William Godwin's Diary

Rodd, Thomas (Thomas Rodd the elder)

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 283 times, but was not at home (N) 6 times, and was a venue (V) 261 times.

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1810

14  December  1810 (V) 22  December  1810 (V)

1811

18  January  1811 (V) 23  January  1811 (V) 8  April  1811 (V) 1  May  1811 (V) 26  September  1811 (V) 21  October  1811 (V) 11  November  1811 (V) 13  November  1811 26  December  1811

1812

4  January  1812 26  March  1812 (V) 28  April  1812 (V) 2  June  1812 (N) 18  July  1812 (V) 1  October  1812 (V) 13  October  1812 (V) 17  October  1812 (V) 18  December  1812 (NV)

1813

5  January  1813 (V) 20  January  1813 (V) 9  February  1813 (V) 12  February  1813 20  March  1813 (V) 22  March  1813 (V) 24  March  1813 (V) 27  March  1813 (V) 29  March  1813 (V) 1  April  1813 (V) 3  April  1813 (V) 4  April  1813 20  April  1813 (V) 3  May  1813 (V) 4  May  1813 (V) 6  May  1813 (V) 15  May  1813 (V) 2  June  1813 (V) 11  June  1813 (V) 30  June  1813 (V) 2  August  1813 (V) 6  October  1813 (V) 13  December  1813 (V)

1814

4  March  1814 (V) 22  March  1814 (V) 30  March  1814 (V) 9  April  1814 (V) 4  May  1814 19  July  1814 (V) 29  July  1814 (NV) 19  August  1814 27  August  1814 (V) 16  September  1814 (V) 23  September  1814 (V) 14  November  1814 (V) 21  November  1814 (V)

1815

18  January  1815 (V) 2  March  1815 (V) 4  April  1815 (V) 8  April  1815 (V) 29  April  1815 (V) 5  May  1815 (V) 30  September  1815 (V)

1816

8  January  1816 (V) 29  February  1816 (V) 6  March  1816 (V) 11  March  1816 (V) 19  March  1816 (V) 25  March  1816 (V) 2  April  1816 (V) 4  April  1816 (V) 7  May  1816 (V) 15  May  1816 (V) 21  May  1816 (V) 28  May  1816 (V) 7  June  1816 (V) 13  June  1816 (V) 22  June  1816 (V) 28  June  1816 (V) 15  July  1816 (V) 18  July  1816 (V) 24  July  1816 (V) 31  July  1816 (V) 8  August  1816 10  August  1816 (V) 14  August  1816 (V) 29  August  1816 (V) 4  September  1816 (V) 10  September  1816 (V) 17  September  1816 (V) 26  September  1816 (V) 4  October  1816 (V) 15  October  1816 (V) 21  October  1816 26  October  1816 (V) 1  November  1816 (V) 8  November  1816 (V) 16  November  1816 (V) 26  November  1816 (V) 3  December  1816 (V) 7  December  1816 (V) 14  December  1816 (V) 21  December  1816 (V) 26  December  1816 (V)

1817

7  January  1817 (V) 14  January  1817 (V) 17  January  1817 (V) 24  January  1817 (V) 7  February  1817 (V) 14  February  1817 (V) 22  February  1817 (V) 1  March  1817 (V) 7  March  1817 (V) 17  March  1817 (V) 24  March  1817 (V) 7  April  1817 (V) 12  April  1817 (V) 29  April  1817 (V) 12  May  1817 (V) 16  May  1817 (V) 31  May  1817 (V) 10  June  1817 (V) 1  July  1817 (V) 15  July  1817 (V) 21  July  1817 (V) 22  July  1817 (V) 24  July  1817 (V) 29  July  1817 (V) 4  August  1817 (V) 11  August  1817 (V) 19  August  1817 (V) 23  August  1817 (V) 28  August  1817 (V) 2  September  1817 (V) 1  October  1817 (V) 16  October  1817 (V) 29  October  1817 (V) 12  November  1817 (V) 24  November  1817 4  December  1817 (V) 11  December  1817 (V) 23  December  1817 (V) 30  December  1817 (V)

1818

2  January  1818 (V) 13  January  1818 (V) 19  January  1818 (V) 26  January  1818 (V) 31  January  1818 (V) 6  February  1818 (V) 23  February  1818 (V) 6  March  1818 (V) 14  March  1818 (V) 18  March  1818 (V) 24  March  1818 (V) 31  March  1818 (V) 6  April  1818 (V) 14  April  1818 (V) 21  April  1818 (V) 27  April  1818 (V) 5  May  1818 (V) 13  May  1818 (V) 20  May  1818 (V) 23  May  1818 (V) 29  May  1818 (V) 3  June  1818 (V) 10  June  1818 (V) 18  June  1818 (V) 1  July  1818 (V) 7  July  1818 (V) 15  July  1818 (V) 16  July  1818 1  August  1818 (V) 4  August  1818 (V) 10  August  1818 (V) 19  August  1818 (V) 3  September  1818 (V) 17  September  1818 (V) 21  September  1818 (V) 8  October  1818 (V) 15  October  1818 (V) 17  October  1818 (V) 28  October  1818 (V) 31  October  1818 (V) 7  November  1818 (V) 14  November  1818 (V) 21  November  1818 (V) 27  November  1818 (V) 28  November  1818 (V) 5  December  1818 (V) 7  December  1818 (V) 8  December  1818 (V) 12  December  1818 (V) 21  December  1818 (V) 26  December  1818 (V)

