A-Z of Entries

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

HCR diary 23.12.1836 "I made calls on Bates a picture dealer who has some of Aders pictures to sell for us - he pleases me - he is the brother-in-law of Mrs Jameson - he asked me to take tea with him - but he does not expect to dispose of the pictures till the spring"

                     16.3.1837 "called on Mr Bates and left him a letter authorising him to consider Mr Lovenhagen as the proprietor"

                     13.4.1839 "Bates who does not deliver up our pictures"

                     18.4.1839 "called on Lovenhagen who had received an angry letter from Mr…

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.

Charles Bateman of 20 Hart Street, Covent Garden also voted as bird dealer Westminster 1802 Fox & Graham.

See Humphries, William also of Hart Street, two of the five Mill voters whose address was in town and at some distance from the Good Intent Mill, so presumably bought their shares in order to vote. Charles Bateman = Mary Hall at St Martin i t Fields 3.11.1794, Charles Bateman dealer will London CC dated 26.5.1808 wits Lancelot Mare, Wm Dick proved 27.8.1815 by his widow Mary Bateman of 43 Hart St Covt Gdn under £1000 died yesterday. Buried St Paul Covt Gdn 3.9.1815 of Hart…

Samuel Bateman born 1744 of Benjamin & Mary bapt 14.6.1795 New Jerusalem / Louisa Bateman born 7.2.1797 of Samuel & Leah bapt 12.3.1797 there / Saml Bateman = 3.7.1791 Allhallows, London Wall Leah Carver

See British History Online Monmouth House (Survey of London vols 33 & 34 pp 107-113) for the construction of Batemans Buildings on the site of Monmouth House. Described in 1895 by William Le Queux in The Temptress as "a short, paved court, lined on each side by grimy, squalid-looking houses, the court itself forming the playground of a hundred or so spirited juveniles of the unwashed class", but when it was built in 1774, although the area was no longer as grand as it once had been, these were neat bijou starter homes for upwardly mobile entrepreneurs (Thomas Macklin, John Raphael…

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…

Thomas Miller Batt of Hounslow
TMB cooper Hounslow UBD 1791. Land Tax Heston 1802 Thomas Batt freeholder of £19 occupiers James Spencer, Mr Archer, Mr Barrow. Thomas s of Thomas & Susannah Batt bapt Heston 30.6.1771. The Mill voter could have been the son as the father would have been entitled to vote as a freeholder.

Thomas Batter of Richmond plumped for Burdett

Land Tax redemption Richmond 1798 Batter occ, Hickeys Trustees prop / Ann d of TB & Gertrude bapt 17.8.1788 Richmond Ann Batter age 40 of Hill St bur 23.4.1829 Richmond / Thomas s of TB & Gertrude born 10.1.1794 bapt 9.2.1794 Richmond Thomas Batter infant bur 21.8.1794 Richmond / Maria d of TB & Gertrude bapt 2.7.1797 Richmond Maria Batter age 10 bur 10.5.1807 Richmond

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.>

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HCR diary 20.6.1818 a musical party at Aders "Two Germans - Baur (brothers?) performed on the violin and violincello in so exquisite a style as to delight everyone -such sounds were bought from the violincello as I have never heard". The two musicians walked back with Robinson and complained that the French appreciate merit in music but the English not.

The only Baur alive then in music dictionaries was Charles-Alexis Baur who was a harpist, so these remain a mystery to me

14.9.1789 Dr Bawd at miss Williams'