A-Z of Entries

20.10.1790 mrs Elliot at Miss Williams / 30.5.1794 sup at Ritson's; mrs Eliot

Boyle's 1792 Mrs E 40 Queen St East / Mrs E Lincolns Inn Fields / Mrs E 4 Portugal St.

PerhapsThomasine Anne Elliott born 1759 daughter of rear admiral George Elliott of Copford Essex (PCC will 1795) sister of Rev Luther Graves Elliott 1770-1846, died unmarried 1.4.1835 Honiton, Devon (PCC will 1835). Luther Graves E and Miss E of Colchester both subscribed to HMWilliams Poems 1786, but she is best identified by Mrs Piozzi's and Joanna Baillie's letters (both online). But as she was only thirty it…

MILL VOTERS 1802: William Elliott of Isleworth

14.7.1789 Gov Ellis at T Hollis'. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1789, crossed out, and in 1794 version / 26.5.1801 (Ellis) at Nicholson's

Henry Ellis (DNB 1721-1806). He was generally referred to in the newspapers as Governor Ellis although he had not been a colonial governor since 1763, and he was popular and a generous host (DNB). William Nicholson junior's memoir of his father (Bodleian MSS Don d175 typescript e125 original) mentioned that one of his father's pupils was Henry Ellis DNB 1788-1855 diplomatist. If they were all pupils that might explain why Godwin put five names in…

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Thomas Ellis 31 Poland St ratebooks 1782-91 / SunFire 1783 Thomas Ellis shoemaker 31 Poland St / Thomas Ellis shoemaker Poland St voted 1784 Hood & Wray 1790 Fox & Hood / Bailey's directory 1785 Thomas Ellis shoemaker 31 Poland St / coroners jury 1786, 1788 Thos Ellis shoemaker Poland St / Lloyd's Evening Post 21.3.1766 "Saturday last was married at St James Church, Mr Thomas Ellis, shoemaker at Greenwich, to Miss Elizabeth Handley, of Poland Street" St James marrs Thomas Ellis & Elizabeth Hunley 19.4.1766 botp banns…

see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset

Thomas Ellis Esq 2 Batemans Buildings ratebooks 1777 / see work notes below

Ellison 5.5.1789 at miss Williams' / 7.5.1790 again / 26.11.1790 again.

First two times with Aboyne (see his entry)

6.6.1798 call on H Lee & mrs Elliston / 8.6.1798 Ellistons, Randalls & Langley sup

Robert William Elliston DNB 1774-1831 married 1.6.1796 Elizabeth Randall or Rundall, she died 1821 age 46. According to a user-submitted tree on Ancestry her parents were John Rundell & Lucy (nee Collins). See Randall

Elmsly 26.1.1802 at theatre & at Coleridge's / 9.11.1805 Elmsley at Holland's

Peter Elmsley DNB 1774-1825 nephew of Peter Elmsley DNB 1735/6 - 1802

28.6.1807 Elringtons adv. at Philips'

Perhaps John Battersby Elrington. Two children of a John Battersby Elrington and his wife Isabelle Parker were baptised in Jamaica in 1792 and 1793. Confessions in Elysium, a "licentious" translation of Wieland by JBE was published in 1802 and his translation of Russian Tales by Nicolai Karamzin in 1803, though the translatorship is also attributed to a Dane, A.A. Feldborg.(see romtext.org.uk/reports/engnov4). John Battersby Elrington, late of Hemas-terrace, Chelsea and formerly of Gt Titchfield-st was in the Fleet prison 23.1.1811 and the Kings…

Elwards's 16.7.1800 at Reeves's / 22.7.1800 at Burton's

The name Elwards is rare but did exist. In handwriting of Godwin's era it was particularly hard to tell from Edwards as many people used a similar curl at the base of a capital E as they used to form a small d

them 10.5.1800 surely referred to James Marshall & Sarah Elwes

below are notes from my correspondence with Mark Philp whose article Sarah Elwes' calling was published in Bodleian Library Record April 2011

