William Godwin's Diary

Fenwick, John

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 622 times, but was not at home (N) 32 times, and was a venue (V) 174 times.

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1788

25  August  1788 9  November  1788 (V) 28  December  1788

1789

22  February  1789

1790

27  June  1790 8  August  1790 (V) 15  August  1790 22  August  1790 (V) 26  September  1790 (V) 27  October  1790 31  October  1790 3  November  1790 8  December  1790 26  December  1790

1791

9  January  1791 (V) 21  January  1791 (V) 6  February  1791 (V) 27  February  1791 (V) 8  May  1791 3  July  1791 (V) 14  August  1791 (V) 25  September  1791 2  October  1791 (V) 9  October  1791 6  November  1791 (V) 27  November  1791 (V) 4  December  1791 (NV) 11  December  1791 (V)

1792

1  January  1792 2  January  1792 (V) 8  January  1792 (V) 3  February  1792 (NV) 19  February  1792 8  April  1792 (V) 22  April  1792 (V) 27  April  1792 (N) 28  April  1792 29  April  1792 8  May  1792 30  May  1792 (V) 7  July  1792 5  August  1792 6  August  1792 17  August  1792 3  September  1792 (V) 4  October  1792 2  December  1792 3  December  1792 15  December  1792

1793

6  January  1793 (N) 9  January  1793 15  January  1793 (V) 16  January  1793 23  January  1793 2  February  1793 2  February  1793 3  February  1793 4  February  1793 4  February  1793 17  October  1793 26  October  1793 6  November  1793 22  November  1793 5  December  1793 7  December  1793 17  December  1793 28  December  1793

1794

1  January  1794 6  January  1794 9  January  1794 23  January  1794 27  January  1794 30  January  1794 1  February  1794 6  May  1794 (V) 13  May  1794 (V) 7  June  1794 (V) 20  June  1794 (V) 21  June  1794 (V) 17  July  1794 (V) 1  August  1794 (V) 14  August  1794 (V) 4  September  1794 (V) 27  September  1794 (V) 16  October  1794 (V) 4  December  1794 (V) 13  December  1794 (NV) 15  December  1794 (V)

1795

6  January  1795 (V) 13  January  1795 (V) 16  January  1795 (NV) 30  January  1795 (V) 3  February  1795 (V) 11  February  1795 (V) 12  February  1795 (V) 23  February  1795 (V) 10  March  1795 (V) 13  March  1795 (V) 14  March  1795 (V) 20  March  1795 23  March  1795 25  March  1795 29  March  1795 3  April  1795 (NV) 8  April  1795 (V) 20  April  1795 2  May  1795 10  May  1795 31  May  1795 2  June  1795 4  June  1795 13  June  1795 (V) 17  June  1795 21  June  1795 11  July  1795 19  July  1795 7  August  1795 (V) 14  August  1795 (V) 14  August  1795 14  September  1795 15  September  1795 (V) 19  September  1795 24  September  1795 28  September  1795 29  September  1795 5  October  1795 17  October  1795 20  October  1795 21  October  1795 29  October  1795 9  November  1795 9  November  1795 10  November  1795 26  November  1795 28  November  1795 (V) 28  November  1795 29  November  1795 30  November  1795 5  December  1795 9  December  1795 12  December  1795 15  December  1795 22  December  1795 23  December  1795 29  December  1795

1796

5  January  1796 6  January  1796 18  January  1796 19  January  1796 (V) 27  January  1796 1  February  1796 6  February  1796 13  February  1796 27  March  1796 29  March  1796 2  April  1796 8  May  1796 10  May  1796 26  May  1796 29  May  1796 7  June  1796 22  June  1796 23  June  1796 4  August  1796 4  August  1796 10  August  1796 17  August  1796 23  August  1796 23  August  1796 27  August  1796 31  August  1796 10  September  1796 24  September  1796 1  October  1796 22  October  1796 24  October  1796 10  November  1796 6  December  1796 14  December  1796

