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Poll for Kings Lynn Borough 1768
A copy of the poll for the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk, taken at Norwich, March 23, 1768. [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 they occur.
People who voted at the wrong booth have their original page number in Notes Column. They have been included in their correct Parish and the index reflects this "correct" placing.
| Alderson (70) Aldridge (70) Allet (70) Arger (70) Arnon (70) Ashley (70) Avis (70) Ayre (70) Ayres (70) Badger (71) Bagg (70,71) Bailey (70) Baley (70) Banks (70) Barett (70) Barker (71) Barnard (70) Beatniffe (70) Belwood (71) Birch (70) Bird (71) Blackhall (71) Bodham (70) Brett (70) Brown (70) Browne (70,71) Cage (71) Carr (71) Carter (71) Cary (71) Chaddelow (71) Chadwick (71) Chesterton (71) Clarke (71) Claxton (71) Cobb (72) Coffee (71) Collier (71) Collins (71) Constable (72) Cooper (71) Cornwall (71) Cotton (71) Coxhall (71) Crick (71) Crisp (71) Crowfoot (72) Cullam (71) | Curl (71) Darney (72) Davison (72) Day (72) Dickinson (72) Dillingham (72) Dunbar (72) Edwards (72) Elsden (72) Emblin (72) Evans (72) Everard (72) Falthorpe (72) Farthing (72) Fish (72) Fletcher (72) Flower (72) Freeman (72) Fuller (72) Gamble (73) Gardiner (73) Gent (73) Gibson (77-A) Giles (72) Gillins (73) Glew (72) Goddard (73) Goldsmith (72) Goskar (73) Green (73) Greeves (72) Hadley (73) Hankinson (73) Hannington (73) Harker (73) Harrand (73) Harris (73) Hart (73) Harvey (73,74) Haycock (73) Heading (73) Hendry (73) Hickman (73) Hinde (73) Hodgson (73) Hogg (73) Holmes (73) Hopkins (73) | Horncastle (73) Horsley (73) Hudson (73) Impen (74) Jackson (74) Johnson (74) King (74) Kirby (74) Kirk (74) Langford (74) Langley (74) Lawrence (74) Leake (74) Leet (74) Leverington (74) Liney (74) Linghook (74) Lock (74) Loveday (74) Lygher (74) Mallery (74) Manning (75) Marshall (74) Martin (74) Mason (74) Maxey (74) Mayer (75) Mayes (74) Mayhew (74) Middleton (75) Miller (74,75) Mixon (75) Morris (74) Nelson (75) Nuthall (75) Osborn (75) Outlaw (75) Palmer (75) Patteson (75) Pawlett (75) Paxton (75) Peacock (75) Peake (75) Pearson (75) Perry (75) Phelps (75) Pindar (75) | Powell (75) Raven (76) Ravenshaw (75) Read (75) Rede (75) Rivett (75) Roberson (75) Rodwell (76) Rogers (75) Rogerson (75) Sharp (76) Sherring (76) Simpson (76) Sinclair (76) Sleigh (76) Smith (76) Smyth (76) Sommersby (76) Stapleton (76) Steele (76) Stone (76) Stort (76) Stratton (76) Taylor (76) Tidd (76) Towler (76) Trace (76) Tuck (76) Turner (76) Vancouver (76) Vincent (76) Ward (77-A) Wardell (76) Wardle (77-A) Waters (77-A) Watling (77-A) West (77-A) White (77-A) Whitingham (77-A) Wilkins (77-A) Williams (77-A) Willimot (77-A) Wilson (77-A) Wood (77-A) Woolaston (77-A) Wright (77-A) Youngman (77-A) |
Kings Lynn Borough
This contains the following parishes where property was held.
