William Godwin's Diary

Lindsey, Theophilus

  • Name: Lindsey, Theophilus
  • Gender: Male
  • Birth Date: 20  June  1723
  • Death Date: 3  November  1808
  • Occupation: Unitarian minister
  • Occupation: theologian

Eminent dissenting theologian and minister. Lindsey operated from a chapel in Essex St, London which hosted the first Unitarian congregation when it opened in 1778. Lindsey was an associate of Joseph Priestley, Richard Price, and John Disney and was involved in the movement to repeal the Test and Corporation Acts in the late 1780s and early 1790s.

Lindsey was married thus the 'H Lindsey' that Godwin refers to in 1809 may be his widow Hannah (nee Elsworth) (1740–1812).

Lindsey is not to be confused with Lindsay which refers to James Lindsay, also a dissenting minister recorded in the diary.

  • DNB

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

Name Number of Meetings
Hollis, Timothy 15
Hollis, John 8
Hollis, Thomas Brand 8
Kippis, Andrew 8
Disney, John 6
Belsham, Thomas 5
Price, Richard 5
Shore, Samuel 4
Priestley, Joseph 3
Rees, Abraham 3
Planta, Joseph 3
Geddes, Dr Alexander 3
3
Thorkelin, Grímur Jónsson 2
Lister, Dr William 2
Towers, Joseph 2
Barbauld, Rochemont 1
O'Bryen, Dennis (O'Brien) 1
1
Horne Tooke, John 1
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley 1
1
Merry, Robert 1
Paradise, John 1
Stanhope, Charles (third earl of Harrington) 1
Rogers, Samuel 1
Rous, George 1
Morgan, William 1
Barry, James 1
Robinson, George 1
Heywood, Samuel 1
Johnson, Joseph 1
Fuseli, Henry (Johann Heinrich Füssli) 1
Bonnycastle, John 1
Perry, James (Pirie) 1
1
Fraser, 1
Morgan, George Cadogan 1
Lewis, 1