Norfolk: Norwich

Voting Registers - Polls 1768

An alphabetical draught of the polls for 2 members of Parliament for the City of Norwich taken the 18th Day of March 1768.

This election was between Harbord Harbord Esq. (H-d.), Edward Bacon Esq. (B-n.) and Thomas Beevor Esq. (B-r.) 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 4 (see transcription below)
Section 2 contains all those who voted (each ward is a separate document in the transcription).
- Voters in each of the four Wards (Conisford, Mancroft, Wymer and "The Ward beyond the Water" [or "Northern"] ) 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 "Precinct of the (Cathedral) Close" (see note 4).
- These are followed by the "Country" voters living outside the City Boundary.
- These are followed by the voters living in London.
Section 3 contains a table of votes per section (as per above) and is listed at the end of this page.

Next is the first of 2 tables. This lists the pages chronologically and the second 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	6	CON
St. Julian	6,7	CON
St. Peter Parmountergate	7,8,9,10	CON
St. John Sepulchre	10,11,12	CON
St. Michael at Thorn	12,13	CON
St. John Timberhill	14,15	CON
All Saints	15,16	CON
St. Stephen	17,18,19,20,21	MAN
St. Peter Mancroft	21,22,23,24,25	MAN
St. Giles	26,27	MAN
St. Benedict	28,29	WYMER
St. Swithen	29,30	WYMER
St. Margaret	30,31	WYMER
St. Lawrence	32,33	WYMER
St. Gregory	33,34,35	WYMER
St. John Maddermarket	35,36	WYMER
St. Andrew	36,37,38	WYMER
St. Michael at Plea	39	WYMER
St. Peter Hungate	40	WYMER
St. Simon and St. Jude	40,41	WYMER
St. George Tombland	41,42,43	WYMER
St. Martin at Palace	43,44	WYMER
St. Helen	45	WYMER
St. Michael of Coslany	46,47	OVER
St. Mary (at Coslany)	47,48,49	OVER
St. Martin at Oak	49,50,51	OVER
St. Augustine	51,52,53	OVER
St. George Colegate	53,54,55,56	OVER
St Clement	56,57	OVER
St. Edmund	57,58	OVER
St. Saviour	58,59	OVER
St. Paul	60,61	OVER
St. James	61,62	OVER
Pockthorpe	63	OVER
Heigham	63,64
Trowse, Carrow and Bracondale Hamlets	64,65
Lakenham and Earlham	65
The Cathedral Close	66
Country Voters [Norfolk, Suffolk etc.]	67 to 75
London Voters	76,77,78
Table of Wards etc. and Number of Votes Different from their Residences	78

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.

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

[Note that only the starting page is given]

Parish etc.	Page	Number of Voters
All Saints	15	25
St. Andrew	36	91
St. Augustine	51	92
St. Benedict	28	43
St Clement	56	59
Earlham	65	1
St. Edmund	57	21
St. Etheldred	6	20
St. George Colegate [Colgate]	54	91
St George Tombland	41	74
St. Giles	26	80
St. Gregory	33	62
Heigham	63	34
St. Helen	45	25
St. James	61	49
St. John Maddermarket	35	55
St. John Sepulchre	10	77
St. John Timberhill	14	59
St. Julian	6	33
Lakenham	65	5
St. Laurence [St. Lawrence]	32	57
St. Margaret	30	50
St. Martin at Oak	49	79
St. Martin at Palace	43	56
St. Mary (at Coslany)	47	71
St. Michael of Coslany	46	60
St. Michael at Plea	39	34
St. Michael at Thorn	12	67
St. Paul	60	64
St. Peter Hungate	40	23
St. Peter Mancroft	21	196
St. Peter Permountergate	7	110
St. Peter Southgate	5	23
Pockthorp(e)	63	35
St. Saviour	58	60
St. Simon and St. Jude	40	28
St. Stephen	17	156
St. Swithen [St. Swithin]	29	31
Trowse, Carrow & Bracondale	55	21
Close [The Cathedral Close]	64	39
Country ie. Norfolk (exc. Norwich Wards/Close etc.), & Other Places (exc. London)	67	371
London	76	109

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 18th. of March. 1768.

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]

The EDITOR of the Copy here offered to the Public, flatters himself, that it will be found as correct, as can be expected from a Publication of this kind. Many Errors must unavoidably happen in taking down Names and Places of abode in the Confusion and Hurry of a contested Election : For such Errors the Editor is not answerable. Several obvious Mistakes have been corrected; but such as were uncertain, remain as they stand in the original Poll Bools.

NORWICH, W. CHASE.
April 12, 1768.

[The Poll Book continues with Page 5 containing the Parish of St Peter Southgate in Conisford Ward through to Page 78 (follow links in above table)]

This is followed by :-

( 78 )

The Number of Freemen and Freeholders in the several Wards and Hamlets belonging to this City, London and Country Voters, &c.

[Ward, Hamlet etc.]	H-d.	B-n.	B-r.
Conisford Ward	250	228	195
Mancroft Ward	288	212	213
Wymer Ward	435	387	241
Ward beyond the Water	375	334	309
Hamlets	60	54	42
Precinct of the Close	31	35	6
Country	268	244	125
London	105	102	5

Total [Number of Votes] --	1812	1596	1136

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. 2736 people voted in this election.

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