Suffolk: Voting Registers - 1784 Poll

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

[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