1741: Poll Book

The 1741 Yorkshire poll was for a representative in Parliament, and it was held in a room of the Right Honourable Henry, Lord Viscount Morpeth, on 13 January 1741; the candidates were George Fox (Tory) and Cholmley Turner (Whig). The compilers of these lists attribute any errors to the various ways of pronunciation of the same man's name in different parts of the county, and freeholders' names are generally limited to surname and one forename. Turner won, by 8,016 votes to Fox's 7,047.

I have made no attempt to correct the spellings of people or places, or to expand abbreviations, but one stands out as needing clarification. The entry for Falgowthorp, Claxton, Bernard, should, of course, be Foggathorpe, Clarkson, Bernard. I cannot find any place in my gazetteers that come remotely close to Marsland (the David Staniford entry).

Residence
Name and Description
Freehold
Voted
Brighton
Staniford, David
Marsland
Fox
Falgowthorp
Claxton, Bernard
Laxton
Fox
Gribthorpe
Blanchard, Nich.
Harlthorpe
Fox

Curlew, Edward
Long Newton
Fox

Guy, Nathaniel
Eastrington parish
Fox
Sparrington
Leckonby, John
Aislaby
Fox
Willytoft
Atkinson, Michael
Melburne
Fox

Brighton
Dealtrey, George
Redness
Turner
Bubwith
Barret, Edward

Turner

Burton, John Cl.

Turner

Ellis, John
Eastrington
Turner

Hutton, William

Turner

Idle, William
East Cottingwith
Turner

Moore, Richard

Turner

Prat, William

Turner

Stawley, George

Turner

Weddall, Thomas

Turner
Fogerthorp
Brown, John
Cottingwith
Turner

Johnson, Thomas
Holme Spaldingmoor
Turner

Wilberfoss, William
Lenthorp
Turner
Gunby
Hepton, John
Howden
Turner

Hepton, John
North Cave
Turner
Spaldington
Blanchard, Ja.
East Cottingwith
Turner

Gibson, Gervase
Long Newland
Turner

Gibson, John
Seaton Ross
Turner

Johnson, Robert
Howden
Turner
Sparrington
Bell, Henry
Kildwick le Woulds
Turner




Voters who lived elsewhere, but gave their Freehold as Bubwith
Oulton
Barker, Thomas
Bugwith (sic)
Fox
Ellerton
Craik, John
Bubwith
Turner
Escrick
Driffield, Lancelot
Foggerthorpe
Turner
Killerby
Hebden, Robert
Graisthorpe (sic)
Turner
Britton
Bond, John
Bubwith
Turner