A-Z of Entries

27.2.1795 at Frend's.

Supposed by Ben Ross Schneider, "Wordsworth's Cambridge Education", and Kenneth Johnston "The Hidden Wordsworth" to be Thomas Edwards DNB 1759-1842, son of Rev Thomas Edwards PCC 1785, which is likely; but various writers have confused him with Rev John Edwards of Birmingham and stated that he helped Coleridge with the Watchman in 1796; and the DNB, following Alum Cantab, confuses him with another Thomas Edwards (Alum Ox) who was vicar of Aldford Cheshire for many years and died 1842. He was curate of Swavesey, Cambs and The Bury & Norwich Post of 5.4.1820…

Breakfast at Edwards's 14.8.1800 / 19.8.1800 call on mrs Edwards (in London)

In his letter to James Marshall (Bodleian Abinger c6 f37r) Godwin says he breakfasted "by the most purely accidental recommendation, at the house of a most stupid dog, at Mr Edwards, a brewer, whose town house is in Portman Square, and who has built himself a mansion in the Vale of Llanrwst". The only reference I found to Edwards in Portman Square was the will PCC 1794 of John Edwards, servant of Samuel Whitbread, Portman Square, whose family connections, judging from the will, were in South Wales. Holdens…

6.10.1806 call on Curran: adv.. Egan, Jennings, Paul & Bosville / 12.10.1806 sup at Egan's, w. Curran / 17.10.1806 dine at Paul's w. Curran & Egan / 18.4.1808 call on Curran, adv. Egan
Very likely John Egan (DNB 1754/5-1810)

Egerton at Sarah Elwes' 3.7.1799

GD website has coded all Egerton entries in Godwin's diary to Jasper Egerton, which was presumably based on a misreading of the name as it appeared in legal script in Sarah Elwes' will. For the Egerton entry earlier in 1799 see Egerton, Thomas, whose misattribution to Elwes' friend suggested the idea to the GD website editors that Egerton introduced Godwin to Elwes. Joseph Egerton bachelor of Grays Inn married 16.8.1810 at St Marylebone Mary Wardlaw (nee Cumming) the widow of Arthur Forbes of Culloden whom she married in 1800. Joseph Egerton's will…

Egerton's 20.3.1799

Thomas Egerton bookseller 30/32 Charing Cross till 1830 Sun F 1782, with John Egerton till 1795. Thomas Egerton will PCC 1830. No connection apparent with Sarah Elwes' friend Joseph Egerton

19.3.1806 call on Elam

Thomas Elam woollendraper and mans mercer 44 Bedfordbury SunFire 1796, 1809. He married Ann Webb 2.10.1785 at St Martin i t Fields. His will dated 26.3.1819 of Leicester Square mentioned his late wife, his son Benjamin woollen draper of Bedfordbury and several other children. It was proved PCC 6.4.1822. He was buried 23.3.1822 at St Martin i t Fields age 71. The nearest baptism to that age I could find was Thomas son of Thomas Elam bapt Doncaster 11.8.1751. Elam is not a very common name and the call was made next to one on Klugh, a tailor, so the…

13.10.1810 Elgin's w. Newtons &c

These must have been the famous Elgin marbles which Thomas Bruce 7th Earl of Elgin DNB 1766-1841 was still trying to get the nation to buy. His address was Piccadilly on the corner of Park-lane

Elisee 17.11.1799 at John King's / 29.12.1799 at Lanesborough's

Probably the surgeon Marie-Vincent Talochon 1753-1817  known as Pere Elisee or Elysee, a favourite of Louis XVIII considered by some to be a charlatan. He swore to the illness of the singer Mme Banti in London (Morning Post 18.12.1798) and was said to have cured the Prince of Wales. Vincent Talochon of Old Bond St, druggist was bankrupt in July 1811 and had his certificate by October. he returned to France in 1815.

Tea Kirkley's 9.8.1799, followed by call on Elkins.

This was Sir Joshua Reynolds' servant Ralph Kirkley (qv) one of whose daughters married at St Marylebone 22.12.1798 William Elkins, a bookseller who went bankrupt in 1800.
 

20.10.1790 mrs Elliot at Miss Williams / 30.5.1794 sup at Ritson's; mrs Eliot

Boyle's 1792 Mrs E 40 Queen St East / Mrs E Lincolns Inn Fields / Mrs E 4 Portugal St.

