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Voting Registers - Poll 1826
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.
Most of the places of residence are in Norfolk, Cambridgeshire or Lincolnshire but a number of people are seen to be living elsewhere. The notes section will help to identify the location of some of these.
Transcriptions available
Given below are the dates for the other Polls up to 25th July 1837 with links to further transcriptions. For later ones follow the link to the King's Lynn voting page.
- 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
- 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. - 1824 - Names, occupation and residence.
- 1826 - Names, occupation and residence.
- 1835 - Names, occupation and residence.
- 1837
[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]
A
COPY OF THE POLL,
AS TAKEN AT THE
ELECTION FOR BURGESSES,
TO SERVE IN PARLIAMENT,
For the Borough of King's Lynn,
On Friday, the 9th, of June, 1826;
TOGETHER WITH THE
SPEECHES AND ADDRESSES,
MADE TO
THE ELECTORS.
LYNN:
PRINTED AND SOLD BY E. MUGRIDGE.
1826.
Errata in the Detail.
Page 12, Line 19, for E. Edwards Jun. read E. Everard Jun.
Page 32, Line 16, for purpose read propose.
THE BOROUGH OF King's Lynn, Norfolk. | { THE POLL BOOK, taken for the Election { of Two Burgesses to serve in Parliament, on Friday, { the 9th, and Saturday the 10th days of June, 1826. |
Candidates, | { THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM HENRY { CAVENDISH BENTINCK, COMMONLY CALLED { LORD JOHN BENTINCK. { THE HONOURABLE JOHN WALPOLE, AND { SIR WILLIAM JOHN HENRY BROWNE FOLKES, { BART. |
Returning Officer, | J. P. BLENCOWE, ESQ. MAYOR |
Poll Clerks, | { WILLIAM TOWNLEY. { RICHARD TOWERS BRAITHWAITE. { ROBERT PITCHER, JUN. { CHARLES STROGER HOLTAWAY. |
[Page 1]
NAMES. | ADDITIONS. | RESIDENCE | B. | W. | F. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | |||||
Algar, William | Master Mariner | South Lynn | |||
Allen, Thomas | Esquire | .... | |||
Allen, John Maxey | .... | ||||
Allen, Stephen | Clerk | .... | |||
Anderson, Robert | Stonemason | .... | |||
Andrews, John | Grocer | .... | |||
Andrews, William | Roper | .... | |||
Andrews, Joseph | Grocer | .... | |||
Andrews, George | .... | ||||
Armes, Thomas | Mariner | .... | |||
* Arnop, R. Creasey | Pipe Maker | .... | |||
Askew, William | Shipwright | Rotherhithe | |||
Austin, William | Mariner | South Lynn | |||
Ayre, James | Merchant | Lynn | |||
Ayre, T. James | Miller | Castle Rising | |||
Ayre, William | Merchant | Lynn | |||
B | |||||
Bagge, William | Lynn | ||||
Baker, Henry | Sadler | Regent's Park | |||
Barker, Gilbert | Gentleman | Kensington | |||
Barrett, Kelland | Publican | Lynn | |||
Bartle, William | Cooper | .... | |||
Bartle, Charles | Pilot | .... | |||
Batterham, Robert | Butcher | .... | |||
Beeson, Robert | Baker | .... | |||
Bell, John | Mariner | South Lynn | |||
Bellamy, William | .... | ||||
* Arnop was neither a Freeman, nor entitled to his Freedom. |
[Page 2]
COPY OF THE
NAMES. | ADDITIONS. | RESIDENCE | B. | W. | F. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bellchambers, B. | Hatter | Lynn | |||
Bennett, William | Mariner | .... | |||
Bentinck, Lord W. Cavendish .... | [blank] | London | |||
Bird, James Barry | Conveyancer | .... | |||
Blackburne, Thos. | Merchant | Lynn | |||
Brackenbury, John | Esquire | Magdalen | |||
Blanchflower, H. | Mariner | Lynn | |||
Blaxter, William | .... | ||||
Blencowe, Jno. Jun | Esquire | .... | |||
Boardman, James | Gentleman | .... | |||
Boardman, George | Mariner | .... | |||
Bone, Robert | .... | ||||
Bone, Thomas | .... | ||||
Bonner, William | Merchant | .... | |||
Bonner, G. Yeates | Auctioneer | Sudbury | |||
Bonner, Thomas | Merchant | Lynn | |||
Bouch, Thomas | Cabinet-Maker | Wells | |||
Bowker, Alexander | Esquire | Lynn | |||
Bowker, James | Merchant | .... | |||
