Norfolk: King's Lynn
Voting Registers - 1822

(Original Poll Clerks Book)

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 transcription is from the two original poll clerks books which are to be found in the Heritage Section, Millenium Library, Norwich.

There were changes indicated by (*) or (*="actual difference") between this and the printed poll book. Some are minor while others are errors either in this or in the printed word. Bear in mind that the printing was done locally so the printers would have known many of the voters.

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.
Detail is as above but with differences in spelling, trades etc.
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 23+ non-voters - see Notes 2,3,6).
Detail is as above plus Christian names & Street addresses. - This document.


THE BOROUGH OF King's Lynn, IN THE County of Norfolk.	The Poll Book N^o 1 taken for the Election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament on Thursday the Twenty seventh day of June, 1822 and continued to and upon the two next following Days.

Candidates,	{ The Honourable John Walpole and { Sir William John Henry Browne Folkes Baronet

Returning Officer.	Thomas Allen Esquire, Mayor

Poll Clerks for taking this N^o 1 & its counterpart	{ Mr. James Cobb { Mr. Cha^s Holtaway

		Walpole	Folkes
N^o	1	123	6
	2	33	86

	Total	156	92

Name of Voter.	Addition Profession or Trade	Abode	Street	Wal- pole	Fol- kes
[Page 1]
Robert Whincop	Attorney	Lynn	Littleport
James Burch	Grasier & Tailor	Lynn	High Street
Will^m Lake Jun^r.	Hatter	Lynn	High Street
John Prescot Blencowe	Merchant	Lynn	Church Square
Thomas Edwards	Gentleman	Lynn	Tower Lane
Thomas Linay	Sailmaker	Lynn	Tower Street
Joseph Linay	D^o	D^o	High Street
Edmund Patrick	Mariner	D^o	Stonegate
Richard Meers	Stock Jobber	Long Sutton	Lincolnshire
Thomas Williams Jun^r.	Merchant (*)	West Winch	[blank]
John Henry Spelman Cary	Clerk	Farnhurst Sussex(*)	[blank]
Will^m Clifton	Banker's Clerk	Lynn	King Street

				12	0

[Page 2]
James Esdaile (see Note 1)	Pipemaker	Lynn	Little Checker
James Dillingham	Merchant	Lynn	New Conduit
Robert Bone	Sailor (*)	D^o	Tower Street
Horatio Dowsing	Clerk	Sculthorpe	Cranmer House
Stephen Allen, (*=Sen.)	Clerk	Lynn	Church Square
Thomas Blackburne	Merchant	Lynn	Bridge S^t
Henry Sharpe	Sailmaker	Lynn	S^t James's
Daniel Coates (*=Coats)	Cabinet Maker	Lynn	Friars S^t
William Sharpe	Pipemaker	Lynn	S^t James's S^t
Thomas Green	Rope Maker	D^o	S^o Clough Lane
William Bennett (*)	Mariner	D^o	D^o
Richard Stackings? [Starkins]	Mariner	D^o	Cross Lane

				12	0

[Page 3]
Henry Blanchflower (*)	Mariner	Lynn	Broad S^t
Tho^s Bouch	Cabinet Maker	Wells Norfolk	Waterloo S^t
Robert Gage	Shipwright	S^o. Lynn	Plain
Thomas Bullen	Ropemaker	D^o	Providence Row
John Laws	Mariner	Lynn	Tower S^t
Robert Trays	D^o	D^o	S^t James's S^t
Benjamin Laird	Baker	D^o	Queen S^t
Townley Frost	Lath River	Lynn	Pilot S^t
John Dolby	Mariner	Lynn	Queen S^t
Robert Crown	Shipwright	S^o Lynn	All Saints?
Richard Beeson	Baker	D^o	Bridge S^t
Robert Osborne	Merchant's Clerk	Lynn	Priory Lane

				12	0

[Page 4]
Robert Green	Tailor	Lynn	King's S^t
Robert Yorke	Butcher	Tydd St. Mary's, (Lincs)	[blank]
Samuel Lane	Artist	London	Greek S^t
Thomas Simpson	Sailmaker	Lynn	Queen S^t
John Bailey Stockdale	Merchant	Lynn	Chequer S^t
William Hogg	Merchant	Biggleswade B'dfordsh: (Beds)	Short Mead
Rob^t Dix	Grocer	Ely	Water Side
Alexander Magnis (*=Magnus)	Gentleman	Gedney Marsh Lincolnsh:(ire)	[blank]
Thomas Goer	Merchant	Birmingham	S^t Paul's Square
Thomas Guy Jun^r.	Merchant's Clerk	Lynn	Queen S^t
John Curtis	Butcher	Westminster	S^t Margaret's Parish
James Goskar	Glazier (*=Plumber)	Lynn	High

