The Galpin Society: Whitehead and Nex, ‘Sun insurance policies 1710-79’, A to D Abel (Abell), Carl Friedrich (1723–87)1 musician, composer See also Bach, Johann Christian; and VENUES: Concert Rooms: Carlisle House 11 November 1771 Insurance Policy No. 304374, Ms 11936/210, p.197 304374 Charles Frederick Abel at No201 in Oxford \ Street, Musician, On 8/~ his Houshold Goods in his now dwelling house \ only Brick Xmas 1778 situate as aforesaid not exceeding One hundred & fifty Pounds \ 150 £2″ 8″10 Wearing Apparel therein only not exceeding One hundred Pounds \ 100 6/10 Musical Instruments therein only not exceeding One hundred & \ Griffin fifty Pounds \ 150 £400 Thos Gardner H Watts John Barwick 10 May 1779 Insurance Policy No. 414008, Ms 11936/275, p.290 414008 Charles Frederick Abell \ of Duke St Portland Chapel Musician, \ £1 On his Houshold Goods in his Dwelling \ House Only Brick Situate Midsr 1780 as aforesaid \ Not Exceedg Six Hundred Pounds \ 600 £1..2..11 Wearing Apparel therein only not Exceedg \ Two Hundred Pounds \ 200 Griffin Plate Therein only not Exceedg One Hundd \ Pounds \ 100 {Mid. 82} Musical Instruments therein only not \ Exceedg One Hundred 100 Pounds \ £1000 F Pigou J Moffatt W T Aslett Abel, Charles Frederick and Bach, John Christian musicians, composers See also Bach, John Christian; and VENUES: Concert Rooms: Carlisle House 16 April 1764 Insurance Policy No. 208656, Ms 11936/153, p.481 208656 Charles Frederick Abel & John \ Bach of King Square Court Dean £1 10 ~ Street Soho \ ″ ″ Lday 1765 Musicians on their Household Goods Printed Books \ and Musical Berry Instruments in thier now Dwelling \ House only Brick situate as aforesaid not Exceeding \ Six Hundred Pounds \ 600 Wearing Apparel therein only not Exceeding Five \ Hundred Pounds \ 500 Plate therein only not Exceeding One Hundred Pds \ 100 £1200 W Watts J Mason F Pigou 1 Carl Friedrich Abel was active in London from c1759, Mortimer’s London Universal Directory of 1763 describing him as a composer of music and harpsichord teacher, residing at Mr Herve’s, a watchmaker, in Greek Street, Soho; see Thurston Dart, ‘An Eighteenth-Century Directory of London Musicians reprinted from Mortimer’s London Universal Directory (1763)’, The Galpin Society Journal II (1949), p.27. He resided with Johann Christian Bach for a brief period and together they directed a series of concerts at Carlisle House (1765–67, 1774). He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge of the Nine Muses; see Simon McVeigh, ‘Freemasonry and Music in London in the Late Eighteenth Century’, Music in Eighteenth-Century Britain, ed. David Wyn Jones (Aldershot: Ashgate, 2000), p.94. For further information see Philip H. Highfill Jr., Kalman A. Burnim and Edward A. Langhans, A Biographical Dictionary of Actors, Actresses, Musicians, Dancers, Managers & Other Stage Personnel in London, 1660–1800 (Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois Press, 1973–93), vol.1, pp.3–6. 1 The Galpin Society: Whitehead and Nex, ‘Sun insurance policies 1710-79’, A to D Abell, John (d 1768)2 music engraver, music printer See also Walsh (ii), John; Randall, William; and Wright, Herman 7 February 1763 Insurance Policy No. 196928, Ms 11936/146, pages damaged 196928 John Abell at Mr Walsh’s a Music Shop \ in Catharine Street in the 4⁄ Strand Engraver of \ Music on his household Goods & Printed Lday 1764 Books \ in the now dwelling house only Brick of \ Mr Walsh 4⁄6~ situate as aforesaid not Exceedg \ J Berry One hundred and twenty Pounds \ 120 Wearg Apparel therein only not Exceedg Sixty Pounds \ 60 Plate therein only not