HCR diary 10.4.1822 at Aders met son of Poel whom Robinson had known in Altona in 1807. His mother had dies a few weeks before
Poel senior was Piter Poel (1760-1837) diplomat and newspaper publisher, see Marquardt I p 328 n 38. He married 6.1.1787 in Hamburg Friederike Elisabeth daughter of Professor Johann Georg Büsch (1728-1800), they had eleven children (de.wikipedia). Marquardt II p75 sayd 7 children and mentioned a daughter Emma but did not identify which son Robinson met in 1822
31.8.1797 Dr Poignand / 3.9.1797 Poignand
Louis Poignand (Monk's Roll) born Poitou France died 17.6.1809 age 63 will PCC 1809
This was the south end of Poland Street, from Broad Street up to Portland Street on the east side and to the entrance to St James Infirmary on the west side. The corners of Poland and Broad Street were 13 Broad Street on the east sde and 14 Broad Street on the west side. 1 Poland Street was some way north of 13 Broad Street. Horwood's map 1813 edition showed the garden of 13 Broad St, then a shaded building (stabling, warehouses, &c) and then an open space, all to the north of 13 Broad Street so that 1 Poland Street was opposite 57 & 58 Poland Street. On the west side 62 Poland…
The middle section of Poland St, on the east side (10 to 18) from Portland St to the most northerly house facing Great Marlborough St, on the west side (48 to 45) from the entrance to St James Infirmary to the corner house 55 Great Marlborough St. Two houses on the east side, numbers 13 and 15, featured in Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies in 1790. The houses facing Great Marlborough St (16 to 18 Poland St) were sometimes referred to in advertisements as the most desirable part of Poland St. The symbol (QV*) means an entry for that person is or soon will be in the Greater Soho dataset…
The north section of Poland Street, on the west side from the corner house 1 Gt Marlborough St (Coach & Horses) numbers 44 to 34 then 365 Oxford Street, on the east side from 366 Oxford Street numbers 33 to 19. (QV*) means there is an entry for that person in Greater Soho dataset
No 19 Ratebooks 1773-4 William Gibbs (QV*) CABINET MAKER /1780 Mary Bevins 1777-88 Henry Bevins (QV*) COOPER, TURNER / 1789-92 John Thomas (QV*) CABINET MAKER (1792 in Kings Bench prison) / 1793-5 Archibald Johnston (QV*) CABINET MAKER / 1795-7 Charles Nichols (QV*) CABINET MAKER /…
These are people referred to as being of Poland Street but where I haven't discovered which house they lived in
12.10.1768 Lord Morton sent to Mr Davidson of Poland St whom he imagined to be a notary (Henry Davidson agent Poland St directories 1765-70 Brewer St Golden Sq 1771-76 and at Mr Ross's, Conduit St Hanover Sq, will PCC Henry Davidson 1781) / 15.11.1769 List of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce Mr Charles Burney, Mr Henry Davidson, Agent, James Glenn, Esq (quite likely James Glen DNB 1701-1777 his will PCC 1777 and dated that year gave his…
6.5.1807 call on Polhill
The only mention of Polhill in Godwin's diary. Godwin had received a letter that morning from Lord Holland (Bodleian MS Abinger c.10 f.37-8) concerning Godwin's attempts to raise a loan, so this call may have been relevant to that project.
The children of the Wilkite MP for Southwark Nathaniel Polhill (H of P 1723-1782), were Edward & Robert Polhill tobacconists 35 Borough (Holdens directory 1805) and Capt John Polhill (will PCC 28.11.1828) father of Frederick Polhill MP for Bedford 1830-1832.. Edward Polhill esq (will PCC 29.9.1837 of York-place…
ROBERT POLLARD 1755/6-1839
SUGGESTED ADDITION <In 1794 he was suspected of membership of Republican societies by Alexander Cumming of Pentonville, watchmaker and informant of Alexander Brodie, MP.>
NOTES Nat Arch HO42/29/210
SUGGESTED ADDITION <Three of his unmarried daughters were described as needleworkers in Islington in the 1841 census, but by 1851 as annuitants.>
NOTES 1841 Islington, Catherine Pollard age 60, Ann do age 45, Iley do age 35 / 1851 24 Park St Islington, Catherine Pollard age 71, Iley do age 50 / 1871 72 Hulton St, Islington, Iley…
E Pomfret 31.3.1793 at Paradise's. George Fermor born 1768, became Earl Pomfret 9.6.1785, died 1830
see Newman Street 1 to 9 in London Addresses dataset
Land Tax 7 Newman St empty 1795-6 / Daily Advertiser 9.1.1796 Mrs Pomier's ladies boarding school moved from Berners St to 7 Newman St opening 14.1.1796 / Daily Advertiser 5.5.1796 effects of ladies boarding school for sale 7 Newman St / presumably too short a stay to have been caught by the rate collector
