A-Z of Entries

20.6.1809 Aspin calls

Probably Jehoshaphat Clement Aspin bapt 22.5.1775 St John Clerkenwell of Jehoshaphat & Hannah; printer, engraver & cartographer 7 Lombard-st 1799, 48 Percival-st Clerkenwell 1817-30 (bbti), married 13.7.1799 at Holborn, Amelia Elizabeth Pewtner, 2ndly Sarah Key 1801 Bermondsey 3rdly Elizabeth Lee 1829 Milton-next-Gravesend 4thly 1836 Ann Wright at Islington. She also predeceased him. 1818 joined Domatic Masonic Lodge, 1819 A Systematic Analysis of Universal History from the Creation to the present time, presenting a Compendium of History, Geography,…

James Aspinall of Norfolk St, gent proposed 9.3.1792 Michael Bush 2nded John Lodge Batley. Attorney, partner of Michael Bush & Joseph Neeld at 31 Norfolk St /. JA of St Geo Mx articled to Major Wright (will PCC 1818) of Torrington St 1790. 1808 JA attorney 5 Quality Court, Chancery Lane SunFire 1820 there

25.1.1811 dine at Johnson's, w. Aspland &c / 23.6.1824 call on Aspland

Very likely Robert Aspland DNB 1782-1845, Unitarian minister at Gravel Pit Chapel, Hackney

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

James Asser 51 Poland St ad 23.6.1781 late pupil of Bernard Scale land surveyor of Gt Warley Essex / appr 1774 for 7 yrs to Bernard Scale land surveyor of Mangroves Essex / James Asser won Society of Arts silver pallet / James Asser = St Martin in the Fields 3.7.1780 Elizabeth Penny, their daus Elizabeth bapt 27.5.1781 Richmond, Ann bapt 30.4.1782 Endell St Lying-in Hospital / James Asser survey of Green Park 1785 (Nat Arch MPD 1/54/1) / James Asser member SEAMC up to 1793 / (he may have been the James Asser gent of…

Assey 9.12.1799 at Carlisle's

The memoir of William Nicholson DNB 1753-1815 by his son William (Bodleian MSS Don d.175, e.125) p.32 mentioned Mr Assey studying and living in Carlisle's house (c 1803) who later distinguished himself in India by great attainments in oriental languages. Charles Chorston Assey died 21.3.1821 age 41, his will PCC 1821 surgeon EICS Bengal. Will of John Assey surgeon of Beccles, Suffolk PCC 1798 was perhaps his father

write to Astle 13.1.1803

Probably Thomas Astle DNB 1735-1803

18.7.1796 dine at J Astley's with H Astley. Astleys appear in 1796 in Godwin's 1796 list but the entry isn't coded to Jacob Astley's person record in GD website.

 

Harwood's friend and Norfolk MP Jacob Astley, whom Harwood later insulted at an election meeting (see Bury and Norwich Post 30.3.1803), and probably his wife Hester. See History of Parliament for Jacob Astley and his father Edward. Their seat at Melton Constable was near to Godwin's mother's house at Dalling.

Robert Atchison born 29.6.1768 bapt New Jerusalem 19.10.1788  / Helen of Robert & Helen Atchison of ChristChurch Southwark born 12.10.1796 bapt 22,1,1797 New Jerusalem / 4.10.1795 St Giles Cripplegate = Ellen Goulding

28.3.1795 Atkins's adv at Adams' / 25.9.1799 Astley's w. Fell; Atkins & Demon's Tribunal / 2.12.1807 miss Atkins calls, F Buildings / 25.2.1809 mrs Atkins at S Beresford's

Mr Atkins at Astley's was a ventriloquist, according to the Oracle of 6.7.1799 Astley engaged him for 12 nights at a fee of 100 guineas, but he appeared at Astleys all summer until October when the company went to Dublin. Highfill, Burnim & Langhans have Michael Atkins d.1812 Dublin & William Atkins 1763-1831 singer & actor Drury Lane but no mention of ventriloquism and he was probably neither of…

2.12.1807 miss Atkins,calls,  F Buildings



F Buildings was likely Featherstone-buildings, Holborn. Because at this point Godwin was seeing the actors in his forthcoming play Faulkener, she may possibly have had a minor role in it. Otherwise I could not identify her

