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Voting Registers - Polls 1710

An Alphabetical Draught of the POLL of ROBERT BENE, Esq;, RICHARD BERNEY, Esq;, WALLER BACON, Esq; and STEPHEN GARDINER, Esq; (for 2 members of Parliament for the City of Norwich) taken the 18th of October, 1710.

The Poll Book is split into 2 sections:-

  • Section one comprises pages 1 to 19 and contains those who voted for BENE (labelled "Benee" in Poll Book) and/or BERNEY.
  • Section two is contained within pages 19 to 34 and lists those who voted for BACON and/or GARDINER.
  • Note that some people appear in both sections as they only voted for one person in each.

1. Order of Parishes etc. in first section of Poll Book.

          (Voters for Bene and/or Berney)

Page numbers are given in brackets "()".

USE links to go to the WARD or Area
(or alternatively in section 3. link takes one straight to parish in required Ward etc.)

CONISFORD WARD
St. Peter Southgate (1)
St. Julian (1)
St. Etheldred (1)
St. Peter per Mountergate (1)
St. John Sepulchre (2)
St. Michael at Thorn (2)
St. John Timberhill (3)
All Saints (3)
 
MANCROFT WARD
St. Stephen (3,4)
St. Peter Mancroft (4,5,6)
St. Giles (6,7)
 
WYMER WARD
Heigham (7)
St. Benedict (7,8)
St. Swithin (8)
St. Margaret (8)
St. Lawrence (9)
St. Gregory (9)
St. John Maddermarket (9,10)
St. Andrew (10,11)
St. Michael a Plea (11)
St. Simon (& St. Jude) (11)
St. Peter Hungate (11,12)		 WYMER WARD (continued)
St. George Tombland (12)
St. Martin a Palace (12,13)
St. Helen (13)
 
NORTHERN WARD
(Ward Beyond the Water)
St. George Colegate (13)
St. Michael Coslany (13,14)
St. Mary (at Coslany) (14)
St. Martin at Oak (14,15)
St. Augustine (15)
St. Saviour (15,16)
St. Clement (16)
St. Edmund (16)
St. Paul (16,17)
St. James and Pockthorp (17)
 
COUNTRY MEN
Country-men
  [Country Voters] (17,18)
Trowse, Carrow &
  Bracondale (17)
  [Under Countrymen]
Eaton (18)
  [Under Countrymen]
In the Close, &c. (18,19)


2. Order of Parishes etc. in second section of Poll Book.

          (Voters for Bacon and/or Gardiner)

Page numbers are given in brackets "()".

USE links to go to the WARD or Area
(or alternatively in section 3. link takes one straight to parish in required Ward etc.)

CONISFORD WARD
St. Etheldred (19)
St. Peter Southgate (19)
St. Julian (19)
St. Peter per Mountergate (20)
St. John Sepulchre (20)
St. Michael at Thorn (20,21)
St. John Timberhill (21)
All Saints (21)
 
MANCROFT WARD
St. Stephen (21,22 )
St. Peter Mancroft (22,23)
St. Giles (23,24)
 
WYMER WARD
St. Benedict (24)
Heigham (24)
St. Margaret (24,25)
St. Swithin (25)
St. Lawrence (25)
St. Gregory (25,26)
St. John Maddermarket (26)
St. Andrew (26,27)
St. Michael a Plea (27)
St. Peter Hungate (27)
St. Simon (& St. Jude) (27)		 WYMER WARD (continued)
St. George Tombland (27,28)
St. Martin a Palace (28)
St. Helen (28)
 
NORTHERN WARD
(Ward Beyond the Water)
St. George Colegate (29)
St. Michael Coslany (29,30)
St. Mary (Coslany) (30,31)
St. Martin's at Oak (31)
St. Augustine (31,32)
St. Saviour (32)
St. Clement (32,33)
St. Edmund (33)
St. Paul (33)
St. James and Pockthorp (33,34)
 
COUNTRY MEN
Earlham (34)
Country-men (34)
Trowse, Carrow &
  Bracondale (34)
  [Under Countrymen]
Eaton (34)
  [Under Countrymen]
In the Close (34)

3. Norwich Parishes and places outside the City boundary

Alphabetical list with links to same Ward pages etc. as described in 1. & 2 above.

