8.3.1807 dine at Plunket's, w. Dolland
The only example of this name in Godwin's diary. Nearly all the Dollands in directories were of the Dollond optician family (DNB per.1750-1871), very often spelt Dolland. Old Bailey 15.2.1804 Barnard Dollond cheese and ham dealer 89 Strand. The guests at Plunket's were mostly Irish and the name Dolland was not unknown in Ireland but I found no likely candidates.
25.3.1810 call on Domville (for C Ft)
Probably Alderman William Domville 7 New Ormond-st 1742-1833 had been bookseller and Master of the Stationers Company, became Lord Mayor of London 1813. I suggest that C Ft was Charlotte widow of Joseph Fawcett DNB 1758-1804 and it should be added to her person record on GD website (although she hadn't appeared in Godwin's diary since her husband died in 1804, but he noted her death in 1824, when she was living in Hornsey-road). Domville was from St Albans and Mrs Fawcett from nearby Ware, so that might suggest a connection.
16.8.1795 Donaldson at Perry's / 7.11.1813 Donaldson calls
Humphrey Donaldson of the Invalid Office, executor of the will of Perry's partner Gray (see Gray, James). His will PCC 1804, army agent of Whitehall mentions wife Ann son Humphrey (BA Trinity Cambs, Lt in Forfarshire Militia) property in Iver Bucks & Dunkeld Perth, sister Helen Maxwell, wife's mother Sarah Munden, Sarah Troval a young woman at St Petersburgh, execs Wm Wood of Army Pay Office, James Boaden of Warren St, George Smith of Whitehall, John Woods of Spring Gdns solicitor. Voted 1784 Fox (Green St, St Martins)…
adv at Foulkes' with mrs Aris, miss Winal & miss Holcrofts
possibly Edward Donovan DNB 1768-1837 natural historian
married bach 11.7.1800 St Mary Rotherhithe by lic Margaret Bennett sp both otp wits Richard Hawes, Mary Short / buried St Mary Newington 28.2.1837 Elijah Edward Donovan of Lambeth age 61 / will PCC 1837 Elijah Edward Donovan widower. DNB states Edward D died 1.2.1837
Cornelius Donovan merchant / brother of Lady Anglesey Oct 1752 / 1784 1 New Broad St, 1786-98 over Royal Exchange, Boyle's 1800 Lloyds Coffee House / on jury at Kings Bench 18.12.1792…
call on L. Dormer 12.10.1794.
Clearly Lord Dormer who is correctly coded in GD website on 23.6.1795 & 27.6.1795. He died in 1804 so is not the Dormer of 25.5.1812 at Sarah Elwes'
9.5.1790 Dornford at Paradise's and 23.5.1790 and 30.12.1792 there. In Godwin's 1796 list crossed out, and in 1794 version
Sir Josiah Dornford 1734-1810 or his son Joseph DNB 1763-97.
Dorel 4.5.1795 calls / 15.5.1795 again
Likely to be Godwin's abbreviation of the surname Dorrell
Dorset 26.3.1792 / 3.4.1792 / 5.5.1792 / 6.5.1792 / 8.5.1792 / 15.5.1792 / Mrs Dorset 29.10.1793 / Dorset 21.6.1794
See John Robinson Cooper, from whose indenture this must be John Dorset, perhaps elder brother to banker George, who is mentioned by Charlotte Smith whose sister married their cousin (Abinger c.16 f12-13). He is also featured in two of Elizabeth Cooper's letters (Abinger c.2 f7-8 and c.4 f3) and one of Thomas Cooper's (Abinger c.2 f84-6).
