A-Z of Entries

Mercier, B

8.5.1803 C & B Mercier adv at Holcroft's / 2.12.1804 dine at H(olcrof)ts with Mercier adv Betsy M / 4.3.1806 B Mercier at Rowan's / 3.5.1810 meet B Mercier / 25.12.1810 B Mercier at Hume's / 5.5.1811 B Mercier adv at  Hume's / 14.3.1813 B Mercier adv at Hume's

These were maybe all Elizabeth Benigna Mercier, B being either for Betsy or Benigna. See Mercier, Elizabeth

 


Mercier, Charles

24.7.1796 adv C & A Mercier at Holcroft's / 24.6.1799 C Mercier calls / 20.11.1801 write to Holcroft, per CM (CM not coded at all in GD website, brown text) 8.5.1803 C & B Mercier adv at Holcroft's / 3.7.1803 Cs Mercier at holcroft's / 28.8.1803 Chas Mercier calls / 5.1.1804 C Mercier invited to dine at Godwin's / 16.3.1804 C Mercier adv at theatre / 22.6.1804 Godwin calls with his wife on C Mercier / 1.4.1809 C Mercier adv at Godwin's / 30.11.1814 C Mercier calls / 1.12.1814 C Mercier calls / 2.12.1814 C Mercier calls / 11.11.1819 C Mercier calls / 17.1.1820 C Mercier calls / 16.7…


Mercier, Charlotte

2.4.1797 Charlotte Mercier at Holcroft's / 20.11.1801 write to H(olcrof)t per C M / 21.11.1802 adv Charlotte Mercier at Holcroft's / 26.12.1802 Charlotte Mercier dines at Godwin's / 10.1.1803 Charlotte adv ar Holcroft's / 4.6.1803 again / 7.8.1803 Holcrofts & Charlotte M dine / 25.10.1807 Curran calls, talk of C M / 12.10.1810 write C M / 4.11.1811 write to C M / 28.09.1812 call on C M with M(ary) J(ane) / 30.9.1812 call on C M for M J / 2.10.1812 C M calls / 7.10.1812 again / 11.10.1812 again / 13.10.1812 again / 16.10.1812 again / 18.10.1812 again / 21.10.1812 again / 23.10.1812…


Mercier, Elizabeth

8.5.1796 E Mercier at Holcroft's / 3.3.1799 L & E Mercier at Holcroft's, adv T M / 17.3.1799 E M at H(olcrof)ts / 12.5.1799 T & E Mercier at Holcroft's / 2.12.1804 at Holcrofts with Mercier adv Betsy M / 19.3.1809 E Mercier calls / 3.4.1809 E Mr adv at L(ouisa) H(olcrof)t's / 28.5.1809 E Mercier at tea & sup / 11.6.1809 E Mercier dines / 14.6.1812 E Mercier at Kenney's / 26.8.1812 E Mercier dines / 26.5.1813 E Mercier calls / 18.7.1813 E Mercier adv at Kenney's / 21.7.1813 E Mercier dines / 16.11.1813 E Mercier calls / 11.5.1814 Dowlings call (not in) / 15.6.1814 Mrs Dowling…


Mercier, Louisa

6.1.1799 LM should surely be coded on GD website to Louisa Mercier


Mercier, Theresa

3.3.1799 L & E Mercier dine at Holcroft's adv T M / 12.5.1799 T & E Mercier at Holcroft's / 18.9.1809 Mercier & mrs Ravizzotti call / 20.1.1810 mrs Ravizzotti calls / 9.5.1829 adv C Ravizzotti at L Kenney's

Theresa Mercier was a witness at Louisa Mercier's wedding to Thomas Holcroft at Chelsea St Luke on 4.3.1799 and she married Gaetano Ravizotti at St Geo Han Sq on 17.5.1800. Her first entry above the eve of Louisa Mercier's wedding. Ravizotti taught Italian and was author of a few books on that line.


Meredith

Merediths 3.8.1797 at tea (with Addington, Anne Pinkerton)

The only time this name appeared in the whole diary


Mergez, Georges Nicholas

Mergez 1.4.1820

Georges Nicholas Mergez born 4.1.1772 and died 25.11.1846. Cousin of Georges Danton, he visited London in August 1792 with Recordain, (another of Danton's relations) and Francois Noel, Danton's "agent", shortly after the French Republic was declared. He appears as Merget in Godwin's dairy on 6.9.92, 13.9.92, 14.10.92, 21.10.92, 16.12.92 and 28.1.93. He was aide-de-camp of General de Beurnonville and turned over to the Austrians by Dumouriez. Then rose to be a successful general in Napoleon's army and was made a baron. After the restoration he was made a Marshal but…