Abraham Riorto = 13.10.1741 St Martin i t Fields Ann Mary Rafugeau / Peter Herve otp = Soho 29.3.152 Susannah Riorto of St Giles i t Fields by lic / Joseph Saunders bach = St Mgt Westminster 20.2.1773 Anna Maria Riorto sp…
Pontigny 27.2.1805 adv at (R) Taylor's
Victor de Mazet Pontigny son of Henry Pontigny of Little Tower Hill potter was apprenticed 2.2.1819 to Richard Taylor of the Stationers Company. Henry Pontigny potter and glass seller of Hermitage Wapping had been partner there with John Livie (qv) who died 1798. His daughter Clara de Chatelain DNB 1807-1876
See Castle Street East 1 to 15 in London Addresses dataset
No 15 Castle St East Land Tax 1784-1794 William Cross (QV*) 1796-1802 John Pool 1804 Thomas Pool / SunFire 1799 Thomas Pool cheesemonger
Thomas Pool bach otp = 20.1.1793 St Marylebone by banns Elizabeth Arnold sp (her mark) wits M Cross, Thos Lanston (?) his mark / Elizabeth d of Thomas & Eliz Pool born 10.11.1793 bapt 1.12.1793 / Elizabeth Poole (adult) bur 29.11.1793 St Marylebone / Thomas Poole of St Marylebone = 14.12.1794 St James Clerkenwell by lic Margaret Cross otp wits Henry Hurle, Mary Jane Clarke /…
see Poland Street 1 to 9 & 49 to 62, and 10 to 18 & 45 to 48, in London Addresses dataset
World 14.6.1793 ad for benefit for Miss Poole who was burnt out by the fire of 1.6.1793, tickets for sale from Miss Poole 9 Poland St. This was Caroline Poole singer (Martha Dickons DNB c1774-1833). From another ad for Archibald Johnston (QV*) cabinet maker I deduce that the fire was at 15 Poland St. Both 9 and 15 Poland St had "Covent Garden ladies" living there in Harris's List 1790. Francis Pool musician 16 Poland St SunFire 6.10.1792, if he was Caroline Poole's brother or relative…
write to Poole 15.3.1802 / 5.6.1802 write to Poole / 19.8.1802 write to M, Liverpool : M dines / 23.3.1803 Ct Poole dines (& E Napier) / 2.2.1804 Ct Pool calls (& miss Walsh)
The first two entries above are coded to Thomas Poole in the GD website. He was a friend of Coleridge and Godwin had met him in Coleridge's company 5 times in January and February of 1802 so it's reasonable to infer that the two letters were to him. But the letter of 17,3,1802 from Poole to Godwin (Bodleian Abinger c7 f100) bore a signature that doesn't appear to be Thomas Poole, though it is hard to…
talk of Pope Rembrandt Rubens & Raffaele 9.5.1801
on GD website Rembrandt is uncoded and the other three coded as unidentified. The only one in any doubt was Pope who was probably the poet Alexander Pope DNB 1688-1744 but possibly the actor and painter Alexander Pope DNB 1763-1835. The three famous artists need no comment
30.11.1793 at Wrights (with Perry) / in 1796 list (crossed out) for 1793, and in 1794 version / 4.10.1803 call on w. Curran / 17.10.1807 dine at Perry's, w. Popes
Alexander Pope DNB 1763-1835 actor and painter who married Mrs Wheatley (Clara Maria Pope DNB 1767-1838) on 14.6.1807. On 17.9.1802 Godwin had dined at Perry's with Mrs Wheatley (when she was a widow)
There were points in my life as early as age 10 and probably even earlier when I deliberately scanned my earliest memories, so now I'm 66 I can't tell the memories from the memories of them. The filing of memories from my first three years seems to be by place, recalling incidents that took place in my first home at 9 Acton Lane, near Chiswick Park tube station in West London, England. When I was nearly three we moved next door to 11 Acton Lane and we let number 9 to tenants, and I hardly ever went back in there. Both houses are now demolished. Another source that is now lost was my baby…
Names in (brackets) have been changed. 1995 the second year I picked out of a hat to write up my life. Having now discovered my diary of this year I'm in the middle of rewriting this. At the start of 1995 I was 46, I had been living about four years on my boat Tao at Medley on Portmeadow, Oxford, I had been working about ten years as part-time bookkeeper and computer programmer for care agency Oxford Aunts in George Street, Oxford, and I had been seeing my girlfriend (Dora) for about nine months. I'd been involved for about six years in pagan groups in Oxford, and for about 18 months in…
Porter 2.4.1797 at Mary Robinson's / 4.6.1797 at Horseman's, Oxford / 27.4.1800 adv at Mary Robinson's (& Northcote). In Godwin's 1796 list for 1800 in position which might have referred to any of the 1800 entries / 28.4.1800 at RA exhibition / 2.5.1800 Porter's Seringapatam / 3.5.1800 adv at Bedford House / 13.5.1800 meet Porter / 17.5.1800 sup at Hoare's with N(orthcote) O(pie) Reynolds. Chalmers, Porter / 11.6.1800 Mary Robinson's with Northcote & 4 Porters / 18.6.1800 call on Northcote; meet Porter / 8.3.1802 Porter at Fuseli's lecture / 31.7.1802 theatre adv R K Porter / 3.1.…