Brinn, T. Daniel | Master Mariner | .... | |||
Broadway, Edward | Bricklayer | Gaywood | |||
Bullen, Thos. | Roper | Lynn | |||
Burch, James | Tailor | .... | |||
Brinn, Richard | Bricklayer | .... | |||
Burcham, Thomas | Master Mariner | .... | |||
C | |||||
Camps, Jos. Jun. | Merchant's Clerk | Lynn | |||
Carmichael, John | Esquire | Litcham | |||
Carter, T. August. | Merchant | Lynn | |||
Case, William | Gentleman | Lambeth | |||
Chadwick, James | Painter | Lynn | |||
Chase, John | Mariner | .... | |||
Clethero, W. L. | South Lynn | ||||
Clifton, William | Banker's Clerk | Lynn | |||
Clifton, Wm. Jun. | Merchant | .... | |||
Coates, Daniel | Upholsterer | South Lynn | |||
Coldham, James | Esquire | Anmer |
[Page 3]
POLL BOOK.
NAMES. | ADDITIONS. | RESIDENCE | B. | W. | F. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cook, James | Metter | Lynn | |||
Cook, Robert | Merchant's Clerk | .... | |||
Cooper, John | Rate Collector | .... | |||
Cooper, Thomas | Butcher | .... | |||
Cooper, Matt. Grey | Auctioneer | Tottenhill | |||
Corbett, John | Publican | Lynn | |||
Cox, Christopher | Accomptant | .... | |||
Crawforth, James | Surgeon | South Lynn | |||
Crisp, Robert | Attorney | London | |||
Crown, Robert | Shipwright | South Lynn | |||
Cummins, George | Cooper | Lynn | |||
D | |||||
Danderson, John | Baker | Lynn | |||
Dawson, John Jun. | .... | ||||
Day, Joseph | Stone Mason | Westminster | |||
Dewson, Daniel | Mariner | Lynn | |||
Dewson, J. Rumb. | Master Mariner | .... | |||
Dewson, William | Schoolmaster | .... | |||
Dewson, Daniel | Cordwainer | Gaywood | |||
Dexter, Willm | Sawyer | Lynn | |||
Dickinson, Thos | Master Mariner | .... | |||
Dickenson, Willm | .... | ||||
Dillingham James | Merchant | .... | |||
Dix, Robert | Gentleman | Ely | |||
Dixon, John | Guildford Place | ||||
Dodman, Joseph | Ship Chandler | Ratcliffe | |||
Dolby, John | Mariner | Lynn | |||
Dowsing, Horatio | Clerk | Sculthorpe | |||
E | |||||
Edwards, Edward | Lynn | ||||
Edwards, Thomas | Esquire | .... | |||
Eldridge, Joseph | Gentleman | South Lynn | |||
Ellison, G. Holdg. | Master Mariner | Lynn | |||
Elsden, Henry | Esquire | Congham | |||
Elsden, Edmund | Merchant | Lynn | |||
English, William | Ship Chandler | .... | |||
English, John | Merchant | .... | |||
Esdaile, James | Pipemaker | .... |
[Page 4]
COPY OF THE
NAMES. | ADDITIONS. | RESIDENCE | B. | W. | F. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Everard, Edward | Esquire | Middleton | |||
Everard, Scarlet | Lynn | ||||
Everard, James | .... | Lowestoft | |||
Everard, Edw. Jun. | Merchant | Lynn | |||
Everard, William | Attorney | .... | |||
Everard, James E. | Esquire | .... | |||
Ewen, S. William | Pilot | Ramsgate | |||
F | |||||
Fackney, William | Ropemaker | Ely | |||
Faux, Robert | Baker | Lynn | |||
Flegg, Thomas | Mariner | .... | |||
Flegg, John | Mariner | .... | |||
Folkes, Sir W. Jno H. Browne | Baronet | Hillington | |||
Forest, Frederick | Surgeon | Lynn | |||
Foss, James | Cooper | Wisbeach (Wisbech) | |||
Francis, William | Mariner | Lynn | |||
Freeman, William | .... | .... | |||
Frost, Robert | Shipwright | Chatham | |||
Frost, Charles | Lathriver | Lynn | |||
Frost, Townley | South Lynn | ||||
Fysh, James | Gentleman | Stamford | |||
G | |||||
Gage, Robert | Publican | South Lynn | |||
Gathercole, Drury | Shipwright | Deptford | |||
Garrard, John | Roper | Lynn | |||
Garrad, William | .... | ||||
Garnham, Thomas | Sailmaker | Boston | |||
Goskar, James | Glazier | Lynn | |||
Goskar, Thomas | Farmer | Hillington | |||
Green, Robert | Merchant | Lynn | |||
Greene, Josiah | .... | ||||
Green, Thomas | Roper | .... | |||
Greene, James | Painter | .... | |||
Green, William | Cooper | .... | |||
Guy, Thomas | Merchant | .... | |||
Guy, Thomas Jun. | .... | ||||
H | |||||
Hadley, S. | Esquire | Hillington |
[Page 5]
POLL BOOK.
