Godwin Diary

mrs Newnham 26.10.1799 at John King's / 17.11.1799 again

miss R 24.12.1799 at mrs Robinson's

Surely Mary Elizabeth Robinson who has a person record in GD website

T Woodhouse 20.12.1799 at Opie's / 17.1.1800 Tho Woodhouse at Opie's / 26.6.1800 again

Presumably John Thomas Woodhouse 1780-1845 fellow of Caius College, Cambridge and brother of Robert Woodhouse DNB 1773-1827 (see Jones)

call on mrs Coleridge 20.12.1799

Presumably Sara nee Fricker 1770-1845 see Samuel Taylor Coleridge DNB 1772-1834. The Coleridges dined at Godwin's on Christmas Day, five days later

Mills of Bury & Capt 12.12.1799 adv at theatre / 20.1.1806 dine at Rowan's, adv. capt. Mills & Truman / 4.3.1806 Rowan's w. Truman, Mills & many / 9'12.1806 dine at Johnson's w. Millses & capt. Henry

PCC wills Bury St Edmunds, John Mills 1792, John Mills 1810, Thomas Mills 1829, Susanna Mills widow 1848. John Mills, shoe warehouse Bury St Edmunds 1784. Oakes diaries Rev Edward Mills 1753-1820 only son of Rev Bernard Mills 1716-1787, his eldest son Rev John Mills 1781-1825, 2nd son Christopher "black sheep"

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

call on G Ross 3.12.1799 / 3.4.1801 adv W Ross at E Fenwick's

The True Briton of 4.7.1796 reporting a court case between two newspapers named George Ross as publisher of the Telegraph who had stated he was a member of the London Corresponding Society (see MacDonnell, David Evans). Possibly the same as Rous, George (qv). Ross probably founded the Albion newspaper in September 1799, and sold it to Allen Macleod in September 1800, who had sold it to John Fenwick by June 1801 (Winifred F Courtney, Young Charles Lamb p311)

dine at Hurley Bottom; sleep at Morgan's 29.11.1799

Morgan's is not underlined in GD website but clicking on it takes you to an empty page. The will of James Morgan, victualler of Hurley, PCC 1800, who died July 1799 mentioned his wife Ann and his son William. His son James took administration of the will in 1819. James Morgan of Hurley, Berks Land Tax 1798

dine at mrs Wilford's (mr Mangles) Hurley Bottom 29.11.1799

John Mangles' will  PCC 1837 of Henley was dated 9.2.1825 and witnessed by a blacksmith and a carpenter both of Hurley, and mentioned his father Robert. Three Mangles spinsters were married at Hurley in 1808, 1820 and 1825. James Mangles DNB 1786-1867 was probably his son or brother. Robert Mangles was a ship's chandler of Wapping. The Mangles family featured in Joseph Farington's diary in the circle of Wilson, Lestock (qv)

dine with mrs Cotton at mrs Wilford's, (mr Mangles) Hurley Bottom 29.11.1799 / 4.12.1801 Wilford at Northmore's