Norfolk: King's Lynn
Voting Registers - Poll 1747

King's Lynn elected 2 people to represent the Borough in Parliament from at least 1298 until 1885 after which only one person was elected. Before the secret ballot of 1872 Poll Books were published for many contested elections indicating how the voters (only Freemen of the Borough until 1832) voted. See King's Lynn Voting page for all known.

This is one item from a Norfolk Record Office document [with the reference BL/CS 9/1]. It records all the votes and appears to be a copy of the Poll books Nos 1 (no copy known), 2, 3 & 4.

Each letter (A, B, C,..) which follows starts with names which are not in any of the known books so are probably from Poll book No 1 (but this remains to be verified). So one finds "A's" from presumably Book 1 followed by all the "A's" from books 2, then 3 and finally 4. This sequence is then followed (with some slight variations) throughout the document for the other letters.

This election on 29th June 1747 was for two burgesses to serve in Parliament.

Transcriptions available

1747 - Original hand written poll clerks books Nos 2, 3 & 4 only.
Names, occupation and residence
1747 - Original hand written full copy of poll.
Names, occupation and residence - This document.
Note that there are some differences to document above.
1768 - Names, occupation and residence
1768 - Original hand written poll clerks books.
Detail is as above but with differences in spelling and trades.
1784 - Names, occupation and residence
1822 - Names, occupation and residence
1822 - Original hand written poll clerks books (including some non-voters).
Detail is as above plus Christian names & Street addresses.

Poll Book

Note that entries followed by (*) or (*="text") indicates a difference to Poll books 2, 3 and 4. Where the residence is indicated by "---" this means as above.

[Page 1]

Copy of the poll for Burgesses to Serve in Parliament for the Borough of Kings Lynn taken the 29th of Jine 1747 in the Tuesday Market Place there.

Candidates

S^r John Turner Bar^t, Horatio Walpole Jun^r, and William Folkes Esq^r

Names	Professions	Residences	Poll Book No.

A
Allen Ambrose	Merchant	Lynn	[1]
Allen Francis	Butcher	---	[1]
Ashley Jacob	Labourer	---	[1]

[Page 2]
Acres Francis	Carpenter	N(orth). Runcton	2
Allen Charles	Merchant	Lynn	2
Ashley Martin	Baker	Lynn	3
Avis Thomas	Labourer	Lynn	3
Allen William	Draper	S^t Edmunds Bury	3
Ashley Robert	Butcher	Lynn	3
Allen Stephen Jun^r	Merchant	Lynn	3
Allen Stephen	Merchant	Lynn	3
Alderson Thomas	Pipemaker	Lynn	4
Ashley Thomas	Shipwright	Lynn	4
Allen Thomas	Merchant	Lynn	4

B
Bromhead Benj^m	Esq^r	Lincoln	[1]
Bannister Charles	Cu: Officer	---	[1]
Beales John	in Framingham Hospital (Lynn)		[1]

[Page 3]
Bacon Edward	Esq^r	Earlham	[1]
Bagge William	Brewer	Lynn	[1]
Bagge Charles	Clerk	---	[1]
Bailey John	Merchant	---	2
Brown William	M. D.	---	[1]
Brethet Adam	Baker	Lynn	2
Barfoot John	Cooper	Lynn	2
Bannister Collins	Blockmaker	Lynn	3
Bacon John	Draper (*)	Lynn	3
Bird John	Baker	Lynn	3
Bannister William	Blacksmith	Lynn	3
Burton Carter	Innholder	Lynn	3
Bryan Benjamin	Mariner	Lynn	3
Bodham Robert	Currier	Lynn	3
Bonnett John	Merchant	Lynn	3
Baxter William	St James's Hospital (*)	Lynn	4

[Page 4]
Bloom William	Cooper	Lynn	4
Barcock John	Mariner	Lynn	4
Berry Joseph (*)	Stone cutter	London	4
Balls William	Bricklayer	Lynn	4
Brown William	Cooper	Boston	4
Butlar Francis	Esq^r	London	4
Barlow William	Gunsmith (*)	Lynn	2

