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Poll for Clavering Hundred 1768
A copy of the poll for the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk, taken at Norwich, March 23, 1768 for Clavering Hundred. [Printed by W.Chase]
Name Index
The poll book contains the following names and the numbers in brackets refer to the page numbers on which one or more occur.
| Alexander (16) Allington (13) Baily (12) Baker (15) Barcham (16) Barnard (13) Batchelor (15) Beart (12) Beckett (11-B) Bocking (11-B) Boon (13) Boycat (17-A) Boyce (16) Bray (15) Browne (14,17-A) Buckle (12) Bunfellow (12) Burrell (16) Burroughs (11-B) Burrows (14) Candler (16) Carpenter (11-B) Carver (13) Castle (12) Chaplin (11-B) Chase (12) Clarke (12,15) Colombine (12,16) Cooke (11-B) Cooper (11-B) | Cunningham (11-B) Curtis (16) Denny (14,15) Disney (15) Durrant (16) Ellis (12) Emerson (11-B) Fairweather (11-B) Farr (14) Farrow (16) Fryar (12) Fuller (16) Garwood (15) Glasspole (11-B) Gooch (13,15) Gowen (13) Grimmer (13) Groom (15,16) Hanner (16) Hase (11-B) Horth (15) Houghton (15) Jarvis (16) Jex (15) Johnson (12) Kett (13) Kiddle (12) Killington (11-B) Kybert (13) Lamb (14) | Langham (12) Last (14) Libbis (11-B) Lillistone (13) Lincoln (13,15) Loddington (16) Lumley (16) Luson (17-A) Mace (14) Malyn (13) Marsh (13) Mayes (11-B,12,15) Meuse (16) Mickleburgh (14,15) Morris (14) Morley (14) Murrell (15) Negus (15) Neslin (17-A) Norton (12) Osborne (16) Page (11-B,12) Pearse (11-B,16) Pell (14) Pendleton (14) Price (17-A) Prime (16) Ragg (17-A) Rayner (12) Reed (16) | Richards (14) Riches (16) Rising (11-B) Rivett (14) Rudd (13) Rushmore (17-A) Sallows (15) Sayer (16) Scales (14) Schouldham (12) Sewell (14,16) Sherman (14,17-A) Simpson (12) Skipper (13) Smith (14) Spore (15) Stannard (12) Thornton (17-A) Tiptod (14) Todd (13) Turner (14,17-A) Wadsworth (15) Walter (11-B) Waters (13) Wigg (11-B,12) Wilson (15) Wiseman (12) Woodbine (16) Woodford (12) Woodthorpe (11-B) Wright (13,17-A) |
Clavering Hundred
This contains the following parishes where property was held. The names in brackets "()" are alternative spellings as used in the original poll book.
| Aldeby Bergh Apton Brooke Burgh St. Peter Ellingham Geldeston (Geldestone) Gillingham All Saints | Gillingham St. Mary Haddiscoe Thorpe next Haddiscoe (Haddiscoe Thorpe) Hales Heckingham Howe Kirby Cane | Norton Subcourse Raveningham Stockton Thurlton Toft Monks Wheatacre All Saints (Wheatacre or Wheatacre Burgh) |
[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]
| Freeholders Names and where the Freeholds lie. | Residence. | Wo de | de Gr | As tl | Co ke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Page 11-B] | |||||
| ALDEBY | |||||
| Beckett William | Aldeby | ||||
| Bocking Thomas | Denton | ||||
| Burroughs Peter | Aldeby | ||||
| Carpenter Philip | Aldeby | ||||
| Chaplin John | Somerlyton, Suffolk (Somerleyton) | ||||
| Cooper John, Esq; | Beccles, Suffolk | ||||
| Fairweather John | Aldeby | ||||
| Glasspole John | Blundeston, Suffolk | ||||
| Pearse William [See Note 3] | Barrow (Southburgh) | ||||
| Rising Benjamin | Aldeby | ||||
| Wigg John | Aldeby | ||||
| Woodthorpe William | Carlton (Carleton) | ||||
| [Totals] | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | |
| BERGH APTON | |||||
| Cooke Thomas | Bergh Apton | ||||
| Cunningham Jonah | Bungay, Suffolk | ||||
| Emerson Thomas | Norwich | ||||
| Hase Thomas | Bergh Apton | ||||
| Killington William, jun. | Bergh Apton | ||||
