Godwin Diary

Selkirk, 5th Earl

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28.6.1808 write to Norfolk & Selkirk / 6.7.1808 Selkirk

Thomas Douglas DNB 1771-1820, 5th Earl of Selkirk

Norfolk, 11th Duke

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28.6.1808 write to Norfolk & Selkirk

Charles Howard DNB 1746-1815, 11th Duke of Norfolk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wincup, mrs

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25.6.1808 mrs Wincup calls

This name was almost always spelt Whincup. A Mrs Whincup was advertising Bayton Preparatory School in 11.7.1840 Norwich Mercury

Omer

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25.6.1808 Omer calls

John Omer grocer Butt-la ran circulating library in Deptford 1805 / Omer printer 10 Crane-ct, Fleet-st, partner John Townsend 1808 / John Omer bookseller Chatham, Kent 1823 (bbti) / Jas Omer ornament glass cutter 13 Lower-st, Islington / James Omer glass cutter, 12 Pitfield-st, Hoxton / Wm. Omer umbrella maker, 5 Jerusalem-passage, Clerkenwell

Mylius, William Frederick

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24.6.1808 call on Mylius, w. M(ary) J(ane)

William Frederick Mylius bapt 1776 St Martin i t Fields, s. of Charles & Elizabeth.  Ad in Morning Chronicle 11.1.1810 for books published by the Godwins, including Mylius's School Dictionary with preface by Edward Baldwin (pseudonym of William Godwin), and Junior Class Book by W F Mylius, Master of the Academy, Red Lion Sq. He was still alive in 1861 census Chelsea and perhaps in 1864 as voter in South Mimms, but I couldn't find a record of his death

Bullard

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22.6.1808 call (w. M J) on Bullard at Cromwel's

The only instance of Bullard in the diary. Cromwel's is noted one other time (a fire in 1817) but no (living) Cromwell appeared in the diary. See my entry for Cromwell's.

Cromwell's

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22.6.1808 call (w. M J) on Bullard at Cromwel's / 6.6.1817 fire at Cromwel's

Coffee

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22.6.1808 call on Coffee (not seen) / 23.6.1808 Coffee calls / 24.6.1808 call on Dawe; adv. Coffee / 27.6.1808 Coffee calls / 21.7.1808 call on T(homas) T(urner), &, w. him & M(ary) J(ane), on Coffee / 30.7.1808 call w. M(ary) J(ane), on Coffee & Dawe / 19.9.1808 Coffee calls / 9.11.1808 call on Dawe: meet Coffee: Coffee calls / 10.11.1808 Coffee calls

Ormondy

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10.6.1808 dine at Johnson's, w. Ormondys

Only instance in Godwin's diary. Ormondy or more commonly Ormandy mostly found in NW of England and in Dublin. John Ormandy stationer of Liverpool will PCC 1842 mentioned wife Cathetrine. As Johnson's family came from Liverpool area this was likely a relative by marriage or business associate

Rackett, Thomas

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5.6.1808 dine at Knowles's, w. Fuseli, Jeffery & Racket

Thomas Rackett DNB 1755-1840. Dorset History Centre D/RAC/107 for his letters to Knowles 1809-1833