A-Z of Entries

Galloway, Alexander

Thomas Galloway bach = (by banns) All Hallows London Wall 26.6.1775 Ann Watson sp. wits John & Margaret Witherspoon. Their children Alexander born 18.3.1776 bapt 14.4.1776 St Edmund Lombard St, Janet born 24.10.1777 bapt 18.11.1777 St Edmund Lombard St, John bapt 13.5.1779 All Hallows London Wall, Thomas bapt 9.1.1785 All Hallows London Wall.

Alexander Galloway first appeared in LCS records (according to Thale) at meeting of Divs 6 and 11 at The Parrott (in Green Harbour Court, Old Bailey) on 30.9.1794. Criminal register 28.4.1798 Alexr Galloway age 31 5ft 7ins fair complexion,…


Groves, John

John Groves of Crown Court, Russel Street, Covent Garden gent was a witness at the trial of Thomas Hardy for treason in November 1794. He said he had been a conveyancer for 22 years and that he first attended the LCS in order to spy on it on 20.1.1794. His first preserved letter as a spy was dated 13.2.1794; in it he said he had introduced himself to Daniel Jones, whitesmith, who was Clerk to a presbyterian meeting in Crown Court and a member of the LCS, in order to be invited to Div 2. Groves had voted from Crown Court 1788 Townshend and 1790 Fox and stood bail for one Richard Jackson…