C
Cobb Edmund	Esq^r	Wisbech	[1]
Claxton Thomas	Pilot	Lynn	[1]
Cowell Samuel	Baker	---	[1]
Cromer Edmund	Grocer	---	[1]
Cowell James	Baker	---	[1]
Cony Robert	Esq^r	Walpole	[1]
Cary John	Esq^r	Lynn	[1]

[Page 5]
Chinnery Robert	Merch^t	Lynn	[1]
Case Philip	Esq^r	---	[1]
Coupland Robert	Butcher (*)	Freeston Lincolnshire	2
Cordell Robert	--- [Cooper?]	St Ives	2
Carter Richard	Sadler	Lynn	2
Cousins Thomas	Stone Cutter	Lynn	2
Carlton John	Merchant	Lynn	2
Collins Edmund	Currier	Bagthorpe	3
Cook Philip	Carpenter	Wisbech	3
Cook Robert	Baker	Gaywood (*)	3
Cracroft Thomas (*)	Baker	Lynn	3
Cutler Moses	Shipwright (*)	Lynn	3
Claxton William	Hosier	Lynn	3
Clethero Philip	Baker	Lynn	3
Carlton Francis	Grocer	Lynn	3

[Page 6]
Cooper Joseph	Painter	Lynn	3
Crispe John	Cordwainer	Lynn	3
Cooper Matthew	Sadler	Lynn	4
Coston Sim (*)	Cooper	Lynn	4
Clarke William	Mariner	Lynn	4
Clarke Edmund	Baker	Lynn	4
Cony Edwyn	Esq^r	Walpole	4

D
Dowson Robert	Cooper	Lynn	[1]
Dexter Samuel	Carpenter	---	[1]
Dexter Richard	Cooper	---	[1]
Darney John	Baker	---	[1]
Drake William	Baker	Lynn	2
Dolman Francis	Baker	Snettisham	3

[Page 7]
Dean William	Draper	Bury S^t Edmunds	3
Dexter Eggett	Cheesemonger	Lynn	3
Dillingham William	Butcher	Lynn	3

E
Everard Edward	Merch^t	Lynn	[1]
Elgar John	Draper	---	[1]
Eldridge Joseph	Schoolmaster	---	[1]
Edwards John	Feltmaker	London	[1]
Elstob William	Sailmaker	Lynn	[1]
Exton John	Surgeon	---	[1]
Edwards Joshua	Upholdsterer	---	[1]
Edwards Bartholomew	Gent (*)	Sporle	2
Elstob Nicholas	Sailmaker	Lynn	2
Elsden Edmund	Merchant	Lynn	3
Ellstobb William Jun^r	--- (*)	Lynn	4

[Page 8]
F
Fowle John	Esq^r	Brome (Broome)	[1]
Fellows John	Stonecutter	Lynn	[1]
Farthing Osbert	Grocer	---	[1]
Franklin Robert	Mariner	---	[1]
Farrer Thomas	Bookseller	Boston	[1]
Farthing Everard	Bricklayer	Lynn	2
Folkes William	Esq^r	---	2
Farthing John	Merchant	Lynn	4
Farthing John	Joiner	Lynn	3
Forster Isaac	Sailmaker	Lynn	3
Fysh Timothy	Merchant	Lynn	3
Fysh James	Merchant	Lynn	3
Fleiden Hubert	Merchant	Lynn	3

[Page 9]
G
Gillins Thomas	Barber	---	[1]
Garret Moses	Mariner	---	[1]
Goodwyn John	Esq^r	Lynn	2
Glew Richard	Mariner	Lynn	2
Green William	Barber	Lynn	3
Goodwyn Henry	Brewer	Lynn	4
Garret Sylvanus	Mariner	Lynn	4
Greveson William	Wine Cooper	Lynn	4
Gray Samuel	In Framingham Hospital	Lynn	4
Girling George Jun^r (*)	Cabinetmaker	London	4
Girling George Sen^r (*)	Joiner	Lynn	4
Green William	Butcher	Lynn	3

