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A copy of the poll for the Knights of the Shire for the county of Norfolk, taken at Norwich, May 22, 1734 taken before William Woodley Esq., High Sheriff
The Towns are set in an alphabetical Order; and so are all the Freeholders under each Town.
Each Page consists of six Columns. The first contains the Names of the Resident Freeholders in each Town; the second, the Freeholds when different from the Place of Residency. The other four have the initial Letters of the Candidates Names set at Top, and the Black Lines drawn under them shew how every Freeholder voted.
This contains the following parishes where property was held. The names in brackets "()" are alternative spellings as used in the original poll book.
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Kelling Kempston Kenninghall Kerdiston see Cardiston Keswick |
Ketteringham Kettlestone Kilverstone Kimberley (Kimberly) King's Lynn see Lynn King's |
Kirby Bedon Kirby Cane Kirstead Knapton |
[Transcription copyright © Mike Bristow]
| Residences. | Freeholds. | B. | W. | C. | M. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Page 93] | |||||
| Kelling Holt H. | |||||
| Bayfield John | |||||
| Bloome Robert | |||||
| Downing Nicholas | |||||
| Lound William | |||||
| Turner Thomas, Clerk. | Salthouse | ||||
| [Totals] | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Kenninghall Guilt. H. | |||||
| Barham William | |||||
| Brothers Cornelius | Wilby | ||||
| Burlingham Andrew | Shelfhanger (Shelfanger) | ||||
| Buxton Francis | N(ew). Buckenham | ||||
| Davy Robert | |||||
| Foyster James | Banham | ||||
| Goodwyn Richard | |||||
| Groome Francis | |||||
| Onge Robert | Snetterton | ||||
| Pilgrim Thomas | Shelfhanger (Shelfanger) | ||||
| Sayer John | Tibbenham (Tibenham) | ||||
| Sayer William | |||||
| Stedman William | |||||
| Suckerman William | |||||
| Watson James | Burston | ||||
| [Totals] | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ketteringham Humb. H. | |||||
| Atkins Edward, Esq; | |||||
| Bale John | Wicklewood | ||||
| Poll John | Carleton. R(ode). | ||||
| [Totals] | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| [Page 94] | |||||
| Kettlestone Gall. H. | |||||
| Branthwayt John, Clerk | |||||
| Dennis Richard | Wighton | ||||
| [Totals] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kimberly Fore. H. | |||||
| Brand Thomas | L(ittle). Brandon | ||||
| Park John | |||||
| Peterson John | Hingham | ||||
| WODEHOUSE WILLIAM, Esq; | |||||
| [Totals] | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kirby Cane Clav. H.
Kirby Bedon Hens. H. |
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| Aldis Henry, B. | Alburgh | ||||
| Baker Abraham, Clerk. C. | Ditchingham | ||||
| Baker Samuel, Clerk. C. | |||||
| BERNEY Sir THOMAS, Bt. B. | |||||
| Blyth Henry, B. | G(reat). Plumstead | ||||
| Boonfellow Edmund, C. | |||||
| Branch Thomas, B. | Castor (Caistor) | ||||
| Brook Francis, Clerk. B. | |||||
| Browning Jonathan, C. | |||||
| Clark Samuel, C. | |||||
| Clark John | Elsing | ||||
| Crick John, B. | |||||
| Ringer John | |||||
| Ringer John | Foncett St. P. (Forncett St Peter) | ||||
| TURNER Sir CHARLES, Bt. C. | Warham | ||||
| [Totals] | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | |
| Kirstead Lod. H. | |||||
| Doyley John | Burghapton (Bergh Apton) | ||||
| Mickleburgh William | Seething | ||||
| Whall John | |||||
| Whall John | |||||
| [Totals] | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| [Page 95] | |||||
| Knapton N. Erp. H. | |||||
| Allen Thomas | Edingthorpe | ||||
| Allison Thomas | |||||
| Bilstone Edward, Clerk. | Munsley, &c.(Mundesley) | ||||
| Bower John | |||||
| Flight John | |||||
| Tompson Jos. | Gimmingham (Gimingham) | ||||
| Wright John | Paston | ||||
| Wright John | Paston | ||||
| [Totals] | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
The following places :-
Kempston,
Keswick and
Kilverstone
had no one who lived there and voted because of a freehold in the same place.
Note that many people still voted based on a freehold held elsewhere. An example of this is Whinburgh with no freehold entries but with the following :-
The Poll book continues with Towns and Parishes beginning with the letter L.
The book contains the following (where "A" is Acle to Aylsham etc.):-
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
| I | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q |
| R | S | T | U | W | Y |
| Outside Norfolk (By County) | Uncertainties |
See also the main Voting page and the main 1734 Poll Book page.
Copyright © Mike Bristow.
January 2010