & Mahon, 1784 (as Jeremy Bennett) Fox, 1790 Hood, 1796 Gardner, 1806 Hood & Paull / Joseph Bennett = St James 22.11.1767 Margaret Plumer botp by banns (wits John Hilyer, Elizth Plumer) / Joseph Bennett = St James 4.8.1774 Margaret Roe botp by banns wit Thos Burgess / Joseph Bennett = St James 12.10.1783 Elizabeth Winch botp by banns
Rev Thomas Bennett of Westminster proposed 9.11.1781 by Thomas Brand Hollis 2nded John Jebb. Regular attender at first but resigned by 1783. Son of Thomas of Westminster, Westminster School, Trinity Cambridge BA 1776, DD 1801. 1775 public lectures on apostles' creed. SunFire 1779 Rev TB of Barton St Westminster. Minor canon of Westminster 1782, of St Pauls 1783. Master of the Free School Highgate. Died 24.8.1816 age 73, his will PCC 1816 Hornsey Middlesex
Thomas Bennett of Twickenham plumped for Burdett
All at Twickenham: 24.11.1801 Henry s of Thos & Sophia Bennet bapt, 6.6.1802 Thos Bennett bur, 6.10.1806 Thomas Mills Bennet child bur, 29.2.1808 Thos Miles Bennett child bur, 22.6.1816 Eliza Ann d of Thos, gent & Sophia Bennett bapt, also Martha bapt 1803, Henry bapt 1805, Anne bapt 1806, Sarah bapt 1807, Eliz bapt 1809 of same parents
15.1.1808 call on Benson, japanner
Josepn Benson 1764-1819 will PCC 1820 japanner (wife Elizabeth, 2 sons 2 daus). SunFire 1808 202 St John St, West Smithfield
HCR diary 2.4.1838 "I was glad to perceive Mrs Aders house nearly full - Miss Lawrence, Mrs Bent a widow gentlewoman and a young German must render their living now very litle expence to them"
12.6.1839 "went on to the Aders - a friendly reception, but a little constraint. I am afraid to ask questions - Nothing about Ellen, nor their loss of their lady inmate - nor Miss Lawrence - they are now quite alone"
See my background article "3 Wives, 3 Husbands Living". Jane Mary, niece of the renowned plasterer Joseph Rose (1745-1799), married at St Marylebone on 8.8…
miss Bentley 19.10.1805 at Perry's / 21.10.1805 Perry femme & miss Bentley call / 15.6.1806 breakfast at Perry's with miss Bentley / 27.3.1818 miss Bentley at Hazlit's / 3.4.1818 again / 13.6.1826 Perry & misses Bentley at theatre
See my entry for Lunan, Mary. James Perry's niece Mary Lunan married a widower, Thomas Bentley of Frinsbury, Kent in 1803. He had a sister Mary Ann Bentley who died unmarried in 1842 and was living with the Bentleys at Higham Kent in the 1841 census, Mr & MIss Bentley both aged 70 and Mrs Bentley aged 55. Thomas Bentley's will PCC 1844 I haven…
Thomas Bentley of Turnham Green DNB 1731-1780 founding member attended 19.5.1780 died 2.12.1780
Benj Benton 24.1.1798 / 25.1.1798 Benton / 26.1.1798 again / 27.1.1798 again / 28.1.1798 again / 30.1.1798 again
A two volume work that Godwin was reading not identified in GD website nor could I find any clue to what it was
see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset
Henry Bentzler gent 7 Batemans Buildings SunFire 1779 / directories 1784, 1785 Henry Bentzler haberdasher 28 Wigmore St 1785 hosier Edwrad St, Portman Sq / will PCC 24.4.1787 of Henry Bentzler hosier of St Marylebone dated 4.1.1787 mentioned wife Christian, John Edward Henry Hanway, godson James (Parnicka?) / Henry Bentzler haberdasher in Wigmore St bur 6.1.1787 / Henry Bentzler of Soho gent = St Geo Han Sq 10.12.1778 Christian Harris sp otp by lic wit John Mettenius / George Allan = St James Piccy 9.11.1788 Christian Bentzler by…
SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Joseph Benwell of Battersea proposed 10.9.1784 by Michael Pearson 2nded James West.
Baptised 21.3.1758 at Hurley, Berks son of Joseph Benwell and Sarah (nee Sarney) who married at Bix, Oxfordshire 23.9.1746. JB bach of Battersea married 21.8.1783 at St Olave Hart St Elizabeth sp otp dau of Joseph Burch corn factor of Tower Hill, 9 witnesses including Michael and Sarah Pearson. Michael Pearson voted in Middlesex election 1784 on freehold in Spital Square, Limehouse occupied by Joseph Benwell. JB partner in malt distillery, Battersea from 1785…
mrs Beresford 7.11.1803 at Hamilton Rowan's / 3.2.1804 again / 12.2.1804 dines / 8.4.1804 calls / 30.4.1804 at hers / 22.5.1804 at H Rowan's / 2.9.1804 Beresfords at H Rowan's / 14.9.1804 mrs Beresford calls / 11.3.1805 mrs Rowan, Jane, mrs B call / 28.3.1805 A & F Rowan, S Beresford & miss Eastwick dine / 25.4.1805 2 Beresfords & 4 Rowans at tea & sup / 4.6.1805 6 jr Rowans & 2 Beresfords dine / 16.6.1805 mrs Beresford calls / 20.6.1805 mrs Beresford & 2 at tea / 19.7.1805 Beresfords call / 14.11.1805 mrs Beresford at theatre / 14.1.1806 Beresford & 2 Rowans…
21.5.1798 Arnot dines, talk of Berkley & curiosity
Probably Bishop George Berkeley DNB 1685-1753. Godwin noted reading his Principles of Human Knowledge 28.6.1795 to 5.7.1795
4.6.1808 walk w. T T (Berkeley)
I presume this meant that Godwin and Thomas Turner took a walk and discussed the ideas of George Berkeley DNB 1685-1753
Berry has a person record on GD website which quotes a letter from Godwin to John Fairley dated 28.7.1809 which said he had come to an arrangement with a Mr Berry for the distribution of books north of the Tweed. This may have been Christopher Berry the elder, bookseller of Norwich trading from 1789 until his bankruptcy in 1809 or John Berry and Christopher Berry the younger, sons of John Berry, trading from 1809, partnership dissolved 1810, Christopher jr went bankrupt in 1811, continued as printer and bookbinder from 1813. One Christopher died 1828, the other in 1831