SOCIETY FOR CONSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION: Capel Lofft ("direct to Mr Dilly's in the Poultry") original member 1780 later of Queen Square Bloomsbury, took on Suffolk for SCI tract distribution, 8.12.1785 his guest Mr Kent at SCI dinner
AMENDMENTS TO OXFORD DNB: CAPEL LOFFT 1751-1824
CURRENT TEXT "his second wife, Sarah Watson, daughter of John Finch"
SUGGESTED CHANGE <his second wife, Sarah Watson(1780-1855), daughter of Joseph Finch>
NOTES She was baptised 17.12.1780 at St Benedict's Cambridge, dau of Joseph & Sarah. She married Lofft there 10.3.1802. She died 11.7.1855 at Clifton (Bury & Norwich Post 18.7.1855)
Jan 2015 the DNB have adopted my suggestion and credited my website in the Sources
GODWIN DIARY
7.5.1808 dine at Thetford: meet Lofft, 4½ miles: tea at Troston; adv. Chas. Finch: sleep / 9.5.1808 escort C Finch to Bury, w. S L / 10.5.1808 Troston Heath, w. S L: congé: Bury, w. C & A L / 11.5.1808 Euston, w. S L / 12.5.1808 Bury, w. C L
S L was probably Capel Lofft's wife Sarah (though it could have been her 5 year old daughter Sarah), C L was probably Lofft himself and not his two year old son Capel, and A L was probably Lofft's daughter Anne 1788-1884 who didn't marry till 1826. The congé (goodbye) is odd - if it was with S L, Godwin saw her again the next day. Godwin had met Lofft in Thetford and stayed several days at Lofft's place, Troston Hall, which may have been a blessed rest for him (less than twice a year on average did Godwin note "sleep" without an "at"). Troston is halfway between Thetford and Bury, and Euston is halfway between Troston and Thetford.