NAMES. | ADDITIONS. | RESIDENCE | B. | W. | F. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hall, Wm. Rogers | Mariner | Lynn | |||
Hampton, Osbert | Saddler | London | |||
Hart, John | Deal Porter | South Lynn | |||
Harvey, Henry | Mariner | .... | |||
Hardwick, Edmund | Meter | Lynn | |||
Hasscock, Jas. | Mariner | .... | |||
Hawes, Christoph. | Baker | .... | |||
Haycock, Abraham | Ironmonger | .... | |||
Hazelwood, C. | Gentleman | East Dereham | |||
Hemmington, John | Attorney | Lynn | |||
Hill, Thomas | Master Mariner | .... | |||
Hillyard, Wm. F. | Merchant | .... | |||
Hodgson, Harvin | Hempdresser | .... | |||
Hogg, William | Merchant | Biggleswade | |||
Hogg, G. | Esquire | Lynn | |||
Holdgate, George | Publican | .... | |||
Holditch, Hamnett | Gentleman | .... | |||
Holditch, Hamnett | Clerk | Cambridge | |||
Holmes, Robert | Shipwright | Rotherhithe | |||
Hubbard, James | Sailmaker | Lynn | |||
Huggins, Charles | Mariner | .... | |||
Hunt, Thomas | Cooper | .... | |||
Hunt, James | .... | ||||
I & J | |||||
Ibrook, Jas. | Grocer | Lowestoff (Lowestoft) | |||
Jackman, William | Confectioneer | Lynn | |||
Jaggs, Samuel | Master Mariner | .... | |||
Jaggs, William | Mariner | South Lynn | |||
Jex, Henry | Grocer | Lynn | |||
Johnson, William | Mariner | South Lynn | |||
K | |||||
Kemp, John | Master Mariner | Lynn | |||
Kemp, Thomas | Publican | Fincham | |||
Kendle, John | Merchant | Lynn | |||
Ketteringham, W. | Sailmaker | .... | |||
King, William | Bricklayer | .... | |||
King, T. Henzell | Druggist | .... | |||
King, John | Publican | South Lynn |
[Page 6]
COPY OF THE
NAMES. | ADDITIONS. | RESIDENCE | B. | W. | F. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Knight, William | Lieut. R. N. | Gillingham | |||
L | |||||
Laird, Benjamin | Baker | Lynn | |||
Laird, Benj. Jun. | .... | .... | |||
Lake, George | Hatter | Stockport | |||
Lake, William | .... | Lynn | |||
Lane, S. | Artist | London | |||
Lane, Frederic | Attorney | Lynn | |||
Laws, John | Lighterman | .... | |||
Lawrence, Joseph | Gentleman | .... | |||
Leach, John | Plumber | .... | |||
Leaford, John | Master Mariner | .... | |||
Learmouth, John | Baker | .... | |||
Lee Warner, W. W. | Esquire | East Dereham | |||
Lee Warner A. | Captain R. N. | .... | |||
Lemon, Martin C. | Grocer | Lynn | |||
Linay, Thomas | Sailmaker | .... | |||
Linay, Joseph | .... | .... | |||
M | |||||
Mackee, Charles | Bootcloser | Kent Road Surr(e)y | |||
Manning, Edw. B. | Wine Merchant | Lynn | |||
Marshall, Richard | Surgeon | Congham | |||
Marsters John Jun. | Merchant | Lynn | |||
Massingham, W. H. | Mariner | .... | |||
Massingham, Jas. | Ropemaker | .... | |||
Maud, William | Mariner | .... | |||
Meers, Richard | Cattle Jobber | Long Sutton | |||
Melton, James | Grocer | Lynn | |||
Merrycock, Joseph | Hatter | London | |||
Middleton, John | Ship Merchant | Lynn | |||
Millington, S. D. | Boat Builder | .... | |||
Millington, J. Jay | Mariner | .... | |||
