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Norfolk Residents and Places of Abode

A copy of the poll for the Knights of the Shire for the county of Suffolk, taken at Ipswich, Wed April 7th 1784

Candidates :- Sir Thomas Charles Bunbury, Bt. [B], Sir John Rous, Bart. [R], Joshua Grigby, Esq; [G]

Printed by C. Punchard, Ipswich, 1784

The Towns are set in an alphabetical Order.

Each original Page consists of five Columns.

  • The first contains the "Names [Surname, Forename(s)] and Place of Residence"
  • The second has the "Place of Freehold"
  • Third, fourth and fifth columns are the letters of the 3 candidates with a horizontal line to indicate who people voted for.

Note that only people who appear to live in Norfolk or places which are partly in both Norfolk and Suffolk have been transcribed out of the voters.

[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]


 

S U F F O L K       P O L L,

 

A P R I L   7th,   1784

NAMES AND RESIDENCES.FREEHOLDS.BRG
Page 27    
Gorleston    
Beart, CharlesGorleston 

     
Page 43    
Mendham    
Beaumont, SamuelMendham 

Hill, JohnMendham 

Malyn, JohnWeybread 
 
Oby, JohnMendham 

Woods, ThomasMendham 

Wright, JohnWeybread 

     
Page 59    
Thetford    
Rolfe, Thomas SaundersFinningham

 
Smith, WilliamBury 

Sparrowe, JohnHopton

 
     
Page 70    
Freeholders not resident in the County.
[Place, County]    
Alburgh, Norfolk    
Crow, JohnWangford 

     
Brockdish, Norfolk    
Chilver, JosephHoxne 

Colman, Charles (Note 1)Theberton 

Crickmore, JohnWingfield
 
     
Dickleburgh, Norfolk    
Gleed, FrancisWetheringsett 

Moon, EdwardSouth Elmham 

     
Diss, Norfolk    
Brown, HenryHinton
 
Darby, JohnKenton
 
Death, ZachariahMellis  
     
Page 71    
Ditchingham, Norfolk    
Tibnam, Edward (Note 2)[South Elmham] St. James 

     
Gissing, Norfolk    
Gilbert, JohnHinderclay
 
     
Harleston, Norfolk    
Kerrich, John, Esq;Mendham 

Smith, GeorgeHoxne 

Theobald, George, Esq;Wilby 

Walne, DanielLaxfield  
     
Kilverston(e), Norfolk    
Green, JohnWalsham (le Willows)  
     
Langmere, Norfolk    
Rayner, RobertBedfield 

     
Mendham, Norfolk    
Baldwing, HenryMendham, Suffolk 

     
Needham, Norfolk    
Clarke, SamuelAll-saints  
     
Norwich, Norfolk    
Bolton, ThomasCoddenham
  
Day, JohnWhatfield
  
Howes, Thomas, (Clerk)Thorndon
  
Lock, JohnBotesdale

 
Wilkin, SimonMildenhall
 
     
Page 73    
North Walsham, Norfolk    
Cooper, ThomasSt. James [South Elmham]

 
     
Roydon, Norfolk    
Frere, John, Esq;Finningham

 
     
Redenhall, Norfolk    
Reeve, William, (Clerk)Hemington
  
     
Roudham, Norfolk    
Boyce, JohnBrampton

 
     
Scole, Norfolk    
Stedman, EdmundRedgrave 

     
Stockton [Norfolk]    
Bond, RobertWilby 

     
Swaffham, Norfolk    
Edgar, DevereuxCapel
  
     
Wolterton, Norfolk    
Mansfield, ThomasHundon
  
     
Wroxham, Norfolk    
Collyer, Daniel, (Clerk)Reydon 
 
     

 

CandidatesNo. of Votes
  Sir Thomas Charles BUNBURY, Bart.  739
  Sir John ROUS, Bart.1652
  Joshua GRIGBY, Esq;1283

 

 

[End of Poll Book]


Notes

  • 1. In 1790 Suffolk Poll we have Charles Coleman in Brockdish.
  • 2. In 1790 Suffolk Poll we have Edmund Tibbenham in Ditchingham.
  • 3. Gorleston has been transcribed in full even it did not become part of Norfolk until much later.
  • 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.
  • 5. Mendham is partly in Norfolk so has been transcribed in full.
  • 6. The following list may help to identify places :- All Saints [South Elmham?], Langmere is part of Dickleburgh, Redenhall/Redenhall with Harleston.

See also the main Voting page.

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September 2014