Godwin Diary

22.4.1808 Mellon dines at Joseph Johnson's

Not likely to be actress Harriet Mellon DNB 1777?-1837 as very few women attended Johnson's dinners. But no other clues

22.4.1808 Rosiere dines at Joseph Johnson's

No clues. Rosier quite a common English name but spelling with an e suggests a Frenchman

16.2.1808 Peto calls / 21.11.1812 again / 23.11.1812 again / 18.11.1813 again

Possibly Henry Peto DNB 1774-1830 builder and contractor. The two calls in 1812 coincide with mentions of the (Sun) Fire Office, though not clearly linked to them. Godwin is in Fire Office records for Skinner Street 14.12.1812

25.2.1808 Nason calls / 8.4.1808 again

No clues. Often an Irish name

1.2.1808 Advertisement, shopman; Hughes &c. / 12.10.1816 coach, w. Hughes (Bath to London) / 3.12.1818 call on Hughes / 17.12.1824 meet, at Keane's, Hughes / 18.9.1827 meet Hughes, Maidstone

Only the last of these five probably different randoms gives any clue. PCC wills for Hughes of Maidstone: Thomas, farmer 1842 / James, milkman 1843 / Charles, gentleman 1848 / William, confectioner 1849

2.4.1808 Harvery calls, bookseller

A rare surname but it did exist. None found in British Book Trades Index or Holdens 1811 directory

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?)

19.1.1808 Mrs Hutton calls

This was the only instance of the name Hutton in Godwin's diary, so it's hard to make any definite identity, but I think it was quite probably Catherine Hutton DNB 1756-1846. She was unmarried but aged 52 so it would be normal if a little old fashioned for Godwin to call her Mrs Hutton. Her novels had not yet been published. Read her DNB article and judge for yourself. There may be among her letters and diaries at Birmingham something which could confirm or deny my guess

8.1.1808 dine at Joseph Johnson's w. Percival

6.1.1808 write to Birket