Parish etc. Bene &
Berney
Page(s)		 Bacon &
Gardiner
Page(s)		 Ward
All Saints   3   21 CON
St Andrew   10,11   26,27 WYMER
St Augustin
  [St Augustine]		   15   31,32 OVER
St Benedictus
  [St Benedict]		   7,8   24 WYMER
St Clement   16   32,33 OVER
  In the Close   18,19   34
  Earlham   [None]   34
  Eaton   18   [None]
St Edmund   16   33 OVER
St Etheldred   1   19 CON
St George Colegate
  [St George Colgate]		   13   29 OVER
St George Tombland   12   27,28 WYMER
St Giles.
  [St Gyles]		   6,7   23,24 MAN
St. Gregory   9   25,26 WYMER
  Heigham   7   24 WYMER
St. Helen
  [St. Hellen]		   13   28 WYMER
St. James and Pockthorp   17   33,34 OVER
St. John Maddermarket
  [St. John Maeldemarket/
  St. John Maddemarket]		   9,10   26 WYMER
St. John Sepulchre
  [St John Sepulcher]		   2   20 CON
St. John Timberhill   3   21 CON
St. Julian   1   19 CON
St. Lawrence
  [St Laurence]		   9   25 WYMER
St. Margaret   8   24,25 WYMER
St. Martin at Oak   14,15   31 OVER
St. Martin at Palace
  [St. Martin at Pallace]		   12,13   28 WYMER
St. Mary (at Coslany)   14   30,31 OVER
St. Michael Coslany   13,14   29,30 OVER
St. Michael at Plea   11   27 WYMER
St. Michael at Thorn
  [St. Miles Thorne]		   2   20,21 CON
St. Paul   16,17   33 OVER
St. Peter Hungate   11,12   27 WYMER
St. Peter Mancroft   4,5,6   22,23 MAN
St. Peter Permountergate
  [St. Peters per Mountergate]		   1   20 CON
St. Peter at Southgate   1   19 CON
  Pockthorp(e) - see St James OVER
St. Saviour   15,16   32 OVER
St. Simon (& St. Jude)   11   27 WYMER
St. Stephen
  [St. Steven]		   3,4   21,22 MAN
St. Swithin   8   25 WYMER
Trowse, Carrow &
  Bracondale		   17   34
COUNTRYMEN [Country Voters]
  ie. Norfolk (exc. Norwich Wards),
  Norwich (The Close)
  & Other Places (eg. London, Suffolk etc.)		   17,18   34

In the above table the abbreviations for the Wards are as follows:-
CON = Conisford, OVER = Ward Beyond the Water (or Northern Ward), MAN = Mancroft, WYMER = Wymer.

Votes as published in later Poll Books were :-

Robert Bene Esq; Mayor 1315
Richard Berney Esq; Steward 1298
Waller Bacon Esq; 1107
Stephen Gardiner Esq; Recorder 1073

Votes by Parish etc.

A TABLE of the Number of VOTERS in each Parish, &c. has been constructed [by the author] from figures in the Poll Book. In later Poll books (although not in the the original transcribed here) the printers normally issue a disclaimer to the effect that not all voters were necessarily recorded correctly by the Printers agents and also some people may then have been missed from the printed work. This may be the reason that there are discrepancies in the figures?

