Lewis Cs

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Erving & Lewis Cs call 31.1.1802

Lewis Cs could have been an abbreviation for a surname ending in s like Chalmers but was more likely a plural. Lewis Goldsmith who had met Godwin in 1801 had left for France in December (see Goldsmith) and the C is clearly not a G, no other obvious candidates among people mentioned in the diary before or after. Searching PCC wills produced a few possibles of which my favourite was Lewis Crespin of St Pancras will PCC 1824 who married Ann Massy 13.2.1768 at St Paul Covent Garden and whose will mentioned his son William, his dau Ann born 1770 who married James Holdsworth at St Pancras 21.12.1805 and his dau Jane born1771 who married John Robins at St Pancras 7.8.1790. Morning Post 7.2.1815 Lewis Crespin Esq on committee of National Benevolent Institution

Work notes
PCC 1823 Lewis Cohen of Goodmans Fields (seen) / PCC 1816 Lewis Crawford of St Pancras (seen) / PCC 1813 Louis Florent Catherine of St Anne Soho