Rose 26.2.1797 Holcroft's / 22.8.1797 at (Joseph) Johnson's / 27.2.1798 again / 25.2.1800 again / 20.5.1800 again / 29.8.1818 steam boat for Southend with (mrs Godwin) Thi Rose & Susan (fore cabin)
Rose entries at Holcroft's and Johnson's may be to Samuel Rose DNB 1767-1804
22.4.1808 Rosiere dines at Joseph Johnson's
No clues. Rosier quite a common English name but spelling with an e suggests a Frenchman
call on G Ross 3.12.1799 / 3.4.1801 adv W Ross at E Fenwick's
The True Briton of 4.7.1796 reporting a court case between two newspapers named George Ross as publisher of the Telegraph who had stated he was a member of the London Corresponding Society (see MacDonnell, David Evans). Possibly the same as Rous, George (qv). Ross probably founded the Albion newspaper in September 1799, and sold it to Allen Macleod in September 1800, who had sold it to John Fenwick by June 1801 (Winifred F Courtney, Young Charles Lamb p311)
3.3.1807 Rossewens at mrs Hippisley's
Perhaps an Irish name but I found no trace of it in that spelling
8.7.1808 write to Rosslyn / 21.7.1808 letter from Rosslyn
James St Clair Erskine DNB 1762-1837 2nd Earl of Rosslyn was a Burkeite Whig up to 1793 then became a soldier and returned to politics in 1814 as a Tory so not a natural patron for Godwin, but he did reply
14.7.1791 Rous at Crown & Anchor and 10.1.1797 at Debrett's.
George Rous, author of Thoughts on Government 1791. Barrister and East India Company clerk. Signed Declarations of Friends to the People and Friends to the Liberty of the Press. Boyle's 1792 23 Lincolns Inn Fields. Will PCC 1802 of Bedford Sq, eldest son Thomas succeeds to property under will of friend Alexander Campbell/ late friend Henry Peckham/ wife/ brothers Thomas Bates Rous and Robert Rous
15.1.1806 call on Rouse / 20.8.1811 write to Rouse
One possibility is John Norgrove Rouse weaver who was listed in Land Tax from 1792 to 1803.as occupier of 16 Primrose Street, one of the houses in the Wollstonecraft estate Godwin was obliged to deal with as executor of his late wife. However Rouse appears to have moved on by the dates in Godwin's diary
20.11.1789 Rousseau talk of with Robinson. Surely Jean-Jacques Rousseau 1712-1778
7.2.1804 call on Johnson (Rousseau). Godwin was reading Rousseau on 4.2.1804 and on 8.2.1804
Row 3.10.1799 adv at Curran,s / 19.10.1799 again
Rowes at Joyce's 16.1.1806 / Rowes at Hodget's 27.10.1826
Row is a common name, and Rowe (which Godwin might well have spelt Row), very common, Rowes as a surname is quite rare, and the Rowes noted above may have been a couple, plural of Rowe. If so those at Joyce's may have been John Rowe (DNB 1764-1832) Unitarian minister at Lewins Mead, Bristol, and his wife Mary who died in 1825. I have yet to study the Hodget circle. William Rowes of 26 Surry Street, Strand, gent, insured SunFire 1804.
J & Ht Rowan dine 8.10.1804 / 11.3.1805 mrs Rowan & Jane call / 28.3.1805 A & F Rowan dine / 15.4.1805 young Rowans adv at dinner / 10.11.1805 F Rowan dines / 20.12.1805 Archd Rowan & 4 to theatre / 28.3.1806 G(race) M(ary) C(ooper) & F Rowan dine / 27.4.1806 GMC & Boadens dine; adv. F Rowan / 29.5.1807 F Rowan dines at Godwin's with H Rowan & others
The children of Archibald Hamilton Rowan DNB 1751-1834 were daughters, Jane born about 1785, Elizabeth who married Hamilton Sydney Beresford in Dublin in 1810, Mildred who married Sir Edward Ryan in 1808,…
Rowcrofts 19.10.1805 at Perry's / 27.3.1818 Rowcroft at Hazlitt's
Thomas Rowcroft born Bermondsey 1770 broker 27 Lawrence Pountney Lane 1795 married 1797 St Geo Han Sq Jannett Guest alderman 1802 resigned 1808, vice president of Society of Arts 1806, trustee of Surrey Institution 1807, vice president Literary Fund 1810. In 1824 appointed consul general to Peru "much aginst his will" Morning Chronicle 28.10.1823 "his habits have been thought somewhat eccentric but he has considerable aptness for business and is indefatigable in whatever he undertakes". He was killed on 11.12.1824 by…
dr Rowley 4.10.1799 adv at James Marshall's / 8.7.1800 (in Ireland) Rowley at Caldwell's / 12.9.1818 sleep at Rowley's (Southend)
Dr Rowley may have been William Rowley DNB 1742-1806. Rowley in Ireland perhaps Clotworthy Rowley of Granby Row or Hon Clotworthy Rowley of Mountjoy Sq both Dublin 1795
6.12.1809 call on Ruffigny / 10.3.1810 call on Rouffigny / 21.9.1810 call on Roufigny / 24.4.1811 meet Roufigny / 26.7.1812 call on Roufigny / 12.1.1816 again / 18.2.1816 call on Roufigny (w. M(ary) J(ane))
The Abbé Francis de Rouffigny kept an academy for teaching French at 17 Castle-street Holborn from 1808 to 1821 and at other addresses before and after that. Ruffigny was also the name of a character in Godwin's novel Fleetwood (1805) said to be a portrait of Jean Jacques Rousseau.
