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Voting Registers - Poll 1710
An alphabetical draught of the polls for 2 members of Parliament for the City of Norwich taken on the 18th of October, 1710.
This page contains all the voters for either "Robert Bene" or "Richard Berney" who resided in the parishes in the Northern Ward (or The Ward Beyond the Water) as listed below. (For other parishes and places, see the main 1710 Norwich Poll Book page.)
| Parishes etc. [Northern Ward] | Bene & Berney Page(s) [Links are to this page] | Bacon & Gardiner Page(s) [Links are to a separate page] |
|---|---|---|
| St Augustin [St Augustine] | 15 | 31,32 |
| St Clement | 16 | 32,33 |
| St Edmund | 16 | 33 |
| St George Colegate [St George Colgate] | 13 | 29 |
| St. James and Pockthorp | 17 | 33,34 |
| St. Martin at Oak | 14,15 | 31 |
| St. Mary (at Coslany) | 14 | 30,31 |
| St. Michael Coslany | 13,14 | 29,30 |
| St. Paul | 16,17 | 33 |
| Pockthorp(e) - see St James | ||
| St. Saviour | 15,16 | 32 |
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The Alphabetical Draft of the POLL
of ROBERT BENE, Esq; and
RICHARD BERNEY, Esq;
Taken the 18th of October, 1710.
| [Page] | St. George's Colgate. | Beene | Berney | |
| A | Richard Atrill, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| B | Peter Barker, | | | |
| Henry Barlow, | Worsted-weaver | | ||
| Thomas Barnes, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Robert Batley, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Thomas Bell, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Jeremy Bell, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Thomas Blundew, | Comber | | | |
| John Booth, | Worsted-weaver (Sen.) | | | |
| John Brown, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| John Burch, | Taylor | | | |
| William Barber, | Worsted-weaver | | ||
| C | Richard Coldham, | (Gent.) (St. Geo. Tomb.) | | |
| George Covill, | Freeholder | | | |
| Henry Crossgrove, | Printer | | | |
| D | Edmund Damm, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Edward Denny, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| F | John Fox, | Smith | | |
| Samuel Freemolt, | Brewer | | | |
| H | Samuel Hammont, | Hotpresser | | |
| William Hern, | Worsted-weaver (Sheerman) | | ||
| John Humphrey, | Carpenter | | | |
| I | William Jenkinson, | Hotpresser | | |
| K | William Kirke, | Freeholder | | |
| Timothy Knight, | Freeholder | | ||
| John Knobs, | Carpenter | | ||
| L | John Lefever, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Thomas Lemond, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| M | John Money, | Freeholder | | |
| P | Thomas Palgrave, | Gent. | | |
| Richard Pasivall, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| James Pummell, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| S | Thomas Smith, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Sharp, | Freeholder | | | |
| T | William Thacker, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Toddy (Cardy), | Freeholder | | | |
| Clement Towers, | Grocer | | | |
| John Trotter, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| W | Thomas Wignall, | Hotpresser | | |
| John Wade, | Currier | | | |
| In all | 38 | |||
| St. Michael Coslany. | Beene | Berney | ||
| B | John Bene, | Taylor | | |
| Thomas Broton, | Cooper | | | |
| Benjamin Burges, | Barber | | | |
| Edward Burges, | Baker | | | |
| C | William Cecill, | Clerk | | |
| George Clowes, | Freeholder | | | |
| D | George Diggers, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Carr. over | 7 | |||
| 14 | St. Michael's Coslany Continued. | Beene | Berney | |
| E | Robert Elliot, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| F | John Fenn, | Cordwainer | | |
| Robert Furbank, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| G | Jeremy Golss (Gosse), | (W. w. St. Marg.) | | |
| H | George Hainsworth, | Freeholder | | |
| Henry Harper, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| I | James Jackson, | Taylor | | |
| K | Charles Knight, | Hotpresser | | |
| L | John Lewing, | Cobler | | |
| M | Tho. Mason (Morton), | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Tho. Matchet, | W. w. (St. Miles Thorne) | | | |
| N | John Nichols, | Carpenter | | |
| P | James Poyte, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| S | John Salter, | Freeholder | | |
| David Sandival, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| W | John Woods, | Mason | | |
| William Wright, | Barber | | | |
| In all | 24 | |||
| St. Mary's. | Beene | Berney | ||
| A | Mr. Armes, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| B | Peter Bake, | Gent. | | |