				9	3

[Page 5]
Joseph Day	Stone Mason	Westminster	Brewer's Row Farmer's Village
Lionel Self	Merchant	Lynn	Leigh
Crisp Molineux Stoakham [sic]	Bricklayer	Lynn	Norfolk
William Knapp	Grocer & Draper (*)	East Dereham	So^t of Church
Edward Everard	Esquire	Middleton	[blank]
William Knight	Lieut. R. N.	Chatham	[blank]
Lionel Self	Schoolmaster	N^o Elmham	[blank]
William Thew	Mariner (*)	Portsmouth, Hants	Queen
John Andrews	Grocer	Lynn	Red Cow
Thomas Philip Bagge	Esquire	Lynn	Leigh
William Wilson Lee Warner	D^o	East Dereham	[blank]
James Boadman (*=Boardman)	Gentleman	Lynn	Bridge

				12	0

[Page 6]
Daniel Dewson	Mariner	Lynn	Norfolk
John Garrard	Rope Maker	Lynn	N^o Clough Lane
Samuel Jeggs (*=Jaggs)	Mariner	Lynn	Priory Lane
James Oldmeadow	Upholsterer	Lynn	Red Cow
Henry Bloye	Gent.	D^o	N^o Clough Lane
William Bagge	Esquire	D^o	Market Place
Dix Bloye	Merchant's Clerk	Boston	Liquor Pond S^t
William Williamson	Mariner	Lynn	S^o Clough Lane
James Hasscock	Mariner	S^o. Lynn	Providence Row
John Leaford	Mariner	Lynn	Purfleet
James Hubbard	Sailmaker	Lynn	Purfleet Place
Charles Bartell	Mariner	S^o. Lynn	Church Lane

				12	0

[Page 7]
Josiah Green	Merchant's Clerk	Lynn	Queen
Richard Marshall	Surgeon	D^o	Norfolk
Samuel Twaits	Mariner	Lynn	D^o
Joseph Rockley	D^o	D^o	New Conduit
William Watts	D^o	D^o	D^o
William Bellamy	Mariner	S^o. Lynn	S^o. Gate
Scarlet Everard	Esq^r (*=Merchant)	Lynn	Leigh
Christ^r Cox	Yeoman	S^o. Lynn	Friars
Charles Huggins	Mariner	Lynn	Chequer
William Leach Cletherow	D^o	Lynn	High
William Dickinson	D^o	Hill (*=Hull)	Mytongate
William Garrad	Rope Maker	Lynn	Norfolk

				12	0

[Page 8]
George Jackson	Cabinet Maker	Sutton Saint Mary's	[blank]
Benjamin Bellchambers	Hatter	Lynn	Broad
Taylor Thompson	Mariner	Lynn	Pilot
William Hastings Massingham	D^o	D^o	North
William Powell	Rope Maker	D^o	Littleport
William Freeman	Mariner	D^o	New Conduit
Charles Billing	D^o	D^o	Cross Lane
Henry Harvey [see notes]	D^o	S^o. D^o	[blank]
James Bramall Toosey	Esquire	Feltwell	[blank]
James Bowker	D^o (*=Merchant)	Lynn	Tuesday Market Place
Richard Raven Jun^r	Painter	D^o	High
Edmund Harwick	Metter	D^o	Norfolk

				11	0

[Page 9]
John Hart	Rope Maker	S^o. Lynn	New Road
John Bell	Mariner	D^o	All S^ts.
William Fakeney (*=Fachney)	Rope Maker	Ely	Butter Market
James Withers	Ropemaker	Lynn	Norfolk
John Wardale (*=Wardell)	Gentleman	S^o. Lynn	All Saints
Henry Mickleson	Sailmaker	Greenwich	Royal Hospital
Thomas Bonner	Merchant	Lynn	Stone Gate
Thomas Guy	Esq (*=Merchant)	D^o	Queen
William Case	Gent.	London	S^oHampton (Southampton?) Build^gs
Robert Powell	Ropemaker	Lynn	Norfolk
Thomas Secker	Pipemaker	D^o	D^o
Thomas Watton Bone	Mariner	Lynn	Cross Lane