H
Harbord S^r William	---	Gunton	[1]
Harris Robert	Mariner	Lynn	[1]

[Page 10]
Haycock Thomas	Blacksmith	Lynn	[1]
Holditch Adam	Labourer	---	[1]
Holly Benjamin	Esq^r	---	[1]
Hogge George Jun^r	Merch^t	---	[1]
Hogge George Sen^r	Merch^t	---	[1]
Hill John	Labourer	---	[1]
Hamilton Gavin	Merch^t	---	[1]
Hoddy John	Bricklayer	---	[1]
Hawkins Richard	Merch^t	---	[1]
Hill Godfrey	---	St Germans [Wiggenhall]	[1]
Harris Robert Jun^r	Mariner	Lynn	[1]
Haycock Thomas	Blacksmith	---	[1]
Hanslip John	Grocer	Lakenheath	2
Harwick Asty Sen^r	---	Lynn	2

[Page 11]
Howlet Robert	Stone Cutter	Lynn	2
Hewett John	--???	Lynn	2
Hudson William	Mariner	Lynn	2
Holley William (*)	Shoemaker (*)	Lynn	4
Hopkins Richard	Hatter	Lynn	2
Hill Thomas Jun^r (*)	Cabinetmaker	Lynn	3
Hill Thomas Sen^r (*)	Joiner	Lynn	2
Harwick Asty Jun^r (*)	Upholdsterer	Lynn	3
Harvey John	Apothecary	Lynn	3
Harvey Edward	Gent	Lynn	3
Holgate William	Pilot	Lynn	3
Hubbard John	Fruiterer	Lynn	3
Hill John	Brazier (*)	Lynn	3
Hammond Nathaniel	Cooper	Lynn	4
Hunt Thomas	Barber	Lynn	4
Huggins John (*)	---	Lynn	4
Haycock William	Mariner	Lynn	4
Harwick Edmund	Gent	Eabrink (*) (Eau brink-Wiggenhall)	4
Hepburn Geo:	M. D.	Lynn	4

[Page 12]
J
Johnson Thomas	Apothecary	Norwich	[1]
Jenkin Griffith	Mariner	Lynn	2
Jemson John	Carpenter	Lynn	3
Ivory James	Sailor	Lynn	4
Inkson George	Butcher	Lynn	4

K
King Thomas	Bricklayer	---	[1]
Kirby Francis	Cordwainer	---	[1]
Kirby Walter	Merchant	Lynn	4
Kirk John	Stone Cutter	Lynn	2

[Page 13]
Kent Stephen	Gent	Lynn	2
King John	Baker	Lynn	4

L
Lord Thomas	Taylor	---	[1]
Loveday James	Barber	Yarmouth	[1]
Lemon And^w Geo:	Musician	Lynn	[1]
Lawe William	Barber	Lynn	2
Locus Daniel	Sailmaker	Lynn	2
Loake Henry	Cooper	Boston	2
Lowry John	Taylor	Downham	3
Lawrence Richard	Innholder	Lynn	3
Langley William	Merchant	Lynn	3
Leeds George	Currier	Lynn	4
Lunn Timothy	Cordwainer	Lynn	4
Loveday John	Cordwainer	Lynn	4

[Page 14]
Lidderdale Thomas	M. D.	Lynn	4

M
Mixon William	Merch^t	---	[1]
Magnus Stephen	Sailmaker	Wells	[1]
Mann William	Victualler	Lynn	[1]
Meverly William	Cordwainer	---	[1]
Mathews William	---	---	[1]
Mathews Thomas	Pilot	---	[1]
Mann Edward	C. Officer	---	[1]
Mears John	Yarn Factor	Norwich	[1]
Matthews John	Pilot	Lynn	2
Money John	Schoolmaster	Lynn	2
Merrington William	Glazier	Sutton in the Isle of Ely	3
Marley Peter	In the Workhouse (*)	Lynn	3
Mason Thomas	Butcher	Lynn	4

[Page 15]