27.11.1795 Rukin at Crown & Anchor / 30.10.1796 Rukin at Tooke's
Sang on 28.6.1796 at Crown & Anchor to celebrate Tooke's "election triumph" (Telegraph 29.6.1796), on 5.11.1796 at Crown & Anchor at the meeting of the Friends of Freedom, a song written by Horne Tooke (Morning Post 7.11.1796), and on 23.12.1796 sang at Grove House, Camberwell at meeting to celebrate Tierney's election for Southwark (Morning Post 24.12.1796). It is a rare name and perhaps spelt wrong but I've found no other trace of Mr Rukin.
Rumps 22.5.1794 at miss Godwin's
James Rump grocer Haymarket Norwich 1784 voted Beevor 1786 / Hobart 1790 / Windham 1794 / Hobart 1796. subscr to Saml Ashby's poems 1794. Rump & Liperton Horwich 1796
PCC 1817 Eliz R widow of Boston Norfolk / PCC 1829 Mary R spinster of Norwich / PCC 1840 James R papermaker of Swanton Morley Norfolk
call on Russel, 44 St M's lane 22.3.1806 = A / 19.10.1815 call on Russell, binder = B / 1.12.1815 Russell calls = B? / 12.4.1816 Russell, player at Writer's Library dinner = C / 18.9.1821 Russell calls, engraver = D / 22.9.1821 Russel, engraver & Hudson au soir = D / 11.12.1821 meet Russell, D L = C / 7.3.1826 Russel at Lady Caroline Lamb's / 29.3.1826 Russell adv at Newton's / 1.4.1826 Russel (& Newton) adv at Kenney's / 12.6.1827 call on Greenhil Russel = E / 14.3.1828 Russel (& Newton) at Kenney's / 5.5.1828 Russel adv at (RA) Exhibition / 1.5.1830 Brighton Russel adv at…
call on Raine, adv Russel (& Walpole) 21.10.1808 / 24.10.1808 Russel calls / 6.4.1809 call on Russel / 10.5.1809 Russel calls / 11.5.1809 Russel & N(athaniel) G(odwin) call / 26.5.1809 Jo(seph) G(odwin) & Russel call / 4.4.1810 call on Russel, C House / 13.7.1810 call on rev J Russel / 1.8.1810 call on Russel / 8.11.1811 write to Russel / 18.1.1812 again / 23.12.1812 call on Russel / 20.11.1813 M(ary) J(ane) calls on Russel / 8.12.1813 call on Russel, C House / 25.4.1814 call on Russel, C H / 26.8.1814 seek Russell & Watkn
John Russell DNB 1786-1863 asst master…
15.9.1789 Dr Russell at T Hollis' and 8.1.1790 there, Russell 10.8.1790 there and 31.3.1793 at Paradise's. 1796 list Russel Levt for 1789, and Russel in 1794 version.
Patrick Russell DNB 1727-1805 formerly physician to Levant Company. He was also a friend of Paradise (Shepperson) and an FRS like most of Paradise's guests
9.12.1795 Fenwick, Dyson, White, Cooper, Powell & Russell call / 11.12.1795 Marshall & Russell call: signature / 13.12.1795 adv at Holcroft's Powell & Russell / 3.1.1796 adv at Holcroft's Powell & Russell / 10.1.1796 meet Russell / 11.1.1796 again / 21.7.1802 Russell grammarian calls
The first six entries were all in just over a month and separated from other Russel entries by several years. Three were with James Powell, the unsuspected government spy in the London Corresponding Society. Thale, Selected Papers of the LCS shows Russell from August 1795 to June 1796…