Bene Berney Bacon Gardiner
All Saints     17     18     16     16
St. Andrew     76     76     42     40
St. Augustine     42     42     29     29
St. Benedict     39     38       8       9
St. Clement     16     15     35     33
St. Edmund     14     14     19     19
St. Etheldred       4       4       5       5
St. George of Colegate     38     37     75     71
St. George of Tombland     31     29     47     49
St. Giles     54     53     39     34
St. Gregory     39     39     34     34
    Heigham     16     15     20     18
St. Helen       8       8       6       6
St. James and Pockthorpe     26     26     31     32
St. John Maddermarket     45     44     24     23
St. John Sepulchre     48     48     29 [*]     27
St. John Timberhill     37     38     24 [*]     23
St. Julian     16     16     24     26
St. Lawrence     19     18     35     34
St. Margaret     21     22     13     14
St. Martin at Oak     41     36     30     25
St. Martin at Palace     47     46     37     36
St. Mary (at Coslany)     37     34     50     45
[Sub-total]   731   716   672   648

[*] Note the following incorrect values are printed in the Poll Book for Bacon:- St. John Sepulchre has "27" and St. John Timberhill has "23".


Bene Berney Bacon Gardin.
St. Michael of Coslany     24     21     54     56
St. Michael at Plea     20     18     21     22
St. Michael at Thorn     27     28     25     23
St. Paul     32     33     39     37
St. Peter of Hungate     21     21       9       9
St. Peter of Mancroft   153   149     81     85
St. Peter Permountergate     27     27     38     40
St. Peter at Southgate     14     14     12     12
    Pockthorpe (see St. James)  
St. Saviour     30     30     26     24
St. Simon & St. Jude     11     11       9       9
St. Stephen     81     82     57     61
St. Swithin     26     25     15     14
[Sub-total]   401   459   386   392
[Brought forward]   731   716   672   648
Bene Berney Bacon Gardiner
  (Total) Inhabitants of the CITY  1198  1175  1058  1040
Countrymen -
  [Inc. - Earlham, Trowse,
    Carrow & Bracondale]		     99     92     50     46
    The Close     19     18 (Inc. above)
TOTAL    1315  1285  1108  1086

Layout of each page

The Parish or area is named and under each of these are five columns as indicated below :-

  • Column 1. Page Number of Start Letter of Alphabetical section in each Parish or area.
  • Column 2. Names of people who voted set out in an alphabetical Order. These include Freeholders and Freemen but they are not all separately indicated. Some possibly alternative names are given for people and some places of trade etc.
  • Columns 3. Trade and/or Status of each Voter. Some Places of Freehold are given.
  • Columns 4 and 5. Each voter had up to 2 votes. Horizontal bar(s) indicate the 1 or 2 candidates voted for if they voted on the 18th of October, 1710.

Notes

  • 1. Some variation will be found in the names of the parishes/places.
  • 2. The following alternative spellings for parish names should be noted :- St. Augustin/St. Augustine,
    St. Benedictus/St. Benedict,
    St. George Colgate/St. George Colegate,
    St. Helen/St. Hellen,
    St. John Maeldemarket/St. John Maddemarket /St. John Maddermarket,
    St. Laurence/St. Lawrence,
    St. Martin a Pallace/St. Martin a Palace/St. Martin at Palace,
    St. Michael a Plea/St. Michael at Plea,
    St. Miles of Thorne/St. Michael at Thorn,
    St. Peter Permountergate (Parmentergate)/St. Peter-per-Mountergate,
    St. Steven/St. Stephen
  • 3. The hamlet of Pockthorpe is in St. James's parish.
  • 4. The spelling of many of names would appear to be as they were heard. Note that it is worth looking at alternatives if the name one is searching for can not be located. Examples of this are :- Edmund/Edmond, Greenfield/Greenfeild, Hartstonge/Hartstongue, Springfield/Springfeild, Taylor/Taylour, Wilson/Willson, Wingfield/Wingfeild etc. - see search below.
  • 5. Poll Book was probably printed in Norwich? The actual printer is currently unknown although it could be by Henry Cross-grove as it has similarities to his 1714 Norwich Poll?

Searching this Poll Book

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May 2014