Exceedg Twenty pounds \ 20 £200 C Bewick J Mason Th Watts 29 July 1766 Insurance Policy No. 235775, Ms 11936/168, p.559 235775 John Abell of Catherine Street in the \ Strand Musick Printer On his 7⁄~ Household Goods in \ in [sic] his now Dwelling House only Midsr: 1767 Brick situate \ as aforesaid not Exceeding One Hundred & twenty Rogers Pds \ 120 Printed Books therein only not Exceeding Ten Pds \ 10 Wearing Apparel therein only not Exceeding \ Forty Pounds \ 40 Plate therein only not Exceeding Twenty pounds \ 20 Glass & China therein only not Exceeding Ten \ Pounds \ 10 £200 R Scott T Gardnor C Bewicke Junr {See Ind No15 P531 Do No17 P181} London March 1769 Endorsement to Policy No. 235775, Ms 12160/15, p.531 235775 John Abell Catherine St Now Herman Wright3 \ he having Married Jane 168 (cid:1) Daughter & Exx to John \ Abell Deceas’d & Remov’d to his Dwelling House \ Brick in Marsham Street Westmr  17 Do JR London October 1769 Endorsement to Policy No. 235775, Ms 12160/17, p.181 235775 Herman Wright Marsham St Remov’d to his \ Dwelling House Brick 168 (cid:1) near opposite Old Round \ Court in the Strand  4 Octob JR 2 With William Randall, John Abell was successor to the business of John Walsh (ii) for the years 1766– 68; Abell’s 1763 policy confirms that he resided at the home of John Walsh (ii) at least three years prior to his succession. Following Abell’s death in 1768, the business was continued by William Randall alone. Abell’s will was made 17 May 1768 and proved 10 August 1768 (TNA: PRO B 11/941, f.193); the executors included William Randall and his daughter Jane. For further information see Charles Humphries and William C. Smith, Music Publishing in the British Isles from the beginning until the middle of the nineteenth century, second edition (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1970), p.267. 3 The music printer Herman Wright married Jane Abell, daughter of John Abell, on 24 November 1768 in the presence of William Randall and Mary Randall (WCA, St Mary le Strand, Marriage Register 1754– 1812, mf 8). 2 The Galpin Society: Whitehead and Nex, ‘Sun insurance policies 1710-79’, A to D Adcock, Abraham (fl 1749–73)4 trumpeter, organ builder 26 January 1763 Insurance Policy No. 196357, Ms 11936/145, p.579 196357 Abraham Adcock at the Corner of Orange \ Street in Castle Street Leicester Fields Musician on \ his Household goods & Musical 10⁄~ Instruments in \ his now dwelling House only Brick situate as \ aforesaid not Exceeding Four Hundred Pounds \ 400 Xmas 1763 Wearg Apparell therein only not Exceedg Eighty Pounds \ 80 Plate therein only not exceeding Twenty pounds \ 20 J Berry £500 L S Aynscombe J Fisher J Mason {See Ind No11 P36 & 100 See Ind No19 P157 & 440 Do No 17 P498} [Endorsement Volume Nos.11 and 19 are missing] London July 1770 Endorsement to Policy No. 196357, Ms 12160/17, p.498 196357 Abraham Adcock Bowe St CG Remov’d to his \ Apart in the dwelling 146 [sic] (cid:2) House Brick of Mr \ Harding Cabinet Maker the Corner of Martlets \ Court in Bowe Street Cov Garden 6 Oct EG 4 According to Mortimer’s London Universal Directory of 1763, as well as playing the trumpet and violin, Abraham Adcock was an organ builder, who resided at the corner of Orange Street, in Castle Street, near the Mews; see Dart (1949), pp.27 and 30. From the 1749 Westminster Poll Book we know that he previously resided in Queen’s Head Court, St James Piccadilly (LMA, WR/PP1749/4). He is described in the Theatrical Monitor on 28 November 1767 as having ‘[…] been twenty-eight years in the orchestra of Covent Garden. He is also greatly eminent in his profession of an Organ-builder, and ever was, and is esteemed as one of the best trumpets in England.’ See Paul Tindall, ‘New Sources for the Eighteenth-Century: Organ-Builders in English Newspapers, I (to 1775)’, The Organ Yearbook XXXIX (2010), p.47. He registered William Jenkins as an apprentice on 2 August 1737 (TNA: PRO IR 1/15, f.93) and according to the testimony of his servant Eleanor Tims on 5 February 1774, she had been hired by Adcock ‘at the yearly wages of £4 diet and lodging’; from Tim Hitchcock, Robert Shoemaker, Sharon Howard and Jamie McLaughlin, et al., London Lives, 1690–1800 (<http://www.londonlives.org>, reference number smdsset_59_53421, accessed 14 May 2013); original document: WCA, St Martin-in- the-Fields, Settlement Examination Books 1773–1774, F5061, p.226, mf 2465. Adcock made his will on 15 December 1764 and it was proved on 7 January 1774 (TNA: PRO B 11/994, f.2). For further information see Highfill et al (1973–93), vol.1, p.36. 3 The Galpin Society: Whitehead and Nex, ‘Sun insurance policies 1710-79’, A to D Addison, Robert (fl 1767–73)5 cabinet maker, organ builder, upholder 23 October 1767 Insurance Policy No. 249981, Ms11936/178, p.68 249981 Robert Addison at the Golden Head in Hanover \ Street Long Acre s8⁄ Cabinet Maker Organ Builder & Upholder \ On his Houshold Michs 1768 Goods in his now Dwelling House only \ Brick situate as Rogers aforesaid not exceeding Eighty Pounds \ £80 {Michs 82} Utensils Stock & Goods in Trust (Glass excepted) therein only \ not exceeding Twenty Pounds \ 20 Wearing Apparel therein only not exceeding Forty Pounds \ 40 Plate therein only not exceeding Ten Pounds \ 10 Utensils Stock & Goods in Trust (Glass excepted) in his Brick \ & Timber Workshop Shed & Yard only communicating \ behind his House not exceeding One Hundred & Fifty Pounds \ 150 £300 Lillie Aynscombe Chas Pole John Drummond Aire, John6 organ builder See also Hayman, Christopher; and Hornbuckle, William 13 November 1773 Insurance Policy No. 332729, Ms 11936/226, pages damaged 332729 John Aire at Mr Drabbles Bookbinder at \ No12 in Angel Court in 4 the Strand Organ Builder \ Xmas On his house household [sic] Goods, in the now dwelling house 1774 only Brick \ of Mr Drabble situate as aforesaid not exceeding [missing 4/6 Seventy pounds \ values Griffin Utensils Stock & Goods in trust therein only not exceeding Eighty due to pounds \ [repaired Wearing Apparel therein only not exceeding Fifty pounds \ page] John Mason Will Webber Nichs Pearse {See Ind No21 P453 No27 P292} [Endorsement Volume No.21 is missing] London 26 December 1778 Endorsement to Policy No. 332729, Ms 12160/27, p.292 332729 John Aire | Holborn | Remov’d to his now dwelling \ House | Brick | situate 226 (cid:1) near Little Drury Lane in \ the Strand where the whole Contents Continue &c JG 5 Robert Addison of St Martin-in-the-Fields registered James Roe as an apprentice cabinet maker on 9 January 1773 (TNA: PRO IR 1/27, f.165). 6 It is possible that there was a connection between John Aire and the organ builders Christopher Hayman and William Hornbuckle, who also resided in Angel Court, St Mary le Strand (sometimes referred to as Eagle Court) from the mid 1760s until the mid 1780s. 4 The Galpin Society: Whitehead and Nex, ‘Sun insurance policies 1710-79’, A to D Armenio, Andrea (fl 1771–77)7 musician 29 November 1771 Insurance Policy No. 305090, Ms 11936/211, pages damaged 305090 Andrea Armenio facing the George & Dragon {in Halfpenny 6/ Alley} \ in Jacob Street near Dock Head Musician On his \ Xmas 1772 Houshold Goods in his now dwelling House only situate \ as 6/6 aforesaid Brick & Timber not exceeding One Hundred \ Pounds \ 100 Wearing Apparel therein only not exceeding Seventy Pounds \ 70 & On his Musical Instruments therien only not exceeding \ Thirty Pounds \ 30 £200 J Harrison J Drummond G Mason 7 Andrea Armenio married Mary Satchewell in St Mary at Hill on 5 April 1777, see <http://familysearch.org> (accessed 8 March 2012); he is not recorded in Highfill et al (1973–93). 