A-Z of Entries

mrs Fonsaick 4.6.1794 at (Joseph) Jennings'.

PCC 1770 James Fonseque of Lincoln, Jacob Fonseque 1782 merchant 33 Threadneedle St or Rainbow coffee house, PCC 1807 Rachel Fonseque widow Jamaica

Fontana 14.8.1798 at Joseph Johnson's

Perhaps Gregorio Fontana 1735-1803 colleague of Volta's at Pavia, wrote to Sir Joseph Banks 1787, or Felice Fontana 1730-1805 Florentine scientist. I could find no reference to either of them visiting England at this time in the Italian Biographical Dictionary though I don't read Italian very well

27.3.1796 Foot at Kentish's / 27.6.1796 meet Foot / 8.7.1799 again / 23.12.1799 again / 3.5.1802 RA exhibition; Foote, Philips fishmonger / 10.8.1805 meet Philips & Foot / 1.5.1809 RA Exhibition; J Foote / 3.1.1813 dine at J Stewart's, w. J Foot / 27.5.1813 meet J Foot / 20.8.1814 Hogarth exhibition, British Institution: adv. Foote / 10.4.1819 meet Jesse Foote / 15.9.1821 again / 19.12.1821 theatre; adv. Jesse Foot

Jesse Foot DNB 1744-1826 surgeon.  A good example of how Godwin varied spelling of names randomly

Forbes 7.11.1803 at Hamilton Rowan's / 24.1.1811 Forbes calls / 23.4.1820 Forbes at Hume's

Possibly George John Forbes, Viscount Forbes Hist of Parl 1785-1836, son of Earl Granard and nephew of Lord Moira, a Whig who went over to government around 1812 except on the Catholic question where he always supported Catholic relief. Possibly Charles Fergusson Forbes DNB 1779-1852 surgeon or his father William Forbes 1753-1818 surgeon will PCC 1818 his widow's will PCC 1825 Elizabeth Forbes formerly Buxton. The family were Independents from Coggeshall, Essex and Charles's sister Anna…

HCR 12.5.1826 HCR's guests to supper "Flaxmans, Masqueriers, a Miss Forbes, Blake, Sutton Sharpe"

          26.5.1829 at Brighton Mrs Masqueriers youngest brother just returned from Italy "Some of the family of Sir Charles Forbes came in and a Miss Ashburnham"

As G E Bentley pointed out in Blake Records p 446 note, Robinson's small appointments diary lists all the names on 12.5.1826 above except Miss Forbes, so it is reasonable to assume the Masqueriers brought her. Mrs Masquerier was born Rachel Forbes-Mitchell, so it may have been one of her relations (her father had…

In 1796 list for 1782 underlined, but not in 1794 version, nor in any diary entries before 1806 when it was unlikely to have been the person suggested below
Perhaps Edward Ford DNB 1746-1809 surgeon in London

12.12.1806 E Topping, Smith & Ford sup / 29.3.1809 mrs Topping & miss Ford call / 31.3.1809 dine at Hume's w. Ford / 26.7.1809 dine at Hume's w. Ford / 27.4.1810 3 Boinvilles, 2 Hopwood, Ford & Eastwick dine / 3.3.1811 sup at mrs Topping's w. miss Ford / 12.7.1812 dine at Hume adv. mdms Hutchinson, Ford & Bye / 7.12.1812 sup at E Topping's w, miss Ford…

MILL VOTERS 1802:  Samuel Ford of Richmond & Samuel Ford the younger of Richmond

Samuel Ford bur 19.2.1837 Richmond age 96 of Hickey's Almshouses / Samuel X Ford = Richmond 4.10.1773 Ann X Jones botp banns / Samuel son of Samuel Ford bapt 31.7.1774 Richmond / bapt Richmond of Samuel & Ann Ford  -  Ann 7.7.1776, Samuel 25.10.1778, Jane 11.6.1780, William 10.7.1783, James 9.2.1785, Margaret 7.12.1788, Sarah Ann 21.10.1790, Belford 3.4.1793, Maria 9.1.1795, Thomas 3.1.1796, John 24.1.1798, Margaret 12.1799 / Ann Ford bur 2.2.1800 age 64 / Samuel son of John Ford bapt 29.4.1770…

HCR diary   1.8.1813 HCR said Maria Fordham "delightful"

                      3.8.1813 HCR said Harriet Fordham "charming" &c

                   25.8.1823 "called on Mrs Fordham of Hodsea"

                   30.5.1823 at "Mrs Fordham's lodgings. Mrs J P Wedd was arrived"

                     2.6.1823 "called on Mrs J Fordham"

                   23.6.1823 "left with Sophia Fordham a letter for Mrs Thornton"

                   26.4.1824 Miss Fordham died of typhus at Bury St Edmunds

                   24.5.1824 "took tea at home - Francis…

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1779, also in 1794 version and list of 17 (at end of diary Vol VI see 1796 list on this website) though one of 5 from that list who were dropped in the list of 25 that preceded the1796 list. Person record in GD website but 1796 list entry not coded to it 

James Fordyce DNB 1720-1796. Up to 1782 a noted London preacher though of declining popularity by 1779, Godwin noted his death on 1.10.1796

