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Voting Registers - Polls 1768
An alphabetical draught of the polls for 2 members of Parliament for the City of Norwich taken the 18th Day of March 1768.
This election was between Harbord Harbord Esq. (H-d.), Edward Bacon Esq. (B-n.) and Thomas Beevor Esq. (B-r.) Each candidate is followed by the abbreviation used in the Poll Book to indicate their votes.
Layout of the Poll Book
- Section 1 contains a Description of the Poll Book on Page 4 (see transcription below)
- Section 2 contains all those who voted (each ward is a separate document in the transcription).
- Voters in each of the four Wards (Conisford, Mancroft, Wymer and "The Ward beyond the Water" [or "Northern"] ) of Norwich are first. Each Ward is split into constituent Parishes and places &c.
- Each Parish &c. contains an alphabetical list. All the surnames starting with A are grouped together followed by those beginning with B, C...
- These are followed by the voters living in the other Parishes and Hamlets in the City boundary and in "Precinct of the (Cathedral) Close" (see note 4).
- These are followed by the "Country" voters living outside the City Boundary.
- These are followed by the voters living in London.
- Voters in each of the four Wards (Conisford, Mancroft, Wymer and "The Ward beyond the Water" [or "Northern"] ) of Norwich are first. Each Ward is split into constituent Parishes and places &c.
- Section 3 contains a table of votes per section (as per above) and is listed at the end of this page.
Next is the first of 2 tables. This lists the pages chronologically and the second lists the "Index to the Parishes" alphabetically. Either can be used to go to the list of voters or the other Sections as just described. Alternatively use the search detailed later.
Norwich Parishes &c. and places outside the City boundary
The book contains the following :-
Parish etc. | Page(s) | Ward |
---|---|---|
St. Peter Southgate | 5 | CON |
St. Etheldred | 6 | CON |
St. Julian | 6,7 | CON |
St. Peter Parmountergate | 7,8,9,10 | CON |
St. John Sepulchre | 10,11,12 | CON |
St. Michael at Thorn | 12,13 | CON |
St. John Timberhill | 14,15 | CON |
All Saints | 15,16 | CON |
St. Stephen | 17,18,19,20,21 | MAN |
St. Peter Mancroft | 21,22,23,24,25 | MAN |
St. Giles | 26,27 | MAN |
St. Benedict | 28,29 | WYMER |
St. Swithen | 29,30 | WYMER |
St. Margaret | 30,31 | WYMER |
St. Lawrence | 32,33 | WYMER |
St. Gregory | 33,34,35 | WYMER |
St. John Maddermarket | 35,36 | WYMER |
St. Andrew | 36,37,38 | WYMER |
St. Michael at Plea | 39 | WYMER |
St. Peter Hungate | 40 | WYMER |
St. Simon and St. Jude | 40,41 | WYMER |
St. George Tombland | 41,42,43 | WYMER |
St. Martin at Palace | 43,44 | WYMER |
St. Helen | 45 | WYMER |
St. Michael of Coslany | 46,47 | OVER |
St. Mary (at Coslany) | 47,48,49 | OVER |
St. Martin at Oak | 49,50,51 | OVER |
St. Augustine | 51,52,53 | OVER |
St. George Colegate | 53,54,55,56 | OVER |
St Clement | 56,57 | OVER |
St. Edmund | 57,58 | OVER |
St. Saviour | 58,59 | OVER |
St. Paul | 60,61 | OVER |
St. James | 61,62 | OVER |
Pockthorpe | 63 | OVER |
Heigham | 63,64 | |
Trowse, Carrow and Bracondale Hamlets | 64,65 | |
Lakenham and Earlham | 65 | |
The Cathedral Close | 66 | |
Country Voters [Norfolk, Suffolk etc.] | 67 to 75 | |
London Voters | 76,77,78 | |
Table of Wards etc. and Number of Votes Different from their Residences | 78 |
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.
INDEX to the Parishes, &c. with the Number of Voters in each.