Merridew

3.11.1809 write to Merridew / 30.7.1810 again / 5.12.1810 again / 15.7.1811 again / 9.3.1812 again

Probably Nathaniel Merridew 1763-1823 bookseller pf Coventry (bbti)


Merry, Anne

23.7.1796 call on mrs Merry

Anne Brunton 1769-1808 see Robert Merry DNB 1755-1798 who married her 26.8.1791 and see her father John Brunton DNB 1741-1822. Robert Merry had been arrested fro debt on 8.7.1796 while Godwin was his guest, Godwin dined at the Blackamoor on 12.7.1796 with Merry's so it looks as though Robert Merry had already been released by then or was under a permissive custody, unless the plural implied some other relation of Merry's. The article on Ann Wignell (mrs Merry's later married name) in Highfill, Burnim and Langhans states that she had no children by Merry,…


Merry, Robert

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Robert Merry Esq of Osbourne's Hotel, Adelphi proposed member 3.6.1791 by John Horne Tooke 2nded Jeremiah Batley

GODWIN DIARY: 13.6.1796 call on Inchbald with My

Robert Merry DNB 1755-1798. Since he was named in full both before and after this on 13.6.1796, this My was certainly Robert Merry

LCS: attended its 3rd meeting at the Bell, 8.2.1792 (Thale p7note10)


Merton

Merton 27.8.1804 / 1.4.1805 Merton

Thiese entries refer to the location of James Perry's house near Wimbledon where he also owned mills


Metcalfe

call on Metcalfe 2.10.1804

Thomas Metcalfe Land Tax 1804 Primrose Street. See Gourbon


Meux, Richard

GODWIN DIARY: 24.10.1796 Meux at Carlisle's lecture /  2.11.1796 again

Richard Meux DNB 1734-1813 his will PCC 1813 Anthony Carlisle was one of the witnesses. Or one of his sons Henry 1770-1841 /  Richard born 1768 / Thomas born 1772

CRABB ROBINSON DIARY: 10.12.1820 Mrs Basil Montagu's gossip "She knows too that Mrs Aders has visited at Mr Meux's when a woman of infamous character was there"


Michie

17.7.1788 at musical gathering at Shield's


Middleton

miss Middleton 29.12.1799 at Lanesborough's / 4.4.1805 walk to Pepper Harrow, Lord Middleton / 26.9.1805 call on Raine & Middleton, Charterhouse / 10.10.1806 sir W Middleton at Fox's funeral / 6.1.1810 call on Middleton / 6.11.1810 Middleton at Ward's (with Coleridge) / 21.12.1810 Middleton at wardmote St Bride's / 26.1.1814 call on Middleton / 31.1.1814 again / 19.5.1814 adv at theatre / 1.4.1815 call on / 4.4.1816 again

29.12.1799 for miss Middleton see Atty for relationship by marriage at Whitby. Will of Martha Middleton spinster PCC 1812. Martha Middleton dau of Robert bapt…


Middleton, Nathaniel

8.2.1795 at  Richard Johnson's. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1795

Nathaniel Middleton DNB 1750-1807 was Richard Johnson's banking partner along with George Templer MP, and later with Gerard Noel Edwards, Samuel Smith and John Wedgwood. Middleton had also been Johnson's colleague in India. His will PCC 1807 dated 18.2.1806 of Town Hill, Hampshire & PCC 1824 dated 29.1.1788 when he had been richer, codicil of 21.12.1793 says he had by then more children and less money  See Farington diary p5089, 5090. Known as 'no memory'  Middleton thanks to the way he supported  Warren Hastings in…


Miles junior

8.6.1810 dine at Johnson, w. Miles jr. &c

John Miles 1784-1856 was an executor of Joseph Johnson's will and married Anne daughter of Eliezer Chater in 1811. His father Joseph Miles of Liverpool will PCC 1816 had married Joseph Johnson's niece Mary and their only other surviving son in 1810 was Joseph Johnson Miles 1800-1867 so he was likely the 10 year old Miles jr at Johnson's in 1810


Miles, William

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: William Miles Esq of Pinner proposed member 22.7.1791 by John Frost 2nded John Lodge Batley

GODWIN DIARY: Bosville, Frost & col Miles 15.11.1794 at Newgate.

Bosville, Frost and Miles also appeared together in John Augustus Bonney's prison diary for 15.11.1794, though Bonney and Godwin did not record each other and each noted several others at Newgate on the same day.

William Miles of the Grove, Pinner, Middlesex died 23.1.1802 age 80, formerly a Colonel in the 2nd Regt of Guards who resigned rather than fight the Americans (…


Millan

see Millen Sarah F