5 The Galpin Society: Whitehead and Nex, ‘Sun insurance policies 1710-79’, A to D Arne, Cecilia, nee Young (1711–89)8 singer See also Arne, Thomas Augustine; and Barthélemon, François-Hippolyte 17 July 1765 Insurance Policy No. 222151, Ms11936/162, p.62 222151 Cælia Arne at Mr Golstones a \ Carpenter opposite Coventry Street 4⁄~ in the Hay \ Market [blank] on her Household Goods in her \ now Mids 1766 Dwelling House only Brick of Mr \ Golstone situate as Rogers aforesaid not Exceeding \ One Hundred Pounds \ 100 Wearing Apparel therein only not Exceeding \ One Hundred Pounds \ 100 £200 W Webber T Gardnor T Barwick {See Ind No14 P284} [Endorsement Volume No.14 is missing] 20 July 1772 Insurance Policy No. 314652, Ms 11936/217, p.94 314652 Cecilia (Wife of Thomas Augustine) Arne at Mr \ Barthelemon’s 4/~ Musician in Dean Street Soho On her Houshold \ Goods in the now Midsr 1773 dwelling House only Brick of Mr Barthelemon \ situate as Griffin aforesaid not exceeding One Hundred Pounds \ 100 Wearing Apparel therein only not exceeding One Hundred Pounds \ 100 £200 N Pearse Geo. Mason Thos Watts 12 January 1774 Insurance Policy No. 335123, Ms 11936/229, pages damaged [335123] Cecilia Arne (Wife of Thomas Augustine \ Arne) at Mr Farmers, Toyman No 34 Portland \ Street Oxford Street on her Houshold [missing] goods in the \ Dwelling House only of Mr Farmer {situate as} aforesaid Brick \ not exceeding one hundred Pounds \ £100 Wearing Apparel therein only not exceeding one hundd pd \ 100 £200 J Harrison J Chalie C Foulis {See Ind No22 P457} [Endorsement Volume No.22 is missing] 8 Cecilia Young made her singing debut in 1730 and thereafter performed at numerous London venues, including the Haymarket, Drury Lane and Covent Garden Theatres. She married Thomas Arne on 15 March 1736/37 in Lincolns Inn Chapel, Holborn (<http://familysearch.org>, accessed 20 October 2010) and introduced many of his songs at various Pleasure Gardens. She separated from her husband for some 20 years and all insurance policies in her name refer to premises not associated with Thomas Arne. Her niece Polly Young was married to the French violinist François-Hippolyte Barthélemon, with whom she briefly resided; her sister Esther Young was married to the musican, musical instrument dealer and music seller Charles Jones (see separate policies). See Highfill et al (1973–93), vol.1, pp.117–20. 6 The Galpin Society: Whitehead and Nex, ‘Sun insurance policies 1710-79’, A to D Arne, Michael (c1740–86)9 composer, master of music See also Arne, Thomas Augustine 19 April 1769 Insurance Policy No. [26]9145, Ms 11936/189, p.452 [26]9145 Michael Arne of Lawrence Street Chelsea Master \ of Music on 13⁄ his Houshold Goods in his now Dwelling \ House only Brick Lday 1770 situate as aforesaid exceeding \ Four Hundred Pounds \ £400 Rogers Printed Books therein only not exceeding Thirty Pounds \ 30 Music Books therein only not exceeding Twenty Pounds \ 20 Glass & China therein only not exceeding Fifty Pounds \ 50 £500 C Bewicke Junr Wm Hamilton John Mason {See Ind No17 P100} London July 1769 Endorsement to Policy No. 269145, Ms 12160/17, p.100 269145 Michl Arne Chelsea Remov’d to his Dwelling \ House Brick two Doors 