26.4.1808 Atkinson adv. at Phillips / 1.5.1808 dines at Philips's / 1.6.1810 adv. (at Phillips? or Surr's? or Godwin's?)

Very common name, 74 entries in London Trades 1811 (only one from book trades, Edw. Atkinson, printer, 2 Greystock-pl, Fetter-la / one schoolmaster Geo. Atkinson, academy, 105 Fenchurch-st) and 37 entries in the Court directory. Just possibly Joseph Atkinson DNB 1743-1818 playwright Godwin may have met in Ireland in 1800 (see my entry for Atkinson, Capt.). Or William Atkinson DNB 1774/5-1839 architect or John Augustus Atkinson DNB 1774x6-1830 painter &…

capt Atkinson 3.7.1800 at Curran's / 8.7.1800 calls there (not in) / 15.7.1800 Godwin calls on him (not in)

Joseph Atkinson Dict Irish Biog c1743-1818 Captain, poet & dramatist, friend of Thomas Moore. His address in 1800, along with John Atkinson, was Usher's Island, Dublin

SWEDENBORGIANS:  All bapt 21.6.1789 New Jerusalem / William Attwell born 10.5.1760 of William & Ann / Elizabeth Attwell born 20.2.1761 of Joseph & Elizabeth Child / William Attwell born 1.3.1782 of William & Elizabeth Attwell

William Attwell marr 16.4.1781 St James Piccadilly Elizabeth Child. See entry for William Child / Mrs Anne Atwell bur 21.11.1811 age 84 Bunhill Fields her will PCC 1811 widow of Knightsbridge (Michael Atwell = Shoreditch 27.5.1766 Ann Wane)

Atty 29.12.1799 at Lanesborough's

James Atty of Whitby (sailmaker Sun Fire 1781) his will PCC 1814 married Hannah dau of Robert Middleton in 1768. They had three sons / James 1768-1816 married Catherine sister of Rev Robert Hall / Robert Middleton 1770-1833 of 55 Devonshire St, St Marylebone Land Tax 1798, who married 24.11.1807 Margaret Ann Lucy Willes / and George 1772-1797 unmarried Alum Cantab. The presence of miss Middleton at the same dinner makes the identification more likely

Aubert, jr 25.8.1801 at Cts (= future mrs Godwin)

John Audley of Cambridge proposed 6.2.1784 by Michael Pearson 2nded John Jebb.  Born 16.7.1750 and bapt 2.1.1750 St Ives, Hunts, independent, of John & Eliz Audley.  JA woolstapler, Cambridge Oct 1765 4% annuities (source lost) took apprs 1771, 1784 (Nat Arch IR/1),. JA Cambridge subscr 1777 to Poems of John Auther. His father's will PCC 1779 Cambridge. JA Cambridge associator 1780 (see London Evening Post 9.3.1780 &c). JA Cambridge subscr 1781 to John Locke publ Cambridge.subscr 1782 to John Moxon's Agreeable Companion subscr 1784 tos Stephen Addington's Life of Paul…

9.3.1796 Austin at Newton's / 16.2.1798 Austin at Chandler's / 20.12.1802 calls on Godwin (not in) / 31.12.1802 calls / 11.1.1803 calls (not in) / 2.2.1803 calls /25.3.1803 calls / 11.4.1803 meet / 30.4.1803 calls / 22.5.1803 dines at Godwin's / 25.5.1803 calls / 23.1.1819 call on Austin for Hazlitt / 18.2.1819 mrs Austin at Snow's / 9.7.1821 Austin adv at Joseph Godwin's / 12.5.1834  5 Austins at Gaskell's

A possible candidate for the 1798 entry at Chandler's, because Chandler was an artist, would have been William Austin DNB 1721? or 1733-1820. He exhibited at the RA…

John Austin bapt 10.12.1797 Cross St Hatton Gdn Swedenborgian

HCR diary 16.2.1826 "after dinner to Austin's"

                    25.11.1828 at Mrs Aders' "she gave me an account of Mrs Austin which surprised me but which Sutton Sharpe has confirmed viz: that her intimacies with several men had even injured her reputation and that Mrs Aders gave no credit to the reports yet Sharpe from Goff does"

                    16.11.1833  "N.B. called on…

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

John Avery 33 Poland St ratebooks 1785-7 / Gazetteer 28.1.1789 executors of John Avery deceased sell properties on south side of Oxford St nr Pantheon & at 4 Chesterfield St / John son of John & Sarah Avery bapt St James 31.10.1771 / John Avery adult bur St James 26.12.1802 / probably not the organ builder (see Grove's Dictionary of Music &c) who was however an interesting character see next para

London Gazette 18.11.1775 John Avery organ builder of St George Bloomsbury bankrupt, Public Advertiser 17.1.1776…