call on col Wall 27.2.1804 (in Lewes)
John Wall Lt Col South Glos Militia 1793, commanding Royal South Glos Regt Brighton 1809. John Wall will PCC 1808 of Tewkesbury Park, died before 11.8.1808 mentioned wife Molly Groves Wall, sons John & Martin, daus Mrs Crane and Mrs Law(x?)ton, witness Ricahrd Tree "servant to Col Wall"
Wallace's trial 5.8.1800
Covered by event tag in GD website but coded as unidentified
Waller calls 7.4.1798 / 22.4.1808 Waller at J(oseph) Johnson's / 10.12.1809 write to W Waller / 5.2.1810 TTdines adv Waller / 11.2.1810 Waller & TT dine, adv H Robinson & Girle / 8.4.1810 Waller & H Robinson sup / 10,2,1811 Waller dines / 28.4.1811 Waller at tea / 29.4.1811 write to Waller / 2.5.1811 Waller calls (not in) / 10.9.1811 W Waller calls (not in) / 12.9.1811 TT dines adv Waller / 21.9.1811 Fred Waller calls, TT sups / 6.10.1811 Waller at tea / 13.10.1811 Waller dines (with Coleridge, W Collier, H Petman) / 12.12.1811 Waller at tea / 20.1.1812 adv Waller at Coleridge'…
6.7.1792 Maj Waller at Holcroft's and 21.10.1792. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1792 and in 1794 version.
Major Henry Waller, in his will (PCC 1794) left his cello to his esteemed friend John Crosdill. (And see Collick, Iohn his executor) Mentioned his cousin John Waller and his daughters Mary & Maria. Boyle's 1792 Waller Esq Warwick Place
Wallis 12.7.1800 at Curran's (in Ireland) / 26.5.1801 at Nicholson's / 21.7.1803 Wallis, Camden St calls / 22.7.1803 Camden St / 9.4.1811 call on Wallis / 14.7.1815 call on Wallis, Newgate Street / 21.7.1815 meet Wallis (N S)
Apart from the last two who were presumably the same person, these may have all been different people. Wallis in Ireland could have been the postmaster of Carlow (see Wallace, Arthur) coming to consult Curran about his trial. The Dublin Evening Post also spelt his name Wallis in the first instance. For other Irish Wallises see work notes below. A Richard…
21.1.91 Dr Wallis at Robinson's. George Wallis DNB 1740-1802. Robinson was his publisher in 1780s and 1790s
3.3.1797 call on Wallis w Inchbald / 26.4.1797 adv (Amelia Alderson) & miss Wallis at Inchbald's
Tryphosa Jane Wallis DNB 1774-1818 actress. Her final performance in London before her marriage was 22.5.1797
9.3.1809 theatre; adv. (Walpoles & Pole)
When Godwin uses brackets it generally means saw but didn't speak to, as with celebrities at the theatre. William Wellesley-Pole DNB 1763-1845 brother of the future Duke of Wellington, was probably Pole. Walpoles may have been two MPs, Horatio Walpole History of Parliament 1783-1858, and his uncle George Walpole History of Parliament 1758-1835. Horatio's father Horatio had just become Earl of Orford on his father's death and handed over the seat of King's Lynn to his son. Godwin was usually aware of titles and would have called the…
miss Walsh 25.9.1802 adv at dinner with Napier / 29.9.1802 miss Walsh dines adv Napier / 18.11.1803 miss Walsh calls / 22.2.1804 Ct Pool & miss Walsh call / 4.3.1804 Miss Walsh adv at dinner (& Rawlins) / 7.3.1804 sup at Napier's w. Miss Walsh & Miss Burt / 11.3.1804 Jno & V Napier, Miss Walsh & Miss Burt dine / 24.3.1804 Walsh & Burt call / 29.3.1804 call on Miss Walsh, adv miss Green & V N(apier) / 17.4.1804 Miss Walsh dines / 26.6.1806 meet Walsh / 5.7.1806 Walsh's / 10.7.1806 call at Walsh's / 30.7.1806 call on Walsh / 29.10.1807 Walsh calls / 30.10.1807…
Walstein 26.1.1800 at John King's
German regiment of Walstein to West Indies (Telegraph 13.8.1796). Count Walstein in Fashionable News (Morning Post 23.4.1805 & others 1806 -7). Ferdinand Ernst Graf Waldstein 1762-1823 was in English military service from about 1795 till 1805 and remained in England for some years afterwards, best known as a composer and patron of music to whom Beethoven dedicated a sonata (Constant von Wurzbach, Biographisches Lexikon vol 51-2 p 231). He acted in private theatricals with the family of the ambassador Count Starhemberg at Twickenham in 1802 and…
HCR DIARY 29.6.1832 "to Aders. Mrs A: I saw - she wants me to speak to Mr Walter about their pictures believing it would be quite sufficient to induce him to become a purchaser - I believe they are altogether under a mistake as to his taste and inclination etc but I can have no objection to do what they wish"
John Walter (DNB 1776-1847)
GODWIN DIARY 17.11.1808 Walter (Herd) called / 27.1.1812 adv. Walter at Coleridge's Lecture / 14.3.1814 Walter (Ts) calls
A John Walter was principal proprietor, along with Thomas Hurlstone, of the Morning Herald in 1808 (see…
Walters 16.9.1794 at Morgan's.