PerhapsThomasine Anne Elliott born 1759 daughter of rear admiral George Elliott of Copford Essex (PCC will 1795) sister of Rev Luther Graves Elliott 1770-1846, died unmarried 1.4.1835 Honiton, Devon (PCC will 1835). Luther Graves E and Miss E of Colchester both subscribed to HMWilliams Poems 1786, but she is best identified by Mrs Piozzi's and Joanna Baillie's letters (both online). But as she was only thirty it…

14.7.1789 Gov Ellis at T Hollis'. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1789, crossed out, and in 1794 version / 26.5.1801 (Ellis) at Nicholson's

Henry Ellis (DNB 1721-1806). He was generally referred to in the newspapers as Governor Ellis although he had not been a colonial governor since 1763, and he was popular and a generous host (DNB). William Nicholson junior's memoir of his father (Bodleian MSS Don d175 typescript e125 original) mentioned that one of his father's pupils was Henry Ellis DNB 1788-1855 diplomatist. If they were all pupils that might explain why Godwin put five names in…

Ellison 5.5.1789 at miss Williams' / 7.5.1790 again / 26.11.1790 again.

First two times with Aboyne (see his entry)

6.6.1798 call on H Lee & mrs Elliston / 8.6.1798 Ellistons, Randalls & Langley sup

Robert William Elliston DNB 1774-1831 married 1.6.1796 Elizabeth Randall or Rundall, she died 1821 age 46. According to a user-submitted tree on Ancestry her parents were John Rundell & Lucy (nee Collins). See Randall

Elmsly 26.1.1802 at theatre & at Coleridge's / 9.11.1805 Elmsley at Holland's

Peter Elmsley DNB 1774-1825 nephew of Peter Elmsley DNB 1735/6 - 1802

28.6.1807 Elringtons adv. at Philips'

Perhaps John Battersby Elrington. Two children of a John Battersby Elrington and his wife Isabelle Parker were baptised in Jamaica in 1792 and 1793. Confessions in Elysium, a "licentious" translation of Wieland by JBE was published in 1802 and his translation of Russian Tales by Nicolai Karamzin in 1803, though the translatorship is also attributed to a Dane, A.A. Feldborg.(see romtext.org.uk/reports/engnov4). John Battersby Elrington, late of Hemas-terrace, Chelsea and formerly of Gt Titchfield-st was in the Fleet prison 23.1.1811 and the Kings…

Elwards's 16.7.1800 at Reeves's / 22.7.1800 at Burton's

The name Elwards is rare but did exist. In handwriting of Godwin's era it was particularly hard to tell from Edwards as many people used a similar curl at the base of a capital E as they used to form a small d

them 10.5.1800 surely referred to James Marshall & Sarah Elwes

below are notes from my correspondence with Mark Philp whose article Sarah Elwes' calling was published in Bodleian Library Record April 2011

John Elwes divorced Sarah Elwes in Ecclesiastical court in 1796, she appealed; the Court of Arches hearing found in John Elwes favour; she appealed to the High Court of Delegates. But when he died (about 19.4.1817) it was mentioned that he had two sons (Derby Mercury May 1, 1817).
On 14 January 1818, his wife, Mrs Elwes was reported as dying, aged 52 (in Bury and…

Ely 10.9.1805 at Taylor's Stowmarket

1784 Edward Ely grocer & turner Bury St Edmunds Suffolk will PCC 10.5.1805 mentioned sister Lydia wife of Lancelot Danby sister Ann Finch widow sisters Mary & Rebecca Ely late brother William Ely brother John Clarke Ely (buried 16.5.1811 Sible Hedingham, Essex will Nat Arch IR26) & his children Edward, Elizabeth & Mary. Sible H is about 20 miles SW of Stowmarket past Sudbury. John Clarke Ely voted for Montagu Burgoyne, the reform candidate, in 1810 Essex election

English 19.1.1798 adv at Reveley's

? James English attorney 28 East St  Red Lion Sq (Law List 1794-1800) / J English Inner Temple 1800 subscr to Life's Painter

4.12.1791 you lie entre C and D.

Probably Thomas Cooper and George Dyson, see letter 21.3.1792 (Abinger b.1)