1797

31  January  1797 9  February  1797 20  February  1797 (V) 26  February  1797 2  March  1797 4  March  1797 6  March  1797 (V) 10  March  1797 (V) 18  March  1797 24  March  1797 27  March  1797 28  March  1797 (V) 8  April  1797 8  April  1797 10  April  1797 (V) 12  April  1797 (V) 15  April  1797 17  April  1797 18  April  1797 19  April  1797 20  April  1797 (V) 22  April  1797 24  April  1797 27  April  1797 28  April  1797 8  May  1797 26  May  1797 2  June  1797 20  June  1797 21  June  1797 (V) 26  June  1797 (V) 6  July  1797 (V) 9  July  1797 29  July  1797 31  July  1797 7  August  1797 26  August  1797 30  August  1797 13  September  1797 14  September  1797 15  September  1797 16  September  1797 20  September  1797 22  September  1797 25  September  1797 26  September  1797 27  September  1797 29  September  1797 2  October  1797 4  October  1797 5  October  1797 6  October  1797 7  October  1797 8  October  1797 10  October  1797 12  October  1797 14  October  1797 15  October  1797 16  October  1797 20  October  1797 23  October  1797 26  October  1797 (V) 28  October  1797 29  October  1797 31  October  1797 (V) 1  November  1797 19  November  1797 22  November  1797 20  December  1797 21  December  1797 27  December  1797 29  December  1797 30  December  1797 31  December  1797

1798

2  January  1798 7  January  1798 8  January  1798 (V) 11  January  1798 (V) 17  January  1798 30  January  1798 7  February  1798 8  February  1798 (V) 9  February  1798 11  February  1798 16  February  1798 (V) 20  February  1798 23  February  1798 2  March  1798 15  March  1798 (V) 27  March  1798 28  March  1798 2  April  1798 (V) 5  April  1798 (V) 9  April  1798 10  April  1798 17  April  1798 19  April  1798 (V) 20  April  1798 (V) 11  May  1798 12  May  1798 1  June  1798 2  June  1798 4  June  1798 11  June  1798 22  June  1798 25  June  1798 30  June  1798 (NV) 5  July  1798 (V) 26  July  1798 (V) 2  August  1798 4  August  1798 (V) 9  August  1798 13  August  1798 23  August  1798 (V) 9  September  1798 9  September  1798 9  September  1798 11  September  1798 21  September  1798 24  September  1798 16  October  1798 16  October  1798 24  October  1798 25  October  1798 3  November  1798 6  November  1798 9  November  1798 13  November  1798 28  November  1798 5  December  1798 13  December  1798 14  December  1798 24  December  1798 25  December  1798 26  December  1798 29  December  1798 31  December  1798

1799

2  January  1799 9  January  1799 12  January  1799 4  February  1799 22  April  1799 23  April  1799 19  May  1799 23  May  1799 3  June  1799 28  June  1799 (V) 7  July  1799 8  July  1799 (V) 10  July  1799 (V) 12  July  1799 (V) 14  July  1799 (V) 16  July  1799 (V) 17  July  1799 (V) 19  July  1799 (V) 22  July  1799 25  July  1799 (V) 31  July  1799 7  August  1799 (V) 13  August  1799 22  August  1799 24  August  1799 (V) 25  August  1799 31  August  1799 (V) 30  September  1799 1  October  1799 3  October  1799 3  October  1799 7  October  1799 (V) 8  October  1799 9  October  1799 10  October  1799 12  October  1799 23  October  1799 26  October  1799 31  October  1799 2  November  1799 4  December  1799 8  December  1799 14  December  1799 (V) 15  December  1799 (V) 22  December  1799 (V) 22  December  1799 (V)