John Elwes divorced Sarah Elwes in Ecclesiastical court in 1796, she appealed; the Court of Arches hearing found in John Elwes favour; she appealed to the High Court of Delegates. But when he died (about 19.4.1817) it was mentioned that he had two sons (Derby Mercury May 1, 1817).
On 14 January 1818, his wife, Mrs Elwes was reported as dying, aged 52 (in Bury and…

Ely 10.9.1805 at Taylor's Stowmarket

1784 Edward Ely grocer & turner Bury St Edmunds Suffolk will PCC 10.5.1805 mentioned sister Lydia wife of Lancelot Danby sister Ann Finch widow sisters Mary & Rebecca Ely late brother William Ely brother John Clarke Ely (buried 16.5.1811 Sible Hedingham, Essex will Nat Arch IR26) & his children Edward, Elizabeth & Mary. Sible H is about 20 miles SW of Stowmarket past Sudbury. John Clarke Ely voted for Montagu Burgoyne, the reform candidate, in 1810 Essex election

MILL VOTERS 1802: William Empson of Isleworth

The will PCC 1802 of John Masters Empson surgeon in Royal Navy written at the hospital in Martinique mentioned his father and mother William and Mary Empson resident in Isleworth, and his brother Empson. William Empson bach of Streatham married at St John Horslydown 30.9.1764 Mary Masters sp otp by lic, their dau Mary was baptised Streatham 1.8.1765. John M Empson was taken apprentice 1787 by Thomas Walker apothecary of Chipping Ongar, Essex.

Perhaps the brother or perhaps of a separate family was William Charles Empson son of…

English 19.1.1798 adv at Reveley's

? James English attorney 28 East St  Red Lion Sq (Law List 1794-1800) / J English Inner Temple 1800 subscr to Life's Painter

4.12.1791 you lie entre C and D.

Probably Thomas Cooper and George Dyson, see letter 21.3.1792 (Abinger b.1)

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Morning Post 23.3.1785 ad Ergote, ladies hairdresser, perfumery warehouse & hairdressing academy 37 Poland St / presumably a sub tenant of James Bine (QV*) / Carolina Frederica Hergott bapt St James 20.5.1785 of Michell Gottlip & Maryann

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION:  Hon Thomas Erskine made Honorary member 10.9.1784

Thomas Erskine DNB 1750-1823

BONNEY DIARY: 9.10.1794 Erskine & Gibbs came 27.10.1794 wrote to Erskine

Irving 27.1.1802 at Joseph Johnson's / 31.1.1802 Erving calls / 14.3.1802 call on Erving / 24.11.1802 Erving at Joseph Johnson's / 21.11.1804 again / 15.11.1810 Irving at Cooper's (& Swartwout) / 28.11.1810 Irving at Cooper's / 29.11.1810 Irving at Swartwout's

George William Erving of Massachusetts appointed consul at London by Thomas Jefferson (Maryland Gazette 6.8.1801 Morning Post 27.8.1801) arrived from New York 21.9.1801, his father George Erving had been a loyalist in American War of Independence and now lived at 32 Gt George St, Hanover Sq (his will PCC 1806 witnessed by…

theatre; adv Este. Escapes 13.11.1800

Possibly referred to The Escapes, a play by Thomas Holcroft first staged on 14.10.1801, though Holcroft was abroad at this time, it was perhaps the "piece" referred to by Holcroft in his letter to Godwin dated 28.11.1800 (Bodleian Abinger c6 f86r)

call on Escher 28.6.1800

Henry Escher 14 Broad St Bloomsbury, Holdens 1799, 9 Gerrard St Soho Holden's 1802, 201 Piccadilly 1809-13 German bookseller. Sophia dau of Henry & Mary Escher was baptised 8.7.1792 St Geo the Martyr Surrey. Henry Escher of Switzerland naturalised Philadelphia 1803, passenger arrived London to Philadelphia 1812