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SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION;  William Demeza of Whitechapel proposed 14.3.1783 by John Satchell 2nded Edward Hall

Though the name was Portuguese Jewish this family must have gone native / Solomon Demeza = St James Clerkenwell 1.9.1734 Ann Hale botp banns / Isaac bapt Stepney 1737 of Solomon & Ann / will PCC 1771 of Solomon Demeza dated 16.6.1769 mentioned wife Ann sons William Hale & Isaac / William Hale Demeza = Bromley, Kent 31.12.1772 Susannah Ellis / their children bapt Whitechapel William 1773, John 1776, Sarah 1781, Richard 1782 (bur 1783 Bromley), George…

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

HCR diary 15.4.1818 at Flaxman's "Miss Denman had made a kaleidoscope"

I've noted over 50 references between 1818 and 1846 to Miss Denman or the Miss Denmans in HCR diary. Miss Denman is also mentioned in Mrs Aders' letters to Crabb Robinson of 10.1.1830 and 5.9.1842 and there is a letter from Mrs Aders to Miss Denman dated 17.12.1842 all at Dr Williams Library.. See also my entry for Mary Ann Flaxman

HCR diary 21.2.1820 "called at Flaxman's and left my card -I was not admitted - he has seen no-one since Mrs F:s death"

                    8.12.1826 Robinson read…

(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…

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)
 

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.…

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Mary Dennis 22 Poland St ratebooks 1785-7 / Mary Dennis bur St James 15.1.1789 adult poor

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION:  Nicholas Dennys of Tiverton Devon proposed 25.4.1783 Jeremiah Batley 2nded James West

Nicholas Dennys, jun of Lyons Inn = 29.5.1747 Elizabeth dau of John Belfield of Lyons Inn / Nicholas bapt 19.9.1752 Richmond Surrey of Nicholas & Eliz / London Chronicle 15.12.1757 yesterday died at his chambers in Lyons Inn, Nicholas Dennys Esq, his will PCC 1758 / Nicholas Dennys = (1778?)  Lucy dau of William Lardner (will PCC 1770 surgeon of Wandsworth) she was bapt 24.12.1754 Wandsworth of William & Lucy / Nicholas bapt 21.3.1780 Lucy bapt 24.10…

MILL VOTERS 1802:  John Dent of Richmond

John Dent = Southwark 20.4.1786 Martha Ann Cooper (from Ancestry user-submitted tree) / John Robert 4.3.1787 William 28.12.1788 Thomas 27.11.1791 Charlotte 23.2.1794 Jane Ann 11.10.1795 Thomas 20.7.1800 Martha 29.1.1804 all bapt Richmond of John & Martha Dent / Land Tax 1803 John Dent house behind Artichoke / 1817 John Dent of Richmond labourer & John Dent junior of 5 Edward St, Broad St, Golden Sq bricklayer took admon of son William Dent died a bachelor in Bengal since 1808  / 1819 Land Tax Richmond John Dent Artichoke Lane / John…

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

see Poland Street 1 to 9 & 49 to 62 in London Addresses database

Urania Devins 2 Poland St ratebooks 1781 / SunFire 1790 Urania Devins 15 Broad St Carnaby Market perfumer 1798 Urania Devins 15 Broad St Carnaby Market widow. A Urania Devins dau of Henry Albert Devins & Mary was born 29.11.1759 and baptised 6.1.1760 at St Marylebone. However on 25.6.1760 a child Urania Devins from St Marylebone was buried at St James Paddington. A Urania Devins dau of Claudius & Mary Henrietta (nee Devilleneuve) Devins was born 31.10.1729 and bapt 1.1.1729/30 at St Anne Soho. This may have…

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…

Devoy calls 28.3.1805

A fairly common name in Ireland. Walter Devoy of Rotherhithe was apprenticed as a shipwright in 1767 and his son George born 1782 was admitted citizen of London in 1804 and married Catherine Sadler at St Botolph Bishopsgate 8.3.1805. He appeared in directories as a lighterman in Bermondsey 1822. His son George Atkinson Devoy was born 1819 Bermondsey, his will PCC 1853.