Norfolk: Norwich

Voting Registers - Polls 1761

An alphabetical draught of the polls for 2 members of Parliament for the City of Norwich taken the 27th Day of March 1761.

This election was between Harbord Harbord Esq. (H-d.), Edward Bacon Esq. (B.), Robert Harvey Esq. (H-y.), and Nockold Tompson Esq. (T.) Each candidate is followed by the abbreviation used in the Poll Book to indicate their votes.

Layout of the Poll Book

Section 1 contains a Description of the Poll Book on Page 3 followed by an Index to the Parishes on Page 4 (see transcription below)
Section 2 contains all those who voted (each ward is a separate page).
- Voters in each of the four Wards (Conisford, Mancroft, Wymer and Northern [or "The Ward beyond the Water"]) of Norwich are first. Each Ward is split into constituent Parishes and places &c.
  - Each Parish &c. contains an alphabetical list. All the surnames starting with A are grouped together followed by those beginning with B, C...
- These are followed by the voters living in the other Parishes and Hamlets in the City boundary and in "The Cathedral Close" (see note 4).
- These are followed by the "Country" voters living outside the City Boundary.
Section 3 contains ERRATA and is listed at the end of this page.

Next is the first of 2 tables. This lists the pages chronologically and the second (further down this page) lists the "Index to the Parishes" alphabetically. Either can be used to go to the list of voters or the other Sections as just described. Alternatively use the search detailed later.

Norwich Parishes &c. and places outside the City boundary

The book contains the following :-

Parish etc.	Page(s)	Ward
St. Peter Southgate	5	CON
St Etheldred	5	CON
St. Julian	6	CON
St. Peter Parmountergate	7,8	CON
St. John Sepulchre	9,10	CON
St. Michael at Thorn	10,11,12	CON
St. John Timberhill	12,13	CON
All Saints	13,14	CON
St. Stephen	14,15,16,17	MAN
St. Peter Mancroft	17,18,19,20,21	MAN
St Giles	21,22,23	MAN
St Benedict	23,24	WYMER
St. Swithen	24,25	WYMER
St. Margaret	25,26	WYMER
St. Lawrence	26,27,28	WYMER
St. Gregory	28,29	WYMER
St. John Maddermarket	30,31	WYMER
St Andrew	31,32	WYMER
St. Michael at Plea	32,33	WYMER
St. Peter Hungate	33,34	WYMER
St. Simon and St. Jude	34,35	WYMER
St George Tombland	35,36	WYMER
St. Martin at Palace	36,37,38	WYMER
St. Helen	38,39	WYMER
St. Michael of Coslany	39,40	OVER
St. Mary (at Coslany)	40,41,42	OVER
St. Martin at Oak	42,43	OVER
St Augustine	43,44,45	OVER
St George Colegate	45,46,47	OVER
St Clement	47,48	OVER
St Edmund	48,49	OVER
St. Saviour	49,50	OVER
St. Paul	51,52	OVER
St. James	52,53	OVER
Pockthorpe	53,54	OVER
Heigham	54
Trowse, Carrow and Bracondale Hamlets	55
Lakenham, Earlham and Eaton	55
The Cathedral Close	56
Country Voters [Norfolk, Suffolk etc.]	56,57,58,59
List of names in Parishes Different from their Residences	60
Errata	60

In the above table the abbreviations for the Wards are as follows:-
CON = Conisford, OVER = "Ward Beyond the Water" or "Northern Ward", MAN = Mancroft, WYMER = Wymer.

Transcription of the Poll Book

The first few pages contain:-

Alphabetical Draught

THE

POLL

FOR

MEMBERS of PARLIAMENT

for the CITY of

NORWICH

Taken the 27th. of March. 1761.

CANDIDATES

HARBORD HARBORD, Esq.

EDWARD BACON, Esq.

ROBERT HARVEY, Esq.

NOCKOLD TOMPSON, Esq.

N O R W I C H:
Printed by WILLIAM CHASE, MDCCLXI.

[Price One Shilling]

[Page 3]

[Description of the Poll Book]

As a formal Preface to a Book of this Nature is not to be expected, it may be sufficient to say, that the greatest Care has been taken in the Examination of this with the Originall Poll, and we believe there are no material Errors, but what are taken Notice of in the Errata.

The Numbers upon the Declaration were, for Mr. Harbord 1729, Mr. Bacon 1507, Mr Harvey 501, Mr. Tompson 715 ; but on a second casting up, Mr. Tompson was found to have 718, and Mr Harvey 499.

There will indeed be found many Electors in Parishes different from their Residence; but as they were entered in the Original Books, (occasioned by the Noise and Hurry always attending Elections) it was thought proper to print them as they stand in the Poll ; and we have added at the End a List of such as have come to our Knowledge.

