William Godwin's Diary

Godwin, Ann

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This person is mentioned in the diary a total of 18 times, and was a venue (V) 0 times.

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1790

12  May  1790 19  May  1790

1792

4  March  1792

1794

4  July  1794

1796

1  February  1796

1797

9  April  1797

1799

15  September  1799

1800

20  May  1800

1801

29  January  1801 26  December  1801

1802

12  February  1802

1804

6  December  1804

1805

3  January  1805 17  March  1805 15  August  1805 22  August  1805 4  September  1805

1809

13  August  1809

  • Name: Godwin, Ann
  • Gender: Female
  • Birth Date: Not Before: 1721 - Not After: 1722
  • Death Date: 13  August  1809

Ann Godwin was William's mother. Although it is odd that Godwin refers to his mother as AG, it can be established that he is referring to his mother. Godwin does not elsewhere refer to the death of his mother, an event he would surely have noted. The date of death also fits and the confirming evidence is that he refers to his mother's funeral with some detail in 1809 in a letter. A letter from Godwin to John Rickman, June 1808, notes that his mother is 86, confirming her birth and death dates.

Therefore, all references to mere, Ann Godwin and A G have been coded as GOD08.

Godwin notes her death.

  • MS. Abinger c. 53, fols. 31-3: 1782-3
  • MS. Abinger c. 1, fols. 3-4: 1782-3
  • MS. Abinger c. 1, fol. 78: 29 May 1788
  • MS. Abinger c. 1, fols. 102-3: 5 April 1792
  • MS. Abinger c. 3, fols. 64-5: 3 May 1797
  • MS. Abinger c. 3, fol. 127: 26 January 1798
  • MS. Abinger c. 4, fols. 14-15: 30 April 1798
  • MS. Abinger c. 4, fols. 96-7: 7 April 1799
  • MS. Abinger c. 4, fols. 139: 21 September 1799
  • MS. Abinger c. 5, fol. 41: 19 December 1799
  • MS. Abinger c. 5, fols. 79-80: 6 February 1800
  • MS. Abinger c. 5, fol. 97: 28 March1800
  • MS. Abinger c. 6, fols. 118-19: 1 January 1801
  • MS. Abinger c. 7, fols. 5-6: 9 February 1801
  • MS. Abinger c. 8, fol. 20: 27 April 1803
  • MS. Abinger c. 8, fol. 31: 10 August 1803
  • MS. Abinger c. 8, fols. 48-9: 15 November 1803
  • MS. Abinger c. 8, fol. 92: December 1804
  • MS. Abinger c. 9, fols. 26: 8 July 1805
  • MS. Abinger c. 42, fol. 14: 6 August 1805
  • MS. Abinger c. 9, fol. 2: 1 May 1805
  • MS. Abinger c. 10, fols. 69-72: 27 June 1808
  • MS. Abinger c. 14, fol. 112: not dated
  • Charles Kegan Paul, William Godwin: His Friends and Contemporaries (London: H.S. King, 1876)

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

Name Number of Meetings
Godwin, Hull (Philip) 1
Godwin, Nathaniel 1