Rushden Research Group:1748 Poll.

Transcribed by Jacky Lawrence

HIGHAM FERRERS HUNDRED POLL 1748

Taken on 14th, 15th, 16th & 18th April

Candidates: Valentine Knightley, Esq. (2226) William Hanbury, Esq. (2082)

Place	Freeholders' Surnames	Freeholders' Names	Freeholders' Abodes	Votes		Notes
BOZEAT
	CHURCH	William	Bozeat	K
	LEWIS	John	Bozeat	K
	SLATER	Richard	Castle Ashby	K
	DEXTER, jun.	Thomas	Bozeat	K
	BARRATT	George	Courtenhall	K
	SKEVINGTON	William Mercer	Bedford	K
	IVES	Thomas	Bozeat	K
	ADDIS	Robert	Bozeat	K
	BETTLE, sen.	William	Bozeat	K
	DEXTER	Thomas	Bozeat	K
	TOMS	William	Bozeat	K
	HANUEL	James	Wellingborough	K
	JAKES	Nathaniel	Bozeat	K
	BETTLES	William	Bozeat	K
	CHURCH	Anthony	Bozeat		H
	PARRY	Lewis	Bartholomew Close, London		H
	HULL	Joel	Bozeat		H
	PARTRIDGE	Thomas	Bozeat		H
	LAWTON	Richard	Bozeat		H
	NICHOLLS	William	Bozeat		H
	SKEVINGTON	William	Turvey, com' Bedf.		H
	BERRILL	Thomas	Bozeat		H
	BOLNEY	Luke	Hinwick, com' Bedf.		H
CHELSTON with Caldecutt
	BOLTON	Edward	Chelston	K
	BARFIELD	William	Chelston	K
	NEAL	Thomas	Chelston		H
	CLARK	Thomas	Chelston		H
	WIMPRES	Richard	Chelston		H
EASTON MAUDIT (No voters)

FARNDISH
	ALDERMAN, jun.	George	Stratford, com' Essex		H
	ALDERMAN	Thomas	Farndish		H
HARGRAVE
	BUNBURY, Cl.	Charles	Catworth	K
	MAYHEW	John	Hargrave	K
	SMITH	John	Hargrave	K
	SMITH	Robert	Biggleswade, com' Bedford	K
	COE	John	Hargrave	K
	CHESTER	Austin	Hargrave	K
	COULSTON	Thomas	Hargrave	K
	MITCHEL	John	Nether Dean, com' Bedford	K
	QUICK	Thomas	Hargrave	K
	WALLER	John	St. Neots, com' Hunts	K
	MITCHELL	Herbert	Hargrave	K
	POPE	Sutton	Kimbolton, com' Hunts		H
	BROWN	Silvester	Hargrave		H
	BOSWELL, Cl.	Dillingham	Great Wigston, com' Leic.		H
	QUENBY	Simon	Hargrave		H
	CLARKE	Thomas	Hargrave		H
HIGHAM PARK
	LONG, Bart.	Sir Robert	Draycott, com' Wilton	K
HIGHAM FERRERS
	WAYMAN	John	Higham Ferrers	K
	BLETSOE	Thomas	Harold		H
	TAYLOR	Robert	Higham Ferrers		H
	DREW	John	Higham Ferrers		H
	HARTWELL	John	Higham Ferrers		H
	WITHERS, Cl.	William	Higham Ferrers		H
	WALKER	Thomas	Higham Ferrers		H
	WEYMAN	Daniel	Higham Ferrers		H
	WIMPRISS	Roger	Higham Ferrers		H
	MARSCALL	Thomas	Higham Ferrers		H
	ASSABY	Daniel	Higham Ferrers		H
	MEE	Francis	Rushden		H
	SIMPSON	William	Higham Ferrers		H
IRCHESTER with Chester and Nuston
	FISHER	Jeffery	Irchester	K
	FISHER	William	Irchester	K
	FREEMAN	Francis	Irchester	K
	JACKSON	James	Irchester	K
	WISH	William	Irchester	K
	BLETSOE	John	Irchester	K
	COLLIS, Cl.	Thomas	Irchester	K
	ALSTON, Bart	Sir Rowland	Oadel, com' Bedford		H
	MASON	John	Irchester		H
NEWTON BROMSHOLD
	WRIGHT	Arthur	Twywell	K
	BACKHOUSE	George	Wootton, com' Bedford	K
	TROUTBECK, Cl.	John	Yeldon, com' Bedford	K
RAUNDS
	HARRISON	John	Raunds	K
	BATES	Robert	Raunds	K
	EKINS	Thomas	Raunds	K
	BLOWFIELD	Matthew	Raunds	K
	BILLING	Robert	Raunds	K
	FLINTHAM	Thomas	Raunds	K
	MARTIN	Thomas	Raunds	K
	WOODROFFE	Thomas	Raunds	K
	SILBY	Abraham	Raunds	K
	WOODRUFF	John	Raunds	K		Voted in Rothwell Hundred for House and Lands in Raunds
	RICHARDSON	Samuel	Wellingborow		H
	DRAGE	William	Hargrave		H
	SPENCE, jun.	George	Stanwick		H
	HALL	William	Raunds		H	Farmer
	ENFIELD	Thomas	Raunds		H
	SHELTON	Thomas	Raunds		H
	RICHARDS	Henry	Raunds		H
	CRICK	Edward	Raunds		H
	GREEN	Christopher	Raunds		H
	ABBOTT	Samuel	Raunds		H
	KNIGHTON	Thomas	Raunds		H
	MUSKET	Thomas	Raunds		H
	FLINTHAM	Robert	Raunds		H
	SPENCER	William	Denford		H
	BOLLARD	William	Raunds		H
	EKINS	John	Denford		H
	ASKHAM	Thomas	Thrapston		H
	EKINS	John	Raunds		H
	EKINS	William	Raunds		H
	EKINS	Thomas	Raunds		H
	HALL, sen.	William	Raunds		H	Blacksmith
	HALL, jun.	William	Raunds		H
	LOVELL	John	Raunds		H
	COX	Zachariah	Wellingborough		H
RINGSTEAD
	COX	Oliver	Ringstead	K
	ABBOTT	Philip	Ringstead	K
	BATTIN	John	Daventry	K
	SHARP	Samuel	Elmington	K
	BETTLES	Thomas	Ringstead	K
	BILLING	John	Ringstead	K
	PEACOCK	Richard	Ringstead	K
	DAY	John	Ringstead	K
	BLETSOE, Esq.	Charles	Great Bowden, com' Leic.	K
	COOPER, Cl.	Oliver	Tilbrook, com' Bedf.	K
	ALLISON	John	Ringstead	K
	NEGUS, Cl.	John	Rotherhithe, com' Surry		H
	EATON	Christopher	Ringstead		H
	FLETCHER	Edward	Ringstead		H
	KEY	Robert	Ringstead		H
	BETT	White	Ringstead		H
	MANNING	Thomas	Ringstead		H
	ONESBY	John	Ringstead		H
	HAYES	Joseph	Ringstead		H
	BATEMAN	John	Long Orton, com' Hunt.		H
	ASPINALL	John	Upton		H
	BATEMAN	Thomas	Islip		H
	FISHER	Thomas	Rushden		H
	GASCOIGN	George	Great Addington		H
	BOUNDY	Paul	Ringstead		H
	GOODE	Thomas	Ringstead		H
	SIMPSON	John	Covington, com' Hunt.		H
	BETT	Samuel	Ringstead		H
	PERCIVAL	James	Ringstead		H
	PETIT	Lewis	Ringstead		H
	PETIT	John	Ringstead		H
	PARIS	Thomas Sawyer	Higham Ferrers		H
	COOK, Cl.	Richard	Ringstead		H
RUSHDEN
	SMITH	Thomas	Rushden	K
	RICHARDS	Thomas	Rushden	K
	DRAGE	John	Rushden		H
	SERGEANT	Richard	Rushden		H
	MAY	Joseph	Rushden		H
	GOBBY	Moses	Rushden		H
	ACHURCH	Robert	Rushden		H
	MALLORY	Samuel	Rushden		H
	BLOSSOM	William	Rushden		H
	MAYES	John	Keyso, com' Bedf.		H
	WARREN	Eastel	Rushden		H
	SUMPTER	Edward	Higham Ferrers		H
	COOPER	Thomas	Rushden		H
STANWICK
	BAXTER	John	Banbury, com' Oxon.	K
	ROGERS	Thomas	Stonehall, com' Staff.	K
	MORRIS	William	Stanwick	K
	BAYLISS, jun.	James	Stanwick	K
	MARCHANT	John	Stanwick	K
	HOPKINS	Thomas	Stanwick	K
	LAMB	William	Stanwick	K
	CUMBERLAND, Cl.	Denison	Stanwick		H
	CHETTLE	Thomas	Fleetstreet, London		H
	DAWSON	William	St. Mary, Whitechapel		H
	MERCHANT	John	Stanwick		H
	FOSCUTT	John	Stanwick		H
	ROBINSON	John	Stanwick		H
	FOSCOTT	Henry	Stanwick		H
	CHETTLE	John	Caldecott		H
	CHETTLE, jun.	John	Chelston with Caldecut		H
	FARRER	Edward	Huntingdon		H
	MERCHANT	John	Covington		H
	KIRTON	Thomas	Harlestone		H
STRIXTON (No voters)

