A-Z of Entries

see Poland Street 1 to 9 & 49 to 62 in London Addresses dataset

Richard Simison 7 Poland St ratebooks 1793-7 / attorney Kings Bench & solicitor Chancery articled 1787 to Thomas Borne / Richard Simison bach otp = St Margaret Westminster 6.2.1791 Hannah Atkinson sp of Lambeth by lic wits Arthur Goodwin, B Goodwin, James Burford / Ann d of Richard & Hannah Simison bapt 12.1.1792 St James, Mary bapt 13.1.1793, Hannah bapt 27.5.1795, Richard bapt 24.11.1796, Margaret bapt 29.5.1798 / Mr Simison 7 Poland St agent for Yorkshire school ad in World 10.8.1793 / Oracle 28.2.1795…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Charles Sinclair proposed member 18.5.1792 by John Horne Tooke 2nded John Frost. His first recorded attendance at a London Corresponding Society meeting was on 21.6.1792

GODWIN DIARY: 12.9.1794 S, sup with, This was most likely Charles Sinclair as his was the only name beginning with S appearing earlier in that day's entry

Charles Sinclair was an illegitimate nephew of Sir John Sinclair DNB 1754-1835. Parish register of Latheron Caithness 20.1.1769 George Sinclair son to Lybster had a child baptised got out of wedlock nam'd Charles…

According to the letter of Alexander Galloway to Richard Hodgson in Paris 24.12.1801 (Nat Arch PC 1/3535 "Ben Binns is married to my old sweetheart Charlotte Tallboys, I am sorry to say they are much distressed". I found no record of this marriage. According to the Dictionary of Irish Biography entry for John Binns, his brother Benjamin returned to Ireland about 1803 and was a plumber at Bray, co. Wicklow, then joined his brother in Philadelphia about 1817.
So who was Charlotte Tallboys? Galloway was born in London. There was a Charlotte Ann Tallboys born 9.5.1779 and bapt 29.7.1779…

f 46r of Vol VII of Godwin's diary F V will have £5000 per annum H T

FV is Felix Vaughan and HT is John Horne Tooke

letter dated 25.8.1791 from Felix Vaughan in Geneva to John Richter at Sir Robert Herries, London, mentioned J H Tooke, Mr Carey at Paris and Mr Squire who might pay Richter money on Vaughan's account.(Nat Arch TS 11/953)

His will PCC 13.6.1799

Thomas Wade 25 Castle St, Falcon Sq joined 5.5.1794 "unnumbered division" (QV)

I found no good identity yet. Possibles:
1791 directory Thomas Wade grocer & tea dealer 28 Aldgate Within (SunFire 1792). 1795 & 1796 directory Thomas Wade grocer & tea dealer 48 Snow Hill (Old Bailey witness 29.5.1805)
Holdens 1799 directory Thomas Wade drug merchant 3 Gt St Helen's (bankrupt & cert 1802)
Holdens directory 1799 Thomas Wade wine & brandy dealer 4 Mill St Hanover Square (SunFire 1785, voted Hood 1788, will PCC 1807)
Star 2.10.1809 partnership…

John Williamson cordwainer Crown Court, St Mgt & St John Westminster voted 1790 Fox & Hood
rates 1791 Crown Court John Williamson £8 (next quarter Empty)
John Williamson Charles St 5.1.1792 Westminster Coroners jury
rates 1791 to 1793 Charles St, St Mgt & St John Westminster John Williamson John Williamson £24
Nat Arch TS 11/963 examination of spy F.P.Nodder, Williamson of Charles St Westminster active in arming society with Franklow
spy Nodder's report 21.4.1794 searched in vain for Williamson shoemaker of Charles St Westminster
handbill…

Benjamin Worship of Great Yarmouth articled 4.7.1757 for seven years to William Worship attorney of the same place
Benjamin Worship bach otp = St Nicholas Gt Yarmouth 25.8.1764 Elizabeth Jay sp a minor otp by license witnesses Bartholomew Jay, Sampson Winn
William Worship bapt 26.6.1767 Gt Yarmouth s of Benjamin & Elizabeth
Maria dau of Benjamin & Elizabeth Worship born 20.11.1786 bapt 30.7.1787 Newington Surrey
Mrs Elizabeth Worship of Newington buried Locks Fields 6.11.1791 age 46
Nat Arch TS 11/956/3501 report from spy Metcalfe 2.4.1794 Mr Worship…