| Andrew (Ambrose) Beercroft, | W. w. | | | |
| James Brown, | Poulterer (Cordwainer) | | ||
| C | Benjamin Cobb, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| James Cobb, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Robert Cobb, | Worsted-weaver | | ||
| John Cook, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| John Croshold, | Freeholder (Clerk) | | | |
| D | Francis Dunn, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Richard Dunn, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Thomas Dye, | Comb-maker | | | |
| H | Daniel Harrison, | Taylor | | |
| James Heavers, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Henry Hufflet, | Barber | | ||
| I | Edmund Jefferys, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Robert Johnsons, | Brewer | | | |
| Thomas Johnsons, | Comber | | | |
| L | John Leeder, | Cobler (W. w.) | | |
| Daniel Lemond, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Edmund Long, | Freeholder | | | |
| James Lynn, | Freeholder | | ||
| M | Abraham Mace, | Turner | | |
| John Manges, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Robert Munsey, | Baker | | | |
| Thomas Munsey, | Baker | | | |
| Thomas Munsey, | Worsted-weaver (jun.) | | | |
| N | William Nunn, | Mason | | |
| P | William Pall, | Taylor | | |
| John Phillips, | Carpenter | | | |
| R | John Ringe, | Freeholder (Rugg maker | | |
| Robert Rix, | Pump-maker | | | |
| S | Edward (Edmond) Stagg, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Stagg, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Thomas Stone, | Grocer | | | |
| William Symons, | Dyer | | | |
| W | Will. Watts, | Freeholder (Glazier in Troas) | | |
| Y | Anthony York, | Freeholder | | |
| In all | 37 | |||
| St. Martin's at Oak. | Beene | Berney | ||
| B | Robert Beaumont, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Burrell, | Mason | | | |
| ROBERT BENE, | Esq; Mayor | | ||
| C | John Caddy, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Carleton, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| William Condley, | Carpenter | | | |
| Thomas Coulsel, | Carpenter | | | |
| D | Richard Dove, | Freeholder | | |
| John Dowe, | Freeholder | | | |
| F | John Freemolt, | Freeholder | | |
| Edward Fuller, | Baker | | | |
| G | George Gaynsford, | Comber | | |
| Edward Green, | Shopkeeper | | ||
| I | John Jushinge, | Freeholder (Cushing W.w.) | | |
| K | James Kellow (Philip Callow), | W. w. | | |
| L | Jasper (James) Lance, | Mason | | |
| James Lansh, | Worsted-weaver | | ||
| M | William Mann, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Mariot, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Carr. over | 18 | |||
| 15 | Martin's at Oak Continued. | |||
| Beene | Berney | |||
| M | John Martin, | Barber | | |
| Isaac Muller, | Freeholder | | | |
| Jeremiah Murrell, | Barber | | | |
| Luke Martin, | Freeholder | | ||
| N | Jonathan Newhouse, | Carpenter (W.w.) | | |
| Thomas Newton, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| O | Thomas Odney, | Felmonger | | |
| P | John Pinching, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Francis Proctor, | Barber (Baker) | | | |
| R | Jeremy Rivans, | Clerk | | |
| S | Peter Scott, | Cordwainer | | |
| Luke Smith, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Ambrose Smoulton, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Daniel Spalding, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| William Sparrow, | Comber | | | |
| Edward Stacy, | Cooper | | ||
| Francis Stauton, | Worsted-weaver | | ||
| T | Thomas Tapper, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Theobald, | Dyer | | | |
| Robert Turner, | Feltmaker | | | |
| V | Benjamin Vercy, | Glazier | | |
| Jasper (James) Vincent, | Shoemaker | | | |
| W | Joseph Warner, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Warden, | Freeholder | | ||
| In all | 41 | |||
| St. Augustin's. | Beene | Berney | ||
| A | James Aldridge, | Barber | | |
| B | Robert Baldery (Barley), | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Baldwin, | Carpenter | | | |
| William Baldwin, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| John Barnard, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Stephen Barnard, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Joseph Brett, | Clerk | | | |
| Samuel Browning, | Freeholder | | | |
| C | Charles Carlthorp, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Isaac Castle, | Freeholder | | | |
| Richard Castle (Cateau), | Freeholder | | | |
| John Chapman, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| John Coleman, | Freeholder (W. w.) | | | |
