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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 45 times, but was not at home (N) 4 times, and was a venue (V) 11 times.
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29 June 1788 14 July 1788 17 July 1788 (V) 2 November 1788 4 November 1788 (V) 3 December 1788
29 August 1789 13 September 1789 (V) 19 November 1789 (V)
4 February 1792 (V) 19 February 1792 13 March 1792 21 March 1792 6 June 1792 6 July 1792 2 August 1792 26 August 1792
11 August 1793 22 September 1793 29 September 1793 (V) 4 December 1793
23 May 1794 27 November 1794 (V) 29 December 1794
11 January 1795 (NV) 1 March 1795 22 April 1795 27 September 1795 11 October 1795 12 October 1795
31 October 1797 8 November 1797
23 August 1798 (V) 23 August 1798
1 April 1809 13 April 1809 (N) 23 April 1809 (NV)
11 May 1811 19 May 1811 (NV)
He first appears in the diary on 29 June 1788, where the presence of fellow composer Clementi confirms
the identification as William Shield, composer, (1748/9-1829). (Clementi
and Shield would eventually be buried in the same grave in Westminster Abbey). There is
another meeting with Clementi and a reference to the Bedford theatre in 1788. In 1791, Godwin,
Shield and Clementi all dine at Holcroft's. Holcroft and Shield's friendship was of long-standing,
having both been in travelling player companies in the North of England.
On the correct date, 25 January 1829, Godwin records Sheild's death.
This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.
| Name | Number of Meetings |
|---|---|
| Holcroft, Thomas | 22 |
| Crosdill, John | 6 |
| Perry, James (Pirie) | 5 |
| Clementi, Muzio | 4 |
| Nicholson, William | 3 |
| Robinson, George | 2 |
| Thelwall, John | 2 |
| Smith, George | 2 |
| Reveley, Maria (Gisborne) (née James) | 2 |
| Horne Tooke, John | 1 |
| Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) | 1 |
| Harwood, Colonel William | 1 |
| Barbauld, Rochemont | 1 |
| Buchan, Dr Alexander Peter | 1 |
| Barbauld, Anna Letitia (née Aikin) | 1 |
| Lamb, Charles | 1 |
| Dawe, George | 1 |
| Parkinson, James | 1 |
| Hamilton, Archibald | 1 |
| Woodfall, Henry Sampson | 1 |
| 1 | |
| Aickin, James | 1 |
| Fenwick, John | 1 |
| Wolcot, Dr John (pseudonym Peter Pindar) | 1 |
| Taylor, John | 1 |
| Joyce, Jeremiah | 1 |
| Banks, Thomas | 1 |
| Parry, Charles Henry | 1 |
| Fenwick, Elizabeth (Eliza) (née Jaco, pseudonym Reverend David Blair) | 1 |
| Cole, | 1 |
| Porson, Richard | 1 |
| Reveley, Willey | 1 |
| King, John (Jacob Rey) | 1 |
| Foulkes, John | 1 |
| Batty, Robert | 1 |
| Alderson, Amelia (Opie) | 1 |
| Ritson, Joseph | 1 |
| Cooper, Thomas (Abthorpe) | 1 |
| Reynolds, Elizabeth (née Mansel) | 1 |
| Tuthill, Sir George Leman | 1 |
| Chalmers, Alexander | 1 |
| Beaufoy, Henry Hanbury | 1 |
| Salomon, Johann Peter | 1 |
| Parry, | 1 |
| Parry, Dr Caleb Hillier | 1 |
| Yaniewicz, Felix (Feliks Janiewicz) | 1 |
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