A-Z of Entries

Wingfield, William

8.12.1793 Wingfield at Tooke's.

William Wingfield of Lincolns Inn 1773-1858 (History of Parliament), Friend to the Liberty of the Press 1792/3, Friend of Freedom 1795, friend of John Bellenden Gawler he testified in Lord Valentia versus Gawler 1799 adultery trial. Had a brother who changed his name to George Wingfield Sparrow



 


Winnall

6.5.1795 miss Winal at Holcroft's (with Amelia Alderson) / 11.5.1795 adv at Foulkes's (with Donovan, Mrs Aris & miss Holcrofts) / 21.7.1795 calls (with Jennings's, Fergusson & Barry: altercation)

this surname can be spelt Winall, Winnal or Winnall. Only Godwin spells it Winal. See Aris, and notes below


Winsor, Frederick

30.7.1809 dine at Bonnycastle's; adv. miss Boyce & Fred. Winsor

Quite plausibly Frederick Albert Winsor 1797-1874 son of Frederick Albert Winsor DNB 1763-1830. It could also have been the father, but probably children visiting Bonnycastle's children. See Boyce, miss

 


Winter, George

George Winter of Chancery Lane proposed Society for Constitutional Information 15.11.1782 by William Falkener 2nded Thomas Hinton Burley Oldfield

I found nothing to connect George Winter with Chancery Lane but there are good reasons to suppose he was the surgeon of Newgate St who was buried 8.5.1823 age 61 at Christ Church, London, chiefly because William Falkener who proposed him as a member was married to a De Rippe and so was he. Along with another later member of the SCI, Francis Weldon, at whose son's wedding a Sarah de Rippe was witness, they both had connections with Stamford…


Winter, John

John Winter of Swithins Lane proposed Society for Constitutional Information 28.6.1782 by Joseph Brown 2nded Edward Bridgen

John Winter born 26.11.1755 bapt 24.12.1755 Ealing son of John (died 1787) & Ann (nee Staine died 1782) from Ancestry user-submitted tree / I couldn't find a record of his articles but a John Winter was apprenticed 1776 to John Barnard of Drapers Company, and one of John Winter's sons was christened Barnard / SunFire 1778 John Winter attorney Staples Inn Holborn / SunFire 1779 John Winter gent Warwick Court Holborn / 1779 George son of Asher Foot apothecary…


Winter, John

15.9.1802 a(t Newbury) call on Winter

Rev John Winter died 25.1.1823 age 74 minister of Independent chapel at Newbury from 1784 his will PCC 1823


Wise, Henry

Wise, student 13.10.1794 on coach.

Henry Wise of the Priory, Warwick, son of Henry Christopher Wise of Westminster, matric Brasenose 1791 age 17, BA 1795. Vicar of Offchurch, Warwicks & rector of Charlwood, Surrey till his death 23.1.1850. A Henry Christian Wise attended the Warwick meeting against dissenters 1790

 


Wishart, Thomas

9.11.1791 Wishart at Bosse's.

Thomas Wishart tobacconist of 24 Coventry St (1783, 1798) signed Declaration of Friends to the Liberty of the Press 1792/3 and subscribed to expenses of Hardy's trial 1795. Active in Westminster politics in following years (J Ann Hone, For The Cause of Truth). Probably the Thomas Wishart tobacconist of Bath whose will is PCC 1823

 


Wishaw

see Whishaw, John


Wissett, Robert

Robert Wissett of Stepney proposed Society for Constitutional Information 14.3.1783 by John Satchell 2nded Edward Hall

His father Thomas Wissett = St Michael Cornhill 1.8.1748 Ann Wildman, their last child bapt at Bermondsey 1756 / Thomas Wissett smith of Bermondsey widower = Elizabeth Bradshawe widow marr lic 19.10.1757 / Thomas Wissett voted on his own freehold in Bermondsey for Mawbey 1775, Mawbey & Keppel 1780 / Thomas Wissett of Bethnal Green buried 6.1.1791 St Dunstan Stepney died of fever age 67 / Robert son of Thomas & Ann Wissart, smith of Stone Bridge born 13.11.…


Withers

7.7.1807 accompany T(homas) T(urner) to Withers / 14.7.1807 call on Withers (not seen) / 19.4.1810 Withers (Holt) calls / 20.4.1810 Withers calls / 5.5.1810 write to Withers, Holt / 6.5.1810 again / 9.5.1810 again / 14.5.1810 write to Mozley & Withers, w. administrations / 19.5.1810 write to Withers / 12.6.1810 again / 21.7.1810 again / 26.7.1810 Withers calls / 24.9.1810 again / 5.11.1810 write to Withers / 2.12.1810 again / 15.12.1810 Withers calls / 16.2.1811 write to Withers / 21.3.1811 again / 14.6.1811 Withers calls / 24.6.1811 write to Withers / 5.11.1811 again / 28.11.1811…