| Robert Curbie, | Cordwainer | | | |
| D | Peter Decele, | Freeholder | | |
| William Dearne, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| John Dehague, | Grocer | | | |
| John Disley, | Freeholder | | | |
| E | Thomas Emms, | Combmaker | | |
| F | John Fox, | Blacksmith | | |
| G | Francis Giddings, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Grimmer, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| H | Nich. Hearne (Dearne), | Worsted-weaver | | |
| I | John Jackson, | Baker | | |
| K | Edward Kiddle, | Wooll-comber | | |
| John King, | Worsted-weaver (Wooll-comber) | | | |
| Isaac King, | Freeholder | | | |
| L | Noah Letree, | Comber | | |
| M | Nicholas Mallit, | Smith | | |
| Bartholomew Medhurst, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Steph. More, | Cordwainer | | | |
| John Myles, | Baker | | | |
| N | Thomas Nickols, | Taylor, (W.w.) | | |
| Jonas Novis (Norris), | Cobler | | | |
| Robert Nebell, | Cooper | | ||
| P | Richard Parr, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| R | David Rickey, | Freeholder | | |
| Robert Roper, | Barber | | | |
| S | Abel Sharp, | Freeholder (W. w.) | | |
| Edward Stewart, | Gent. (W. w.) | | | |
| Char. Spinsby, | Sheerman (St. Geo.Mancr.) | | | |
| T | Thomas Taylor, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| W | Joseph Wilde, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| In all | 42 | |||
| St. Saviour's. | Beene | Berney | ||
| A | William Abbot, | Glazier | | |
| William Allows (Mallows), | Baker | | | |
| B | Clement Barker, | Brewer | | |
| D | Edmund Durrant, | Gent. Freeholder | | |
| F | Edmond Farres (Foster), | Cooper | | |
| Edward Frosdike, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| G | GEORGE GOBBET, | Esq; Sheriff | | |
| Carr. over | 6 | |||
| 16 | St. Saviour's Continued. | |||
| Beene | Berney | |||
| H | Joseph Hammont, | Barber | | |
| Robert Heyhoe, | Hot-presser | | | |
| Charles (George) Humphreys, | W. w. | | | |
| I | John Inman, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| K | John King, | Blacksmith | | |
| L | Thomas Long, | Cooper | | |
| M | Nicholas Middleton, | Brewer | | |
| Benjamin Moore, | Cobler | | | |
| N | Jeremy Newson, | Barber | | |
| John Norman, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| P | Benjamin Plesants, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Abraham (Gabriel) Plumber, | Carpenter | | | |
| Q | Francis Quarles, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| S | Daniel Sadd, | Mason | | |
| William Say, | Mason | | | |
| William Smith, | Clerk, Freeholder | | ||
| Christopher Stalham, | Brewer | | | |
| T | Thomas Tanner, | Taylor | | |
| Thomas Tapper, | Locksmith | | | |
| W | John Weston, | Grocer | | |
| Samuel Witherly, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Robert Worfe, | Brewer | | | |
| Y | John Yemes, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Robert Yemes, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| In all | 30 | |||
| St. Clement's. | Beene | Berney | ||
| B | John Baseingweight, | [Blank] | | |
| Stephen Baseingweight, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| C | James Carver, | Taylor | | |
| D | John Davie, | Wooll-comber | | |
| E | Joseph Edward, | Freeholder | | |
| H | John Harvie, | Merchant | | |
| Samuel Hasbert, | Freeholder | | | |
| Edward Hayward, | Freeholder (St. Stephen) | | | |
| William Herning, | Sheerman | | ||
| M | John Money, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| David Morris, | Sheerman | | | |
| P | William Paston, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| S | David St. Croft, | Cobler | | |
| Edward Scott, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| William Sparham, | Barber | | | |
| W | Edmond Wolfe, | Gunsmith | | |
| John Wife, | Freeholder | | | |
| In all | 16 | |||
| St. Edmund's. | Beene | Berney | ||
| B | Joseph Burton, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| C | John Clark (Clay), | Freeholder | | |
| Robert Cutbeard, | Baker | | | |
| D | John Decleeve, | Hotpresser | | |
| G | John Graves, | Hotpresser | | |
| H | John Hobert, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| M | James Madder, | Freeholder | | |
| John Mouton, | Cobler | | | |
| S | Thomas Salman, | (St. Clement's, W. w.) | | |
| T | Thomas Trull, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| W | Joseph Walker, | Taylor | | |
| Joseph Walker, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Benjamin Walker, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| John Walker, | Taylor | | | |
