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GODWIN DIARY: Starke 1.4.1794 adv at Jennings' / 6.6.1800 baron Starke at King's

Charles Sigismund Baron Starke formerly of Mitten Hof in Prussian Silesia married Martha Ogle, (sister to Newton Ogle, dean of Winchester and, later, aunt to Mrs Sheridan, Mrs Grey & Mrs Whitbread) at Winchester 11.1753. Baroness Starck died 20.1.1805 (Gents Mag) and Charles Sigismund died 12.10.1776 at Oxford (Gents Mag) where his sons Charles George admitted 1772 age 17 and Edward Chaloner admitted 1775 age 17 (bur 1.7.1833 Lambeth St John age 76) were both at Merton College. For a third son see…

25.6.1795 col Staunton at Kenilworth book club

possibly Stanton? see will PCC John Stanton Kenilworth 1811

9.5.1790 Staunton at Paradise's and 23.5.1790 there.

Sir George Leonard Staunton DNB 1737-1801 Fellow of Royal Society is a likely Paradise guest. Staunton appeared in the 1794 version of Godwin's 1796 list for 1790 (crossed out) but in the 1796 version for 1795. Godwin called on him 9.4.1795. Godwin may have overlooked or forgotten the earlier encounters or perhaps considered the 1790 meetings as insufficient contact (see Wolcot, John for a similar move)

 

14.10.1810 Staveley calls / 16.10.1810 again / 17.10.1810 again / 1.11.1810 Staveley calls: Staveley sups / 11.1.1811 write to Staveley / 14.10.1816 Staveley calls / 13.3.1819 Staveley calls (not seen) / 16.3.1819 Staveley calls / 17.3.1819 again / 13.4.1819 Staveley au soir

No clues. Could have been one of the below

Holdens directory 1811: Lt Gen Miles Staveley 162 New Bond-st his will PCC 1814 / James Staveley Esq barrister 3 Hare-ct Temple & 26 Argyle-st went to Madras died 22.4.1822 there aged 37 / Thomas Staveley Esq of the Stock Exchange 43 Chapel-st Edgware-rd his…

Stavin 26.5.1789 see Stovin

20.11.1795 at Carr's (later Stebbings in 1831-2)

Henry Stebbing adm Grays inn 17.11.1770 only son of Henry S, S.T.P., preacher of Gray's Inn Society (will PCC 1788) / Henry S of the Temple Esq bach = 17.3.1778 St Dunstan i t W by lic Elizabeth Whitmore of Barnes sp wits Rachel Whitmore, Henry Shaw / Sun F 1779 Henry S Esq of Gt Shire La, Temple Bar / 9 Chancery La commissioner of bankrupts, 1800 64 Chancery La special pleader / bur 5.6.1817 St Mary Abbotts Kensington age 65 of Brompton Row

Seems a likely legal friend of Carr and not a common name but no actual…

13.11.1810 Steed calls

Only instance in Godwin's diary, nor are there any Steads noted. No Steed in Holdens directory 1811 (though several Steads). In SunFire a Steed watchmaker Pitt-st Tottenham-court-rd 1794 and a Robert Steed chandler 22 Cromer-st Grays Inn-lane 1817. Morning Post 4.11.1806 Mr Steed bootmaker 6 Whitcomb-st Haymarket. Kentish Gazette 12.7.1808 Mr Steed's school Penenden Heath, Maidstone. John Steed goldsmith/jeweller born Ireland about 1780, wife Hannah, son John born 1816 bapt from New St-sq St Brides. Margret dau of John weaver Corbet's-court & Elizabeth…

Steel, baker. 26.2.1804, 27.2.1804 (mrs Steel)&(writes to Steel).

Jeremiah Steel, baker of Lewes (PCC 1819)and his wife Lydia (PCC 1832). They were Quakers and probably known to Godwin through Thomas Clio Rickman who had been ejected from the Lewes meeting for marrying outside the Society. Steel and William Balcombe Langridge (qv) were both subscribers to Rickman's book of poetry.



 

at Steele's with Lloyd, Trusson & Rutherford 27.12.1790.

Steele didn't appear again till 13.2.1795 when Godwin met him, & Bosville before dining at John King's, where Steele dined on 22.1.1796 & 16.5.1796, those three entries were probably the barrister David Steel who represented King in court and was an associate of his; then there was M A Steele (qv) on 23.7.1795 & 6.10.1799 and Steele on 24.11.1796 all associated with Hannah Godwin, and one more Steele on 22.1.1814, adv perhaps at theatre perhaps with W Curran. Rutherford only appeared once more, at Bosville's in…