				12	0

[Page 10]
John Flegg	Mariner	Lynn	Cross Lane
William Bonner	Merchant	D^o	Stone Gate
John Corbit (*=Corbett)	Victualler (*=Publican)	D^o	Queen
George Hogg	Esq (*=Merchant)	D^o	Chequer
Abraham Haycock	Ironmonger	D^o	Bridge
John White	Ropemaker	S^o. Lynn	The Road
James Everard	Esq	Lowestoft	[blank]
Barnabas Batterbee [see notes]	Grocer	Pakenham Suffolk	[blank]
William Ayre	Merchant	S^o. Lynn	The Road
George Andrews	Grocer	Lynn	High
Thomas Flegg	Mariner	D^o	Red Cow
Thomas Thompson	Meter	D^o	High

				9	2

[Page 11]
William Plowright	Grocer	Lynn	High
Henry Young	Gentleman	Fincham	[blank]
William Francis	Mariner	S^o. Lynn	Church Lane
George Boardman	D^o	S^o. Lynn	Bridge
Robert Frost	Shipwright	Chatham	An the Brook
Daniel Dewson	Cordwainer	Gaywood	Hospital
John Rayner	Gent.	London	Stamford Street
William Dewson	Schoolmaster	Lynn	Purfleet
Robert Bevill (*)	Esq^re.	Stoke Newington	Church S^t.
Thomas Kemp	Victualler (*=Publican)	Fincham	[blank]
William Andrews	Ropemaker (*)	Lynn	Broad

				10	1

[Page 11]
Amount of Page	1			12	0
	2			12	0
	3			12	0
	4			9	0
	5			12	0
	6			12	0
	7			12	0
	8			11	0
	9			12	0
	10			9	2
	11			10	1

Amount of this N^o 1				123	6

D^o of N^o 2				33	86

Total				156	92


THE BOROUGH OF King's Lynn, IN THE County of Norfolk.	The Poll Book N^o 2 taken for the Election of a Burgess to serve in Parliament on Thursday the Twenty seventh day of June, 1822 and continued to and upon the two next following Days.

Candidates,	{ The Honourable John Walpole and { Sir William John Henry Browne Folkes Baronet

Returning Officer.	Thomas Allen Esquire, Mayor

Poll Clerks for taking this N^o 2 & its counterpart	{ Richard J. Braithwait { Rob^t Pitcher Jun^r

		Walpole	Folkes
N^o	1	123	6
	2	33	86

	Total	156	92

Name of Voter.	Addition Profession or Trade	Abode	Street	Wal- pole	Fol- kes
[Page 1
Thomas Armes	Master Mariner	S^o Lynn	Friars
Charles Haselwood	Gentleman	E(ast). Dereham	[blank]
Edmund Rolfe	Esquire	Sedgeford	[blank]
William Clifton Jun^r	Merchant	Lynn	King
Charles Makee	Cordwainer	London	No 1 Golden Lion Co^t. Aldersgate
Edmund Elsden	Esq (*=Merchant)	Lynn	St James's
Matthew Grey Cooper	Auctioneer	Lynn	New Road
George Rayner Whincop	Gent.	Lynn	Tower
William King	Bricklayer	Lynn	Littleport
Robert Cook	Merchants Clerk	Lynn	Stonegate
William Blaxter	Mariner	Lynn	Jews Lane

					11

[Page 2]
John Young	Whitesmith	Castle Acre	Baily	Did not vote
Henry Bringloe	Merchant	Elder Place	Islington	Did not vote
Samuel Hadley	Esquire	Hillington	[blank]
Samuel Dickinson Winter	Mariner	Wood S^o Spa fields	[blank]
John Carmichael	Plumber	Litcham	[blank]
Robert Faux	Baker	Lynn	Norfolk
William Parfremen	Baker	Lynn	Norfolk	Did not vote
Thomas Foothrape	Painter	Lynn	Norfolk
John Brackenbury	Esquire	Wiggenhall St. Mary's	Magdalen
Robert Ashley	Mariner	S^o Shields	Pilot
George Allison	Publican	London	S^t Catherines S^t

					8

[Page 3]
Crisp Pooley	Salesman	London	John's St Clerkenwell
George Plowright	Baker	Lynn	Norfolk
William Veargitt	Gentleman	Lynn	New Conduit
George Holdgate	Publican	Lynn	Bridge
James Crawforth	Surgeon	Lynn	Chapel
John Spencer	Shipwright	Lynn	Bridge
James Fysh (*=Fish)	Esquire	Stamford	[blank]
William (*=James?) Rollett	Gentleman	Lynn	St James's
Benjamin Brooks	Farmer	Lynn	Littleport
William Currie Wood	Hempdresser	Lynn	North
James Green	Painter	Lynn	King's Staithe Square

