Norfolk: Norwich Voting Registers

Entries are followed by the description & publishing information where known.

• 1710
  • An alphabetical draught of the poll (in the City of Norwich) taken 18th Oct 1710
    [Norwich?: __?, 1710]
    [NRO - RYE MS 35: Transcript - James Reeve]
    [Norwich Heritage Library-NL00073046: Transcript and Analysis - Chris Kirby, 1996]
• 1714/5 - candidates - Waller Bacon Esq. & Robert Britiff Esq.
  • An alphabetical draught of the poll (in the City of Norwich) taken 2nd Feb 1714
    [Norwich: Henry Cross-grove, 1714]
    [Bibliopolis CD Books, 2005]
    [ISBN-10:1170718493, Gale Ecco, 2010]
• 1734/5
  • An alphabetical draught of the polls for a member of Parliament for the City of Norwich taken May 15th, 1734
    [Norwich: Thomas Goddard, 1735]
• 1735
  • An alphabetical draught of the polls for a member of Parliament for the City of Norwich taken February 19th 1734/5
    [Norwich: W. Chase, 1735]
• 1761
  • The poll for members of Parliament for the city of Norwich, taken the 27th day of March, 1761
    [Norwich: William Chase, 1761]
• 1768
  • A copy of the polls for members of Parliament for the city of Norwich, taken March 18, 1768
    [Norwich: J. Crouse, 1768]
    [Norwich: W. Chase, 1768]
    [Bibliopolis CD Books]
• 1780
  • The poll for members of Parliament for the city of Norwich taken the eleventh day of September, 1780
    [Norwich: Berry, 1780]
    [Norwich: John Crouse, 1780]
• 1781
  • Proceedings at the contested election for a citizen to serve the office of Sheriff of Norwich, along with Elias Norgate: Candidates Mr Thomas Colman, Mr John Patteson: also poll for an alderman for Mancroft ward. 1781
    [Norwich: M. Booth, 1781]
• 1784
  • The poll for members of Parliament for the city of Norwich taken the 5th day of April, 1784
    [Norwich: J(ohn). & C(hristopher). Berry, 1784]
    [Norwich: J(ohn). Crouse, 1784]
• 1786
  • A copy, from the original poll book for a member of Parliament for the city of Norwich taken at Norwich on the 15th and 16th days of Sept. 1786
    [Norwich: J. Crouse & Co., 1786] (Voters and Occupations)
    [Norwich: Chase & Co., 1786]
• 1787
  • A copy, from the original poll book for a member of Parliament for the city of Norwich taken at Norwich on the 15th of March 1787
    [Norwich: Chase & Co., 1787]
• 1790
  • The poll for members of Parliament for the city of Norwich taken 18th day of June, 1790
    [Norwich: James Bowen, 1790]
• 1794
  • The poll for a member of Parliament for the city of Norwich, taken the 12th day of July, 1794
    [Norwich: Richard Bacon, 1794]
• 1796
  • The poll for members of Parliament, for the city and county of Norwich, taken the twenty-fifth of May, 1796
    [Norwich: R. Bacon, 1796]
    [Norwich: Crouse, Stevenson and Matchett, 1796]
• 1797
  • The poll for the freeman's sheriff, for the city and county of Norwich, taken the 29th of August, 1797
    [Norwich: Bacon, 1797]
• 1799
  • The poll for a member of Parliament for the city and county of Norwich, taken the twenty-seventh of May, 1799
    [Norwich: Stevenson & Matchett, 1799]
• 1802
  • The poll for members of Parliament, for the city and county of Norwich, taken the fifth of July, 1802
    [Norwich: Stevenson & Matchett, 1802]
    [Norwich: Bacon, 1802]
• 1806
  • The poll for members of Parliament for the city and county of Norwich, taken the third and fourth of November, 1806
    [Norwich: Stevenson & Matchett, 1806]
    [Norwich: Richard Mackenzie Bacon, 1806]
• 1807
  • The poll for members of Parliament for the city and county of Norwich, taken the fourth day of May, 1807
    [Norwich: Stevenson & Matchett, 1807]
• 1812