189 (cid:1) from the Midx Hospital \ in Charles Street Oxford Road 19 Do JR 9 Michael Arne was the son of Thomas Arne and made his reputation as a harpsichordist and composer of theatre music and popular songs; he registered Ann Venables as an apprentice for seven years on 10 March 1768 (TNA: PRO IR 1/25, f.143). Arne took a brief and expensive interest in alchmey, apparently building a laboratory in Chelsea, to which his 1769 insurance policy might refer. He was often in debt and, according to a notice in the London Gazette for 25 July 1772, was imprisoned in the King’s Bench; see Highfill et al (1973–93), vol.1, pp.101–3. 7 The Galpin Society: Whitehead and Nex, ‘Sun insurance policies 1710-79’, A to D Arne, Thomas Augustine (1710–78)10 musician, composer See also Arne, Cecila; Arne, Michael; Barthélemon, François-Hippolyte; and Brent, Charlotte 9 September 1765 Insurance Policy No. 224189, Ms11936/163, p.426 224189 Dr Thomas Augustin [sic] Arne of \ Covent Garden Piazza On his 11⁄~ Household Goods \ and Printed Books and Musical Instruments \ Michs 1766 in his now Dwelling House only Brick situate \ as aforesaid not 11⁄8 Exceeding two Hundred & Eighty \ five Pounds \ 285 Rogers Wearing Apparel therein only not Exceeding \ Twenty Pounds \ 20 Plate therein only not Exceeding Sixty five Pds \ 65 Glass & China therein only not Exceeding thirty Pounds \ 30 £400 W Braund T Watts W Thornton 11 August 1768 Insurance Policy No. 259587, Ms 11936/183, p.703 259587 Dr: Thomas Augustin [sic] Arne of Covent [Garden] \ Piazza On s10⁄ his Houshold Goods in his now Dwelling \ House only Brick Michs:1769 situate as aforesaid not exceeding \ One hundred Pounds \ £100 s11⁄6d Plate therein only not exceeding One Hundred Pounds \ 100 Rogers Organ & other Musical Instruments therein only not \ exceeding Three Hundred Pounds \ 300 £500 Fredk Pigou N Pearse Wm Hamilton 2 March 1778 Insurance Policy No. 395833, Ms 11936/265, p.53 395833 Doctr Thomas Augustine Arne \ in Bow Street Covent Garden On his Houshold \ Goods in his now dwelling house only situate as \ 6/ aforesaid Brick not Exceedg Two hundd & Twenty \ five Pounds \ 225 Wearing Apparel therein only not Exceedg Twenty \ five Pounds \ 25 Lday 1779 Plate therein only not Exceedg Fifty Pounds \ 50 £300 6/6 W J Astell S Pole H Watts {See Ind No27 P280} London 17 December 1778 Endorsement to Policy No. 395833, Ms 12160/27, p.280 395833 Dr Thomas Augustus [sic] Arne Bow St CG Removd \ to the now dwelling 265 (cid:1) House, Brick, of Mr Cowies in \ Parliament Street Westminster seedsman where the whole Contents Continue &c GL 10 Thomas Arne was the son of an upholsterer and contrary to general opinion appears to have been apprenticed to his father Thomas Arne for seven years on 12 May 1725 (GL, Upholders’ Company, Apprenticeship Bindings 1704–72, Ms 7142/1, p.118). He is said to have studied the violin with Michael Festing and was active in the London music trade from at least 1732. He married Cecilia Young in a Roman Catholic ceremony on 15 March 1736/37 in Lincolns Inn Chapel, Holborn (<http://familysearch.org>, accessed 20 October 2010) but they lived apart for a period of about 20 years from the mid-1750s. The separation coincided with his interest in Charlotte Brent, whose insurance policy of 1765 provides evidence that they temporarily resided together. He made his will on 6 December 1777 and it was proved on 16 March 1778 (TNA: PRO B 11/1040, ff.11–12). The final endorsement, dated 17 December 1778, was probably made by his his wife Cecilia, with whom he was reconciled for the last few years of his life; see Highfill et al (1973–93), vol.1, pp.108–17. 