William Walters was at Hoxton with Godwin and was a dissenting minister at Nottingham from 1791 or earlier. His will PCC 1806 mentioned his wife Alice and daughter Jane (baptised Nottingham 1793) and miece Maria daughter of his brother David Walters of Clapham, and James Woodbridge of Richmond
In Godwin's 1796 list for 1787, also in 1794 version
James Walwyn (History of Parliament 1744-1800)
miss Wants 17.6.1797 at Holworthy's (near Brampton, Hunts)
sisters of the deceased Caroline Matilda nee Want, Basil Montagu's (DNB 1770-1851) first wife. They were daughters of Robert Want of the Temple (attorney who died Nov 1777 at his house in Fetter Lane) and his wife Eden will PCC 1782 widow. By 1787 Henrietta was married to the Rev Charles Holworthy and Cassandra to Robert Godby. Elizabeth had married Rev John Smith by 1802 (and probably by 1797). Catherine Eden Want will PCC 1811, Charlotte Want will PCC 1803, and Arabella were all unmarried in 1797
messenger from Warburton, schoolmaster 9.8.1802
Will PCC 29.1.1803 John Warburton schoolmaster St Marylebone dated 24.8.1802 of Little Castle St brother Benjamin, sister Ann, Ann Wildon formerly of Gadesby, Leics, friend Joseph Moore laceman of Gt Portland St, wits John Moore attorney 2 Woodstock St, M Pool 15 Little Castle St. If this was him his message to Godwin was shortly before he wrote his will not long before he died. Possibly brother of Thomas Warburton of Hackney will PCC 1836
13.11.1794 at Foulkes' / 22.11.1794 at Tooke's trial / 6.3.1795 meet, / 1.6.1796 hustings / 12.1.1797 Wards at Carr's with Barbaulds & Wm Tooke / 23.5.1797 Wards at Carlisle's / 4.8.1800 at Burne's, Carlow (Ireland) / 4.12.1803 at Horne Tooke's / 14.6.1806 Wimbledon Park : Burdet calls : H Tooke dines at Ward's : Adams dines & sups / 30.3.1809 tea Ward's, with Knotts & R Lloyd / 14.4.1809 call on Ward / 25.7.1809 again / 9.8.1809 meet Ward / 16.10.1809 call on Ward / 7.11.1809 again / 21.11.1809 again / 29.1.1810 again / 23.3.1810 again / 6.11.1810 dine at Ward's with…
23.3.1795 lord Dudley at Bosville's / 23.9.1795 Dudley at King's / 4.10.1811 meet B Dudley / 28.12.1820 adv L Dudley Stuart at Nash's / 23.6.1823 letter for Mackintosh (L Dudley), 1827/8 calls & letters L Dudley. (Dudley in Godwin's 1796 list for 1795 but place in sequence implies the Dudley at King's, who was perhaps the B Dudley 0f 1811)
William Ward, 3rd Viscount Dudley & Ward 1750 - 25.4.1823, married 1780 William Bosville's sister Julia. See Female Jockey Club p151
Their son John William Ward (DNB 1781-1833) born 9.8.1781 became 4th Viscount 1823, Foreign…
4.1.1796 at Tooke's / 27.11.1796 at Crown & Anchor / 20.3.1796 at Tooke's / 3.9.1796 at theatre / 12.2.1797 / 2.9.1798 / 16.2.1800 / 18.5.1800 all at Tooke's
Thomas Wardle of 9 Trump St, Cheapside proposed Society for Constitutional Information 23.11.1792 by George Williams 2nded John Horne Tooke
Perhaps Thomas Wardle Esq steward of Derbyshire Society dinner at Crown & Anchor 1791. Steward of SCI dinner 2.5.1794. Indicted in treason trials 6.10.1794 but "evaded the warrants" (Thale,, Selections p167). Steward of Friends of Parliamentary Reform 18.5.1797. In Kings…