Norfolk: Voting Registers

Poll for Blofield Hundred 1768

A copy of the poll for the knights of the shire for the county of Norfolk, taken at Norwich, March 23, 1768 for Blofield Hundred. [Printed by J.Crouse]

Blofield Hundred

This contains the following parishes where voters resided. The names in brackets "()" are alternative spellings as used in the original poll book.

Blofield
Braydeston
(Bradiston)
Brundall
Buckenham
[Buckenham Ferry]
Burlingham North
[North Burlingham]
[Burlingham St Peter]
Burlingham St Andrew

Burlingham South
[South Burlingham]
[Burlingham St Edmund]
Cantley
Freethorpe
Hassingham
(Hasingham)
Limpenhoe
Lingwood
Plumstead Great
[Great Plumstead]

Plumstead Little
[Little Plumstead]
Postwick
Southwood
Strumpshaw
Thorpe St. Andrew
[Thorpe next Norwich]
(Thorpe)
Witton
[near Blofield]

Residence	Place of Freehold.	Occupiers
[Page 1]
Blofield.
Blyth Isaac	Blofield	---
Bond Bernard, [Sen.]	Upton, Walsham	John Woodrow
Bond Bernard, Jun.	Blofield	Bond Bernard, Sen.
Browne Thomas	Runham, East Flegg	Robert Browne
Brumstead William	Blofield	---
Candler Philip, Clerk.	Blofield	Rectory
Candler Philip, jun. Clerk.	Lammas, S. Erpingh(am).	Rectory
Heath William	Lingwood	Haslip Peascod
Jenkinson George	Freethorpe	Wm. Cowell
Julear [Juler] Philip	Blofield	---
Lines William	Freethorpe	Anthony Scales
Marshall William	Freethorpe	---
Rope Charles	S(outh). Burlingham	Robert Curtis
Tuck Samuel	Blofield	---
Wright John	Blofield	---

Bradiston.
Batchelor John	Hardley, Loddon	John Lee
Hurnard William	Bradiston (Braydeston)	---
Thomas Edward [Dammis Edward?]	Bradiston (Braydeston)	---

[Page 2]
Brundall.
Gogill John, Clerk.	Brundall	Rectory

Buckenham.
Greene [Green] Jonathan	Surlingham, Henstead	Thomas Greene

Burlingham North, South, St Andrew.
Bensley William, N.	Acle, Walsham	Richard Gibbs
Browne [Brown] Thomas, S.	Ranworth, Walsham	John Browne
Cubit John, A.	Lingwood	---
Drake Thomas, S.	Skeyton, S. Erpingh.	Edward Bird
Ford [Forth] Henry A.	N(orth). Burlingham	---
Hilton William, S.	Strumpshaw	Jonathan Purdy
Miles James, [Sen.] A.	Hasingham (Hassingham)	Wm. Curtis
Miles James, Jun. A.	Blofield	Bernard Bond
Plummer Thomas, N.	Burlingham	---
Read Richard, S.	Hasingham (Hassingham)	---
Sibell [Sybell] John, N.	Ranworth, Walsham	Edward Porter
Skinner John, A.	Blofield	John Ellingham
Smith Robert. A.	N(orth). Burlingham	---
Wright Thomas, N.	Burlingham	Elizabeth Smith

Cantley.
Fuller John	Cantley	---
Gilbert Thomas	Loddon, Lod.	Annuity [10l.]
Harper Robert	Cantley	---
Harrold John	Acle, Walsham	George England
Mollet [Mallet] Samuel	Limpenhoe	Robert Davy
Morden Thomas, Clerk	Cantley	Rectory
Shank William	Wickhampton, Wals.	Wm. Beatley
Weales [Wales] John	Cantley	---
Willis Henry	Cantley	---

Freethorpe.
Davy [Davey] Robert	Freethorpe	---
Halesworth [Halsworth] Abraham	Freethorpe	Widow Mollet
Minister Edward	Freethorpe	---
Paston Edward [Lawson Edward? DF=Halvergate?]	Freethorp(e)	---
Read William	Hasingham (Hassingham)	---
White Moses, Clerk[-]	Reedham, Walsham	Rectory

