A-Z of Entries

Gawler, John Bellenden

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION Capt John Gawler of Horse Guards proposed 16.11.1792 by William Bosville 2nded John Frost

See DNB Bellenden Ker 1764-1842 / Morning Post 3.2.1795 steward of dinner of Friends of Freedom to celebrate outcome of treason trials, J.B.Gawler, Staines / John Bellenden Gawler was prosecuted by Lord Valentia in 1796 for crim con with his wife, see the entry on George Annesley (Lord Valentia) in History of Parliament, and Godwin dined with Gawler at Lady Valentia's on 2/3/1803

CRABB ROBINSON DIARY 2.6.1829 at the Flaxman's Mr & Mrs Bellenden…


Gent, Mrs

HCR diary 10.4.1844 Robinson called "on Mrs Gent (a miniature painter) a friend of Mrs Aders for whom a letter was brought by Stansfeld from Mrs A: and by me strangely forgotten. I lately found it, thinking it had been put in the post - I called on her today and delivered it with an apology. She seems an agreeable person (6 Tavistock Street, Bedford Square)"

This was Sarah Sophia born 10.1.1804 and baptised 13.3.1804 at St Pancras, daughter of William Daniell (DNB 1769-1837) and his wife Mary, sister of Richard Westall (DNB 1765-1836). She married Thomas Gent widower at Hanwell on 9…


Gillman

HCR diary 5,4,1823 musical party and supper at Aders' "This party I had made for them. Wordsworth, Monkhouse and the ladies, the Flaxmans, Rogers, Coleridge, Mr & Mrs Gillman were my friends. Besides the Reeces and other musical party"

                  16.6.1826 "Mrs Mont: and Mrs Aders met at Gillman's - they shook hands. Ich dachte dass Mad Aders sich herabliess - sie wäre gewiss froh wenn Mrs M: sie besuchen wollte"

      letter 20.11.1829 Mrs Aders in London to HCR in Italy "We have had our house newly painted, and during a fortnight of the time we were at Highgate,…


Goldschmidt

HCR diary 8.6.1828 "called on Aders - a Mr Goldschmidt was with him, who took us to see some fine paintings on sale in Leicester Square, belonging to Signor Reghellini di Schio"

                 4.11.1833 "went to the Aders - an agreeable evening there - Mr Goldschmidt was there - He has proved a very generous friend"

Possibly Adolphus Goldschmidt?

Morning Post 23.8.1823 Achilles Fould Esq of Paris married Henrietta dau of L. A. Goldschmidt Esq / Morning Post 16.2.1826 failure of B. A. Goldschmidt & Co of Great St Helens (worth a million and a half sterling?) /…


Gotzenberger, Jakob

HCR diary 2.2.1827 "Gotzenberger the young painter from Germany called on me and I accompanied him to Blake - We looked over Blake's Dante. Gotzenberger seemed highly gratified by the designs and Mrs Aders says G: considers B: as the first and Flaxman as the second man he has seen in England. The conversation was slight - I was interpreter between them and nothing remarkable was said by Blake - he was interested apparently by Gotzenberger"

                  10.2.1827 called on Mrs Aders "Gotzenberger had left them"

letter 5.9.1830 Mrs Aders in London to HCR in Italy "by the…


Green, Joseph Henry

HCR diary 10.6.1824 at Gillman's Highgate (where Coleridge lived) "there we found a large party - Mr & Mrs Green, the Aders" &c &c

                    11.5.1825 "I dined with Green - Lincolns Inn Fields - a large party - Mrs Aders" &c &c

                      8.6.1826 dinner party at Aders "the Greens" &c

                   30.4.1829 "called on Aders. I was alarmed by finding the knocker tied and I found she had been very ill even dangerously - but she was thought then out of danger - Green thinks there has been an attack on the brain - Dr Lee…


Gunn, Misses

HCR diary 5.11.1824 "Mrs Aders, Ellen, Miss Denman and the Miss Gunns called on me - Not a little worried by such a visit I accompanied them to the Royal Academy Somerset House"

                    8.11.1824 party at Aders "The Flaxmans with the Miss Gunns and old Stothard"

                    20.5.1828 "The Rev Mr Gunn and his son breakfasted with me"

                    11.7.1836  blue stocking party at Mrs Aders "the Miss Denmans & Miss Gunn etc"

The daughters of William Gunn (DNB 1750-1841) who married Ann Mack (1768-1828) at Smallburgh, Norfolk on 11.2.…


Gurney, Mr

HCR diary 10.11.1817 "I stayed with Aders till late and gave him directions to buy a number of engravings for Mr Gurney"

Probably?  Hudson Gurney (DNB 1775-1864)