[Page 4]

INDEX to the Parishes, &c. with the Number of Voters in each.

[Note that only the starting page is given]

Parish etc.	Page	H-d.	B.	H-y.	T.
All Saints	13	15	14	8	9
St Andrew	31	55	52	13	20
St Augustine	43	54	51	19	21
St Benedict	23	29	21	11	19
St Clement	47	30	26	12	10
Earlham, Eaton, and Lakenham	55	16	12	9	11
St Edmund	48	16	12	9	11
St Etheldred	5	10	8	6	8
St George Colegate	45	62	65	18	23
St George Tombland	35	50	40	16	22
St Giles	21	73	67	10	14
St. Gregory	28	66	64	8	12
Heigham	54	22	18	12	14
St. Helen	38	23	21	5	7
St. James	52	35	32	10	13
St. John Maddermarket	30	40	35	7	9
St. John Sepulchre	9	45	41	27	42
St. John Timberhill	12	40	35	13	21
St. Julian	6	28	26	15	19
St. Laurence [St. Lawrence]	26	48	47	18	26
St. Margaret	25	32	32	12	16
St. Martin at Oak	42	48	40	21	29
St. Martin at Palace	36	46	39	20	25
St. Mary (at Coslany)	40	54	38	17	21
St. Michael of Coslany	39	40	34	24	24
St. Michael at Plea	32	25	23	6	9
St. Michael at Thorn	10	44	32	26	38
St. Paul	50	47	35	18	23
St. Peter Hungate	33	17	16	7	6
St. Peter Mancroft	17	146	121	16	36
St. Peter Permountergate	7	61	42	26	49
St. Peter Southgate	5	15	13	6	8
Pockthorp(e)	53	27	19	6	12
St. Saviour	49	57	54	5	8
St. Simon and St. Jude	34	27	23	8	12
St. Stephen	14	108	95	22	37
St. Swithen [St. Swithin]	24	28	19	7	13
Trowse, Carrow & Bracondale	55	9	9	5	7
Close [The Cathedral Close]	56	20	17	1	4
Country ie. Norfolk (exc. Norwich Wards/Close etc.), & Other Places (eg. London, Suffolk etc.)	56	131	125	9	2
Total [Number of Votes] --	--	1729	1507	499	718

[The Poll Book continues with Page 5 containing the Parish of St Peter Southgate in Conisford Ward through to Page 59 (follow links in above table)]

This is followed by :-

( 60 )

List of names in Parishes different from
their Residences

Page
6	Stewardson Nathaniel, lives in St. James.
7	Earl William--in St. Peter Mancroft.
10	Riches Thomas--in St. Michael Thorn.
12	Ward George--in St. John Sepulchre.
21	Trull Henry--in St. Stephen.
22	Miller Isaac--in St. Peter Mancroft.
	Molden George, Clerk--in St. Laurence.
30	Harrison John--in St. Peter Mancroft.
31	Colombine Francis--in St. Simon.
	Hunter John--in St. Michael at Plea.
33	Meen Abel--in St. George Tombland.
35	Willement Richard--in St. Peter Hungate.
43	Middleton John--in St. Martin at Palace.
48	Minns Nicholas--in St. Simon.
50	Penson John--in St. Augustine.
	Vincent James--in St. Martin at Palace.
51	Humphry William--in St. James.
	Lefever James--in Pockthorp.
52	Hawkins John--in Pockthorp.
	Holland John--in Pockthorp.
53	Lown John--in Pockthorp.
	Paston William--in Pockthorp.
57	Dunn Francis--in Pockthorp.

E R R A T A

Page
7,	Line 23, for Carpenter read Carter
8,	Line 29, for Robert read Richard
14,	Line 22, Annison Dennis, Taylor for Harbord only was Harbord and Tompson
16,	Line 22, for Jonathan read John.
	Line 38, Row Adam, for Harbord and Bacon, read Harbord and Tompson.
17,	In the Number of St. Stephen's Votes, read Bacon 95, Tompson 37.

F I N I S.

[End of Poll Book]

Notes

1. Some variation will be found in the names of the parishes/places.
2. The following alternative spellings for parish names should be noted :- St. Augustine/St. Augustin, St. George Colgate/St. George Colegate, St. Laurence/St. Lawrence, St. Peter Permountergate (Parmentergate)/St. Peter-per-Mountergate, St. Swithin/St. Swithen
3. The hamlet of Pockthorpe is in St. James's parish but is listed separately in this Poll Book.
4. Voters were either Freemen of the City of Norwich or those who held land/property. For more information see the vote history page.
- Freehold's within the City boundary include those in :- Eaton, Heigham, Lakenham, Pockthorpe, Norwich Thorpe (Thorpe Hamlet) and Trowse Milgate (Trowse Millgate) all giving the right to vote.
5. Approximately 2280 people voted in this election.

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