N
Newsham Thomas	Hatter	---	[1]
Newell John	Stonecutter	---	[1]
Nicholls Mathew	Cordwainer	Lynn	3
Nuthall Benjamin	Merchant	Lynn	3

O
Osborn William	Stonecutter	---	[1]
Osborne Camocke	Schoolmaster (*)	Lynn	4

P
Paine Edward	Shoemaker	---	[1]
Preston Nicholas	Cooper	---	[1]
Pile John	Grocer	Castleacre	[1]
Paxton David	Shoemaker	Lynn	[1]
Pettet Linstead	Ironmonger	---	[1]
Phillips John	Mariner	---	[1]

[Page 16]
Peacock William	Taylor	Lynn	[1]
Paine Joseph	Flaxdresser	---	[1]
Paterson John	Bricklayer	---	[1]
Paine Edward Jun^r	Shoemaker	---	[1]
Patrick William	Cooper	Norwich	[1]
Pyle Thomas	Clerk	Lynn	[1]
Pigge Andrew Esq^r	Mayor of	Lynn	[1]
Pratt Edward	--- [Gunsmith?]	St Ives	2
Patrick John	Grocer (*)	Lynn	2
Pooley Francis	Butcher (*)	---	2
Patrick Edmund	Grocer (*)	---	2
Peak Christopher	Grocer	Lynn	2
Park Christopher	Glazier	Lynn	2
Pratt Robert	Glazier	Lynn	2

[Page 17]
Peacock Joseph	Cordwainer	Lynn	2
Pooley Henry	Butcher	Lynn	2
Pratt William	Sadler	Lynn	2
Partridge Henry	Esq^r	Lynn	2
Potts William	Barber (*)	Wisbech	3
Peirson Robert	Labourer (*)	Lynn	3
Preston Thomas	Upholdsterer (*)	Lynn	3
Paine John	Currier	Lynn	4
Patteson George	Draper	Lynn	4
Parker Robert	Merchant	Lynn	4
Paine Thomas	Shopkeeper	Lynn	4

Q
Quash Edmund	Mariner	---	[1]

R
Rix William	Baker	Norwich	[1]

[Page 18]
Reyner Cyprian	Linendraper	Lynn	[1]
Richmond Thomas	Baker	---	[1]
Raven Richard	Painter	---	[1]
Robertson James	Merch^t	---	[1]
Ransome Robert	Mariner	Lynn	2
Rawling Thomas	Tanner	Lynn	2
Rodwell William	Baker	Swaffham	2
Ransom Henry	Bricklayer	Ingoldsthorpe	3
Robertson Walter	Merchant	Lynn	3
Rogerson Thomas	Baker	St Germans (*)	4
Read Philip	Cordwainer	Lynn	4
Rolls John (*)	Gent	Lynn	4
Rolfe Edmund	Esq^r	--- (*)	4

[Page 19]
S
Say Robert	Clerk	Swaffham	[1]
Scott John	Grocer	Lynn	[1]
Sherman William	Labourer	---	[1]
Stort Henry	Butcher	---	[1]
Stream John	Baker	---	[1]
Somersby Thomas	Grocer	---	[1]
Smith Richard	Cooper	---	[1]
Soames Samuel	Grocer	---	[1]
Scarnal Stephen	Perukemaker	---	[1]
Sandever? Martin	C. Officer	---	[1]
Scarlett Thomas	Grocer (*)	Lynn	2
Stratton John	Cooper (*)	Lynn	2
Sharpe Philip	Baker	Lynn	2
Smith John	Grocer	Lynn	3
Secker James	Butcher	Lynn	3

[Page 20]
Secker Richard	Butcher	Lynn	3
Stead Thomas (*)	Grocer	Peterborough	3
Sneath John (*=Sen^r)	Baker	Lynn	3
Sneath John Jun^r	Baker	Lynn	3
Swanson James	Cooper	Lynn	3
Sparrow John	Tallow Chandler	Lynn	3
Sutton John	Framingham Hospital (*)	---	4
Sutton Morgan	Blacksmith	Lynn	4
Southwell Henry	Merchant	Wisbech	4
Smith Thomas	Baker	Lynn	4
Sisson Rix (*)	Glazier	Lynn	4