Currently 30/7/2012 in Godwin Diary website the name is not underlined but the Person Record is empty
15.3.1807 L…
Douglas, Johnston 23.10.1797 at theatre
The play Douglas by John Home was performed at Covent Garden theatre that night with Henry Erskine Johnston in the starring role. Godwin wrote him a letter (Abinger c55 f28-30) of congratulation. The GD website has missed this though it has an event record for the play
(mes) Douglas 7.5.1790 at miss Williams'
subscibers to HMWilliams poems 1786 Mrs D of Springwood Park, Mrs D, Mrs D, Miss D, Archibald D Esq of Cavers, Miss MD, Capt D of Berwick, Mrs D of Edinburgh. Mrs D of Cavers
Sylvester Douglas (later Baron Glenbervie) attorney to F North when in Ceylon 1798-1805
Andrew Douglas DNB 1735-1806
Hon John Douglas signed declaration of Friends to Liberty of Press 1792
Boyle's 1792 Sir George D MP 25 Hollis St; Lord D 50 Lower Grosvenor St; Dr D 74 Lower Grosvenor St; Miss D 25 Golden Sq; L D Esq 19 Arlington St; Hon Mrs D…
Dowding 7.12.1803 at Johnson's / 21.9.1812 call on Dowding (at Salisbury) / 22.9.1812 again / 23.9.1812 again / 22.12.1812 write to Dowding
John Dowding will PCC 1828 stationer, printer & banker of Salisbury was likely the entries of 1812 and possibly the entry of 1803. In the British Book Trades Index he was a bookseller & printer in partnership with Brodie in Salisbury from 1816 to 1827, and there was a John Dowding bookseller of 82 Newgate St London from 1817 to 1840.
Dower 2.4.1794 at Newgate (Gerrald's with many) / 12.7.1794 again
Robert Dower Esq counsel Law List 1793 5 Essex Court Middle Temple & Highgate / subscr 1791 to W F Sullivan's Flights of Fancy, (as did Dower, Academy, Highgate), subscr 1795 to 2 copies of Anne Cristall's poems
1774 Dower, master of an academy, Islington
1784 Richard D apothecary 79 Houndsditch
call on Downman 3.4.1802
Perhaps John Downman DNB 1750-1824 (which says he was itinerant after 1800). Compare call on Cosway 20.3.1802, both uncommon names, both could have been the artist of that name, and both called on by Godwin once but never featured in his diary again.
Dowse 5.8.1792 at Watts's
Dowse & Fleming, stationers Lincolns Inn Gateway 1790 BM Satires, Jacob Dowse printseller & publisher nr Turnstile Holborn 1791. Most likely as similar profession to host (see Watts, William)
John Dowse appr to Robt Fawcett attorney of St Geo Bloomsbury 1770/ attorney Bartletts Bldgs Holborn 1784, 2 gns to Hackney College 1788/ Unitarian Socy 1792, Warwick Ct/ 1792 steward of friends of asylumfor industry East St Walworth (Undertaking for Reform of the Poor) with Henry Clifford, Charles Shuter, William Fletcher/ 1792 John Dowse of Bedford Row…
18.11.1829 tea sir John Doyle & mrs Wheeler / 23.5.1830 dine at Bulwer, w. sir John Doyle / 7.6.1830 tea M(ary) W S(helley)'s, w. Doyle, 2 Bulwers / 23.7.1831 Bulwer's, w. sir J Doyle
John Doyle DNB 1756-1834. First at tea with his niece Anna Doyle Wheeler (qv), then with Bulwer who had married A D Wheeler's daughter Rosina in 1827
sir Jno Doyley 6.7.1800 (calls at Curran's?). In Godwin's 1796 list for 1800
Sir John Radley D'Oyley Hist of Parl 1754-1818 6th baronet, MP for Ipswich, = 1780 Diana, widow of Wm Cote of Calcutta, dau of Wm Rochfort bro of Robert Rochfort 1st Earl of Belvedere. Out of English parliament 1796, returned to India 1803 after wife's death. (A Lt Genl D'Oyley = Dec 1802 miss Thomas sau of late Dean of Ely)
20.1.1796 at Mary Hays' with Draper & Brown / 31.3.1809 dine at Hume's with Draper / 21.12.1813 at Maldon, Essex, Day breakfasts, adv Draper / 22.12.1813 again
According to Marilyn Brooks, The Correspondence of Mary Hays, Godwin met Hugh Draper again at Mary Hays but she gives no more information on him. Can she mean Henry Draper elected lecturer at St George the Martyr Southwark 15.3.1796 resigned March 1808, who would have been a neighbouring preacher to Brown if he was Mary Hays' pastor Michael Brown (see Brown)? Catherine bapt 15.10.1794 & Henry bapt 25.1.1801 children…