A-Z of Entries

Mrs Barwell 27.10.1788 at Miss Williams' / 5.5.1789 again / 21.12.1789 again / 9.2.1790 again / 30.3.1795 at Barbauld's. see Clarke who she appeared with twice and both had opera boxes in 1796

This is perhaps the wife of Robert Barwell (DNB 1741-1804), who was Catherine nee Coffin (1769-1847) and so the young wife of a rich man. They married in 1785 and in 1786 newspapers reported her as sporting a phaeton and pair at Egham. Her married status is clear from the crossed out entry of 26.10.1788. She married 2ndly 1811 Edward Miller Mundy MP his will PCC 1823. But before her first …

25.6.1794 chaise with T Harwood to Bazely junr / 22.7.1796 Bazeleys at water-party, sup at Bazeley's / 20.6.1802 Bazeley junior at H Tooke's / 22.8.1802 Bazely at H Tooke's./ 3.12.1802 Bazeley at theatre / 17.2.1803 meet Bazeley

Presumably John Baseley later John Baseley Tooke (died in London 12.11.1841 JP of Thompson, Norfolk PCC 1842). His father John Green Baseley married 2.6.1778 Margaret (PCC 1840) sister of Col. William Harwood, their uncle William Tooke died in 1802 and left money to his nephew Col Harwood and his great nephew John Baseley. Baseley senior was alderman of…

23.5.1806 dine at S Beresford's with Rowans, Snows, Bassanet & M(ary) J(ane)

James Bessonnet eldest son of Francis Bessonnet late of Dublin profesor of theology admitted Grays Inn 1804. James Bessonet adm Trin Coll Dublin 1796 age 16. World 26.8.1790 Rev Francis Bessonet, clergyman of French church in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin died. Morn Post 5.10.1858 James Bessonnet QC assistant barrister of Co. Waterford died at his residence in Dublin (Leeson St). He was called to bar in 1807 and became chairman of  Waterford 1847

18.4.1788 Bastard

John Pollexfen Bastard (DNB 1756-1816) MP for Devon whose motion concerning the promotion of naval officers was heard in the house of Commons on this day. Although reported in newspapers at the time, no mention of it is found in his entry in History of Parliament

14.1.1796 Bateman at John Frank Newton's / 17.7.1814 invited to Kenney's with Bateman

A common name, these two entries are unlikely to be the same person 18 years apart.

Bates 16.8.1800 on post coach fron Chirk to Shrewsbury / 25.10.1829 call on Bates, surgeon

First entry might be a plural of Bate, both Bate and Bates are common names. Rev William Bates of Bridgnorth, born 1775. William Bates will PCC 1850 surgeon of 20 George St Surrey

28.12.1796 at Horne Tooke's / 13.1.1798 Batleys at Brand Hollis' / 3.4.1798 meet Batleys / 20.5.1799 at Milton Gallery / 27.7.1799 meet Batleys / 6.7.1800 Batley & 3 Granges (call at Curran's?) tea at Batley's (in Ireland) / 15.7.1800 Batley dines at Rathfarnham / 17.7.1800 again / 10.8.1800 tea at Batley's / 11.8.1800 Batley calls

Jeremiah Batley of Chapel St bedford Row proposed Socy of Const Info 12.7.1782 by James martin 2nded John Jebb. John Lodge Batley proposed 18.6.1784 by James Martin 2nded Richard Brocklesby

John Lodge Batley bapt 1.6.1762 St Saviour Denmark…

Battersby's 27.6.1795 at Lord Dormer's

Edmund Battersby married 4.10.1793 St Paul Covt Gdn, Marie Sebastiane Sophia Perrin. Farington diary 1797 B's partner Horseman proved a cheat, her (i.e his wife's) manner detestable, hates Stratford. Subscr to Hist & Antiq of Stratford 1806 Mrs B & Thomas B Stratford. EB died 10.11.1812 will PCC 1813 banker, children Sophia & Thomas dated 24.9.1809

see Batty, Robert

Battine 27.5.1799 at John King's

Perhaps William Battine DNB 1765-1836. Boyles 1800 Dr William Battine 34 Soho Sq, Doctors Commons, Kings Advocate in Admiralty

mrs Batyy 10.5.1795 at Holcroft's with Amelia Alderson / 17.5.1795 again. Alderson was staying in London with the Battys. No doubt Mrs Batty was present on many other occasions coded to her husband Robert Batty, but these are the only two entries for mrs Batty in Godwin's diary

