William Godwin's Diary

Wake,

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 73 times, but was not at home (N) 9 times, and was a venue (V) 19 times.

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1798

11  March  1798

1802

3  November  1802 5  November  1802 (V) 8  November  1802 19  November  1802 1  December  1802 18  December  1802

1803

9  January  1803 (NV) 24  January  1803 26  February  1803 4  March  1803 (V) 20  March  1803 24  March  1803 3  April  1803 10  April  1803 1  May  1803 7  June  1803 (N) 21  June  1803

1804

2  April  1804 9  April  1804 (NV) 12  July  1804 21  July  1804 (V) 1  August  1804 (N) 4  November  1804 9  November  1804 (V) 25  November  1804 27  November  1804 (V) 30  November  1804 2  December  1804 3  December  1804 14  December  1804 (V) 23  December  1804

1805

7  January  1805 (V) 11  January  1805 27  January  1805 (V) 28  January  1805 1  February  1805 3  February  1805 7  February  1805 (V) 16  February  1805 (V) 8  March  1805 (NV) 15  March  1805 (N) 18  March  1805 22  March  1805 (N) 22  March  1805 (V) 24  March  1805 (V) 25  March  1805 29  March  1805 9  April  1805 25  April  1805 6  May  1805 (NV) 16  May  1805 (V) 22  June  1805 10  July  1805 20  July  1805 (NV) 11  August  1805 13  August  1805 21  November  1805 8  December  1805 (V)

1806

6  November  1806

1808

24  August  1808

1815

23  February  1815

1819

7  May  1819 8  December  1819

1821

17  February  1821 29  September  1821 9  October  1821 12  October  1821 30  October  1821 30  October  1821

1824

27  October  1824

1828

9  October  1828 7  December  1828

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See St Clair pp. 449-50, Wake had appealed to Godwin before for money before being imprisoned for debt

First appears 1798 at tea at Losh's, 5.11.1802 there is 'Dine at rev. Wake's, Portland Street; adv. Careless.' Write to on 24.3.1803. In the same year, reads Wake in the British Museum. 21.7.1804 'dine at Wake's , w. Carles's' 27.11.1804 'sup at Wake's w. la. Harrington and M J.' 27.1.1805 'call on Wake ; adv. mrs Carles and la. Harrington.' 18.3.1805 'Call on T C Rickman n and Wake ; adv. La. Harrington:' 24.3.1805 'sup at Wake’s , w. M J and la. Harrington.' 16.5.1805 'tea Wake’s , w. Turners, sir Ed. Harrington, mrs Thynne, miss Morgan, miss Coutts and Thomson:' On four occasions between 1803 and 1805 Godwin sees Mrs Wake separately. The evidence is restricted to St Clair's comment above, the links to Careless and Harrington, plus the fact suggestion that he might be an author Godwin reads in the British Museum and the possibility that one or all of the refs are to a reverend. Contacts range from 1798-1828, with peaks in 1802-5 and then (a smaller peak) in 1819-21. There is a Rev Wake linked to Richard Carlile, mentioned in a report of a blasphemy trial on 8 July 1822, but there is nothing in Godwin's contacts to connect him to both Wake and Carlile. Moreover, there are plenty of rev Wake's in the papers between 1800 and 1828, the curate of Upper Wallop being especially prominent.

  • Diaries and Correspondence of James Losh, Bodleian Library
  • St Clair

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

Name Number of Meetings
Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) 9
Turner, Thomas 2
Rowan, Sarah Jane (née Dawson) 1
Rowan, Archibald Hamilton 1
Turner, 1
Perry, James (Pirie) 1
Losh, James 1
Marshall, James 1
Arnot, John 1
Godwin, William 1
Barry, Major Henry 1
Dawe, George 1