| In all | 14 | |||
| St. Paul's. | Beene | Berney | ||
| B | WILLIAM BLYTH, | Esq; | | |
| John Brook, | Baker | | | |
| John Butcher, | Worsted-weaver (Fulches) | | | |
| C | James Cannham, | Smith | | |
| Peter Cassell, | Barber | | | |
| Richard Crotch, | Carpenter | | | |
| Thomas Cullier, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| D | Stephen Deletate, | Freeholder | | |
| William Durrant, | Esq; Freeholder | | ||
| F | Joel Freemolt, | Freeholder | | |
| G | Benjamin Goose, | Brewer | | |
| H | Richard Hall, | Freeholder | | |
| Richard Hall, jun. | Carpenter | | | |
| Joseph Holbeck, | Taylor | | | |
| I | Bartholomew Johnson, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| K | Nicholas Kemp, | Mason | | |
| Carr. over | 15 | |||
| 17 | St. Paul's Continued. | Beene | Berney | |
| L | Peter Lefever, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| James Lefever, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| John Lingwood, | Innholder | | ||
| M | Martin Money, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| N | Richard Norton, | Twisterer | | |
| John Nichols, | Worsted-weaver (Mason) | | | |
| P | William Pinching, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| John Pleasants, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| R | Henry Ramm, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Henry Reeve, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| William Reeve, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| S | Francis Savory, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Thomas Smith, | Brewer, Freeholder | | | |
| Richard Spurgeon, | Freeholder | | | |
| Richard Streek, | Freeholder | | | |
| T | Robert Tompson, | Freeholder | | |
| John Tinley, | Freeholder | | | |
| W | William Wright, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| In all | 32 | |||
| St. James's and Pockthorp. | Beene | Berney | ||
| B | Christopher Baldwin, | Taylor | | |
| Rich. Beverly, | W.w. (Carpenter, St. Sav.) | | | |
| Robert Booth, | Sheerman | | | |
| John Burdock, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| John Bussey (Bush), | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| John Bygott, | Worsted-weaver | | ||
| F | Stephen Frankling, | Freeholder | | |
| John Frosdike, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| Luke Fuller, | F. M. | | | |
| G | Timothy Goldenknop, | Mason | | |
| Peter Greivous, | Butcher | | | |
| H | William Harrison, | Barber | | |
| William Helwys, | Freeholder | | | |
| Will. Howard, | Worsted-weaver (St. Paul's) | | | |
| I | Robert Jery, | Twisterer | | |
| L | Richard Lilley, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| M | Thomas Mallit, | Carpenter | | |
| Robert Mann, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| P | Samuel Palmer, | Baker | | |
| Jehoshaphat Postle, | Brewer | | | |
| R | Edward Rayner, | Freeholder | | |
| George Ritches, | Cordwainer | | | |
| S | John Sherwood, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Robert Springal, | Mason | | | |
| Barnard Swine, | Worsted-weaver | | ||
| T | Robert Tilney, | Freeholder | | |
| W | Francis Weads, | Worsted-weaver | | |
| Barnabas Wild, | Worsted-weaver | | | |
| In all | 26 | |||
The Poll book continues with voters for either "Robert Bene" or "Richard Berney" who lived in the Country and other places not included in the 4 Norwich Wards.
Notes
- 1. Some variation will be found in the names of the parishes/places eg. Troas = "Trowse"
- 2. The following alternative spellings for parish names should be noted :- St. Augustin/St. Augustine,
St Benedictus/St. Benedict,
St. George Colgate/St. George Colegate,
St. Helen/St. Hellen,
St. John Maeldemarket/Maddemarket/Maddermarket,
St. Laurence/St. Lawrence,
St. Martin a Pallace/St. Martin at Palace,
St. Miles of Thorne/ Michael at Thorn,
St. Peter Permountergate (Parmentergate)/St. Peter-per-Mountergate,
St. Steven/St. Stephen - 3. Abbreviations used in the Poll Book have the following meaning :- "F.M." = "Free Man", "W.W." = "Worsted-weaver".
- 4. Entries where the third column is "[Blank]" had nothing printed in that column.
- 5. All other entries are exactly as printed. An example of this is "John Toddy (Cardy)," on Page 13. There are no explanatory notes in the book about the words contained in round brackets ie. "(Cardy)" here. These appear to be possible corrections to names (or aliases) and occupations or additional information?
See also the Norfolk Voting Registers, Norwich Voting Registers and the main 1710 Norwich Poll Book pages.
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May 2014