| Libbis William | Bergh Apton | ||||
| Mayes Robert | Bergh Apton | ||||
| Page Robert | Beccles, Suffolk | ||||
| Walter Nevill, Cl. | Bergh Apton | ||||
| [Totals] | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| [Page 12] | |||||
| BURGH ST. PETER | |||||
| Ellis Thomas | Burgh St. Peter | ||||
| Schouldham John | Burgh St. Peter | ||||
| [Totals] | 2 | 2 | |||
| BROOKE | |||||
| Baily Robert | Brooke | ||||
| Beart Charles | Gorleston, Suffolk | ||||
| Castle John, Cl. | Brooke | ||||
| Clarke Robert | Brooke | ||||
| Colombine Paul | Norwich | ||||
| Fryar Richard | Brooke | ||||
| Johnson Robert | Mendham, Suffolk | ||||
| Kiddle John | Brooke | ||||
| Langham Thomas, Cl. | Wymondham | ||||
| Rayner John | Kirstead | ||||
| Simpson John | Norwich | ||||
| Stannard William | Brooke | ||||
| Wigg Edward | Beckham | ||||
| Wiseman James | Poringland | ||||
| Woodford John, Esq; | London | ||||
| [Totals] | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10 | |
| ELLINGHAM | |||||
| Buckle William Cl. | Ditchingham | ||||
| Bunfellow Edmund sen. | Ellingham | ||||
| Bunfellow Edmund jun. | Ellingham | ||||
| Chase Richard, Cl. | Ilketshall St. John, Suffolk | ||||
| Johnson James | Ellingham | ||||
| Mayes Francis | Ellingham | ||||
| Norton Charles | Loddon | ||||
| Page John | Ellingham | ||||
| [Page 13] | |||||
| Rudd John | Ellingham | ||||
| Waters George | Norwich | ||||
| Wright Francis | Ellingham | ||||
| [Totals] | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| GELDESTONE | |||||
| Allington William | Beccles, Suffolk | ||||
| Boon Nathaniel | Geldestone | ||||
| Lincoln John | Topcroft | ||||
| [Totals] | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | |
| GILLINGHAM ALL SAINTS | |||||
| Barnard William | Bungay, Suffolk | ||||
| Lillistone John | Beccles, Suffolk | ||||
| Malyn John | Gillingham All Saints | ||||
| Marsh William | Gillingham All Saints | ||||
| Skipper Edmund | Beccles, Suffolk | ||||
| Todd James | Gillingham All Saints | ||||
| [Totals] | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
| GILLINGHAM ST. MARY | |||||
| Carver William | Gillingham St. Mary | ||||
| [Totals] | 1 | 1 | |||
| HADDISCOE | |||||
| Gooch John | Stoven, Suffolk | ||||
| Gowen Jacob | Haddiscoe | ||||
| Grimmer William | Herringfleet, Suffolk | ||||
| Kett William | Haddiscoe | ||||
| Kybert Charles | Norton Subcourse | ||||
| [Page 14] | |||||
| Lamb William | Bramerton | ||||
| Last John | Toft Monks | ||||
| Mace John | Haddiscoe | ||||
| Morris Daniel | Haddiscoe | ||||
| Pendleton Benjamin | Norwich | ||||
| Rivett Roger | Haddiscoe | ||||
| Sherman John | Haddiscoe | ||||
| Tiptod Robert | Haddiscoe | ||||
| Turner Francis, Cl. | Yarmouth | ||||
| [Totals] | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | |
| HADDISCOE THORPE | |||||
| Browne John | Haddiscoe Thorpe | ||||
| Burrows William | Merton [Crouse=Morton?] | ||||
| Morley Thomas | Haddiscoe Thorpe | ||||
| [Totals] | 3 | 3 | |||
| HALES | |||||
| Denny John | Hales | ||||
| Farr John | Beccles, Suffolk | ||||
| Mickleburgh Matthew | Hales | ||||
| Mickleburgh John | Hales | ||||
| Scales John | Lowestoft, Suffolk | ||||
| Sewell Abraham | Swaffham | ||||
| Smith Richard | Wells | ||||
| [Totals] | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
| HECKINGHAM | |||||
| Pell William | Bungay, Suffolk | ||||
| Richards William | Loddon | ||||
| [Totals] | 1 | 2 | |||
| [Page 15] | |||||
| HOWE | |||||