1800

8  January  1800 11  January  1800 21  January  1800 24  January  1800 9  February  1800 12  February  1800 4  March  1800 5  March  1800 23  March  1800 (V) 6  April  1800 (V) 20  April  1800 25  April  1800 1  May  1800 9  May  1800 27  May  1800 (NV) 1  June  1800 1  June  1800 2  June  1800 (N) 4  June  1800 (V) 6  June  1800 11  June  1800 14  June  1800 15  June  1800 24  June  1800 23  August  1800 24  August  1800 26  August  1800 2  September  1800 10  September  1800 (NV) 12  September  1800 15  September  1800 19  September  1800 (V) 24  September  1800 (V) 2  October  1800 (V) 4  October  1800 (V) 12  October  1800 15  October  1800 21  October  1800 (V) 28  October  1800 (NV) 2  November  1800 12  November  1800 (V) 13  November  1800 (V) 15  November  1800 (V) 16  November  1800 17  November  1800 20  November  1800 (V) 6  December  1800 14  December  1800 15  December  1800

1801

21  January  1801 23  January  1801 15  February  1801 (V) 7  March  1801 (NV) 7  March  1801 8  March  1801 (V) 31  March  1801 1  April  1801 12  April  1801 (V) 16  April  1801 25  April  1801 26  April  1801 1  May  1801 (V) 5  June  1801 (V) 6  June  1801 (V) 20  June  1801 (V) 4  July  1801 (V) 19  July  1801 (N) 23  July  1801 (NV) 2  September  1801 (V) 9  September  1801 2  October  1801 5  October  1801 21  October  1801 31  October  1801 12  November  1801 (V) 21  November  1801 (N) 27  November  1801 6  December  1801 (V) 9  December  1801 14  December  1801 19  December  1801 (V) 20  December  1801 20  December  1801 (V) 26  December  1801 (NV) 27  December  1801 29  December  1801 (V) 31  December  1801

1802

2  January  1802 (V) 4  January  1802 (V) 4  January  1802 7  January  1802 (NV) 8  January  1802 (V) 9  January  1802 (V) 14  January  1802 14  January  1802 (V) 17  January  1802 (V) 20  January  1802 20  January  1802 29  January  1802 (NV) 1  February  1802 (NV) 17  February  1802 (V) 18  February  1802 (V) 20  February  1802 5  March  1802 12  March  1802 (V) 17  March  1802 20  March  1802 (V) 27  March  1802 2  April  1802 9  April  1802 (V) 18  April  1802 7  May  1802 8  May  1802 18  May  1802 (V) 30  May  1802 25  June  1802 4  July  1802 7  July  1802 11  July  1802 18  July  1802 20  July  1802 15  August  1802 22  August  1802 30  August  1802 1  September  1802 (V) 2  September  1802 2  September  1802 12  September  1802 2  November  1802 12  December  1802

1803

9  May  1803 6  November  1803 17  November  1803 29  November  1803 (V) 5  December  1803 13  December  1803 (V) 25  December  1803

1804

12  January  1804 (NV) 1  February  1804 (NV) 2  February  1804 3  February  1804 6  February  1804 (V) 9  February  1804 (NV) 14  February  1804 (NV) 2  March  1804 (V) 22  March  1804 3  April  1804 (V) 13  April  1804 (V) 20  April  1804 30  April  1804 2  June  1804 (V) 4  June  1804 9  June  1804 (V) 22  June  1804 (NV) 9  July  1804 (V) 20  July  1804 1  August  1804 (V) 8  August  1804 (V) 12  August  1804 (V) 23  August  1804 (V) 20  September  1804 (V) 5  October  1804 (V) 20  October  1804 22  October  1804 30  October  1804 (V) 6  November  1804 10  November  1804 16  November  1804 20  November  1804 14  December  1804

1805

4  January  1805 12  January  1805 17  January  1805 29  January  1805 11  February  1805 (V) 13  February  1805 (V) 18  February  1805 20  February  1805 16  March  1805 19  March  1805 15  April  1805 17  April  1805 27  April  1805 31  May  1805 5  June  1805 19  July  1805 19  July  1805 22  July  1805 23  July  1805