  • The poll for members of Parliament for the city and county of Norwich, taken the seventh and eighth of October, 1812
    [Norwich: Stevenson, Matchett & Stevenson, 1812]
• 1818
  • The poll for members of Parliament for the city and county of Norwich, taken the seventeenth and eighteenth days of June, 1818
    [Norwich: Burks & Kinnebrook, 1818]
    [Cinderford: Archive CD Books,CD #0733, ISBN 1845516260, 2002]
• 1820
  • The poll for Aldermen of Wymer in the city of Norwich (by the Freemen), taken the first and second days of May, 1820
    -also contains nominees contested in Wards in March 1820
    [Norwich: Stevenson, Matchett & Stevenson, 1820]
• 1824
  • The poll for Freemen's Sheriff of the City of Norwich taken the thirty first day of August, 1824
    [Norwich: Matchett & Stevenson, 1824]
• 1826
• 1830
  • Poll for members of Parliament for the city and county of Norwich, taken on the 29th and 30th days of July, 1830
    [Norwich: Bacon & Kinnebrook, 1830]
    [Copy at www.archive.org (various formats)]
• 1831
  • Poll for members of Parliament for the Northern Ward of the city and county of Norwich, taken on the 30th day of April and the 1st and 2nd May, 1831
    [Norwich: ---?, 1831]
• 1832
  • Register of the electors with the poll for members to serve in Parliament for the city and county of Norwich, taken on the 10th, 11th and 12th of December, 1832
    [Norwich: Matchett & Co., 1832]
• 1835
  • The registers of the electors with the poll for members to serve in Parliament for the city and county of Norwich, taken on the 6th and 7th of January, 1835
    [Norwich: Matchett & Co., 1835]
• 1847
  • Norwich poll taken on Thursday, July 29th 1847
    [Norwich: Bacon & Kinnebrook, 1847]
• 1852
  • The poll of the city of Norwich election, taken on Thursday, June 8th, 1852
    [Norwich: Josiah Fletcher, 1852]
• 1854
  • The poll to elect one member to serve the city of Norwich taken on 28th Dec 1854
    [Norwich: Matchett & Stevenson, 1854]
• 1857
  • Poll for two members to serve in Parliament for the city and county of Norwich, taken on the 28th day of March, 1857
    [Norwich: Matchett & Stevenson, 1857]
    [Norwich: Mercury Office, 1857]
• 1859
  • Copy of the entire register of electors, with the poll for two members to serve in Parliament for Norwich, taken on the 30th day of April, 1859
    [Norwich: Mercury Office, 1859]
• 1860
  • The poll for two members to serve in Parliament, for Norwich, taken on the 29th day of March, 1860
    [Norwich: Samuel Daynes, 1860]
• 1865
  • The poll for two members to serve in Parliament for Norwich, taken on July 12th, 1865
    [Norwich: Samuel Daynes, 1865]
• 1868
  • The poll for two members to serve in Parliament, for Norwich, taken on November 17th, 1868
    [Norwich: Matchett & Stevenson, 1868]
• 1870
  • The poll for a member to serve in Parliament for Norwich, taken on July 12th, 1870
    [Norwich: Samuel Daynes, 1870]
• 1871
  • The poll for a member to serve in Parliament for the city and county of Norwich, taken on February 21st, 1871
    [Norwich: Samuel Daynes, 1871]
• 1845-1915
  • Electoral Registers
• 1918-39
  • Electoral Registers
• 1945-73
  • Electoral Registers

Online Copies

Online images of Norwich Voting registers from 1834 to 1915 are available at the

• LDS familysearch website (European records)

1. Go down the "Historical Record Collections"
2. Select Title - "England, Norfolk Register of Electors, 1844-1952"
3. Select "Browse through xxx images"
4. Under County pick - "Norfolk"
5. Under Division pick - "Norwich"
6. Select required election.

See also :-

• Description of the Norwich Wards.

See also the main Voting page and the Norwich pages.

Copyright © Mike Bristow.
April 2011