[Note that only the starting page is given]
Parish etc. | Page | Number of Voters |
---|---|---|
All Saints | 15 | 25 |
St. Andrew | 36 | 91 |
St. Augustine | 51 | 92 |
St. Benedict | 28 | 43 |
St Clement | 56 | 59 |
Earlham | 65 | 1 |
St. Edmund | 57 | 21 |
St. Etheldred | 6 | 20 |
St. George Colegate [Colgate] | 54 | 91 |
St George Tombland | 41 | 74 |
St. Giles | 26 | 80 |
St. Gregory | 33 | 62 |
Heigham | 63 | 34 |
St. Helen | 45 | 25 |
St. James | 61 | 49 |
St. John Maddermarket | 35 | 55 |
St. John Sepulchre | 10 | 77 |
St. John Timberhill | 14 | 59 |
St. Julian | 6 | 33 |
Lakenham | 65 | 5 |
St. Laurence [St. Lawrence] | 32 | 57 |
St. Margaret | 30 | 50 |
St. Martin at Oak | 49 | 79 |
St. Martin at Palace | 43 | 56 |
St. Mary (at Coslany) | 47 | 71 |
St. Michael of Coslany | 46 | 60 |
St. Michael at Plea | 39 | 34 |
St. Michael at Thorn | 12 | 67 |
St. Paul | 60 | 64 |
St. Peter Hungate | 40 | 23 |
St. Peter Mancroft | 21 | 196 |
St. Peter Permountergate | 7 | 110 |
St. Peter Southgate | 5 | 23 |
Pockthorp(e) | 63 | 35 |
St. Saviour | 58 | 60 |
St. Simon and St. Jude | 40 | 28 |
St. Stephen | 17 | 156 |
St. Swithen [St. Swithin] | 29 | 31 |
Trowse, Carrow & Bracondale | 55 | 21 |
Close [The Cathedral Close] | 64 | 39 |
Country ie. Norfolk (exc. Norwich Wards/Close etc.), & Other Places (exc. London) | 67 | 371 |
London | 76 | 109 |
Transcription of the Poll Book
The first few pages contain:-
AN
Alphabetical Draught
THE
POLL
FOR
MEMBERS of PARLIAMENT
for the CITY of
NORWICH
Taken the 18th. of March. 1768.
CANDIDATES
HARBORD HARBORD, Esq.
EDWARD BACON, Esq.
ROBERT HARVEY, Esq.
NOCKOLD TOMPSON, Esq.
N O R W I C H:
Printed by WILLIAM CHASE, MDCCLXI.
[Price One Shilling]
[Page 3]
[Description of the Poll Book]
The EDITOR of the Copy here offered to the Public, flatters himself, that it will be found as correct, as can be expected from a Publication of this kind. Many Errors must unavoidably happen in taking down Names and Places of abode in the Confusion and Hurry of a contested Election : For such Errors the Editor is not answerable. Several obvious Mistakes have been corrected; but such as were uncertain, remain as they stand in the original Poll Bools.
NORWICH, W. CHASE.
April 12, 1768.
[The Poll Book continues with Page 5 containing the Parish of St Peter Southgate in Conisford Ward through to Page 78 (follow links in above table)]
This is followed by :-
( 78 )
The Number of Freemen and Freeholders in the several Wards and Hamlets belonging to this City, London and Country Voters, &c.
[Ward, Hamlet etc.] | H-d. | B-n. | B-r. |
---|---|---|---|
Conisford Ward | 250 | 228 | 195 |
Mancroft Ward | 288 | 212 | 213 |
Wymer Ward | 435 | 387 | 241 |
Ward beyond the Water | 375 | 334 | 309 |
Hamlets | 60 | 54 | 42 |
Precinct of the Close | 31 | 35 | 6 |
Country | 268 | 244 | 125 |
London | 105 | 102 | 5 |
Total [Number of Votes] -- | 1812 | 1596 | 1136 |
F I N I S.
[End of Poll Book]
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. Augustine/St. Augustin, St. George Colgate/St. George Colegate, St. Laurence/St. Lawrence, St. Peter Permountergate (Parmentergate)/St. Peter-per-Mountergate, St. Swithin/St. Swithen
- 3. The hamlet of Pockthorpe is in St. James's parish but is listed separately in this Poll Book.
- 4. Voters were either Freemen of the City of Norwich or those who held land/property. For more information see the vote history page.
- Freehold's within the City boundary include those in :- Eaton, Heigham, Lakenham, Pockthorpe, Norwich Thorpe (Thorpe Hamlet) and Trowse Milgate (Trowse Millgate) all giving the right to vote.
- 5. 2736 people voted in this election.
Searching this Poll Book
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January 2015