Norfolk: Voting Registers

Poll for Earsham 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 Earsham Hundred. [Printed by J.Crouse]

Earsham Hundred

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

Alburgh
Billingford [near Diss]
Brockdish
Denton
Earsham
Langmere
[part of Dickleburgh]
(Landgrave)

Mendham
Needham
Pulham St. Mary Magdalen
(or Pulham Market)
Pulham St. Mary the Virgin
Redenhall cum Harleston

Rushall
Starston
Thorpe Abbotts
Wortwell

Residence.	Place of Freehold.	Occupiers
[Page 24]
Alburgh.
Booty John	Alburgh	---
Boughton Samuel	Denton	---
Bowles William	Alburgh	---
Catlyn [Catling] James	Alburgh	---
Clarke John	Alburgh	---
Cole William, Clerk	Alburgh	Rectory
Crowe John	Alburgh	---
Edwards Onesimus	Alburgh	---

[Page 25]
Hurry Stephen	Alburgh	Robert Crowfoot
Lincolne William	Alburgh	William Long
Sparkes [Sparke] Peter	Alburgh	---
Woods Thomas	Alburgh	---

Billingford.
Jefferies John	Billingford (near Diss)	---

Brockdish
Aylmer [Atmere] Samuel	Brockdish	---
Cotton John	Bedingham, Lod.	Alexander Salmon
Cotton Thomas	Brockdish	---
Fiske [Fish] Nathaniel	Brockdish	---
Gibbs Samuel	Brockdish	---
Pretty John	Brockdish	---
Raymond Thomas	Foulden, S. Gr.	William Kirkham
Rayner John	Brockdish	---
Webster Thomas, Cl.	Needham	William Gooch

Denton
Bocking Thomas, Cl [-]	Aldeby, Clav.	Robert Scotten
Cason James	Denton	---
Dunn Henry	Denton	---
Sandby George, D.D.	Denton	Rectory
Savage Richard	Denton	---
Turner Richard	Tharston, Dep.	John Plummer

Earsham
Aggas Michael	Earsham	---
Buxton John	Earsham	---
Gardiner John	Ashby (St Mary), Lod	Richard Gent
Gardiner [Gardner] John	Tivetshall, Diss	William Nichols, &c.
Gowing John	Earsham	---
Meadows John	Earsham	---
Spilling John	Earsham	---
Wyndham William, Esq;	Earsham	---

Landgrave
Beazant [Bezant] Enoch	Landgarve (Langmere)	---
Miller John	Landgarve (Langmere)	---

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Mendham
Beaumont Samuel	Wortwell	Jeremiah Jasper
Gidney James	Wortwell	James Staff
Malyn John, Clerk	Mendham	---
Rudderham William	Redenhall	James Godbold
Websdale Charles	Rushall	John Lincolne
Whitaker Thomas, Cl. [-]	Mendham	---
Wright John	Mendham	---

Needham
Bacon [Baker] Richard	Starston	John Lawes
Foulger [Foulser] James	Needham	John Cooke
Matthews William	Wortwell	Simon Dew
Rant William	Redenhall	---

Pulham St. Mary Virgin & St. M. Mag.
Andrews Philip, Mag.		---
Barham John	Billingford (nr Diss)	Widow Hilling
Bennet Samuel, Mag.	Wacton, Dep.	---
Blackbourne [Blackburne] John, Mag.		William Horne
Bokenham William, Mag.		---
Bowen Tho.[-] Clerk		Rectory
Carter John		---
Carter John, Mag.	Redenhall	David Todd
Chinery [Chenery] Thomas, Mag.		John Thirkettle
Clements Benjamin		Samuel Mobbs
Cole William, Mag.		---
Cooke John [DR]		---
Frost Christopher, Mag.		---
Horne John, Mag.		---
Horne Robert, Mag.		---
Horne William		---
Howlet [Howlett] John	Shimpling, Diss	___ Rivett
Jefferies Jonathan, Mag.		---
Inyon Thomas	Shipdham, Mit.	William Catton
Law Edmund, Mag.	Brissingham, Diss	Thomas Barnes
Mallison John	Redenhall	James Browne
Mobbs John		---
Roope Charles, Mag.		Robert Horne
Scott John, Mag.	Carleton Rode, Dep.	William Lewell
Self Robert, Mag.		---
Smith Robert	Rushall	---
Swan John	Hapton, Dep.	Henry Leman

[Page 27]
Turner George	Dickleburgh, Diss	Robert Self
Wright Samuel, Mag.	Redenhall	Henry Tilney

Redenhall cum Harleston.
Aldhouse [Aldous] John		---
Assey [Astey] William		---
Basey Alexander		William Whiting
Berry Abel Sparrow	Rushall	John Mullinger
Chalker Thomas		---
Cotton Richard		---
Crickmore [Crickmer] John		---
Cunningham Samuel		---
Dowling William		---
Fuller Samuel		---
Goate Edward		---
Godbold James		---
Gooderham Godfrey		---
Gooderham John		---
Greene John		---
Harberton [Habberton] Stephen		---
Johnson Jonathan		Richard Kemp
Kerrich John, Esq;		---
Lord John	Wortwell	---
Metcalfe [Medcalf] Thomas		---
Moyse Samuel	Roydon (nr_Diss), Diss	Thomas Rayson
Pallant Thomas		---
Poll Robert		---
Randall Robert		---
Rant Thomas		---
Redgrave [Palgrave] William	Pulham, Mag.	Robert Moyse
Reeve William		---
Smith Edward, [Cl.]		---
Smith George		Francis Reeve
Smith Matchet	Starston	George Raven
Smith Offley [Ofley], Esq;		---
Stockdale John, Clerk [-]	Rushall	Vicarage
Taylor John		---
Tricker Robert		---
Walne Daniel	Topcroft, Lod.	Richard Bunn, &c.
Warburton Tho. [William], Clerk		Rectory
Whiting Charles		John Sallows
Wogan John, Esq;		John Peck
Woodcock John		---

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Wright James		---
Wright John	Rushall	---

Rushall
Cunningham John	Rushall	---
Foulger Samuel	Rushall	---
Self John	Rushall	---

Starston
Coleby Edward	S. Lopham, Guilt.	Sam. Coleby
Davies [Davis] George, Cl.	Starston	Rectory
Fiske William	Redenhall	Richard Towler
Hart George	Fundenhall, Dep.	William Hart
Hurry Richard	Loddon, Lod.	Peter Pinchin
Jay Robert	Starston	---
Kemp Robert	Carleton Rode, Dep.	Richard Kent, &c.
Moore Buxton	Starston	---
Roberts James	Starston	---
Whiting John	Starston	---

Thorpe Abbotts
Knights Richard	Brockdish	---

Wortwell
Buxton Benjamin [DR]	Wortwell	---
Corbyn Jonathan	Wortwell	William Taylor
Marshall William	Wortwell	Samuel Scales
Moyse John	Wortwell	William Butler
Payne [Paine] Henry	Wortwell	---
Roberts James	Wortwell	---
Roote Robert	Wortwell	---
Sallows John	Wortwell	---
Sallows William	Wortwell	---
Wright John	Wortwell	---

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.

Earsham Hundred is followed in the Poll book by North Erpingham Hundred.

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

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