Ann Braithwaite born 18.9.1757 dau of Daniel & Elizabeth, bapt St Luke Old St, her sister Elizabeth Proctor Braithwaite born 26.1.1768 bapt St Nicholas Acons

Robert Batty otp = Ann Braithwaite of Amwell, Herts by Archbishop's licence 31.8.1786 St Jas Picc'y wits Henry Wigstead, Eliz Proctor…

Battie calls 14.12.1804 / 17.12.1804 Batty, L S calls / 30.12.1804 call on Jo(seph) G(odwin) adv Batty (£35) / 31.12.1804 call on Batty / 27.5.1805 call on Batty, P Street

The second, third and fourth entries above are coded on GD website to Robert Batty DNB 1762/3-1849 physician but there is reason to think these five entries could all have referred to a different Batty. The last entry specified P Street, and John Batty was in the rate books for 12 Primrose Street by 1805. In 1804 the house was recorded as empty and in 1803 the tenant was William Waddams, whose will PCC was proved…

Battie at Morgan's 16.9.1794 / 17.3.1795 Godwin calls on Battie / 14.12.1804 Battie calls.

The first two are clearly same as Robert Batty - associated with miss Alderson each time. For the 1804 entry see Batty, John

Farington's diary Sunday 21.12.1794 Batty at Tooke's with Kyd and Pearson

Amendments to Oxford DNB

ROBERT BATTY 1762/3-1849

CURRENT TEXT "born at Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland."

SUGGESTED CHANGE <born at Kirkby Lonsdale, Westmorland, and baptised there 17 January 1762, son of John & Elizabeth Batty.>

SUGGESTED ADDITION (…

14.9.1789 Dr Bawd at miss Williams'

15.12.1794 Richter & Baxter discharged / 26.8.1804 Baxter at Tooke's / 12.10.1806 again

The above entries have been coded in GD website to Baxter family (Baxter of Dundee). The first should belong certainly, and the other two probably, to John Baxter (fl 1794-1816 in DNB London Corresponding Society act. 1792-1799)

Bayles 8.3.1801 adv at Godwin's dinner with M(arshall)

Beach's 10.3.1798 at Pump room Bath with Jones's

This may have been the family of the Bath portrait painter Thomas Beach DNB 1737-1806 who appeared in a 1784 directory as painter West-gate buildings Bath. There is a transcript of his diary at the West Country Studies Library at Exeter which might shed more light (GB/NNAF/P141256). There were also two spinster sisters of Bath, Elizabeth Beach will PCC 1785 and Anna Catharina Beach will PCC 1804 whose brother Thomas of Jamaica had died by 1778 leaving two sons Thomas and John Hynes who called themselves de la Beeche and a daughter…

call on Beadle 5.1.1805

Could have referred to a beadle (official of a parish, court, ward, city company or other institution) but it was also a surname, fairly common in Kent, and Godwin used a capital B. James Beadle advertised his Irish Linen & Sheeting warehouse at 9 Commerce Row, Gt Surrey St (on Surrey side of Blackfriars Bridge) in Morning Chronicle 22.6.1803 and insured it Sun Fire 1803. William Beadle of Dartford was a lottery winner in 1802. Thomas Beadle was at 13 Braziers Bldgs Fleet Mkt (Sun Fire 1803) and had a butcher's shop at 29 Fleet Mkf and lived at 9 Seacoal…

Beaufort 31.3.1805 at Philips / 12.5.1805 at Joseph Johnson's (& Edgworth) / 18.5.1805 dines (& Edgworth) / 9.6.1805 at Tooke's (& Edgworth) / 11.3.1808 at Joseph Johnson's (& H Edgworth) / 28.4.1809 again

Probably Daniel Augustus Beaufort DNB 1739-1821 whose daughter Frances Ann married Richard Lovell Edgeworth DNB 1744-1817 at St Anne Dublin on 31.5.1798 or perhaps his son Francis DNB 1774-1857

20.4.1788 Beaufoy, Henry. Add Abinger c.1 f44-5 to bibliography