8 The Galpin Society: Whitehead and Nex, ‘Sun insurance policies 1710-79’, A to D Arnold, Samuel (1740–1802)11 composer, conductor, organist 15 July 1765 Insurance Policy No. 222132, Ms11936/162, p.54 222132 Samuel Arnold at Mr Bowsey’s a \ Peruke maker in Great 4⁄~ Newport Street Musick \ Master On his Household Goods Printed Mids 1766 Books \ and Musical Instruments in the now \ Dwelling House Rogers only Brick of Mr Bowsey \ situate as aforesaid not Exceeding One Hundred \ and fifty Pounds \ 150 Wearing Apparel therein only not Exceeding \ fifty Pounds \ 50 £200 W Webber T Gardnor T Barwick 3 July 1766 Insurance Policy No. 234926, Ms 11936/168, p.401 234926 Samuel Arnold near the Middlesex \ Hospital in Charles Street 9⁄~ Cavendish Square \ Musick Master On his Household Goods in \ his Midsr: 1767 now Dwelling House only Brick situate \ as aforesaid not Rogers Exceeding One Hundred and \ Seventy Pounds \ 170 Printed Books therein only not Exceeding \ Twenty Pounds \ 20 Musical Instruments therein only not \ Exceeding Fifty Pounds \ 50 Wearing Apparel therein only not Exceeding \ Fifty Pounds \ 50 Glass & China therein only not Exceeding Ten Pounds \ 10 £300 J Mason C Bewicke Junr C Pole 11 Samuel Arnold was a composer and organist at the Chapel Royal and Westminster Abbey; see Recollections of R. J. S. Stevens: An Organist in Georgian London, ed. Mark Argent (London and Basingstoke: The Macmillan Press Limited, 1992), p.286. He registered Elizabeth Leake as an apprentice for five years on 28 August 1792 (TNA: PRO IR 1/35, f.144) and was a member of the Somerset House Masonic Lodge; see McVeigh (2000), p.92. His address is recorded as 485 Strand in Joseph Doane, A Musical Directory for the Year 1794 (London: R. H. Westley, 1794; re-issued from a copy in their collections by the Royal College of Music, London, 1993), p.2. See also Highfill et al (1973–93), vol.1, pp.122–6. 9 The Galpin Society: Whitehead and Nex, ‘Sun insurance policies 1710-79’, A to D Asbridge (Ashbridge), John (fl 1770–98)12 kettledrummer, bassoonist 21 November 1770 Insurance Policy No. 291349, Ms 11936/202, p.99 291349 John Asbridge in Strand Lane in the Strand \ Music Master his 10⁄ Wife a Milliner On his Houshold \ Goods in his now dwelling Xmas 1771 House only situate as aforesaid \ Brick not exceeding Two 11⁄ Hundred Pounds \ 200 Printed Books therein only not exceeding Ten Pounds \ 10 Utensils Stock & Goods in Trust therein only not \ exceeding Sixty Pounds \ 60 Wearing Apparel therein only not exceeding One Hundred \ & Fifty Pounds \ 150 Plate therein only not exceeding Thirty Pounds \ 30 Musical Instruments therein only not exceeding Fifty Pounds \ 50 £500 C Bewicke Jr T Gardner R Scott 24 June 1776 Insurance Policy No. 370205, Ms 11936/249 p.238 370205 John Asbridge at No16 Clements \ Inn Musician \ On his household Goods in his Apartments only up two \ pair of 6/ Stairs Brick situate as aforesaid not exceeding \ One hundred pounds \ 100 Midr 1777 Printed Books therein only not exceeding Ten pounds \ 10 Wearing Apparel therein only not exceeding One hundred \ & G thirty pounds \ 130 Plate therein only not exceeding Ten pounds \ 10 Musical Instruments therein only not exceeding Fifty pounds \ 50 £300 C Bewicke Saml Pole John Moffatt {See Ind No31 P51 & 194} [Endorsement Volume No.31 is missing] 12 John Asbridge played the bassoon and was employed as a kettledrummer at Drury Lane Theatre (c1771–98); his address is recorded as 18 Stangate Street, Lambeth, in Doane (1794), p.3. For further information see Highfill et al (1973–93), vol.1, pp.133–4. 10