Current status: This list currently covers the entire London Journal 1762-63, the Journal of my Jaunt (1762), Boswell in Holland (1763-1764) and parts of the first volume of his Grand Tour 1764-1765. There are some exceptions where events further ahead and further back in time have been mentioned. Not all events are included - read the books if you want Boswell's full story.

Due to the sheer number of persons present in Boswell's journals, this index has been split in five sections, sorted alphabetically by lastname.

 

This is an attempt to make a list of most of the people who Boswell met, according to his letters and journals. It is an ongoing project, and will commence as the author of this site gets through the various texts of Boswell and find out further information about his friends and acquantainces.

It is possible to search the entire index for names and aliases using this form:

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K

Kameke, Louise von (Louise von Brandt)
Karl I (Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Wolfenbüttel)
Karl Wilhelm Ferdinand (Duke of Brunswick - Wolfenbüttel)
Kearsley, George
Keith, George (10th Earl Marischal)
Kettle, James
Kinloch, Marguerite (Margaret Susanna Kinloch)
Kircheisen, Karl David
Kircheisen, Friedrich Leopold
Kircheisen, Caroline

L

L'Estocq (Jean Louis?)
Laurie, Margaret (Mrs. McQuhae)
Lee, John (Lee, the actor)
Lee, George Henry (Lord Lichfield, 3rd Earl of Lichfield)
Levett, Robert
Lewis, Paul
Lewis, Louisa (Anne Lewis)
Lloyd, Robert
Logan, William (Laird of Camlarg)
Longueville, David
Love, James (James Dance)

M

Macdonald, James (8th Bart of Sleat)
Macdonald, Alexander
Macdonald, Margaret
Macfarlane, Walter (19th of Arrochar, 20th Chief of Clan Macfarlane)
Mackenzie, Frances (Lady Kenmure)
Mackenzie, James
Mackenzie, William (Mr. Mackenzie of Balmaduthie - 5th Of Belmaduthy)
Mackenzie, Kenneth (1st Earl of Seaforth)
Mackye, John Ross
Maclaine, Archibald
Macpherson, James (Ossian, Fingal)
Macpherson, Lauchlan
Mademoiselles Bottestein
Maleprade-Visscher, Henrietta (Madame Maleprade - Henriette)
Mallet, David (David Malloch)
Maule, John (Baron Maule of Inverkeilor)
Mawhood, Parravicini (Captain Maud)
Maxwell, William (Captain Maxwell / 4th of Dalswinton)
Maxwell, George William (Captain George)
Maxwell, Robert (of Orchardtoun)
Maxwell, William (3rd Bart of Springkell)
Maxwell, William (3rd of Monreith)
Maxwell, Catherine
Mayne
Mazerac, Francois
McAdam, John (Laird of Craigengillan)
McAdam, James (McAdam of Waterhead)
McCulloch, John (Laird of Barholm)
McGhie, William (Secretary to the Hunters)
McKie, Nathaniel
McQuhae, William
McQuhae, David
Middlemore, William Richard (of Somerley Hall)
Miller, Thomas (1st of Glenlee, Lord Barskimming, Lord Advocate)
Mills, Sarah (Sally)
Mitchell, Andrew
Mitchelson, John (of Middleton)
Mitchelson, Isabella (Mrs. Hepburn)
Mollison, John
Montgomerie, Alexander (Lord Eglinton, 10th Earl of Eglinton)
Montgomerie, Archibald (Lord Eglinton, 11th Earl of Eglinton)
Morgan, John
Morris, Robert? (Robert Morris?)
Mossel, Catharina J. (Madame d'Amerongen)
Murdoch, Patrick
Murray, Patrick (5th Lord Elibank)
Murray, James (Murray of Broughton)
Mylne, Robert

N

Nairne, William (Lord Dunsinnan, 5th Bart of Dunsinnan)
Neitschütz (Master of Horse)
Nicholls, Norton

O

O'Brien, William
O'Carroll, William (Mr. Caroll)
O'Grady
Oesterreich, Matthias (Inspecteur of the Gallery at Sans Souci)
of Saxony, Franz Xavier (Prince Xavier)
of Saxony, Friederich August
Ogilvie, John (Ogilvie the Poet)

Most names are listed as they were known to and used by Boswell. This may not be entirely consistent all the way through. Although a lot of this information is included in the annotated copies of the Yale editions of his writings, not all translations or editions are extensively annotated. Also, I try to include as many weblinks and other refeferences as possible to enable you to learn more about the persons.

You are most welcome to send any information you might have about any of Boswell's acquaintances to me at webmaster@jamesboswell.info - you will of course receive due mention as the source of such information.