Witts, Broome

5.11.1789 B Wits at Rev Socy. Broome Philip Witts 1767-1845 of Champion Hill, Camberwell, is the most likely candidate, though there were two other cousins of his called Broome Witts living in Berkshire and Wiltshire at the time. Broome Philip Witts married Jane Lake, was partner in 1794 in Witts & Rowley, silk mercers & muslin warehouse, 21 Friday St, and moved to a large house in Brunswick Sq about 1800

 


Wodhul, Michael

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1788 and in 1794 version. Has person record in GD website but 1796 list entry not coded to it


Wolcot, John

In Godwin's 1796 list for 1787, crossed out and inserted above in 1792, also in 1794 version for 1787. The crossed out Wolcot in the 1796 list is not coded to his person record on the GD website.

John Wolcot DNB 1738-1819. I presume (though it is pure speculation) that Godwin moved Wolcot in the list because he had met him in 1787 but had not conversed with him. I think this was the only entry in the 1796 list that got moved further than within a year or to the next year. 


Wolger

call on, Wolger constable 27.2.1804 (in Lewes)

Thomas Woolgar draper of Lewes 1797 (East Sussex Record Office), Woolgar of Lewes subscr 1795 to Dunvan's History of Lewes, will PCC 1822 Thomas Woolgar of Lewes gent mentioned son John Webb Woolgar his will PCC 1831 solicitor of Lewes


Wollstonecraft, Edward

16.1.1806 Wt jr calls / 2.3.1806 Wt jr callsna / 9.3.1806 Wt jr calls / 12.8.1807 Edw. Wt dies / 23.8.1807 Ed. Wt adv. (at dinner) / 16.9.1807 Ed. Wollstonecraft in Primrose Street / 31.10.1807 Ed. Wt callsna / 30.5.1816 meet Ed. Wt / 29.6.1816 Ed. Wt calls / 23.9.1817 met Edw. Wt. / 19.2.1833 F. Wt calls / 27.12.1833 M(ary) W(ollstonecraft) S(helley), Mrs Hogg & Ed. W dine

Edward Wollstonecraft born 10.10.1783 London died 7.12.1832 Crows Nest, North Sydney, New South Wales. baptised 23.11.1783 St Katherine by the Tower son of Edward & Elizabeth. He was…


Wollstonecraft, Everina

chez elle Everina 10.2.1797 / 12.2.1797 chez elle E / 14.2.1797 again / 18.2.1797 dine, E / 20.2.1797 chez elle E / 22.2.1797 again / 25.2.1797 Wollstonecraft & E at M Robinson's / 27.2.1797 theatre w E / 4.3.1797 theatre adv W(ollstonecraf)t, E

On 8.2.1797 and 10.3.1797 the chez elle is followed by - -, very likely Godwin's notation for sexual intercourse. After the 6 chez elle entries in between those 2 dates there is no - -, and all but that on 2.3.1797 are followed by E.  On 16.2.1797 and 23.2.1797 the chez moi is followed by - -,, as is the…


Wolrich, Thomas

Thomas Wolrich of Armley House nr Leeds proposed Society for Constitutional Information 14.2.1783 by Gamaliel Lloyd 2nded Jeremiah Batley ("to be sent to Mr lloyd's Leeds")

Thomas Wolrich's ancestry was taken back to Ethelred the Unready in Burke's Landed Gentry 1837 vol 4 p759, where it said he was brought up by Lady Hewley (Sarah Hewley DNB 1627-1710) which may have meant his father Tobias 1683-1742, as he was son of a Church of England vicar who died when Tobias was six years old. The vicar Thomas was son of Capt Henry Wolrich, master of horse to King Charles I, whose brother Sir…


Wolsey

3.3.1807 at mrs Hippisley's, w. Wolsey / 24.2.1811 Wolsey calls / 25.2.1811 again / 18.3.1811 again



Despite the fame of Cardinal Wolsey this was a rare surname in Godwin's day. Wolseley was more common, and as the guests at mrs Hippisley's were of Irish connections, Sir William Wolseley (1779-1819) 3rd baronet of Carlow who died unmarried, is a possible, but I could find very little about him, and he seems less likely for the three calls in 1811.


Wooburn Deincourt

13.9.1808 W(estminster) Abbey, w. F(anny), C(harles) & M(ary). rosa (? in Godwin's Greek). Write to Wooburn Deincourt

Wooburn Deincourt the name of a manor by Beaconsfield, Bucks. The owner in 1808 was James Du Pré, 1778-1870, son of a "nabob" (a person who made a fortune in India) and M P for Chichester, who supported Pitt but attended the House very little, perhaps due to illness. Godwin was writing to lots of rich people to drum up subscriptions, but usually to those of Whig sympathies. Equally Godwin might have had some historical interest in this manor. I don't know Greek…