Bosbury Voters in the Parliamentary Poll of 1796

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An Alphabetical List of the Poll for the County of Hereford taken at Widemarsh, before Abraham Whittaker, Esq. Sheriff on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, June 4, 6 & 7, 1796 for the election of Two Knights of the Shire to represent the said County in Parliament.

CANDIDATES.
The Right Honourable THOMAS HARLEY,
Sir GEORGE CORNEWALL, Baronet,
ROBERT BIDDULPH, Esq.

pp. 32-37  RADLOW HUNDRED — 14 Bosbury Freeholders voted

Freeholders’ Names Places of Abode Places of Freehold Occupier H. C. B.
James AlcottBosburyBosburyHimself x
Charles BennettBosburyBosburyHimself x
Edward BourneBosburyBosburyHimself x
Benjamin ChadBosburyBosburyHimself x
John DaviesBosburyBosburyHimself x
Thomas GardinerAshpertonBosburyHimself x
James HarlandBosburyBosburyHerbert Preece x x
John JonesBosburyBosburyHimself x
William LewisBosburyCastlefromeHimself x
John MorrisBishop's FromeBosburyHimself x x
John MutlowBosburyBosburyHimself x
Thomas Ottey, ClerkBosburyBosburyHimself x x
William SaxtyWoolhopeBosburyJames Field x
James StarlingBosburyBosburyHimself x

GENERAL STATE OF THE POLL.

 HarleyCornewallBiddulphNumber
polled
BROXASH 156  90  199  287
EWYAS LACY 119  68  60  141
GREYTREE 128  118  137  245
GRIMSWORTH 143  119  207  302
HUNTINGDON 146  112  23  155
RADLOW 70  63  187  251
STRETFORD 172  109  74  202
WEBTREE 72  102  63  150
WIGMORE 145  724  14  148
WOOLPHY 321  96  227  376
WORMELOW 93  66  101  163
  15651015 1292 2420
Majority in favour ofMr. HARLEY - - - 550
Mr. BIDDULPH - - - 277

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.

Transcribed March 2019. Barry Sharples

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