A-Z of Entries

28.12.1794 at Foulkes' / 1.2.1795 again /  17.2.1795 again / 8.3.1795 again / 22.4.1795 at Holcrofts (with Foulkes) / 29.4.1795 at Foulkes

Perhaps Thomas Parker admitted Lincolns Inn 1773, 7th son of Francis Parker of Sowerby, Yorks, deceased. Barrister of 11 Duke St, Red Lion Square in 1793, so a neighbour of Foulkes, 69 Gt Russel St 1797. He was named in William White, "Emanuel Swedenborg" vol2 p 599 as an attender of the Theosophical Society c.1785 also 1792 in minutes of Swedenborgian conference.

4.2.1797 Parkers at John King's / 12.5.1800 Parker adv at S(arah) Elwes / 13…

Penny 9.2.1800 at King's / 4.4.1802 mrs Penny at King's / 15.5.1812 L Penny at Lamb's

A Chancery suit of 1805 (Nat Arch c13/57/37) was between Catherine Penny plaintiff and Augustus Richard Butler Danvers & others defendants. There were several Chancery suits involving Butler Danvers often against other former guests at John King's like Robert Derville and James Stevenson. These did not necessarily mean that the parties were no longer friendly, there were various legal reasons for starting "friendly" suits. But it makes a fairly good identifier of Mrs Penny as having been called…

25.12.1795 Perigord jr at King's

Identified on GD website in editorial notes for his father Archambeau de Talleyrand Perigord but still underlined as a unidentified person in transcription

6.10.1794 Philips at Parr's / 5.6.1797 at Boot's, Albertson, nr Stratford.

Probably Samuel Parr's godson and pupil the Rev William Phillips of Ealing Hants mentioned in his will and in the diary of Rev John Morley (see Morley, John) as a pupil of Parr's in May 1797. He matriculated Trinity College Oxford 6.11.1797 age 19.  His father William Phillips (c.1752 - 1828) was notorious as "the inventor of illegal insurance in the lottery", and ran a high-class gambling den at his house at 40 Pall Mall. He was said to have been acquitted of highway robbery at York when a young man and,…

la duchesse de Pienne at John King's 8.10.1798. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1798 / 15.10.1798 de Pienne at King's / 22.10.1802 (Godwin reads) Pienne p.102 / 23.10.1802 Pienne p.212, (M J calls on do.)

Louis Marie Celeste d'Aumont de Rochebaron 7.9.1762 to 9.7.1831, duc de Pienne from 1780, his first wife Melanie Charlotte de Rochechouart was guillotined 21.4.1790 he then married (his mistress?) Francoise Fortunee Pauline de Chauvigny de Blot born 1761 widow of the Comte de Reuilly. (See Dictionnaire de Biographie Francaise under Aumont, Pauline de Chauvigny duchesse d'). She was known…

mrs Pilkington 19.1.1800 at Lanesborough's / 26.1.1800 Pilkingtons at King's / 9.2.1800 again / 16.3.1800 again / 26.3.1800 again / 30.6.1833 miss Pilkington at Gaskel's / 12.6.1835 mesd Gaskel & Pilkington

Pinkard 16.1.1799 at John King's / 30.5.1799 at Sarah Elwes' / 26.10.1799 at King's, mr Pinkard / 29.12.1799 Pinkards there / 5.1.1800 Pinkard there / 6.1.1800 at Fancourt's / 19.1.1800 Pinkds at King's / 26.1.1800 Pinkard there (?) / 1.5.1800 meet Pinkds / 2.5.1800 meet Pinkard / 8.6.1800 adv at King's / 3.6.1812 call on Pinkard / 28.11.1817 Pinkard at S Elwes

In her will PCC 1818 Sarah Elwes mentioned her friend Dr George Pinckard and since Godwin noted him at Elwes' in 1799 and 1817 this was probably George Pinckard DNB 1768-1835 who was physician to the Bloomsbury Dispensary…

Platts 23.3.1797 at John King's / 30.9.1798 mrs Platt adv at mrs Foulkes / 2.3.1804 call on Platt / 17.7.1810 again / 4.3.1811 Platt at Aldis's / 2.9.1811 (Isle of Wight) Carisbrooke Castle adv L Bucks, F Grenville & Platt / 2.11.1824 adv at theatre / 1.3.1827 meet Platt

The first entry is complicated by the fact that Platts is a fairly common surname, though coming next to Gadagnes suggests it is the plural of Platt, a much commoner surname. Mrs Platt in 1798 could have been the actress of that name (Highfill, Burnim & Langhans S.J.Platt 1743-1800). The Platt at Carisbrooke…

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1796 but not coded to his person record in GD website

meet mrs Plunket 16.7.1800 (in Ireland) / 23.9.1800 mrs Plunket at theatre (in London) / 25.9.1800 tea mrs Plunket's / 11.10.1800 call on mrs Plunket / 9.4.1804 Plunket & miss Gunning at Hamilton Rowan's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1804 / 22.5.1804 Plunkets & Defrezes at H Rowan's / 15.11.1804 again / 25.7.1805 Plunkets at mrs Rowan's / 20.1.1806 3 Plunkets at Rowan's / 4.3.1806 Plunkets at Rowan's / 4.2.1807 Plunket at Hawthorn's / 1.3.1807 Plunkets at John King's / 3.3.1807 Plunkets at mrs Hippisley's / 6.3.1807 Plunkets call / 8.3.07 dine at Plunket's with mrs Plunket & son,…

Prescot 21.3.1802 at King's / 4.4.1802 again / 9.12.1809 call on Prescot

The 1802 entries at King's must have been Thomas Leveson Prescott who was involved in John King's Portland Bank scandal, (see also Lathorp / Rogers, George / & Davis, William). A Lieutenant RN 1797, he married 10.4.1802 at St Marylebone Louisa Carter of St Giles Cripplegate (see Carter). The scandal came out directly after his marriage, see Morning Post 1.5.1802 for his disclaimer. His will PCC 1849, half pay Captain RN of 105 Marina St, St Leonards, Sussex dated 11.3.1843 left all to Mary Anne Prescott…

3.6.1796 Price adv at E Mansel's / 21.1.1801 adv at liberate Walker / 12.4.1802 adv at T C Rickman / 2.5.1811 Price calls / 3.5.1811 again / 25.5.1811 again / 23.12.1811 sir C Price at Wardmote / 31.12.1813 call on Price / 3.1.1814 again / 7.1.1814 again / 12.1.1814 again / 13.1.1814 again / 14.1.1814 again / 18.1.1814 again / 22.1.1814 seek Price / 24.1.1814 call on Price / 29.1.1814 again / 27.12.1814 clerk from Ralph Price calls / 4.1.1815 call on Ralph Price / 10.4.1815 message from R Price / 20.4.1815 mrs & miss Price at tea / 14.2.1818 Price at Telford's / 4.11.1820 write to R…