[Page 3]
Hasingham.
Browne [Brown] William	Tharston, Dep.	Widow Riches

Limpenhoe.
Capps Robert	Watton, Way.	Henry Pilgrim
Mollet [Mallet] John	Limpenhoe	Robert Davy

Lingwood.
Fletcher Charles	Lingwood	---
Hilton [Hylton] John	Lingwood	---
Peascod Haslip [Heaslop]	Hauteboys, S. Erp. [Little Hautbois]	John Townshend
Rix William	Lingwood	---
Smith Robert	Lingwood	---

Plumstead Great and Little.
Hewitt John, L.	Old Buckenham, Shrop.	Francis Short
Hilderstone Robert, L.	Belaugh, S. Erp.	Mary Primrose
Maidstone Benjamin, G.	Bradiston (Braydeston)	James Garrod
Marker John, G.	Plumstead	---
Meek John, L	Blofield	John Briggs, &c.
Whaites [Waites] Robert, G.	Upton, Wals.	Isaac Docking

Postwick.
Arnan [Arnham] John, Clerk	Postwick	Rectory
Moss [Morse] Thomas	Great Plumstead	---
Roberts John	Brundall	Cuthbert Burrage
Roberts John, jun.[-]	S(outh). Burlingham	Wm. Hilton
Wegg George	Surlingham, Henstead	Thomas Cook

Southwood.
Emeris Robert	Limpenhoe	---
Moore Richard	Bunwell, Dep.	John Hardiman
Tuthill Henry	Southwood	Richard Moore

Strumpshaw.
Atkins [Adkins] Thomas	Strumpshaw	---
Cotton Robert	W(est). Somerton, W. Flegg	___ Rising

[Page 4]
Fox William	Strumpshaw	---
Goffen Alexander [DF=Blofield]	Strumpshaw	---
Loveday [Lovewell] George	Strumpshaw	---
Nelson William, Clerk	Strumpshaw	Rectory
Philpot [Filpot] William	Strumpshaw	---
Spooner Jonathan	Strumpshaw	James Spooner
Tompson Francis	Strumpshaw	---
Yallop Robert	Strumpshaw	---

Thorpe.
Bore Robert	Catton, Tav.	Stephen Foulsham
Cushen [Cushing] Henry	Thorpe	Edward Underwood
Dodd William	Dickleburgh, Diss	James King
George Francis	Thorpe	---
Humfrey [Humphry] Richard, Cl.	Thorpe	Rectory
Jessup John	Thorpe	---
Meek Robert	Alpinton (Alpington), Lod.	___ Dingle
Rayner John	Thorpe	R. Humfrey, Clerk

Witton.
Barnes Matthew	Strumpshaw	---
Tuck John	Brundall	---
Whaites Robert	Blofield	---

Legend

1. The list of the Hundred abbreviations is on the main 1768 Poll Book (Crouse) page.
2. W. Chase also published this list of voters. This has enabled a comparison between the two. The differences are as follows:-
- Many surnames were spelt as they sounded. Crouse seems to have added an "e" to the end of many names such as "Browne"/"Longe". For many both spellings have been included.
- Some entries have the Surnames and Christian names transposed.
- There are also both incorrect Christian names and surnames.
- Some people are in one book but not the other as indicated.
- The alternatives from Chase are enclosed in square brackets - "[]" as indicated below :-
  - "[-]" means information differs from Chase.
  - "[+]" means preceding information was not in Chase.
  - "[DF="place"]" indicates a place of freehold in Chase which is different to that here.
  - "[DR="place"]" indicates a place of residence in Chase which is different to that here.
  - "[xyz]" eg. "[Cl.]" or "[Esq;]" indicates additional or different text in Chase.

Notes

1. 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.

Blofield Hundred is followed in the Poll book by Brothercross Hundred.

See also the main Voting page and the main 1768 Poll Book (Crouse) page.

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