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King's Lynn elected 2 people to represent the Borough in Parliament from at least 1298 until 1885 after which only one person was elected. Before the secret ballot of 1872 Poll Books were published for many contested elections indicating how the voters (only Freemen of the Borough until 1832) voted. See King's Lynn Voting page for all known.
Transcriptions available
- 1747 - Original hand written poll clerks books Nos 2, 3 & 4 only.
Names, occupation and residence. - 1747 - Original hand written full copy of poll.
Detail is as above but with differences in spelling, trades etc. - 1768 - Names, occupation and residence - This document.
- 1768 - Original hand written poll clerks books.
Detail is as above but with differences in spelling and trades. - 1784 - Names, occupation and residence
- 1822 - Names, occupation and residence
- 1822 - Original hand written poll clerks books (including some non-voters).
Detail is as above plus Christian names & Street addresses.
[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]
R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
FOR THE
Town of LYNN REGIS, elected in 1761.
The Hon. HORATIO WALPOLE, Uncle to the Earl of
Orford
Sir JOHN TURNER, Bart. Alderman of Lynn
Candidates for the ensuing Parliament, in 1768.
CRISP MOLINEUX, Esq. of Garboldisham in Norfolk,
and High Sheriff of the County in 1767,
who declared Himself
at the Mayor's Feast,
Septr. 29, 1766.
The Hon. THOMAS WALPOLE, Brother to
Lord Walpole of Woolterton,
who declared Himself,
March 18, 1767,
In the Room of Mr. HORATIO WALPOLE,
who declined to offer
His Services any longer, on Account of his ill
State of Health, and other his Reasons
assigned, in a Letter to
WILLIAM LANGLEY, Esq. MAYOR,
bearing Date, March 13, 1767.
The last contested Election for this Town,
was in the Year 1747,
when upon casting up the Poll, June 29, the Numbers
were as follows:
Mr. HORATIO WALPOLE | 199 |
Sir JOHN TURNER | 184 |
Mr. FOLKES | 131 |
N. B. Sir JOHN TURNER was principally opposed in this Contest, but being supported by the WALPOLE Family, carried his Election.
B 2
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A LIST OF THE
F R E E M E N,
OF THE BOROUGH OF
KING'S LYNN, in NORFOLK.
Who Poll'd on Monday, March 21, 1768.
The CANDIDATES were |
---|
The Hon. Thomas Walpole, Esq. |
Sir John Turner, Bart. |
Crisp Molineux, Esq. |
[Name, Occupation] | [Residence] | T. | W. | M. |
---|---|---|---|---|
A | ||||
ADlington [sic], John, Carpenter | Lynn | |||
Alcock, John, Stone-Mason | --- | |||
ALDERSON, THOMAS, Merchant | --- | |||
Alderson, Jos. Merchant | --- | |||
Aldred, Samuel, Cooper | King's-mills? | |||
Allen, Francis, Butcher | Lynn | |||
Allen, John, --- | --- | |||
Allen, Maxey, Brewer | --- | |||
Allen, Thomas, Cust. H. Officer | --- | |||
Allen, William, Hatter | Norwich | |||
Allen, William, Woollen-Draper | Bury | |||
Anderson, Robert, Stone-Mason | Lynn | |||
Ashley, Robert, Butcher | --- | |||
Athley, Thomas, Cust. P. Officer | --- | |||
Audley, Thomas, Merchant | --- | |||
Avis, Thomas, Mason | --- | |||
B | ||||
Bacon, Edward, Esq. | Earlham | |||
Badger, William, Cooper | Lynn | |||
Bagge, Charles, D.(octor). D(ivinity) | --- | |||
Bagge, John, Brewer | --- | |||