1819

6  January  1819 (V) 11  January  1819 (V) 18  January  1819 (V) 25  January  1819 (V) 2  February  1819 (V) 6  February  1819 (V) 13  February  1819 (V) 16  February  1819 (V) 21  February  1819 23  February  1819 (V) 10  March  1819 (V) 16  March  1819 (V) 22  March  1819 (V) 30  March  1819 (V) 5  April  1819 (V) 12  April  1819 (V) 6  May  1819 (V) 17  May  1819 (V) 25  May  1819 (V) 31  May  1819 (V) 8  June  1819 (V) 16  June  1819 (V) 21  June  1819 (V) 19  July  1819 (V) 29  July  1819 (V) 9  August  1819 (V) 12  August  1819 (V) 27  August  1819 (V) 2  September  1819 (V) 8  September  1819 10  September  1819 23  September  1819 25  September  1819 (V) 8  October  1819 (V) 29  October  1819 (NV) 4  November  1819 (NV) 10  November  1819 11  November  1819 27  November  1819 (V) 7  December  1819 (V) 9  December  1819 23  December  1819 (V)

1820

4  February  1820 (V) 15  February  1820 (V) 11  March  1820 (V) 20  March  1820 (V) 22  March  1820 (V) 27  March  1820 (V) 10  April  1820 (V) 11  April  1820 (V) 21  April  1820 (V) 16  May  1820 (V) 6  June  1820 (V) 30  June  1820 (V) 6  July  1820 (V) 11  July  1820 21  July  1820 (V) 2  August  1820 (V) 12  August  1820 (V) 31  August  1820 31  August  1820 (V) 18  September  1820 (V) 4  October  1820 (V) 16  October  1820 (V) 27  October  1820 (V) 7  November  1820 (V) 15  November  1820 (V) 23  November  1820 (V) 1  December  1820 (V) 14  December  1820 (V) 23  December  1820 (V)

1821

12  February  1821 (V) 11  June  1821 (V)

1822

18  January  1822 (V) 16  February  1822 (V) 4  March  1822 9  March  1822 (V) 25  March  1822 (V) 30  July  1822 (V) 28  August  1822 (V) 12  September  1822 (V) 11  October  1822 (V) 22  October  1822 (V) 4  November  1822 (V) 19  November  1822 (V) 5  December  1822 (V) 16  December  1822 (V) 21  December  1822 (V) 25  December  1822 (NV)

  • Name: Rodd, Thomas (Thomas Rodd the elder)
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 17  February  1763
  • Death Date: 27  November  1822
  • Occupation: bookseller

There is also a Thomas Rodd Junior (1796-1849) who took over the business in 1821 but would have worked there before this date and Horatio Rodd, the younger son, and brother to Thomas the younger, who set up his own booksellers and printing business. When he went bankrupt he rejoined his brother in the family business. The references to Horatio Rodd and spouse are to Matilda Brown whom he married on 18 February 1822. Their son Walter worked for his uncle Thomas as a cataloguer. Much more problematic is untangling Thomas Rodd the elder (d. 27.11.1822) and Thomas Rodd the younger (1796-1849). On 23.12.1820 Godwin notes 'Rodd, senr and junr' and according to the DNB Thomas Rodd jr took over when his father retired in 1821, although he assisted in the shop before this date. Godwin sometimes uses the initial T, both before and after 1821, so this is not helpful. It is difficult to see how to judge when T Rodd shifts from designating the father to designating the son. Because of Thomas the elder's retirement in 1821 we have coded entries to T Rodd thereafter for the son, rather than the father, from the start of 1821, the year the son takes over the running of the bookshop. Rodd sr dies at the end of 1822. It seems from the entries that Godwin's main dealings with Rodd were in his role as bookseller, not as a personal friend (eg. often listed in calls alongside other people in the book trade). Therefore, when the son takes over the running of the bookshop Rodd jr is likely to have become Godwin's primary contact. There are also a number of plain 'Rodd' entries, with these being ambiguous between the brothers. We have presumes that these refer to Thomas unless they follow a long list of references to H Rodd. But this is clearly a matter of judgment and it is quite possible that Godwinsees more of Horatio than the diary clearly shows. Again, however, if 'Rodd' really stands for the shop, this difference might be of little moment.

  • DNB

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

Name Number of Meetings
Rodd, Thomas (Thomas Rodd the younger) 2
Macmillan, B 1
Godwin, William 1
Bevan, Joseph 1
Lamb, Charles 1