Millington, Geo. | Baker | Wells | |||
Mitchley, Robert | Master Mariner | Lynn | |||
N | |||||
Neale, Jeremiah | Serjeant at Mace | .... | |||
Norman, H. | Mariner | North Blyth | |||
Nuccol, David | Master Mariner | Lynn |
[Page 7]
POLL BOOK.
NAMES. | ADDITIONS. | RESIDENCE | B. | W. | F. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
O | |||||
Oldmeadow, Jas. | Cabinet Maker | Gaywood | |||
Oldmeadow, Wm. | Painter | Lynn | |||
Osborne, Robert | Merchant's Clerk | ||||
Oxley, William | Merchant | ||||
P | |||||
Pearson, Samuel | Cabinet Maker | ...... | |||
Peek, George | Gentleman | ...... | |||
Peek, Christopher | Grocer | ...... | |||
Pearson, Mite | Plumber | London | |||
Plowright, G. Batch | Baker | Lynn | |||
Plowright, George | .... | ...... | |||
Plowright, John | Mariner | ...... | |||
Powell, Robert | Roper | ...... | |||
R | |||||
Raven, Rd. Jun. | Painter | ...... | |||
Raven, James | Baker | Swaffham | |||
Reed, Obed. Howse | Hatter | Lynn | |||
Riddle, William | Publican | ...... | |||
Rix, Thomas | Baker | ...... | |||
Rix, Chas. Gray | .... | ...... | |||
Roberts, John | Mariner | ...... | |||
Rockley, Joseph | Master Mariner | ...... | |||
Rollett, William | Gentleman | ...... | |||
Roman, H. | Baker | ...... | |||
S | |||||
Sackamore, James | .... | ...... | |||
Scarfe, Jas. Rob. | Brewer | Snettisham | |||
Sayer, Geo. Fred. | Merchant | Lynn | |||
Secker, Nicholas | Baker | Camberwell | |||
Secker, Thomas | Metter | Lynn | |||
Self, Lionel | Merchant | ...... | |||
Self, Edward | .... | ...... | |||
Self, Lionel Jun. | .... | ...... | |||
Self, Lionel | Schoolmaster | Elmham | |||
Sharpe, Henry | Sailmaker | Lynn | |||
Sharpe, William | Pipemaker | ...... | |||
Simpson, Thomas | Sailmaker | Gaywood | |||
Skelton, E. Pilling | Grocer | Norwich |
[Page 8]
COPY OF THE
NAMES. | ADDITIONS. | RESIDENCE | B. | W. | F. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Slipper, James | Ropemaker | Lynn | |||
Smith, Henry | Grocer | ...... | |||
Smith, Charles | Gentleman | London Road | |||
Sneath, Thomas | Bricklayer | Tottenham court Rd. | |||
Spencer, John | Shipwright | Lynn | |||
Stamp, Matthew | Merchant's Clerk | ...... | |||
Starkings, Richard | Mariner | ...... | |||
Stockdale, John B. | Merchant | ...... | |||
Stoakham, C. M. | Bricklayer | ...... | |||
Stoakham, Stephen | .... | ...... | |||
T | |||||
Taylor, Joseph | Esquire | Yarmouth | |||
Thew, William | Royal Navy | Chatham | |||
Thetford, Henry | Gunmaker | Bury St. Edmonds [sic] (Bury St. Edmunds) | |||
Thomas, William | Shipwright | London | |||
Thompson, Tho. | Metter | Lynn | |||
Thompson, Taylor | Publican | ...... | |||
Thompson, Robt. | Cooper | ...... | |||
Towell, Richard | Mariner | ...... | |||
Trays, Robert | .... | ...... | |||
Twaits, William | Baker | Dersingham | |||
V | |||||
Veargitt, William | Gentleman | Lynn | |||
Vincent, Riches | Upholsterer | London | |||
W | |||||
Wales, Joseph | Merchant | Lynn | |||