MILL VOTERS 1802:  Henry Forrow of Old Brentford

Will PCC 1771 Henry Forrow builder of Harrow on the Hill / Henry son of Thomas & Sarah Forrow bapt 23.5.1770 Ealing / Henry Forrow = Ealing 7.2.1787 Sarah Vesey / Henry Forrow bur 1.6.1813 Ealing age 55 of Old Brentford / 1841 census Henry Forrow age 20 lighterman

5.11.1789 Forsaith at Rev Socy.

Robert Forsaith (Surman index) 1749-97 was an assistant minister at Norwich 1770-82 so Godwin may have recognized him from then. Then Classics tutor at Daventry 1785-9 and at Northampton 1790-7
 

23.5.1790 Forster at Paradise's. In Godwin's 1796 list as Foster crossed out, and in 1794 version

Georg Adam Forster DNB 1754-94 son of Reinhold Forster DNB 1729-98. By this time the father was living in Germany but the son was on a journey whch he made into a book and which included a visit to England. 

HCR diary 1.7.1842 at Samuel Rogers' breakfast table "Mrs Forster daughter of Banks the sculptor"...."and her daughter Mrs Poinder"

Edward Forster (DNB 1769-1828) writer married at St George Hanover Sq on 3.8.1799 Lavinia Banks. Emma bapt 20.5.1801 St George Hanover Sq dau of Edward & Lavinia Forster, married at British Embassy Paris 26.12.1832 Ambrose Poynter (DNB 1796-1886) architect. She died 1848, Lavinia nee Banks may have married again? (Lavinia Forster marriage index 1837 Kingsclere Hants).

miss Forsyth 16.10.1800 at tea at Godwin's with H(annah) G(odwin) & Hansard / 5.8.1801 sups at Godwin's with H G / 11.9.1801 sups at Godwin's with H G / 25.9.1801 sups at Godwin's with H G / 21.1.1802 at theatre with Godwins, Fenwicks & H G / 24.2.1802 miss Fth dines / 4.3.1802 miss F dines / 27.6.1802 sups at Godwin's with H G / 4.8.1802 sups at Godwin's with H G, Lamb & Smith / 14.8.1802 at dinner at Godwin's adv with H G / 17.8.1802 sups at H G's with Godwin, Jo G &c, Waring & Littlewood / 30.8.1802 at dinner at Godwin's adv with H G / 25.9.1802 dines at Godwin's…

SWEDENBORGIANS: Thomas Foster one of 77 signatories to New Chuch 7.12.1788. New Jerusalem Chapel Thomas Foster bapt 9.8.1789

David F 3.12.1794 at Foulkes'.

The F must surely stand for Foulkes and this was presumably a relation. A David Foulkes son of Edward, clerk of St Asaph was admitted to Oxford 1764 age 19 and another David Foulkes son of Rees of Denbigh was admiited to Cambridge in 1764. Rees Foulkes was an attorney of Denbigh in 1737 and 1748 and took apprentice Edward son of Edward Foulkes in 1743, and may have been the Rees Foulkes Esq of Gwernygron, Flintshire who died at Chester in May 1767, his unmarried daughter Rachel dying in 1827. A David Foulkes clerk of Plascock, St Asaph died in 1800 (…

F's on 21.6.1795 must be Foulkes', as Watley only appeared at Foulkes'. Seems to be a case of Godwin using the abbreviation because the space was full in the diary

On 29.9.1787 John Foulkes esq of Clements Inn married Phillipa, daughter of the Rev Brownlow Toller of Billingsborough, Lincs. She obtained a legal separation from him with substantial alimony on the grounds of his great cruelty and adultery on appeal to Doctors Commons in December 1802 (Bury & Norwich Post 15.12.1802), so she was clearly not be the mother of his five children who were probably not baptised but whose…

29.12.1794 Godwin calls on Mrs Foulkes nah (not at home) / 27,7.1795 adv at Holcroft's / 6.9.1795 P Foulkes adv at Holcroft's / 29.8.1798 adv at Holcroft's / 30.9.1798 Godwin calls on / 17.3.1799 at Holcroft's / 30.4.1800 Godwin calls on / 1.5.1800 calls / 5.6.1800 Godwin calls on / 20.5.1801 meet / 23.11.1805 (Ht &) mrs Foulkes adv at theatre

from my article Godwin,the Reveleys & the Jenningses, see blog/articles section and notes 13 & 14 of that article

There was also a sub-plot around the Foulkeses: on 25th October 1794 Godwin supped at Foulkes' and noted "…

Fowden 14.2.1802 at King's

Reginald Fowden Lt 38th foot 28.9.1797 Capt 14.8.180, Reginald son of Reginald Fowden & Amelia Witherall born 23.11.1801 bapt 16.12.1801 St Anne Soho, Capt Reginald Fowden from half pay of 35th foot to 3rd foot 11.2.1804, served till 1808, Reginald Fowden Esq of Cheadle subscr to novel by Henrietta Rouviere 1801, will PCC 1819 Reginald Fowden of Bath (seen)

William Fowden ensign 3rd foot 10.10.1805, Elizabeth Ann dau of Wm & Anne Fowden bapt 14.8.1808 St James Piccy, will PCC 1849 William Fowden half pay Captain of Dragoons, Denbighshire…

27.4.1788 Kensington Gardens, see Baron Fox. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1788

Henry Fox 3rd baron Holland DNB 1773 -