					11

[Page 4]
Henry Baker	Saddler	Lynn	Chapel
John Armes Jun^r	Mariner	S^o Lynn	Friars
Henry Roman	Baker	Lynn	Norfolk
George Cummins	Wine Cooper	Lynn	Purfleet
William Dexter	Sawyer	Lynn	Norfolk
Edward Haws	Hatter	Lynn	Sedgeford Lane
James Massingham	Ropemaker	Lynn	S^o Clough Lane
William Green	Wine Cooper	Lynn	Queen
James Foss	Wine Cooper	Wisbech	[blank]
Richard Bunn	Bricklayer	Lynn	North End
Harvey Hodgson	Mariner	Lynn	Norfolk	Did not vote
Richers Vincent	Upholsterer	(London)	No 54 Grenfield St Commercial Road Whitechapel	Did not vote

					10

[Page 5]
William Thomas	Printer	Ipswich, Suffolk	St Nich's
John Hall	Brewer	Greenwich	Park Row
Francis Wallard	Carpenter	Norwood	[blank]
Thomas Burch	Grocer	London	Little Windham [or] Windmill S^t
Drury Gathercole	Shipwright	Deptford	Ewes's Field
Francis Dann	Hatter	Birmingham	No 9 Snow Hill
Thomas Taylor	Gentleman	Northfleet	[blank]
John Hemington	Attorney	Lynn	Broad
Frederic Lane	Attorney	Lynn	St Anne's
Edward Billing Skelton	Grocer	Norwich	St Andrew's
Thomas Garnham	Sailmaker	Boston	Witham Green
Thomas Goskar	Glazier (*=Gent?)	Lynn	Norfolk

				2	10

[Page 6]
Christopher Peek (see notes)	Grocer	Lynn	High
Thomas Rix	Baker	Lynn	St Ann's
George Peek	Gentleman	S^o Lynn	Friars
William Brown	Minister of the Gospel	Kettering	Northamptonshire
Anthony Coggle	Hatter	Lynn	Sedgeford Lane
John King	Publican	Lynn	Tuesday Market
Charles Manser	Master Mariner	S^o Lynn	Friars
Glover Henry Lubbock	Victualler (*=Publican)	London	Duke St. Manchester Square
Richard Carter	Cordwainer	West Winch	[blank]	Did not vote
Osbert Hampton	Saddler (*=Sadler)	London	Bryanston St. Portland Square
James Robert Scarfe	Brewer	Snettisham	[blank]	Did not vote

				2	7

[Page 7]
James Raven	Baker	Swaffham	[blank]
Robinson Cruso	Auctioneer	Lynn	New Conduit	Did not vote
John Kendall (*=Kendle)	Merchant	Lynn	Queen
Thomas Hunt	Serjeant at Mace	Lynn	Union Lane
William Firmidge	Mariner	Chatham (Kent)	New Road Mount
John Watts	Mariner	Lynn	Queen
Christopher Hawes	Baker	Lynn	Norfolk
George Millington	Baker	Lynn	Norfolk
Henry Smith	Grocer	Lynn	Norfolk
James Cook	Meter	Lynn	St James's
William Leaford	Master Mariner	Lynn	New Conduit

				4	6

[Page 8]
William Algar	Master Mariner	S^o Lynn	All Saints
Lionel Self Jun^r	Merchant	Lynn	Nelson
George Frederick Sayer	Merchant	Lynn	Queen
Robert Green	Merchant	Lynn	King Staithe Sq.
Henry Thetford	Gunmaker	London	Park St. Oxford St.
Jeremiah Neale	Serj^t. at Mace	Lynn	Tower
Thomas Hill	Master Mariner	Lynn	Tower
William Lake	Master Mariner	S^o Lynn	Chequer
William Askew	Shipwright	Deptford	Back Lane
Gamble Yates Bonner	Auctioneer	Sudbury	Market Place
Richard Raven Sen^r	Painter	Lynn	High

				10	1

[Page 9]
George Holdgate Allison	Master Mariner	Lynn	Nelson
Edward Self	Merchant	Lynn	Nelson
Mite Pearson	Glazier (*=Plumber)	London	Clerkenwell Close
Samuel Lantaff	Basket Maker	Lynn	High
Joseph Merricock	Hat Manufacturer (*=Hatter)	London	No 6 Bermondsey Square
Edward Gamble	Master Mariner	Lynn	Stonegate
John Leach	Glazier	Feltwell	[blank]
James Hunt	Cooper	Lynn	Union Lane
William Twaits (*)	Baker	Dersingham	[blank]
John Plowright	Mariner	Lynn	Crooked Lane
Alexander Bowker	Merchant	Lynn	Littleport