BAGGE, THOMAS, Merchant | --- | |||
BAGGE, WILLIAM, --- | --- | |||
Bailey, Charles, --- | --- | |||
Bailey, John, --- | --- | |||
Bannister, Charles, Cust. H. Officer | --- | |||
Barcock, John, Porter | London | |||
Barlow, Benjamin, Collar-maker | Lynn | |||
Barret, Edward, Sail-maker | London | |||
Beals, John, Joiner | Lynn | |||
Beats, George, Mason | --- | |||
Bell, William, Cooper | --- | |||
Berney, Thomas, Gent. | --- | |||
Bird, Joshua, Draper | St. Ives | |||
Bloom, William, Navy Lieutenant | Lynn | |||
Boardman, James, Mason | --- | |||
Boardman, Roger, --- | London | |||
Bodham, Jos. --- | Lynn | |||
BODHAM, ROBERT, Currier | --- | |||
Bond, Thomas, Mason | Ringstead | |||
Brethett, Jos. Cust. H. Officer | Lynn | |||
Broadway, Crispin, Cordwainer | --- | |||
BROWNE, DANIEL, Merchant | --- | |||
Browne, Samuel, --- | --- | |||
Browne, Samuel, Sail-Maker | [blank] | |||
BROWNE, SCARLET, Town Clerk | --- | |||
Browne, Thomas, Butcher | London | |||
Browne, William, Knight, M.D. | --- | |||
Bryant, Benjamin, Cust. H. Officer | Wolferton | |||
Balmer, Thomas, Grocer | London | |||
Bunting, Robert, Butcher | Pickenham | |||
Burch, Thomas, Sail-Maker | Lynn | |||
Burke, John, Porter | --- | |||
BUTTERWORTH, ROBERT, Barber | --- | |||
C | ||||
Carlton, Francis, Grocer | Lynn | |||
Carter, Richard, Sadler | --- | |||
Carter, Thomas, Tanner | --- | |||
CARY, BRIGGS, Clerk | Lynn | |||
CARY, JOHN, Esq. | --- | |||
CARY, JOHN, jun. Merchant | --- | |||
CASE, PHILLIP, Esq. | --- | |||
CASE, THOMAS, Attorney | --- | |||
Chadwick, John, Upholder (*) | --- | |||
Clarke, William, Merchant | --- | |||
Claxton, John, Pilot | --- | |||
Claxton, Thomas, --- | --- | |||
Claxton, William, Linen-Draper | --- | |||
Clements, William, Grocer | London | |||
Collet, Edward, Plumber | Snettisham | |||
Cony, Robert, Esq. | Runcton | |||
Cook, George, Butcher | Lynn | |||
Cook, Robert, Baker | --- | |||
Cooper, M. Gray, Sadler | --- | |||
Copeland, Robert, Butcher | Freestone | |||
Cordell, Robert, Cooper | St. Ives | |||
Cornwell, Jeremiah, Cordwainer | Lynn | |||
Cowell, Edward, Carpenter | --- | |||
Cowell, James, Baker | --- | |||
Cowell, Robert, Merchant | Upwell | |||
Cox, William, --- | Lynn | |||
Creemer, Edmund, Grocer | --- | |||
Crisp, John, Cordwainer | --- | |||
Crisp, Robert, Butcher | Wareham (Wereham) | |||
Crow, Henry, Sail-Maker | Lynn | |||
Cruso, Robinson, Upholder (*) | --- | |||
Cummins, Peter, Cooper | --- | |||
D | ||||
Darney, John, Baker | --- | |||
Daville, John, Clerk | Wiggenhall | |||
Day, Thomas, Merchant | Lynn | |||
Dean, John, Cooper | Bury | |||
De Grey, Thomas, Esq. | Merton | |||
Dix, Robert, Sadler | Swaffham | |||
Dix, William, Baker | --- | |||
Dexter, Daniel, Shipwright | Lynn | |||
Dexter, John, C. H. Officer | --- | |||
Dexter, Samuel, --- | --- | |||
Dillingham, Burgess, Butcher | --- | |||
Dillingham, William, --- | --- | |||
Dillingham, Wm. jun. Stone-Mason | Lond. | |||
Dunham, John, Cook | --- | |||
E | ||||
Earish, John, Baker | Lynn | |||
Edge, Edmund, Meter | --- | |||
Edwards, Bartholomew, Esq. | Swaffham | |||
Edwards, Nicholas, Gent. | Lynn | |||
Elsden, Edmund, Merchant | --- | |||
Elstobb, William, Surveyor | Boston | |||
Elstobb, William, Merchant | Lynn | |||
