Godwin Diary

Fell at Wild's 19.4.1804 / 26.10.1820 seek Wild drawing master / 28.10.1820 call on Wild

Godwin had earlier visited Ralph Fell at Laver's (qv) a safe house of the Giltspur St Compter (prison) so this was probably the house of John Wild junior of Wood St Cheapside, serjeant at mace to Giltspur St Compter. William Wild also of Wood St Cheapside was serjeant at mace to the Poultry St Compter (Law List 1800) Also there was Thomas Wild attorney of 1 Warwick Sq Newgate St. For the 1820 entries perhaps Charles Wild DNB 1781-1836 watercolour painter.

call on Knight, com 12.4.1804 with M(arshall)

The com probably stood for comedian so this entry should be added to the person record for Thomas Knight DNB d.1820 on GD website

miss Gunning 9.4.1804 adv at H Rowan's

See Plunket

ELIZABETH GUNNING (1769-1823)

CURRENT TEXT "her marriage in 1803 to Major J. Plunkett from Kinnaird in co. Roscommon, with whom she had several children."

SUGGESTED CHANGE <her marriage on 5th November 1803 at St George Hanover Square to Major James Plunkett from Kinnaird in co. Roscommon, who had been arrested in London in 1798 for his part in the rebellion at Connaught. They had several children.>

NOTES See Godwin Diary dataset under Plunket

mrs T C at H(olcrof)ts 1.4.1804

This should be added to person record on GD website for Cooper, Joanna, as she was named ( and so coded on GD website) as mrs T Cooper earlier in the same day's entry

letter from Dawne 23.3.1804

Perhaps George Dawne attorney Bridge Court Westminster 1794, 4 Brydges St Covent Garden 1800, Henrietta St Covt Gdn 1805, Southampton St Covt Gdn 1818 voted Burdett & Romilly, his will PCC 1826 gent of Southampton St Covt Gdn. No particular reason to make that identification

miss Hole at tea 22.3,1804 (& Hannah Godwin)

Godwin's sister Hannah brought many of her apprentices and assistants in her millinery business to meet her brother. This was probably one more such but that is just speculation

Philips grocer calls 22.3.1804

There were seven grocers called Phillips in London listed in Holden's 1811 directory, and one greengrocer. Perhaps the most likely (because the nearest to Godwin) was Robert Phillips grocer & tea dealer of 13 Somes Place, Somers Town

call on Cha. Taylor 12.7.1804

Perhaps Charles Taylor DNB 1756-1823. According to the DNB he was a deeply conservative man but in 1801 the London Library was moved to his premises at 108 Hatton Garden where it remained for several years, which may have been relevant to the purpose of Godwin's call

Grenow 19.3.1804 at Tobin's

Spelt with an e this name was mostly found in Wales and the Welsh borders, the spelling Gronow was more common. William Gronow will PCC 1830 father of Ress Howell Gronow DNB 1794-1865. Joseph Gronow congregationalist minister 1769-1817 (Morning Chronicle 26.8.1794 at Long Achington) assistant minister at Stretton Warwicks 1796-7 minister at Weedon Northants 1797-1817. Rev F Gronow Alserton subscr 1795 to Wm Winterbotham. Daniel Gronow d.1796 Unitarian minister in Derbyshire from 1782. Guests at Tobin's often had West Indian connections

adv (Place & Le Maitre) Buchan & Harwood 18.3.1804 at H(olcroft's)

Exactly why Place  & Le Maitre are in brackets in this entry isn't clear but I think the Place referred to was likely to have been Francis Place DNB 1771-1854 who has a person record on GD website and played a considerable part in Godwin's life from 1809 on