A-Z of Entries

Rice at H(olcrof)ts 24.6.1798 / 27.6.1810 Rice calls

Richards 29.7.1798 at H Tooke's / 10.11.1802 call on Richards, 5, Brownlow St / 10.10.1806 at Fox's funeral / 23.3.1807 at Joseph Johnson's, Purser's Cross / 17.11.1809 call on Richards / 11.6.1814 again / 3.10.1814 again / 15.9.1815 again / 23.9.1819 call on T Rodd, chez Richards / 6.10.1823 at Bacon's / 15.5.1824 again / 26.12.1827 call on Dr Richards / 10.1.1828 Dr Richards calls (not in)

George Richards DNB 1767-1837 may well have been the Dr Richards of 1827/8 when he was rector of St Martins in the Fields and active in Literary Funds. He didn't get his doctorate until 1820 so…

11.10.1795 walk with Holcroft & Perry, adv Sheridan & Richardson / 18.3.1796 Debretts / 5.4.1796 there / 9.1.1797 there / 30.12.1798 adv at Godwin's / 10.7.1801 mrs Richardson adv at Northcote's while Godwin sat for portrait / 24.10.1801 Godwin calls / 5.5.1803 adv Cooper from Richardson

Joseph Richardson DNB 1755-1803. Friend of Sheridan and part of the Whig circle at Debrett's bookshop. Didn't feature on Godwin's 1796 list but the name Richardson was inserted above, after Perry, and then crossed out, in the 1794 version, which would fit with Godwin meeting him again in…

11.6.1795 G & E Richter adv at Holcroft's & 21.6.1795 E R dines at Holcroft's & 7.8.1795 mes Ht & Richter call (for Ht see Holcroft, Ann) / 2.2.1800 meet G Richter (this one not coded to George Richter's person record on GD website)

John August Richter married Mary Haig of St Martin in the Fields there 2.7.1766; their children bapt St Anne Soho  1) John born 22.7.1769 (married as bachelor Islington 24.7.1811 Jane Maria Smith sp botp banns wits Elizabeth Freeman, Jno Powell, died Aug 1830 in 62nd year at Arnott's Pl Islington, his widow married St Pancras 16.6.1832…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Thomas Clio Rickman of Upper Marylebone St proposed member 22.6.1792 by Thomas Paine 2nded John Horne Tooke

Thomas Clio Rickman DNB 1761-1834. Note DNB article says he moved to Upper Marylebone St in 1798 (after SCI was disbanded)

Riddel 21.6.1799 at King's / 1.2.1800 adv at theatre

May have been Maria Riddell DNB 1772-1808 poet. According to DNB her husband Walter went to Antigua in 1796 (his will PCC 1803 of Antigua mentioned wife Maria, dau Anna Maria) while she came to London in 1797 and cultivated Lawrence, Fuseli, Mackintosh, Samuel Rogers & Richard Sharp (none of whom Godwin ever saw at King's - see Rogers, William for the likely identity of the Rogers at King's).

Other Riddells were John R Lt Col EICS of Enfield will PCC 1826 / Sir John Buchanan Riddell born c 1768 died 1819 Hist of Parl /…

Ridge 10.5.1801 calls

Ridgway 3.7.1800 at Colles' / 10.7.1800 at Macnally's (with Colles) / 5.8 at (or before) Wallace's trial in Carlow / all these in Ireland

The GD website has coded these to James Ridgway. More likely William Ridgeway DNB 1765-1817 son of William Ridgeway merchant and Dorothy (nee Tandy, relative of John Napper Tandy) called to Irish bar 1790, United Irishmen 1792. A Joseph Ridgeway attorney subscribed to Reports of Cases.. (Dublin 1798) and a daughter of a John Ridgeway married Dr Thomas Grattan at Edenderry, Kings Co. in April 1777

2.4.1794 dine in Newgate with (many) & Ridgway / 13.7.1799 call on Sheridan adv Lacy & Ridgway / 3.7.1800 at Colles's in Ireland / 10.7.1800 at Macnally's in Ireland / 5.8.1800 at Wallace's trial in Ireland / 25.10.1802 Mary Jane Godwin called at Ridgway's / 18.11.1809 Godwin calls on Ridgway / 19.1.1810 Godwin calls on mrs Ridgway & Place / 24.1.1814 Godwin calls on Ridgway jr / 30.3.1814 Godwin seeks Ridgway (Devon H) & Place / 20.11.1821 Godwin calls on Ridgway / 6.9.1830 adv Dr Ridgway at Martin's

James Ridgway died 6.5.1838 and was buried 11.5.1838 at Chelsea…

Ridout 3.2.1804 at Coleridge's

Coleridge's letters mention J G Ridout uncle of Thomas Poole's apprentice and later partner Thomas Ward. This was John Gibbs Ridout bapt Sherborne Dorset 1757 son of George (died 1779) and Mary (nee Gibbs) who were married 1753 at Long Burton. His older half-sister Elizabeth Ridout born 1739 died 1827 Bruton Somerset married 1768 at Sherborne George Ward (died 1790 Bruton). Ridout married Elizabeth Holmes at St Augustine Watling St London on 16.6.1782, their son George was baptised at St Faith under St Paul in 1788. Ridout was a manager of the…

mrs Rigby 23.11.1799 at Parry's Hammersmith

Anne Rigby was a witness to the will dated 24,4,1800 of John Parry, (see Parry) proved PCC 1825. Mrs Rigby Land Tax hammersmith 1799-1807.