23.7.1795 M A Steele at miss Godwin's / 6.10.1799 miss Godwin & M A Steele dine at Godwin's

20.1.1799 tea H Lees's with C Smith & miss Steers

Anna Maria Steers dau of William & Susanna of Hoxton born 25.7.1751 bapt at home 16.8 St Leonards Shoreditch. Sister of bankers Charles will PCC 1810 of Manchester Buildings, James (will PCC 1817?) and John (will PCC 1826?), and of Susanna d 1826 and Sophia d 1836, their father William will PCC 1777 mother Susanna will PCC 1798. The handwriting of the will of Anne Lee PCC 1806, sister of Harriet Lee, who hanged herself 23.10.1805 was sworn to by Anna Maria Steers of Manchester Buildings on 20.2.1806. See Farington diary x…

Murray Stephen adv at Holcroft's 24.2.1793 / Stephen 1.3.1793 / 3.10.1793 / 17.11.1793 / 24.11.1793 / 8.12.1793 / 25.12.1793 / 2.2.1794 / 5.2.1794 / 4.5.1794 / 11.6.1794 all at Holcroft's / 11.9.1795 Stephen calls on Godwin / 18.9.1795 / 22.9.1795 / 3.10.1798 meet Murray Stephen

William Murray Stevens of Lambs Conduit St buried 23.4.1800 St Andrew Holborn

Edward Murray Stevens surgeon father of Edward Murray Stevens who married in 1869 aged 21 or over

2.3.1792 Stevens at Brand Hollis' / 24.12.1792 Stephens there / 2.6.1797 again / week ending 22.11.1794 Stephens at Tooke's trial / 31.1.1797 Stephens at Joseph Johnson's / 21.2.1797 again / 14.3.1797 again / 18.4.1797 again / 9.5.1797 again / 27.6.1797 again / 11.7.1797 again / 22.8.1797 again / 24.10.1797 again /  7.11,1797 again / 6.2.1798 again / 27.2.1798 again / 8.12.1798 again / 11.6.1799 again / 15.10.1799 again / 4.5.1803 again / 16.3.1804 A Stephens adv (at theatre) / 5.3.1805 Stephens adv at…

miss Stephens 24.6.1799 adv at Chandler's (& Calcot)

see Calcot

call on mrs Stephenson with M(ary) J(ane) 16.9.1805 / 22.9.1805 Tho Stephenson at tea / 14.1.1806 Stephenson, Beresford & 2 Rowans dine / 28.3.1806 G(race) M(ary) C(ooper) and F Rowan dine; adv Stephenson  / 15.12.1806 call on Thos Stephenson / 4.6.1807 G(race) M(ary) C(ooper) & 3 Stephensons & Jno Turner dine / 25.9.1835 Sir B Stephenson calls, invisible

See also my entry for Stevenson, though one place where the two were possibly confused was meet Stevenson on 14.9.1805 two days before the call on mrs Stephenson above (Godwin had noted no Stevenson since 1802 and…

see Poland Street 10 to 18 & 45 to 48 in London addresses dataset

William Sterck 16 Poland St ratebooks 1786-1792 / will London Consistory Court 1791 William Sterck watchmaker & dentist died 8.10.1791 widow Mary under £800

2.7.1789 Stirling at Billingsgate with Robinson &c. / Sterling at Holcroft's 13.7.1794. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1789 and in 1794 version. 

Joseph Sterling DNB fl 1765-1794. Sterling's poems were published in Dublin in 1781 by Luke White, in London in 1794 by T Payne, and in London in 1789 by Robinson, so three of his publishers were present at this dinner. He lived chiefly in Ireland but his presence in London in 1794 coincided with the publication of his Odes there. George Cecil of Dublin was his uncle, published his first work and left him a legacy.


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Steven 1.1.1803 at Philips

Possibly James Stephen DNB 1758-1832 but as a Clapham Sect slavery abolitionist would perhaps not have been at Richard Phillips more radical gathering. His War in Disguise was published in 1805 and sold by Hatchard and by Butterworth, more establishment booksellers. The name Steven so spelt was not entirely uncommon in London, though much commoner in Scotland, in PCC wills there were John Steven Lt RN 1803 (proved 22.3), William Steven tailor of Charing Cross 1808 (voted Fox & Tooke 1796, Fox & Gardner 1802, Hood 1806), Margaret Steven widow of…

Stevens 2.3.1792

see Stephens, Alexander

see Poland Street 19 to 44 in London Addresses dataset

Sarah Stevens spinster SunFire 1781 37 Poland St / presumably a subtenant of George Gundry (QV*) or James Bine (QV*) / SunFire 1779 Sarah Stevens spinster 23 Union St / SunFire 1778 Sarah Stephens spinster Mill St Hanover Sq / Sarah Stevens ratebooks 1782 Orange St North, St James / SunFire 1786 Sarah Stephens victualler The Sugar Loaf, Bell Yard, Temple Bar / William Weekley of Barnwell, Northants = Marylebone 10.12.1787 Sarah Stevens otp by Archbishop's lic wits Fredk & Cath Phelan / Sarah Stevens a common name so all…