A-Z of Entries

Deering 26.2.1798 at Chandler's / 29.4.1799 dine at G's head w Chandler, Dering / 24.6.1799 Deering at Chandler's

Defrezes 22.5.1804 at H Rowan's / 11.1.1806 Defrezes adv at theatre / 4.3.1806 De Frezes at Rowan's

See Plunket. Will PCC 1825 Thomas Defries Madras only child Frances Maria De Fries exec in India John Macleod surgeon execs in England Henry & Thomas Barnewall

dine at Delane's 11.7.1800 / 17.7.1800 Delane at Curran's

Perhaps Solomon Delane DNB 1727-1812 landscape painter

mrs Delany 22.6.1799 at Mrs Fancourt's / 7.11.1803 Delany at H Rowan's

Delaval 19.7.1794 at Holcroft's
 

23.6.1810 Dell calls / 9.7.1810 call, w. M(ary) J(ane), on Dell

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14.2.1796 miss Deval at Holcroft's with miss Tucker / 28.3.1797 Delvalle at Fenwick's with Tucker / 24.4.1797 Delvalle at miss Tucker's with Fenwicks, Sigueiras / 21.4.1815 Lovewel calls, call on DelValle

will PCC Abraham Delvalle 1785 tobacco merchant St Luke / Isaac Delvalle of Fenchurch St bankrupt 1788 / 2.9.1789 Isaac Delvalle surrendered place of Jew broker at Guildhall and Isaac Sequira jr admitted in his stead / 1792 Joseph & Abraham delvalle end partnership with Rebecca Delvalle / 1792 Joseph & Abraham Delvalle of Featherstone St, City Rd tobacconists bankrupt /…

call on Denew 7.10.1800

John Denew 1790 engraver & printer 109 Wardour St Soho / Richard Denew clerk to auctioneer George Squibb 1780, his partner by 1786 of Charles St, Berkeley Sq still there 1818, James Denew auctioneer 30 Charles St Berkeley Sq 1811 his will PCC 1853, Richard Denew 2 Derby Pl, Mayfair 1811

Denham 27.4.1800 at Mary Robinson's / 11.6.1800 again / 15.8.1813 write to Denham / 19.8.1813 call with Shelley on Phipps & Denham / 8.7.1816 Denham at Poole's

(Denn) 21.5.1801 at Nicholson's

See Ellis,Henry for the speculation that the five names in brackets at Nicholson's were his school pupils

Dennet 8.1.1797 at John King's / 2.12.1807 call on Dennet / 3.12.1807 again / 4.12.1807 again / 5.12.1807 again / 9.12.1807 again / 22.12.1807 call on mrs Dennet / 26.7.1811 call on Dennet / 17.8.1811 again / 19.8.1811 again / 23.8.1811 again / 26.8.1811 again / 27.8.1811 again / 7.9.1811 clerk from Dennet calls / 26.8.1816 call on Dennet / 4.11.1816 call on Dennet (Tatham) / 8.7.1817 call on Dennet, bond

Jonathan & Robert Dennett with William Greaves and Henry Townley Ward, attorneys 2 Henrietta-st Covent Garden from 1789 or earlier. Jonathan Dennett of Lincolns Inn will PCC 21…

21.7.1809 dine at Johnson's, w. Dennis &c / 22.9.1809 again / 6.10.1809 again / 7.10.1809 dine at Dennis's, w. Johnson, Fuseli, Bonnycastle & Lockhart / 27.10.1809 dine at Johnson's : meet Dennis / 19.1.1810 dine at St P's, w. Fuseli, Bonnycastle, Dennis, Knowles &c / 22.12.1812 theatre; adv. Bonnycastle, Knowles, Denis & OBrien / 11.7.1823 dine at Hume's; adv. miss Hay & miss Denis

Perhaps John Dennis 1779-1864 father of George Dennis DNB 1814-1898 archaeologist. John Dennis was "of the Excise Office" (SunFire 1807) and was Receiver General of Excise by 1845.…

Dennis 6.6.1794 calls / 20.6.1794 call on / 17.8.1794 calls (& Ritson) / 26.10.1794 calls (& Ritson) / 23.2.1795 call on / 6.5.1795 at Holcroft's / 22.5.1796 calls / 14.3.1797 meet / 14.4.1798 meet.

Perhaps John Dennis bookseller (Maxted) moved from Fleet Street to 6, Middle Row Holborn in 1791, issued catalogues usually as John Denis, specialised in Calvinist and Mystical Divinity, Astrology and Magic, died 23.8.1798. He or his father one of two outlets for Swedenborg's works in 1781 (newspaper ads)
 

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1796 but not coded to his person record in GD website

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION:  Earl of Derby proposed 24.11.1782 by Edward Hall 2nded Samuel Shore

Edward Smith Stanley DNB 1752-1834

see Dirom

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1796 inserted above but this entry not coded to his person record in GD website

Darval 17.11.1799 at John King's / 5.1.1800 Derville at John King's / 9.2.1800 again / 17.1.1802 again

The first entry above is transcribed Da[-rn?]al in GD website. The original is hard to read but in the light of the three Derville entries following it was probably Darval. Robert Dupont Derval was a Major in the York Rangers from 26.12.1796 until 1797. He was named as a defendant in a Chancery cause in 1807 to 1809 Timothy Stansfeld (will PCC 1829 obit of Feld House, New Cross in 75th year) vs Augustus Bultler Danvers (qv), Robert D'Ervall (abroad), John King, Jane Countess of…

26.11.1792 Destenonville at Holcroft's.

French National Legislative Assembly 8.3.1792 a French officer Destinanville had been expelled from Pondicherry and was asking the assembly's support to be reinstated. 20.2.1794 the Military Commission of Angers condemned to death Desmarez called Destinanville, ex General of the troops of the Republic in La Vendee. These may both be the same person as the name is rare in France. It adds to the stream of foreign officers calling on Holcroft
 

see Delvalle

call on Fenwick at Devlin's 7.2.1798

Michael Devlin bach of St James Westminster gentleman's servant marriage license 21.6.1762 to Elizabeth Poole sp / Michael Devlin potato merchant 25 Long Acre 1789, 1790 / officer to sheriff of Middlesex 1794 (London Metr Arch MJ/SP/1794/FEB/018) / wine merchant of Stanhope St Clare Market 1794 bankrupt 1795 / Mr Palmer son of late J Palmer Sheriff's officer lodging at Mr Devlin's 40 Stanhope St Clare Market 23.1.1799 Old Bailey / 20.6.1803 discharge rule against Devlin and others re: vexatious arrests / Sun Fire 1808 Michael Devlin 25 Gt Wild St…