1806

21  January  1806 13  April  1806

1807

30  April  1807 9  May  1807 (N) 24  June  1807 2  November  1807 8  November  1807

1808

22  February  1808 (V) 7  April  1808 (V) 10  April  1808 16  May  1808 14  October  1808

1810

12  January  1810 26  February  1810 27  February  1810 30  May  1810 12  July  1810 15  August  1810 2  September  1810 5  September  1810 (N) 6  September  1810 19  September  1810 (N) 30  September  1810 21  October  1810 21  October  1810 (V) 24  October  1810 4  November  1810 (V) 18  November  1810

1811

4  February  1811 18  March  1811 12  June  1811 27  August  1811 12  September  1811 14  October  1811 15  October  1811 21  October  1811 23  October  1811 (N) 18  November  1811 22  November  1811 27  November  1811 29  November  1811 13  December  1811 30  December  1811

1812

4  January  1812 14  August  1812

1815

21  September  1815 2  November  1815

1816

18  September  1816 30  October  1816 23  December  1816 (N)

1817

15  January  1817 (N) 24  January  1817 31  January  1817 17  April  1817 2  June  1817 15  August  1817 20  August  1817 1  October  1817 10  December  1817 12  December  1817 26  December  1817

1818

3  March  1818 24  March  1818

1820

12  January  1820 (N) 24  November  1820

1821

12  September  1821 22  September  1821 9  October  1821

1822

19  May  1822 22  June  1822

1823

14  December  1823

  • Name: Fenwick, John
  • Gender: Male
  • Death Date: 14  December  1823
  • Occupation: reformer

John Fenwick was an Irish radical who had an estranged marriage with Eliza Fenwick, the novelist who also worked in Godwin's Juvenile Library. He may have been a member of the Philomaths, the polite conversation club Godwin was also a member of in the 1790s. Fenwick was a dissolute drinker which contributed to the break-up of his marriage. He was also a friend of Charles Lamb.

'Fenwick' and 'Fenwick's' have been coded as John Fenwick, but there are many references to Mrs Fenwick, and some also to Orlando and Elizabeth Fenwick jnr, their children. There are also references to Thomas Fenwick have been John's brother, who owned a shop in Penzance and provided support and refuge for Mrs Fenwick on a number of occasions. He went bankrupt in 1803 and moved to Portsmouth.

The estrangement between the couple means that two 'Fenwicks' entries may not be to Fenwick and his wife, although there do seem to have been bouts of periodic reconciliation; we have taken 'Mrs and E Fenwick' to refer to the mother and daughter, but it is possible it refers to Eliza Fenwick and her mother in law.

Godwin notes his death.

  • MS. Abinger c. 3, fols. 3-4: 29 December 1795
  • MS. Abinger c. 5, fol. 63: 16 January 1800
  • MS. Abinger c. 5, fols. 66-7: 20 January 1800
  • MS. Abinger c. 5, fols. 120-1: 5 May 1800
  • MS. Abinger c. 5, fols. 124-5: 9 May 1800
  • MS. Abinger c. 5, fols. 130-1: 20 May 1800
  • MS. Abinger c. 7, fols. 76-7: 24 November 1801
  • MS. Abinger c. 7, fol. 36: 7 June 1801
  • MS. Abinger c. 9, fols. 42-3: 21 September 1805
  • MS. Abinger c. 14, fols. 100-1: not dated
  • MS. Abinger c. 14, fol.102: not dated
  • DNB
  • Isabel Grundy, 'Introduction' Secresy by Eliza Fenwick, Broadview Press, Ontario, Canada 1998