| Wadsworth Charles Cl. | Howe | ||||
| [Totals] | 1 | 1 | |||
| KIRBY CANE | |||||
| Baker Samuel Cl. | Kirby Cane | ||||
| Baker Charles | Ditchingham | ||||
| Clarke Samuel | Kirby Cane | ||||
| Houghton James | Shipmeadow, Suffolk | ||||
| Lincoln John | Gillingham All Saints | ||||
| Spore Henry | Bunwell | ||||
| Wilson Hen. Wm. Esq; | Kirby Cane | ||||
| [Totals] | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| NORTON SUBCOURSE | |||||
| Bray Joseph | Norton Subcourse | ||||
| Denny Richard | Bergh Apton | ||||
| Garwood John | Norton (Subcourse) | ||||
| Gooch Robert | Norton Subcourse | ||||
| Horth James | Benacre, Suffolk | ||||
| Jex Henry | Yarmouth | ||||
| Mickleburgh Edward | Norton Subcourse | ||||
| Murrell Benjamin | Raveningham | ||||
| [Totals] | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| RAVENINGHAM | |||||
| Batchelor Matthew | Sisland | ||||
| Disney Robert | Norton Subcourse | ||||
| Groom Edward | Reedham | ||||
| Mayes John | Raydon, Suffolk | ||||
| Negus Henry, jun. | Bungay, Suffolk | ||||
| Sallows Thomas | Belton, Suffolk | ||||
| [Totals] | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
| [Page 16] | |||||
| STOCKTON | |||||
| Lumley Valent. Cl. | Bungay, Suffolk | ||||
| Osborne Robert | Stockton | ||||
| [Totals] | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| THURLTON | |||||
| Burrell John | Sherringham (Sheringham) | ||||
| Candler Isaac | Thurlton | ||||
| Colombine Paul, Cl. | Norwich | ||||
| Curtis James | Thurlton | ||||
| Durrant William | Hempnall | ||||
| Farrow Jonathan | Thurlton | ||||
| Groom John | Thurlton | ||||
| Groom Isaac | Yarmouth | ||||
| Jarvis John | Thurlton | ||||
| Meuse William | Southwold, Suffolk | ||||
| Pearse William | Aldeby | ||||
| Reed Thomas | Wood Bastwick | ||||
| Riches John | Norton (Subcourse) | ||||
| Sayer John | Thurlton | ||||
| Sewell William | Thorpe next Haddiscoe | ||||
| Woodbine William | Yarmouth | ||||
| [Totals] | 11 | 13 | 4 | 4 | |
| TOFT MONKS | |||||
| Alexander Amos | Toft Monks | ||||
| Barcham Bartholomew | Toft Monks | ||||
| Boyce John | Toft Monks | ||||
| Fuller James | Haddiscoe | ||||
| Hanner John | Norwich | ||||
| Loddington John Cl. | Beccles, Suffolk | ||||
| Prime John | Toft Monks | ||||
| [Page 17-A] | |||||
| Price John Esq; | Beccles, Suffolk | ||||
| Rushmore Thomas | Raveningham | ||||
| Thornton Ossant | Haddiscoe | ||||
| Turner Francis | Toft Monks | ||||
| [Totals] | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
| WHEATACRE. | |||||
| Boycat Samuel, Cl. [See Note 2] | Yarmouth | ||||
| Browne Le Gryce | Beccles, Suffolk | ||||
| Luson Robert, Esq; | Yarmouth | ||||
| Neslin Robert | Wheatacre | ||||
| Ragg John | Wheatacre | ||||
| Sherman William | Burgh St. Peter | ||||
| Wright Berney [See Note 1] | Billoughby | ||||
| [Totals] | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Candidates
- Wode = Sir Armine Wodehouse, Bart.
- de Gr = Thomas De Grey Esq.
- Astl = Sir Edward Astley, Bart.
- Coke = Wenman Coke Esq.
Notes
- 1. Billoughby is probably Billockby.
- 2. Boycat is also written Boycott.
- 3. Southburgh is also known as Barrow but note there is also a Barrow in Suffolk?
- 4. In the transcription of the Poll Book the modern spelling of place names has been added in brackets "()" to many of the entries so that a search will find them.
Clavering Hundred is followed in Poll book by Henstead Hundred.
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January 2010