A-Z of Entries

Wadstrom 31.3.1795 at Thelwal's / 12.6.1795 again

1799 (Hist Biog Literary & Scientific Magazine) Died at Paris of a pulmonary disorder under which he laboured several years, Citizen Wadstrom a man highly distinguished by his virtues and his talents. By birth a Swede, a partisan of Swedenborg. / Philip K Nelson "Carl Bernard Wadstrom: Mannes Bakomyten"./ Observations on the Slave Trade published 1789 London. Charles Berns Wadstrom gave evidence to House of Commons committee on slave trade 29.3.1791, 1.4.1791 on African drugs and manufactures. His "Plan for a Free Community in…

dine at Waghorn's, 10.3.1794 with Mackintosh, meet T Thomson & F Vaughan.

A coffee house near the Palace of Westminster frequented by MPs (Barrell & Mee, Treason Trials vol 7)



 

Wainewright of Hatton Garden proposed Society for Constittuional Information 30.4.1792 by John Lodge Batley 2nded (Michael or Atkinson?) Bush

Either Robert Wainewright of Hatton Garden, Clerk of the Rolls, who married as bach otp Ann Arnold sp of Newgate St, Christ Church London at St Andrew Holborn on 27.5.1762 wit Latham Arnold (London Chronicle), or one of his many sons, most likely Robert born 1763 or Arnold born 1769.  (The other older brothers Thomas, John & Reader already had different addresses by the 1790s, and the younger brothers Latham, Abel & Benjamin all…

6.4.1809 call on Waithman / 21.12.1810 Wardmote St Brides; adv. (Waithman) / 6.3.1813 call on Waithman / 23.12.1819 Vestry; adv. Waithman / 22.12.1820 again

Robert Waithman DNB 1764-1833

Wake 11.3.1798 at Losh's, Bath / 3.11.1802 Wakes call / 5.11.1802 dine at Rev Wake's Portland St adv Careless / 8.11.1802 Wakes call / 19.11.1802 Wakes dine / 1.12.1802 meet Wake / 19.12.1802 Wakes call / 9.1.1803 call on Wake (not in) / 24.1.1803 Wake adv at theatre / 26.2.1803 Wake calls / 4.3.1803 dine at Wake's / 20.3.1803 Wake calls / 24.3.1803 write to Wake / 25.3.1803 W R Wake replied to Godwin Abinger c8 f15-16 / 31.3.1803 call on mrs Wake / 3.4.1803 Wake calls / 10.4.1803 Wakes call / 1.5.1803 meet Wake / 7.6.1803 call on Wakes (not in) / 21.6.1803 meet Wake / 2.4.1804 Wakes call…

13.4.1810 dine at St Paul's, w. Wakefield, Knowles &c / 5.11.1813 call on Place; adv. Wakefield / 28.2.1814 Place, Wakefield, &c call / 3.3.1814 again / 19.4.1814 call on Place: adv. Wakefield / 27.4.1816 (at Grasmere) call, w. Wordsworth, on Jackson; adv. Wakefield

Probably Edward Wakefield DNB 1774-1854 (or one of his family). The DNB says he formed a close friendship with Francis Place, who was next to him in the diary in all four entries above from 1813 and 1814. The first entry above in 1810 could as well have been his brother Daniel Wakefield DNB 1776-1846 barrister…

call on mrs Waldin with M(ary) J(ane) 8.1.1805

mrs Wale calls 22.1.1805

Mr W Wale was a neighbour of the Godwins at 50 Charlton St (Oracle & Daily Adv 15.6.1799) but I found out nothing more about him. See Pyne, Grace for a Wale connection with the friends of Godwin's wife from Somerset. Mrs S Wale was listed in Boyle's City Companion at 14 Bow Lane Cheapside in 1797 and 1800 and in Sun Fire 1804 and Holdens 1811 but none of those sources mentioned a trade. A Mrs Wale broker was at Stepcote Hill, Exeter in Holdens 1811. A William Wale cheesemonger was at 32 Millbank , Westminster (Sun Fire 1806) and William Wale grocer at 50…

SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Walford of Castle St Holborn proposed member 20.7.1792 by John Augustus Bonney 2nded Bush (Atkinson or Michael?)

Three apothecaries named John Walford left PCC wills, in 1802 of Garlickhithe, London, in 1807 of Bell Savage Buildings, Ludgate Hill, and in 1822 of Castle St, Holborn. This last was also of Castle St Holborn when his daughter was baptised in 1793 so is most likely the SCI member, but his directory entries gave different Holborn addresses, SunFire 1777 John Walford apothecary chymist corner of Featherstone Buildings Holborn,…

mrs Walke 20.4.1790 at Webb's.