				10	1

[Page 10]
Samuel Pearson	Cab. Maker	Lynn	Pilot
Thomas Cooper Jun^r (*)	Butcher	Lynn	Sat^y Market
Job Forest	Surgeon	Lynn	Broad
Obed Howse Read	Hatter	Lynn	High
Edward Everard Jun^r	Merchant (*=Esquire)	Lynn	High
Thomas James Ayre	Merchant	S^o Lynn	[blank]
William Riddle (*=Riddell)	Victualler (*=Publican)	Lynn	Littleport
John Withers	Ropemaker	Lynn	Norfolk
James Sackamore	Baker	Lynn	St Nicholas
William Jackman	Confectioner	Lynn	High

				5	5

[Page 11]
John Middleton	Gentleman	S^o Lynn	Church Lane All Saints
William Rogers Hall	Mariner	Lynn	S^o Clough Lane	Did not vote
William Oxley	Merchant	Lynn	Nelson
John English	Merchant	Lynn	Tuesday Market Place
Edward Bosworth Manning	Merchant	Lynn	Austin
James Ibrook	Grocer	Lowestoft	High
Thomas Winlove	Butcher	Snettisham	[blank]
Henry Elsden	Esquire	Congham	[blank]
Joseph Andrews	Grocer	Lynn	High
James Parlett Saddleton	Watchmaker	Lynn	High	Did not vote
Edward Broadway	Bricklayer	Gaywood	[blank]

					9

[Page 12]
Thomas Ayre	Merchant	Lynn	High	Did not vote
John Marsters Jun^r	Merchant	Lynn	Tower
Joseph Eldredge (*=Eldridge)	Gentleman	Lynn	Boal
James Ayre	Merchant	Lynn	S^t Anne's Foot
John Dixon	Grocer	London	49 Broad S^t Bloomsbury
John Roome	Master Mariner	London	Commercial Road	Did not vote
Allen Thompson	Master Mariner	Lynn	Priory Lane	Did not vote
Thomas Pattern	Farmer	Terrington	[blank]	Did not vote
William Nicholls	Mariner	Lynn	Purfleet	Did not vote
Joseph Seakins	Mariner	Lynn	Church	Did not vote
Robert Lockwood	Mariner	Lynn	New Conduit	Did not vote

					4

[Page 13]
William Pope	Bricklayer	London	Princes S^t Great Abinton Street S^t George's in the East	Did not vote
John Langford	Mariner	Lynn	Bridge	Did not vote
James Hanby	Pipemaker	London	Whitecross	Did not vote
Robert Waller	Cooper	West Rudham	[blank]	Did not vote
William Francis Hillyard	Baker	Lynn	High
Timothy Lunn	Victualler	Lynn	Norfolk	Did not vote
Sir William John Henry Browne Folkes	Baronet	Congham Lodge	[blank]
William Jaggs	Mariner	Lynn	New Conduit	Did not vote
John Danderson	Baker	Lynn	Norfolk

					3

[Page 14]
Amount of Page	1				11
	2				8
	3				11
	4				10
	5			2	10
	6			2	7
	7			4	6
	8			10	1
	9			10	1
	10			5	5
	11			1	9
	12				4
	13				3

Amount of this N^o 2				33	86

D^o of N^o 1				123	6

Total				156	92

[End of Poll Book]

Notes

1. "James Esdaile" had the word "Assesor" in the normally blank column on the far right hand side of the page.
2. "Barnabas Batterbee" had the following in the column on the right hand side of the page - "Would vote for Folkes. Says he has not taken up his Freedom but is entitled to it & is advised to tender his vote his Freedom having been refused(?) by the Corporation. J. Cobb"
3. "Henry Harvey" had a word which looked like "Disputed?" in the last column
4. This looked like "Peck" but "Peek" is believed to be correct.
5. Under Street Address in Book No 2 the poll clerks often miss out the word "Street"/"Lane" etc. King's Lynn has amongst its many addresses the following :-
Austin Street, Boal Street, Chapel Street, Checker (Chequer?) Street, High Street, Littleport Street, Norfolk Street, North End, Pilot Street, St Ann's St, Sedgeford Lane etc.
6. There may still be other people eligible to vote who are not listed here? An analysis of all freemen living at this time would answer this question.
7. In other documents the following alternative spellings have been seen which appear to refer to the same people/places:-
Foothorape/Foothrape, Fysh/Fish, Peake/Peek

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Norfolk: King's LynnVoting Registers - 1822

(Original Poll Clerks Book)

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Norfolk: King's Lynn
Voting Registers - 1822