Perhaps the same person were / Mrs Rigby Land Tax Charlotte St Bloomsbury to 1787 / Ann Rigby widow of Rodney St age 59 buried St James Pentonville 9.11.1811 / Anne Rigby born 24.7.1778 bapt of Berkley St Clerkenwell dau of Joshua Rigby (watchmaker will PCC 1795) & his wife Elizabeth Attey (will PCC 1800) / Mazzinghi's 3 sonatas dedicated to Mrs Rigby, subscr to Concerts of Ancient Music 1800…

Rigg 5.4.1791 at Holcroft's

Ambrose Rigg marr 1764 Miss Hone St James Pl (Gents Mag). Thomas Rigg will PCC 1792 of Newman St, St Marylebone, mentioned son Ambrose, & Dorothy Franklyn now called Rigg / John Rigg & son merchants 59 Mark Lane 1780-91; JR sr, & JR jr asst to Eastland Coy, subscr 1790 to James Mylne's poems / Henry Rigg confectioner 1780-5 116 Holborn, 1790 142 Cheapside / Thomas Rigge Law List 1793 counsel Grays Inn and at Kensington / John Rigge Law List 1798 2 Carey St Chancery La Deputy Register for Co. Middlesex / Morning Chronicle 17.4.1801 sale of…

20.2.1807 call on Philips, adv. Ring

Quite likely John Ring 1752-1821 doctor and author. His will PCC 18.5.1822. Morn Post 12.11.1821 died 7.11.1821 age 69. In 1807 his "Beauties of the Edinburgh Review, the Stinkpot of Literature" was published

3 Ritherdons adv at dinner 11.1.1805

George Ritherdon was a gold & silver smith Aldgate High St Sun Fire 1779 his will PCC 1796 of Aldgate mentioned his wife Mary & his sons Robert & Samuel Huntley Ritherdon and his son-in-law John Stockwell /   Geo & Robert R goldsmiths Aldgate 1790, Robert R = miss Hannah Stockwell of Crutched Friars 2.8.1787. Mary R = John Stockwell 1791, Major Robt R Hon Artillery Company 1794, £2000 to loyalty loan 1797, George R clerk in East India House from 1805, Robert R clerk in East India House from 1809, Samuel R 42 Penton, Pl Pentonville…

9.4.1793 calls on Godwin / 19.4.1793 again / tea at Godwin's with Scott 13.5.1793 / Godwin calls on A Scott and talks of Taylor & Rivers 14.8.1793 / calls on Godwin 23.2.1794

David Rivers dissenting minister of a small congregation at Highgate (p 202 Literary Memoirs of Living Authors 1798 - of which he is supposed to have been the author, and which is not sympathetic to Godwin) and had a principal share in conducting the Sunday Reformer and Sunday Recorder newspapers, was frequent correspondent in the World newspaper as Marcus Antoninus. According to the Surman Index he was…

20.11.1809 call on Rivington / 22.12.1809 again / 18.7.1810 Chancery Lane, w. J Rivington &c / 31.7.1810 Guildhall (Tabart); adv. Rivington &c / 20.8.1810 examination of sir R P; adv. Rivington &c / 21.8.1810 Guildhall; Tabart, Rivington &c / 9.10.1810 Baptist's Head; Tabart, Rivington &c

John, Francis & Charles Rivington booksellers 62 St Paul's-churchyard, see DNB Rivington family (per. c. 1710- c. 1960)

call on Roach 13.3.1798 (in Bath)

Perhaps John Roach DNB fl 1789-96 bookseller, but no special reason to think he was in Bath in 1798. A Mr & Mrs Roach were among Bath arrivals in 1789 and a Mrs Roach in Oct 1798. There were also some of the name in Bristol. Solomon Roach of Hotwells, Bristol, merchant married Mrs Rachel Spencer, sister to Mrs Morgan of Bristol (Bath Chronicle 3.6.1784) and his will was PCC 1803, (wife Rachel, brother Benjamin deceased, brother Samuel, sons James & John, son Timothy beyond the seas dated 3.3.1803). John Roach (probably son of Solomon) was a…

18.2.1792 Road to Ruin. (te0119) by Thomas Holcroft. Also relevant to this text are 25.3.1792 Mercier's Road to Ruin (already tagged to te0119) / 3.4.1792 'talk with Holcroft of literary monopoly' / 8.4.1792 'Holcroft calls, talk of literary monopoly. Dine at Holcroft's, his explanation with Mercier; sup with him at Fenwick's, explanation' / 6.8.1792 'Smith in the Road to Ruin' when Thomas Cooper appeared in that role at Newcastle / 4.11.1792 Mercier adv at Holcroft's; talk of languages and precision

I would suggest that the Mercier on 8.4.1792 and 4.11.1792 was the playwright Louis…

18.12.1809 write to Robbins / 12.3.1811 again / 4.9.1811 (in Winchester) call on Robbins, twice / 26.9.1811 write to Robbins / 11.2.1818 again / 21.8.1818 again

James Robbins bookseller Winchester (bbti)

4.10.1794 Roberts at Powel's ( & Walker) / 20.12.1794 again / 1.11.1794 Roberts M at Hardy's trial / 2.4.1797 at M Robinson's / 30.8.1801 Roberts calls / 21.9.1802 meet Roberts / 4.3.1803 write to Roberts / 4.9.1805 Roberts adv at J Taylor's, Norwich / 10.10.1815 Museum, M Roberts / 5.6.1816 miss Roberts at Sarah Elwes' / then 30+ entries 1832-1835

a John Roberts of the LCS is mentioned in Thale and in Trials for Treason & Sedition but without any info about him. He may have been the first three entries above. The Roberts of 1797 appeared at Mary Robinson's along with Porter…