EVERARD, EDWARD, Esq. | --- | |||
EVERARD, EDWARD, jun. Merchant | --- | |||
EVERARD, WILLIAM, Clerk | --- | |||
F | ||||
Fairchild, John, Collar-Maker | Stoke | |||
Farthing, John, Joiner | Lynn | |||
Farthing, Robert, Mariner | --- | |||
Farthing, Robert, Grocer | London | |||
Farthing, Samuel, Brewer | Lynn | |||
FELLOWS, WILLIAM, Gent. | Mile-End | |||
Folkes, William, Esq. | Hillington | |||
Foreman, Peter, Cordwainer | Norwich | |||
Forster, Isaac, Sail-Maker | Lynn | |||
FYSH, JAMES, Merchant | --- | |||
FYSH, TIMOTHY, Gent. | Ringstead | |||
G | ||||
Garrett, Silvan, Carpenter | London | |||
Gillings, Thomas, Barber | Lynn | |||
Glew, Richard, Mariner | --- | |||
Goodwin, Henry, Gent. | London | |||
Goodwin, Richard, Grocer | Lynn | |||
Goodwin, Robert, Clerk | Wells | |||
Gore, Money, Shipwright | Lynn | |||
Goskar, Thomas, Plumber | --- | |||
Greenacre, Edward, Taylor | --- | |||
Grimitt, John, Pilot | --- | |||
Grimstone, Edmund, Butcher | --- | |||
Grundy, William, Grocer | London | |||
Gurling, George, C. H. Officer | Lynn | |||
H | ||||
Hamilton, Gavin, Merchant | --- | |||
Hamilton, James, --- | --- | |||
Hamilton, Robert, M. D. | --- | |||
Hammond, Horace, D. D. | Harpley | |||
Hammond, Richard, Esq. | Westacre | |||
Hammond, Thomas, Surgeon | Bristol | |||
Hanslip, John, Grocer | Lakenheath | |||
Handwell, James, Plumber | Lynn | |||
Harris, John, C. H. Officer | --- | |||
Harris, John, Baker | Enfield | |||
HART, JOHN, Merchant | --- | |||
Haycock, Nathaniel, Blacksmith | --- | |||
Haycock, Robert, Blacksmith | --- | |||
Hendry, Thomas, Brewer | --- | |||
Henley, John, Gent. | London | |||
Herbert, Dennis, Merchant | Bigleswade (Biggleswade) | |||
Hill, John, Meter | Lynn | |||
Hogge, George, Merchant | --- | |||
Holditch, Adam, Meter | --- | |||
Hopkins, Richard, Hatter | --- | |||
Horncastle, James, Baker | --- | |||
Hubbard, Thomas, Mariner | --- | |||
Hudson, William, --- | --- | |||
Hunt, Robert, C. H. Officer | --- | |||
J | ||||
Jee, Edward, Carpenter | Norwich | |||
Jempson, John, Carpenter | Lynn | |||
Jenkins, Griffith, Mariner | --- | |||
Jenkins, John, Sail-maker | London | |||
Jervis, William, Barber | --- | |||
K | ||||
King, George, Innholder | --- | |||
King, Henry, Merchant | Lynn | |||
King, John, Baker | Gaywood | |||
King, Thomas, Mason | Lynn | |||
Kirby, Francis, Cordwainer | --- | |||
Kirk, John, Stone-mason | --- | |||
L | ||||
Langman, William, Sadler | Fakenham | |||
LANGLEY, WILLIAM, Merchant | Lynn | |||
Law, William, Barber | --- | |||
Lawrence, Richard, Mason | --- | |||
Lawrence, Richard, jun. Mason | --- | |||
Leach, John, Plumber | Brandon | |||
LEWIS, RALPH, Merchant | Norwich | |||
Lock, Thomas, C. H. Officer | Lynn | |||
Locus, Daniel, --- | Brancaster | |||
Loder, John, Cooper | Boston | |||
Lord, Thomas, Taylor | Lynn | |||
Loveday, James, Meter | --- | |||
Loveday, John, Meter | --- | |||
Lunn, Timothy, Cordwainer | --- | |||
Lyther, Benjamin, Plumber | --- | |||
Lyther, James, Joiner | --- | |||
Lyther, Nicholas, Cooper | Thornham | |||
M | ||||
Mackender, Townshend, Butcher | London | |||
Magnis, Stephen, Sail-maker | Wells | |||
Mann, John, C. H. Officer | Lynn | |||
Manning, Edward, Brazier | Norwich | |||
Mason, John, Mariner | Shields | |||
Mason, Thomas, C. H. Officer | Lynn | |||