Wallard, Francis | Carpenter | Cray, Kent | |||
Walpole, Hon. Jno. | [blank] | London | |||
Wardell, John | Gentleman | South Lynn | |||
Watts, John | Mariner | Lynn | |||
Watts, William | .... | ...... | |||
West, James | Metter | .... | |||
Whincop, Robert | Gentleman | ...... | |||
Whincop, James | Merchant | ...... | |||
Whincop, G. R. | Gentleman | ...... | |||
White, John | Ropemaker | ........ | |||
Willerton, Samuel | Mariner | ........ | |||
Williams, T. Jun. | Merchant's Clerk | ...... |
[Page 9]
POLL BOOK.
NAMES. | ADDITIONS. | RESIDENCE | B. | W. | F. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Williamson, Wm. | Mariner | Lynn | |||
Wilkinson, Sol. | Shipwright | Gaywood | |||
Withers, John | Ropemaker | Lynn | |||
Withers, James | .... | ...... | |||
Winlove, Thomas | Butcher | South Lynn | |||
Wood, Wm. C. | Hempdresser | Lynn | |||
Wood, William | Baker | ...... | |||
Y | |||||
York, Robert | Butcher | Tyd(d), St. Mary's | |||
Youngs, Geo. Jun. | Shipwright | South Lynn | |||
Young, H. | Farmer | Fincham |
AT THE CLOSE OF THE POLL, THE NUMBERS WERE
For Lord William Bentinck | 174 |
The Honourable John Walpole | 199 |
Sir William Folkes | 104 |
Majority by Poll Book, for Lord Wm. Bentinck | 70 |
Ditto for Col. Walpole | 95 |
N.B. R. C. Arnop, voted for Sir Wm. Folkes, and his vote was recorded by mistake, although as he was neither a Freeman nor entitled to his Freedom, the Majorities, should be stated as under.
Majority for Lord Wm. Bentinck | 71 |
Ditto for Col. Walpole | 96 |
The following Freemen arrived on Saturday Evening, who stated before the Mayor their intention to have voted for Sir. Wm. Folkes,
JOHN HALL, | Greenwich, | Brewer |
CRISP POOLY, | London | Salesman |
R. RAVEN, | Lynn | Painter |
HARTUP RICHES, | London | Baker |
J. D. WINTER, | | Mariner |
W. THOMAS | Ipswich | Printer |
W. Wigmore a Freeman also arrived on Saturday Evening but refused to declare for whom he intended to vote.
Erratum in the Poll.
For Brinn, Richard, Bricklayer, read Bunn.
[End of Poll Book]
Notes
- 1. A "---" or "...." in the "ADDITIONS" or the "RESIDENCE" columns indicates "ditto".
- 2. Name spelling varied and below are some alternatives which are to be found in the other King's Lynn Poll Books which may refer to the same families :- Crisp/Crispe, Fackney/Fakeney/Fachney, Harwick/Hardwick, Hogge/Hogg, Mackee/Makee, Meers/Meyers, Merrycock/Merricock, Reed/Read, Wardle/Wardell.
- 3. Many places outside Norfolk had seafaring connections through trade and shipbuilding. Some of those given as residences are listed below together with the Chapman county codes in "[]" in which they lay in 1826 :- Camberwell [SRY], Chatham [KEN], Deptford [KEN], Greenwich [KEN], Gillingham [KEN], Lambeth [SRY], London [LND], North Blyth [NBL] and Rotherhithe [LND].
- 4. Page numbers and headings "A", "B", ..."Y" were not in the original and have been added here for clarity.
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 2012