Bosbury Voters in the Parliamentary Poll of 1754

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A Copy of the Poll taken at Wide-Marsh, for the County of Hereford, on Wednesday the 24th Day of April, 1754, for the Election of Knights to Represent the said County, before Giles Whiteall, Esq. Sheriff of that County; At which Election
The Right Honourable the Lord HARLEY, | VELTERS CORNEWALL, Esq; ROBERT PRICE, Esq,
were CANDIDATES.

pp. 38-45  RADLOW HUNDRED — 17 Bosbury Freeholders voted

Freeholders Names Places of Abode Places of Freehold Ld. Harley V. Cornewall R. Price
John AlcottBosburyBosbury x x
Richard BarrettBosburyBosbury x x
Rev. Matthew BrownBosburyBosbury x x
Henry DalleyBosburyBosbury x x
Thomas GardinerBosburyBosbury x x
John GwillimBosburyBosbury x
William HancoxBosburyBosbury x x
Richard HardwickBosburyBosbury x x
John HillBosburyBosbury x x
Henry HuckBosburyBosbury x x
Thomas MinettBosburyBosbury x x
William Minnit [sic]BosburyBosbury x
John MutlowBosburyBosbury x x
Richard NashBosburyCradley x x
James StarlingLedburyBosbury x x
John TurbervileBosburyBosbury x
William WardBosburyBosbury x x

RESULT OF THE ELECTION.

 Ld. HarleyV. CornewallR. PriceNumber
polled
Total vote253125611143unknown
Majority in favour of   Velters Cornewall - - - 30
  Edward, Lord Harley - - - 388

Notes:
The printed copy of the poll is published by Gale ECCO Print Editions, Social Sciences from a digital scan of the book held at the British Library.

The result of the election is given on www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1754-1790/constituencies/herefordshire.

Transcribed November 2015. Barry Sharples

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