Massam, Robert, Cooper | --- | |||
Massingarb, Timothy, Sadler | Wisbich (Wisbech) | |||
Mayors, Richard, Shipwright | Lynn | |||
Meverly, William, Cordwainer | --- | |||
MIXSON, WILLIAM, Merchant | --- | |||
Monford, John, Joiner | London | |||
Moody, R. Baker, Merchant | Lynn | |||
Moody, William, Plumber | Ely | |||
N | ||||
Newman, Stephen, Grocer | London | |||
Nichols, Matthew, Parish Clerk | Lynn | |||
NUTHALL, BENJAMIN, Merchant | --- | |||
NUTHALL, JOHN, Gent. | Norwich | |||
O | ||||
OFFLEY, WILLIAM, Gent. | London | |||
Old, William, Baker | Swaffham | |||
Oldmeadow, William, Mason | London | |||
Outlaw, Henry, Mariner | Lynn | |||
P | ||||
Paddeson, John, Mason | Lynn | |||
Paine, Edward, Cordwainer | --- | |||
Panks, Matthew, Plumber | --- | |||
Partridge, Henry, Esq. Recorder | --- | |||
Partridge, John, Gent. | London | |||
Patteson, George, Draper | Lynn | |||
Pattrick, Edmund, Tanner | --- | |||
Pattrick, William, C. H. Officer | --- | |||
Paxton, David, --- | --- | |||
Peacock, Joseph, --- | --- | |||
Peacock, William, Taylor | --- | |||
Peek, Christopher, Grocer | --- | |||
Petchy, John, Stone Masom | --- | |||
Pett, Robert, Gent. | London | |||
Pettet, Linsted, Ironmonger | Lynn | |||
Peyton, Sir John, Bart. | London | |||
Phelps, Charles, Clerk | Lynn | |||
Plowright, William, Baker | --- | |||
Pooley, Francis, Salesman | London | |||
Pooley, Henry, Butcher | Lynn | |||
Pooley, George, --- | --- | |||
Porter, James, Sail-maker | --- | |||
Potts, William, Barber | --- | |||
Powel, Hugh, Milk-man | --- | |||
Pulvertoft, John, Currier | London | |||
R | ||||
Ransom, Robert, Mason | Ingoldsthorpe (Ingoldisthorpe) | |||
Raven, Richard, Painter | Lynn | |||
Rayner, John, C. H. Officer | --- | |||
Reeve, Philip, Painter | --- | |||
Richardson, John, Mason | --- | |||
Richardson, James, Cooper | --- | |||
Richmond, James, C. H. Officer | --- | |||
Rix, Thomas, Baker | London | |||
Roberson, James, Merchant | Lynn | |||
Roberson, Walter, --- | --- | |||
RODWELL, WILLIAM, Merchant | Swaffham | |||
ROLFE, EDMUND, Esq. | Lynn | |||
Rudkin, John, Carpenter | --- | |||
Russel, James, Innholder | --- | |||
S | ||||
SAY, ROBERT, Clerk | Swaffham | |||
Scales, Thomas, Baker | Oxtwell (Outwell) | |||
Scarnall, Stephen, Barber | Lynn | |||
Scot, Walter, Butcher | --- | |||
Scott, William, Clerk | London | |||
Secker, James, C. H. Officer | Lynn | |||
Sisson, John, Plumber | --- | |||
Sharp, Philip, Baker | Docking | |||
Sharp, William, Baker | London | |||
Shearman, William, Meter | Lynn | |||
Skelton, Henry, C. H. Officer | Wells | |||
Smith, Richard, Cooper | Lynn | |||
Smith, Thomas, Baker | --- | |||
Smith, William, Taylor | --- | |||
Somersby, Thomas, Esq. | --- | |||
Somersby, Thomas, jun, Grocer | --- | |||
SOUTHWELL, JOHN, Merchant | Wisbich (Wisbech) | |||
Stafford, Thomas, Mariner | Lynn | |||
Steed, Thomas, Grocer | Peterborough | |||
Stokeham, Stephen, Mason (*) | Lynn | |||
Stort, Henry, Butcher | --- | |||
Stort, Henry, jun. Grocer | --- | |||
Stort, Thomas, Butcher | --- | |||
STRATTON, JAMES, Mariner | --- | |||
Stream, John, Baker | --- | |||
SWAINE, DANIEL, Esq. | Leverington (Cambs) | |||
Swan, John, Baker | Lynn | |||
Sutton, Morgan, Blacksmith | --- | |||
T | ||||