Most of the Walke wills in PCC are from Plymouth or Barbados (Thomas W 1800 Barbados, Elizabeth Jennet W 1810 Barbados, William W 1813 Plympton, Mary W 1829 widow of Portman Sq, John W 1835 grocer Plymouth, Andrew W 1847 yeoman Plympton, Edward W 1856 flour merchant Plymouth)

George W victaller St Olave Jewry will 1826 PROB31; William W 14 Regent St, City Rd gent Sun F 1839; Boyle's 1792 Walkey Esq 39 Rathbone Pl; W & Brown (& Fenn) ironmongers 29 Wood lane, London 1780-1

25.5.1794 Walker calls (after Smith breakfasts) / 1.6.1794 again / 15.6.1794 again / 4.10.1794 at Powell's (with Roberts) / 1.11.1794 at Hardy's trial (with Roberts M) / 23.11.1794 calls (after Smith breakfasts) / 7.12.1794 again / 20.12.1794 at Powell's (with Roberts) / 17.1.1795 at Powell's (with Thelwall, Bailey, Manning, Lee) / 31.1.1795 again (plus G Richter) / 2.2.1795 at Thelwall's (with Bailey & G Richter) / 7.2.1795 at Powell's (with Lee) / 14.2.1795  at Powell's (with Manning & Lee) / 12.3.1795 adv at Gerald's / 21.4.1795 at Anderson's / 3.5.1795 at Tooke's / 4.5.…

Adam Walker of George St, Hanover Sq proposed Society for Constitutional Information 20.10.1780 by John Jebb 2nded Capel Lofft. His dinner guest 8.12.1780 Mr Hartley. Secured information on Lancaster, Cockermouth and Appleby constituencies for SCI from Mr Bockbank

Adam Walker DNB 1730/31-1821. See my Walker entry in Godwin Diary dataset on this website for possible entries of him and/or his son Willaim in Godwin's diary

3.1.1800 Alex Walker calls (not in) / 4.1.1800 Alex Walker calls / 10.2.1800 Walker & M(arshall) sup / 26.4.1800 A Walker calls / 29.4.1800 Al Walker calls / 3.5.1800 call on A Walker / 4.5.1800 A Walker calls / 30.5.1800 again / 4.6.1800 again / 8.6.1800 again / 13.6.1800 again / 18.6.1800 again / 20.6.1800 again / 23.6.1800 again / 28.6.1800 Walker calls / 29.8.1800 A Walker calls / 10.9.1800 again / 16.9.1800 again / 30.9.1800 again / 26.10.1800 again / 27.10.1800 A Walker & M(arshall) dine / 28.10.1800 A Walker dines / 29.10.1800 A Walker breakfasts / 18.11.1800 A Walker calls…

see Batemans Buildings in London Addresses dataset

David Walker 9 Batemans Buildings ratebooks 1774-1783 / David Walker neighbour and friend of John Raphael Smith of 10 Batemans Buildings in his divorce trial 1780 (see my Background Article "3 Wives, 3 Husbands Living") / Northampton Mercury 23.2.1778 ad for tan-yard in Wendover apply Mr Walker 9 Batemans Buildings / Daily Advertiser 1.6.1778 ad for property in Ramsgate apply Mr Walker 9 Batemans Buildings / David Walker gent of Batemans Buildings voted 1780 Fox & Rodney / St Anne Soho bur 2.3.1777 Ralph Francis David Walker (…

19.5.1808 G Walker calls / 21.5.1808 write to G Walker / 23.5.1808 G Walker calls (not seen) / 24.5.1808 G Walker calls

Holdens Directory 1811; George Walker, publisher of music at half price, and warehouse for Hope's Hectic Pills, 106 Gt Portland-st, his will PCC 1847 / George Walker, attorney, 15, Craven-st, Strand

A very common name so no identity suggested, but an interesting outside possibility is that this was George Walker DNB 1772-1847 gothic novelist who satirised Godwin in The Vagabond 1799 and Timothy Thoughtless 1813

15.3.1790 Walker at B Hollis' / Walkers at B Hollis' 24.12.1799. In 1796 list for 1790 as  G Walker Notts, and in 1794 version. Underlined in both versions but not in list of 17 or list of 25 (see "the 1796 list"). 

Rev George Walker of Nottingham original member of Society for Constitutional Information 15.5.1780

Rev George Walker DNB 1734-1807. He was based in Nottingham till 1798, then Lancashire till his death. Not necessarily the 1799 Walkers entry, though at same host. There were four diary entries for G Walker in 1808 after his death

2.5.1792 Walker goldsmith / 5.5.1792 call on Dorset, Bulmer and Walker.

Probably part of the negotiations to bind John Robinson apprentice (see Dorset, Bulmer and Robinson)

22.12.1788 see John Walker.

J Walker was in Godwin's 1796 list near the end of 1788, crossed out, and in 1794 version as John Walker.

Since Godwin saw him after dining at George Robinson's this may well have been Robinson's brother-in-law 'the book-auctioneer of the trade' mentioned in the DNB article on the Robinson family of booksellers. But John Walker was a very common name.

17.7.1795 at Amelia Alderson's, John Walker & Capt Hamilton / 17.7.1805 John Walker at Joseph Johnson's / 27.11.1805 J Walker there,  see Walker

 

11.1.1809…

Joseph Walker of Tresham nr Rotherham (by the Sheffield coach) proposed Society for Constitutional Information 18.4.1783 by John Cartwright (by letter) 2nded Jeremiah Batley

Joseph 1752-1801 (will PCC 1801 of Aston upon Trent, Derbyshire?) third son of Samuel Walker 1715-1782 in Walker family DNB per 1741-1833

J C Walker 21.7.1800 call on with Lady Mountcashell. In Godwin's 1796 list for 1800 / 29.7.1800 call on J C Walker

Joseph Cooper Walker DNB 1761-1810 antiquary