Daniel Midwinter II (d. 1757)

MIDWINTER, DANIEL, I and II. The records of these booksellers are confusing and difficult to distinguish. Plomer gives D. Midwinter the elder in partnership with Thomas Leigh at the Rose and Crown in St. Paul's Churchyard 1698–1704. Leigh and Midwinter's entries in Arber's 'Term Catalogues' do not go beyond 1704 but after tfhat year Midwinter's address is still given at the Rose and Crown until 1708, and the year following he is at the Three Crowns in St. Paul's Churchyard. DR. WOOD thinks that the man at the Three Crowns was "another Daniel Midwinter" but Arber's entries run on quite consecutively and are in accordance with a mere change of address. Plomer appears to concur with that explanation. I have not traced Ihim at this address later than 1725. The stock of a Daniel Midwinter was sold by auction 4 Aug., 1743, but the catalogue does not refer to him as "deceased" so one can infer that he was still living at that date. This may have been D. Midwinter II. Timperley states that Daniel Midwinter died 19 June, 1759; DR. WOOD gives the date of his death as 19 June, 1757. Plomer, however, who was well acquainted with Timperley's 'Dictionary,' says that "the date of Midwinter's death is unknown" and adds that he was succeeded by his son Daniel II, though one cannot help noticing that in the extract of his will, given by Timperley and quoted by DR. WOOD, no mention is made of a son. It will be seen below that Edward Midwinter moved to the Three Crowns and Looking Glass in St. Paul's Churchyard about 1730.

—Ambrose Heal, 14 November 1931

MIDWINTER (DANIEL) II, bookseller and publisher in London, St. Paul's Churchyard, 1726–57. Son of Daniel Midwinter I. Succeeded to the business in St. Paul's Churchyard, which he carried on until his death in 1757. By his will, which was dated June 20th, 1750, he bequeathed £1,000 to Christ's Hospital, and £1,000 to the Stationers' Company, who were to pay £14 annually to the parishes of Hornsey and St. Faith to put out two boys or girls to some kind of trade. He left bequests to the following booksellers in Edinburgh: William Miller, Andrew Martin, John Trail, and John Paton. Among the witnesses to his will, were Thomas Longman and John Rivington. [P.C.C. 59 Herring.]