Taylor, Henry, Surgeon | --- | |||
Taylor, John, Mariner | --- | |||
TAYLOR, JOSEPH, M. D. | --- | |||
Taylor, Thomas, Barber | --- | |||
Taylor, William, Sadler | --- | |||
Tidd, William, C. H. Officer | Lynn | |||
Tilson, Edward, Grocer | --- | |||
Tilson, Thomas, Sail-Maker | London | |||
Turner, Charles, Esq. Mayor | Lynn | |||
Turner, Sir John, Bart. | Warham | |||
Tweddale, George, Carpenter | Lynn | |||
V | ||||
Vincent, Isaac, Mason | --- | |||
Vincent, Riches, C. H. Officer | --- | |||
Underwood, Benjamin, Clerk | Basingstoke | |||
W | ||||
Ward, William, Butcher | Lynn | |||
Wardale, Abraham, Wheelwright | Denver | |||
Wardale, John, Butcher | Lynn | |||
Warnes, Samuel, Cooper | --- | |||
Watson, Henry, C. H. Officer | --- | |||
Wells, Stona, --- | --- | |||
Weskett, Robert, Merchant | London | |||
West, James, Meter | Lynn | |||
West, Thomas, Joiner | --- | |||
Whetham, Thomas, Sadler | St. Neots | |||
Whetham, William, --- | St. Ives | |||
Whittington, James, Shopkeeper | Massingham | |||
WILSON, JOHN, Esq. | Lynn | |||
Wilkinson, John, Mariner | --- | |||
Windlow, Adam, Butcher | Tilney | |||
Winkfield, Charles, Meter | Lynn | |||
Wiseman, Robert, Mason | Islington | |||
Woodrow, John, Cooper | London | |||
Woodcock, Robert, Brazier | Lynn | |||
Woolaston, Matthew, Mariner | --- | |||
Worman, Roger, Mason | --- | |||
Wright, John, Baker | --- | |||
Wright, Thomas, Plumber | Burnham | |||
Y | ||||
Youngs, Richard, Cooper | Wisbich (Wisbech) |
The Numbers were for Sir John Turner, | 174 |
Single Votes for Sir John Turner, | 80 |
The Honourable Thomas Walpole, Esq. | 200 |
Single Votes for Mr. Walpole, | 4 |
[The 4 single votes were cast by :-]
1. Dr. Bagge. 2(n)d. Dr. Hammond. 3(r)d. Edmund Rolfe, Esq. 4th. Mr. Say.---
Mr. Walpole could likewise have commanded a single Vote from, 1, Richard Hammond, Esq. --- 2. Bartholomew Edwards, Esq. --- and, 3, William Old, Esq. Total 7
Crisp Molineux, Esq. 159
Single Votes offered to Mr. Molineux, but the Second given to Mr. Walpole at his Request, 100.
[End of Poll Book]
Notes
- 1. Some variation will be found in the names of the places when compared to their standard spelling which are given in "()".
- 2. John Daville was minister from 1755 to 1800 at Wiggenhall St. Mary.
- 3. Page numbers (as printed in the original) start at "[4]".
- 4. Column headings shows votes for T.=Turner, W.=Walpole or M.= Molineux
- 5. "Gent."= Gentleman
- 6. Charles Bagge D.D. was minister from 1755 to 1777 at King's Lynn St Margaret
- 7. "Stephen Stokeham" had votes for all 3 candidates? In the other poll book he voted for "Walpole" and "Molineux" and not "Turner".
- 8. The meaning of names in CAPITALS and Bold letters is not currently known?
- 9. The notation "---" for trades and residences normally means "Ditto" or the same as the previous one.
- 10. In other documents the following alternative spellings have been seen which appear to refer to the same people/places:-
Peake/Peek, Stokeham/Stoakham - 11. The meaning of "Upholder" is "Tradesman" or more specifically could be one of Auctioneer, Broker, Undertaker or Upholsterer.
See also the main Voting page, King's Lynn Voting page, County elections page and the King's Lynn parish page.
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July 2011