| King's Lynn All Saints (South Lynn), King's Lynn St. Margaret and Old Lynn |
[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]
| Freeholders Names and where the Freeholds lie. | Residence. | Wo de | de Gr | As tl | Co ke |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Page 70] | |||||
| Borough of KING's LYNN | |||||
| Arnon Henry | Gaywood | ||||
| Avis Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Allet John | Lynn | ||||
| Ashley Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Arger Killingworth | Sarston, Cambridgeshire (Sawston) | ||||
| Alderson Joseph | Lynn | ||||
| Ayres John | Lynn | ||||
| Aldridge James | Lynn | ||||
| Ayre John | Lynn | ||||
| Brown Scarlet | Lynn | ||||
| Bailey Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Birch Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Barett Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Barett Francis | Lynn | ||||
| Barnard Francis | Lynn | ||||
| Beatniffe Samuel | Lynn | ||||
| Browne Samuel | Lynn | ||||
| Bagg William | Lynn | ||||
| Bagg Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Banks John | Lynn | ||||
| Bodham Robert | Lynn | ||||
| Baley James | Lynn | ||||
| Brett Isaac | Lynn | ||||
| [Page 71] | |||||
| Barker John | Pakenham, Suffolk | ||||
| Browne William | Great Fransham | ||||
| Bagg John | Lynn | ||||
| Badger William | Lynn | ||||
| Bird Joshua | Lynn | ||||
| Belwood Isaac | Lynn | ||||
| Blackhall John | Lynn | ||||
| Collier Charles, Esq; | London | ||||
| Clarke William | Lynn | ||||
| Carr Jeremiah | Lynn | ||||
| Crisp John | Lynn | ||||
| Carter John | Lynn | ||||
| Cotton Robert | Lynn | ||||
| Cary John, jun. | Lynn | ||||
| Coffee William [Crouse=Cossey] | Lynn | ||||
| Collins George | Lynn | ||||
| Cornwall John | Lynn | ||||
| Coxhall John | Lynn | ||||
| Chesterton Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Chadwick John | Lynn | ||||
| Cullam Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Cage John | Lynn | ||||
| Chaddelow Samuel | Lynn | ||||
| Clarke William | Lynn | ||||
| Claxton William | Lynn | ||||
| Clarke James | Lynn | ||||
| Crick Archibald | Lynn | ||||
| Cooper Matthew Grey | Lynn | ||||
| Curl John | Middleton | ||||
| [Page 72] | |||||
| Constable John | Lynn | ||||
| Crowfoot Hugh | Lynn | ||||
| Cobb John | Lynn | ||||
| Dunbar James | Lynn | ||||
| Day George | Lynn | ||||
| Dillingham William | Lynn | ||||
| Dickinson Daniel | Lynn | ||||
| Dillingham Burges | Lynn | ||||
| Davison Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Day Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Darney John | Lynn | ||||
| Evans Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Elsden Edmund | Lynn | ||||
| Edwards Francis | Terrington | ||||
| Everard Edward, Esq; | Lynn | ||||
| Everard Edward jun. Esq; | Lynn | ||||
| Everard James | Lynn | ||||
| Emblin Luke | Lynn | ||||
| Flower Mell | Lynn | ||||
| Fuller Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Freeman Robert | Lynn | ||||
| Fish James, Esq; | Lynn | ||||
| Farthing Samuel | Lynn | ||||
| Fletcher Robert | Soham, Cambridgeshire | ||||
| Falthorpe Francis | Lynn | ||||
| Greeves John, sen. | Lynn | ||||
| Greeves John, jun. | Lynn | ||||
| Giles John | Lynn | ||||
| Goldsmith Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Glew Richard | Lynn | ||||
| [Page 73] | |||||
| Gamble John | Lynn | ||||
| Gent John | Lynn | ||||
| Gardiner Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Gardiner Robert | Lynn | ||||
| Gillins George | Lynn | ||||
| Green Christopher | West Winch | ||||
| Goddard Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Goskar Thomas, jun. | Lynn | ||||
| Heading William | Runcton Holme | ||||
| Hudson William | Lynn | ||||
| Hopkins Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Hadley John | Lynn | ||||
| Hinde Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Horncastle John | Lynn | ||||
| Harker William | Lynn | ||||
| Harvey John | Lynn | ||||
| Hickman William | Lynn | ||||
| Hart Robert | Lynn | ||||
| Hart John | Lynn | ||||
| Holmes Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Hannington John | Lynn | ||||
| Horsley William | South Wotton (South Wootton) | ||||
| Harrand Charles | Lynn | ||||
| Hogg George | Lynn | ||||
| Harris Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Harvey Edmund | Bracon Ash | ||||
| Hodgson John | Tottenhill | ||||
