William Godwin's Diary

Parr, Samuel

  • Name: Parr, Samuel
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 15  January  1747
  • Death Date: 6  March  1825
  • Occupation: schoolmaster

Godwin and Parr's relationship is well-documented in the biographies. One issue is whether (and when) 'S P' refers to Parr. The first time it is used, 28.6.1795 'Walk w. S P' it comes the day after he has seen Parr, making it more likely, and there are also several entries where 'S P' appears in conjunction with Mackintosh with whom Parr was friends (see Parr's DNB entry, also Locke, p. 163). The abbreviation is used again, from 1809 (by which point Parr has all but disappeared from the diary), it seems more likely to be S Pilcher. S Parr is, however, sometimes used on the same occasion as Parr, suggesting that this is a reference to Sarah Parr, Parr's daughter who elopes with a young man (Wynne) when Godwin is visiting in 1797, and about whom Godwin and Wollstonecraft exchange views in their correspondence. St Clair also cites various pieces of clandestine and flirtatious correspondence from Sarah to Godwin, the coinciding dates of which strongly suggests that SP is Sarah in 1795 and 1796. Godwin also has entries for Caroline Parr, Parr's youngest daughter. In keeping with contemporary practice, we have presumed that Miss Parr refers to the elder daughter.

  • DNB
  • D. LockeA Fantasy of Reason, p. 163
  • W. St ClairThe Godwins and the Shelleys, p. 150-3, 174-5

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Mackintosh, Sir James (of Kyllachy) 12
Holcroft, Thomas 7
Parr, Sarah Anne (Wynne) 6
Parry, 4
Moore, Sir Graham 4
Tweddell, John 3
Courtenay, John (Courtney) 3
Greatheed, Bertie 3
Parr, Catherine Jane 3
Losh, James 2
Moore, John 2
Johnson, Joseph 2
Inchbald, Elizabeth 2
Dormer, Charles 2
Lambe, Dr William 2
Porson, Richard 2
Dealtry, Peregrine (Perry) 2
Nicholson, William 2
Stanley, Earl of Derby Edward 1
Grey, Charles 1
North, Dudley (Long) 1
Fitzpatrick, Richard 1
Hazlitt, William 1
Tierney, George 1
Perry, James (Pirie) 1
Gurney, Bartlett 1
Enfield, Dr William 1
Adair, Robert 1
Bosville, William 1
Radcliffe, William 1
Richter, Henry James 1
Northmore, Thomas 1
Wakefield, Gilbert 1
Wollstonecraft, Mary (Godwin) 1
Scarlett, James (first Baron Abinger) 1
Maitland, James (eighth earl of Lauderdale) 1
Maurice, Thomas 1
Powell, James 1
Fordyce, James 1
Barry, James 1
Stewart, John (Walking Stewart) 1
Priestley, Joseph 1
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1
Dyson, George 1
Paine, Thomas 1
Horne Tooke, John 1
Thelwall, John 1
Gerrald, Joseph 1
Robinson, George 1
Street, T. G. 1
Pye, Henry James 1
Fawcett, Joseph 1
Smith, George 1
Montagu, Basil 1
O'Connor, Arthur (Conner) (Condorcet-O'Connor) 1
Opie, John 1
Barry, Major Henry 1
Iliff, Edward Henry 1

Parr, Sarah Anne (Wynne)

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 16 times, and was a venue (V) 2 times.

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1794

6  July  1794 (V) 6  October  1794

1795

24  June  1795 28  June  1795 6  July  1795

1796

1  March  1796 5  March  1796 8  March  1796 23  March  1796 1  April  1796 (V) 5  April  1796 10  April  1796 13  April  1796 22  April  1796 26  April  1796 30  April  1796

  • Name: Parr, Sarah Anne (Wynne)
  • Gender: Female
  • Birth Date: 31  December  1772
  • Death Date: 18  July  1810

Daughter of Samuel Parr. See his entry for details.

  • DNB

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Parr, Samuel 6
Mackintosh, Sir James (of Kyllachy) 5
Parr, Catherine Jane 4
Holcroft, Thomas 3
Dealtry, Peregrine (Perry) 2
Inchbald, Elizabeth 2
Robinson, George 2
Symonds, Henry Delahoy 1
Moore, John 1
Courtenay, John (Courtney) 1
Merry, Robert 1
Barry, Major Henry 1
Parry, 1
Wollstonecraft, Mary (Godwin) 1
Greatheed, Bertie 1
Moore, Sir Graham 1
Scarlett, James (first Baron Abinger) 1
Este, Reverend Charles 1

Parr, Catherine Jane

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 6 times, and was a venue (V) 0 times.

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1794

6  October  1794 10  October  1794

1796

22  April  1796 26  April  1796 30  April  1796

1797

5  June  1797

  • Name: Parr, Catherine Jane
  • Gender: Female
  • Birth Date: 13  June  1782
  • Death Date: 22  November  1805

Daughter of Samuel Parr. For details see his entry.

  • DNB

This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Parr, Sarah Anne (Wynne) 4
Parr, Samuel 3
Mackintosh, Sir James (of Kyllachy) 2
Inchbald, Elizabeth 2
Dealtry, Peregrine (Perry) 2
Holcroft, Thomas 2
Wollstonecraft, Mary (Godwin) 1
Moore, Sir Graham 1
Scarlett, James (first Baron Abinger) 1
Este, Reverend Charles 1
Robinson, George 1