William Godwin's Diary

Fairley, John

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 122 times, but was not at home (N) 3 times, and was a venue (V) 1 time.

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1809

24  February  1809 27  February  1809 2  March  1809 3  March  1809 15  May  1809 28  July  1809

1810

2  December  1810 (N) 3  December  1810 9  December  1810 12  December  1810 14  December  1810 16  December  1810 19  December  1810 21  December  1810 23  December  1810 24  December  1810 24  December  1810 25  December  1810

1811

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1812

20  March  1812

1815

16  October  1815 17  October  1815 24  October  1815 (V) 24  October  1815 25  October  1815 28  October  1815 29  October  1815 30  October  1815 31  October  1815 1  November  1815 2  November  1815 5  November  1815 5  November  1815 6  November  1815 7  November  1815 8  November  1815 9  November  1815 10  November  1815 13  November  1815 17  November  1815 18  November  1815 19  November  1815 21  November  1815 23  November  1815 26  November  1815 28  November  1815

1816

9  April  1816 11  April  1816 15  April  1816 20  April  1816 23  April  1816 24  April  1816

1817

16  December  1817 (N) 17  December  1817 23  December  1817 25  December  1817 31  December  1817

1818

4  January  1818 6  January  1818 11  January  1818 12  January  1818 14  January  1818 16  January  1818 18  January  1818 19  January  1818 24  December  1818

1819

6  February  1819 8  March  1819 27  March  1819 24  November  1819 26  November  1819 28  November  1819 1  December  1819 (N) 4  December  1819 6  December  1819 7  December  1819 11  December  1819

1820

13  December  1820 15  December  1820 16  December  1820 20  December  1820 25  December  1820 27  December  1820 29  December  1820 31  December  1820

1821

1  January  1821 13  January  1821 13  January  1821 11  September  1821 25  October  1821 26  October  1821

1822

26  March  1822

  • Name: Fairley, John
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date:
  • Death Date:
  • Occupation: umbrella manufacturer

John Fairley was an Edinburgh businessman who helped Godwin to establish a sales network for his books in Scotland. He also manufactured umbrellas. Godwin wrote a substantial number of letters to him, particularly in 1811 when Godwin's step-son, Charles Clairmont, went to Edinburgh to work with Archibald Constable, with Fairley taking him in and providing him lodgings when he first arrived in Edinburgh.

Godwin spelled this name Fairly for much of the diary, although in 1811 it looks like he switched from Fairly to Fairley, and then back again. These have all been coded as John Fairley.

  • MS. Abinger c. 10, fols. 85-6: 15 May 1809
  • MS. Abinger c. 10, fols. 92-3: 28 July 1809
  • MS. Abinger c. 42, fols. 41-2: 16 September 1809
  • MS. Abinger c. 42, fols. 43-4: 4 December 1809
  • MS. Abinger c. 10, fols. 106-7: 24 December 1810
  • MS. Abinger c. 10, fols. 110-11: 24 January 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 10, fols. 112-13: 23 February 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 10, fols. 115-16: 2 March 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 1-2: 9 March 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 5-6: 23 March 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 11-12: 6 April 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 14-15: 17 April 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 42, fols. 47-8: 29 April 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 20-1: 11 May 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 22-3: 13 May 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 25-6: 23 May 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 27-8: 25 May 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 29-30: 29 May 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 33-4: 20 June 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 37-8: 24 June 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 39-40: 27 June 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 41-2: 6 July 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 43-4: 10 July 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 45-6: 12 July 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 48-9: 26 July 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 51-2: 15 August 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 56-7: 11 September 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 58-9: 19 September 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 62-3: 15 October 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 60-1: 15 October 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 66-7: 3 November 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 42, fols. 73-4: 3 November 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 68-9: 5 November 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 42, fols. 75-6: 19 November 1811
  • MS. Abinger c. 11, fols. 81-2: 20 March 1812
  • MS. Abinger c. 42, fols. 114-15: 17 January 1817
  • MS. Abinger c. 12, fols. 41-2: 24 February 1819
  • MS. Abinger c. 19, fol. 81: 1 January 1820
  • MS. Abinger c. 12, fol. 109: 8 September 1821
  • MS. Abinger c. 12, fols. 111-12: 31 October 1821
  • MS. Abinger c. 43, fols. 18-19: 4 March1823
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This table lists the people this person is most frequently noted with in the diary.

Name Number of Meetings
Baxter Family, 2
Murray, John Samuel 2
Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) 2
Booth, David 2
Cooper, Grace Mary Rae 1
Bevan, Joseph 1
Hayward, Richard 1
1
1
Curran, John Philpot 1
Constable, Archibald 1
Arnot, John 1
Botwright, 1
Holcroft, Louisa (née Mercier) 1
Kenney, James 1
Hepburn, John 1
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