T
Turner Charles	Esq^r	---	[1]
Tidd Valentine	Butcher	---	[1]

[Page 21]
Tilson Edward	Grocer	---	[1]
Thacker George	---	Gedney	[1]
Thompson William	Ropemaker (*)	Lynn	2
Twidwell George	Carpenter (*)	Lynn	2
Taylor William	Merchant	Lynn	2
Taylor John	Baker	Lynn	3
Tidd John	Butcher	Lynn	3
Tidd William	Scrivener	Lynn	3
Thetford Bagg	Butcher	Lynn	4
Taylor Henry	Mariner	Lynn	4
Thornton Samuel	Gent	Lynn	4
Turner S^r John	Bar^t	---	4
Taylor Andrew	Esq.	Swaffham	4
Tilson Benjamin	Barber	Lynn	4

[Page 22]
V
Vincent Riches	Joiner	London	[1]
Vincent William	Cooper	Lynn	[1]
Vere George	Mariner	Lynn	3
Vincent William	Carpenter	Lynn	3
Underwood Robert	Town Clerk (*)	Lynn	4

W
Wilson Stephen	Painter	---	[1]
Wilkinson George	Shipwright	---	[1]
White Samuel	Merch^t	---	[1]
West James	Fishmonger	---	[1]
Wright John	Baker	---	[1]
Wardale John	Butcher	---	[1]
Whittington James	Mariner	Masingham (Massingham)	[1]

[Page 23]
Watson Henry	Baker	Downham	[1]
West James Jun	Butcher	Lynn	[1]
Weskett Robert	Merch^t	---	[1]
Worman John	Apothecary (*)	Lynn	2
Wells Stona	Barber (*)	---	2
Wiseman Robert	Mason	Islington	2
Wardale Gilbert	Butcher	Lynn	2
Worman Roger	Bricklayer	Lynn	3
Whaites Gooch	Gent	London	3
Warner James	Grocer	Huntingdon	3
West Thomas	Joiner	Lynn	3
Woodcock John	Brazier	Lynn	4
Woodcock Robert	Brazier	Lynn	4
Wineve Bland	--- [Barber?]	Lynn	4
Worm Erastus	Taylor	Lynn	4
Whall Thomas (*)	Grocer	Lynn	4

[Page 24]
Y
Young Richard	Cooper	Lynn	2

	[Candidates]	[Votes polled]
Voters 308	S^r John Turner	189
	M^r Walpole	199
	M^r William Folks	131

	Votes	514

[Page 25]

At Wisbech
Mr Potts Barber
Phill Cooke Carpenter

The "summary of the results" on the opposite page (Page 24) is in the hand of Philip Case Esquire (1710-1792) according to Mr. H. Lawrence in 1913.

[End of Poll Book]

Notes

1. Some variation will be found in the names of the places when compared to their standard spelling which are given in "()".
2. In other documents the following alternative spellings have been seen which appear to refer to the same people/places:-
Bailey/Baily, Butlar/Butler, Elstobb/Ellstobb, Fleirden/Flierden/Fleiden, Greveson/Grevison/Greiveson, Peake/Peek, Rawling/Rawlin, Sandever/Sandiver, Wineve/Winieve/Winnif/Winniffe/Whinniff
3. John Mathias (a Miller of Lynn) found in Poll Book 4 (Page 7) who recorded no votes does not appear here.
4. The "Poll Book No" column was not in the original. The notation "[1]" here indicates that the person was not in Books 2, 3 or 4.
5. For those people with a trade marked thus "--- [xyz?]" this is the trade they were recorded with when they became freemen as stated in the Calendar (see Books).

Books

(No author): A Calendar of the freemen of Lynn 1292-1836.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, 1913]

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Norfolk: King's Lynn Voting Registers - Poll 1747

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Norfolk: King's Lynn
Voting Registers - Poll 1747