| Hendry Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Hankinson Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Haycock Robert | Lynn | ||||
| [Page 74] | |||||
| Harvey Robert | Lynn | ||||
| Impen Francis | Lynn | ||||
| Johnson John | Lynn | ||||
| Jackson John | Lynn | ||||
| Johnson George | Lynn | ||||
| Kirby Francis | Lynn | ||||
| Kirk John | Lynn | ||||
| King Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| King Henry | Lynn | ||||
| Lawrence William | Lynn | ||||
| Langley William | Lynn | ||||
| Lock Randall | Costessy (Costessey) | ||||
| Liney William | Lynn | ||||
| Lock Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Langford Charles | Lynn | ||||
| Lygher Benjamin | Lynn | ||||
| Linghook Humphry | Lynn | ||||
| Leverington William | Lynn | ||||
| Leake Samuel | Lynn | ||||
| Loveday James | Lynn | ||||
| Leet Jenkin Matthew | Lynn | ||||
| Martin Robert | Norwich | ||||
| Miller John | Lynn | ||||
| Morris John | Lynn | ||||
| Mayhew Anthony, Cl. | Lynn | ||||
| Mayes Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Marshall John | Lynn | ||||
| Maxey Allen | Lynn | ||||
| Mallery Lucas | Lynn | ||||
| Mason Holman | Lieut. in the Navy | ||||
| [Page 75] | |||||
| Mixon William, Esq; | Lynn | ||||
| Miller Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Manning William | Lynn | ||||
| Middleton Edward | Lynn | ||||
| Mayer John | Wisbech | ||||
| Nelson John | Lynn | ||||
| Nuthall Benjamin, Esq; | Lynn | ||||
| Outlaw Henry | Lynn | ||||
| Osborn John | Wareham (Wereham) [Crouse=Warham] | ||||
| Pearson Mite | Lynn | ||||
| Powell Robert | Lynn | ||||
| Powell Hugh | Lynn | ||||
| Patteson George | Lynn | ||||
| Palmer Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Peacock William | Lynn | ||||
| Paxton David | Lynn | ||||
| Paxton William | Lynn | ||||
| Peacock William | Lynn | ||||
| Pawlett William, Esq; | Kenninghall | ||||
| Pindar John | Lynn | ||||
| Perry William | London | ||||
| Phelps Charles, Cl. | Lynn | ||||
| Peake Christopher | Lynn | ||||
| Rogerson William | Lynn | ||||
| Rivett Samuel | Lynn | ||||
| Ravenshaw William | Lynn | ||||
| Rede James | Lynn | ||||
| Rogers John | Lynn | ||||
| Roberson James, Esq; | Lynn | ||||
| Read William | Tottenhill | ||||
| [Page 76] | |||||
| Raven Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Rodwell William [was Page 122-D] | Swaffham | (-) | (-) | ||
| Steele Thomas | Peterborough | ||||
| Sinclair John | Lynn | ||||
| Stort Henry | Lynn | ||||
| Sleigh Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Stone David | Lynn | ||||
| Stratton James | Lynn | ||||
| Sharp Phillip | Docking | ||||
| Smith Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Smyth James | Lynn | ||||
| Stapleton James | Lynn | ||||
| Simpson Richard | Lynn | ||||
| Smith Martin | Lynn | ||||
| Sherring John | Lynn | ||||
| Sommersby Thomas jun. | Lynn | ||||
| Tidd William | Lynn | ||||
| Taylor Joseph | Lynn | ||||
| Taylor Henry | Lynn | ||||
| Tuck William | Lynn | ||||
| Taylor Joseph | Lynn | ||||
| Turner Charles | Lynn | ||||
| Turner Sir John, Bart. | Wereham | ||||
| Trace Robert | Lynn | ||||
| Taylor Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Towler William | Lynn | ||||
| Taylor Thomas | Rougham | ||||
| Vancouver John | Lynn | ||||
| Vincent William | Denver | ||||
| Vincent Riches | Lynn | ||||
| Wardell John | Lynn | ||||
| [Page 77-A] | |||||
| Watling John | Lynn | ||||
| White Thomas | Lynn | ||||
| Wilkins William | Lynn | ||||
| Williams John | Lynn | ||||
| Whitingham William | Lynn | ||||
| Woolaston William | Lynn | ||||
| Waters James | North Runcton | ||||
| Wood William | Lynn | ||||
| Ward Samuel | Lynn | ||||
| Wilson Launcelot | Lynn | ||||
| West James | Lynn | ||||
| Wardle William | Walpole St. Andrew | ||||
| Willimot John | Lynn | ||||
| Wright John | Lynn | ||||
| Youngman William | Lynn | ||||
| OLD LYNN. | |||||
| Gibson James | West Walton | ||||
| [Totals] | 73 | 80 | 145 | 137 | |
Notes
- 1. William Rodwell was down as LYNN BURGH. His votes (listed here) were counted in the totals on Page 122-B.
- 2. 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.
Candidates
- Wode = Sir Armine Wodehouse, Bart.
- de Gr = Thomas De Grey Esq.
- Astl = Sir Edward Astley, Bart.
- Coke = Wenman Coke Esq.
Kings Lynn Borough is followed in Poll book by Freebridge Lynn Hundred.
See also the main Voting page and the main 1768 Poll Book page
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Copyright © Mike Bristow.
January 2010