William Godwin's Diary

Poole, John

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 140 times, but was not at home (N) 14 times, and was a venue (V) 43 times.

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1811

16  November  1811 29  December  1811

1812

7  January  1812 (V) 9  January  1812 9  January  1812 13  January  1812 19  January  1812 31  January  1812 28  February  1812 (V) 25  March  1812 (V) 3  May  1812 (V)

1813

13  January  1813 10  April  1813 27  July  1813 (V) 14  August  1813 (V) 27  August  1813 (N) 29  October  1813 31  October  1813 (N) 20  November  1813 23  November  1813 (V) 20  December  1813 (V)

1814

5  March  1814 (V) 27  March  1814 29  May  1814 12  December  1814 (V) 14  December  1814 (V) 21  December  1814 (V)

1815

25  January  1815 (V) 10  February  1815 (NV) 1  April  1815 (NV) 9  May  1815 (V) 10  May  1815 (V) 25  May  1815 28  August  1815 14  September  1815 (V) 14  September  1815 (V) 20  September  1815 16  October  1815 31  October  1815 31  October  1815 12  November  1815 20  November  1815 24  November  1815 (V) 30  November  1815 30  November  1815

1816

6  January  1816 8  January  1816 (NV) 8  January  1816 12  January  1816 (V) 16  January  1816 (V) 24  January  1816 (V) 27  January  1816 3  February  1816 8  March  1816 (V) 11  March  1816 (V) 6  April  1816 6  May  1816 (NV) 14  May  1816 15  May  1816 (V) 30  May  1816 (V) 31  May  1816 (V) 19  June  1816 25  June  1816 8  July  1816 (V) 10  September  1816 11  September  1816 (V) 19  October  1816 (NV) 22  October  1816 19  November  1816 27  November  1816 29  November  1816 (V) 30  November  1816 (V) 2  December  1816

1817

27  February  1817 (NV) 10  April  1817 (V) 12  May  1817 4  July  1817 5  July  1817

1821

25  July  1821 10  October  1821

1824

15  September  1824 (V) 16  September  1824 9  October  1824 9  October  1824 13  October  1824 29  October  1824 3  November  1824 27  November  1824 (NV) 8  December  1824 (N)

1825

15  March  1825 16  June  1825

1826

1  April  1826 5  April  1826 (N) 8  April  1826 (V) 13  April  1826 29  July  1826

1827

3  January  1827 4  January  1827 11  January  1827 24  August  1827 (N) 1  September  1827 (V) 21  December  1827

1828

17  May  1828 9  June  1828 (N) 20  June  1828 (NV) 1  July  1828 18  December  1828 24  December  1828

1829

7  March  1829 18  August  1829

1830

15  January  1830

1831

20  February  1831 6  March  1831 14  March  1831 20  March  1831 21  March  1831 3  April  1831 4  April  1831 1  May  1831 13  May  1831 15  May  1831 16  May  1831 19  May  1831

1832

4  March  1832 18  March  1832 5  April  1832 29  April  1832 13  May  1832 27  May  1832 11  December  1832

1833

3  March  1833 17  March  1833 14  April  1833 16  April  1833 24  April  1833 26  May  1833 23  September  1833 26  September  1833 (V) 16  November  1833

1834

19  January  1834

  • Name: Poole, John
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 1785
  • Death Date: 4  February  1872
  • Occupation: Playwright

See the letter from John Poole to Godwin confirming arrangements for Godwin to eat a 'bad supper' with him on Thursday 26th. If this went ahead it seems to have been on the 26th of September 1833.

It is clear from Lamb's jounral that he knew John Poole in Paris in 1822 when they both saw a good deal of the Kenneys, and many later connections are linked to the Kenneys. Also, the Poole entries seem to match with Poole's stint in France. Godwin also writes to Poole, and it is difficult to be certain that this is to J Poole, but he makes no effort to identify T Poole, and that suggests that he thinks of the Poole entries after 1810 as the same person.

For a full discussion of the Pooles in the diary see Thomas Poole.

  • MS. Abinger c. 15, fol. 66 : n.d.
  • DNB
  • The Life of Charles Lamb Vol 2, p. 604-5

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

Name Number of Meetings
Pickersgill, Henry William 18
Kenney, James 11
Knowles, John 11
Ayrton, William 11
Holcroft, Louisa (née Mercier) 8
Martin, John 7
Owen, Robert 7
Godwin, William 6
Barham, Richard Harris 5
Cunningham, Allan (Hidallan) 4
Picken, Andrew 4
Morton, Thomas 4
Brockedon, William 4
Alcock, Thomas 3
Holcroft, Thomas 3
Reynolds, Richard 3
Morton, John Maddison 2
Morton, Edw 2
Bowring, Sir John 2
Campbell, Thomas 2
Hill, (Thomas) 2
2
Fuseli, Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 2
Boswell, Sir Alexander (first baronet) 2
Constable, Archibald 2
Taylor, John 2
Reynolds, Frederick 2
O'Bryen, Dennis (O'Brien) 2
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (née Godwin) 2
Wallace, 2
Miller, 2
Harlow, George Henry (Harlowe) 2
Payne, John Howard 2
Reynolds, Elizabeth (née Mansel) 2
Wood, Mrs Somerville 1
Holcroft, Ann (Harwood) 1
Grattan, Thomas Colley 1
Ballantyne, John 1
Smith, Horatio (Horace) 1
Alderson, Dr James 1
Curran, John Philpot 1
Hazlitt, William 1
1
Gent, Thomas 1
Sass, John Henry 1
Murray, John Samuel 1
Knapp, Leonora 1
Stanhope, Lincoln (Edwin Robert) 1
Fraser, 1
Lubé, Denis George 1
Lardner, Dionysius 1
Amyot, Thomas 1
Williams, Jane (Mrs Hogg) 1
Lamb, Mary Anne 1
Ogilvie, James (Ogilvy) 1
Mulready, William 1
Clairmont, Charles 1
Smith, James 1
Clairmont, Clara Mary Jane (Claire) 1
Imlay, Fanny (Godwin) 1
Westmacott, Richard 1
Webb, 1
Arnot, John 1
Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) 1
Landseer, Sir Edwin Henry 1
Taylor, Arthur 1
Caunter, Reverend John Hobart 1
Foggo, James/George 1
Lytton, Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer (first Baron Lytton) 1
Sheridan, Charles 1
Curran, William Henry 1