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

Name Number of Meetings
Fenwick, Elizabeth (Eliza) (née Jaco, pseudonym Reverend David Blair) 201
Holcroft, Thomas 45
Marshall, James 34
Godwin, Mary Jane (Clairmont) (née de Vial) 24
Lamb, Charles 19
Lamb, Mary Anne 18
Fell, Ralph 15
Godwin, Hannah 13
Reveley, Maria (Gisborne) (née James) 11
Dyson, George 9
Robinson, Mary (née Darby, Perdita, Polly Derby) 8
Fell, Sarah 7
Northcote, James 7
Curran, John Philpot 6
Jardine, Major Alexander 6
Perry, James (Pirie) 5
Wollstonecraft, Mary (Godwin) 4
Carlisle, Sir Anthony 4
Jones, Louisa 4
Smith, Charlotte (née Turner) 3
Chandler, John Westbrooke 3
Wolcot, Dr John (pseudonym Peter Pindar) 3
Smith, George 3
O'Bryen, Dennis (O'Brien) 3
Fenwick, Orlando 3
Hazlitt, William 3
Rickman, John 3
Reveley, Willey 3
Stoddart, John 3
Jones, Margaret 2
Moore, C[harles]? 2
Nicholson, William 2
Dawe, George 2
V, P 2
Opie, John 2
Fillingham, William 2
Reynolds, Elizabeth (née Mansel) 2
Cole, 2
Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft (née Godwin) 2
Imlay, Fanny (Godwin) 2
Robinson, Mary Elizabeth 2
Plumptre, Annabella (Bell) 2
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor 2
Smith, 2
Cooper, Grace Mary Rae 2
Robinson, Henry Crabb 2
Alderson, Amelia (Opie) 2
Inchbald, Elizabeth 2
Kearsley, Thomas 2
King, John (Jacob Rey) 2
Mackintosh, Sir James (of Kyllachy) 2
Mercier, Charles André 2
Turner, Thomas 2
Tierney, George 2
Arnot, John 2
Forsyth, 1
White, 1
LeClercq, Théodore 1
Shield, William 1
Fiévée, Joseph 1
Botwright, 1
Crosdill, John 1
Hume, Joseph 1
Reynolds, Frederick 1
Hume, Alexia 1
Plumptre, Anne 1
Perry, Anne (née Hull) 1
Dawe, Mary Margaret (Wright) 1
Johnson, Joseph 1
Clairmont, Charles 1
Rowan, Archibald Hamilton 1
Rowan, Sarah Jane (née Dawson) 1
Godwin, John 1
Batty, Robert 1
Burney, Martin Charles 1
Boaden, James 1
Burney, Captain James 1
Phillips, Sir Richard (Philip Richards) 1
Shee, Sir Martin Archer 1
1
Brown, William Cullen 1
Flather, John 1
Fenwick, Eliza Anne 1
Morton, Thomas 1
1
Stuart, Daniel 1
Allen, Robert 1
Taylor, (Taylor Lanc) 1
Ritson, Joseph 1
Wilson, 1
Moore, Sir Graham 1
Adair, Robert 1
Marsh, Charles 1
Weld, 1
Davis, 1
Cooper, Elizabeth Priscilla 1
Thelwall, John 1
Reid, William Hamilton 1
Muir, Thomas 1
Dibbin, Henry 1
Symonds, Henry Delahoy 1
Montagu, Basil 1
Wollstonecraft, James 1
Bonney, John Augustus 1
Hamilton, Samuel 1
Phillips, 1
Burnett, George 1
Holcroft, Sophia (Cole) 1
Barry, James 1
Walker, Alexander 1
Tobin, James Webbe 1
Fawcett, Joseph 1
Elwes, Sarah 1
Allinhgam, John (Till) 1
Wollstonecraft, Charles 1
Fawcett, Charlotte (née French) 1
1
Kemble, John Philip 1
Potts, Ann M 1
Hays, Mary 1
Skeys, Hugh 1
Holcroft, Louisa (née Mercier) 1
Johnson, Joseph 1
Pinkerton, John (pseudonym Robert Heron) (pseudonym H. Bennet) 1
Holcroft, Ann (Harwood) 1