WOOLLASTON
	MASH	Joseph	Woollaston	K
	BARRINGHAM	John	Woollaston	K
	BARRINGHAM	Joseph Chamb.	Woollaston	K
	HILLS	John	Woollaston	K
	KIRBY	Thomas	Woollaston	K
	BAYS	William	Woollaston	K
	EGGLETON	John	Woollaston	K
	WALKER	William	Woollaston	K
	BOND	Edward	Woollaston	K
	CRICK	George	Woollaston	K
	KEMPSTEAD	Thomas	Woollaston	K
	EGGLESTONE	Edward	Woollaston	K
	CRICK	Robert	Woollaston	K
	KEMPSTEAD	William	Woollaston	K
	COLE	John	Woollaston	K
	FENNELL	John	Woollaston	K
	CRICK	William	Woollaston	K
	MUNTON, Cl.	Anthony	Woollaston	K
	COCKMAN	John	Warmington	K
	LUCY	John	Woollaston	K
	CHERRY	Thomas	Little Harrowden	K
	HACKNEY	John	Wellingborow	K
	DALLY	Tobias	Wellingborow	K
	PRESLAND	John	Woollaston	K
	PRESLAND	James	Woollaston	K
	PRESLAND	Daniel	Woollaston	K
	FARROW	Joseph	Woollaston	K
	COOPER	George Rose	Woollaston	K
	ROWSE	Ezekiel	Woollaston		H
	HUNT	George	Silson, com' Bedf.		H
	EDMONDS	Thomas	Lavendon		H
	RICE	Thomas	Rushton		H
	BETTLE	John	Woollaston		H
	EDMONDS	Postle	Woollaston		H
	SNOW	John	Irthlingborow		H
	DRAGE	William	Woollaston		H
	LIVESAY, Esq.	John	Hinwick		H
	PAGE	William	Stamford, com' Linc.		H
	CHARLTON	Daniel	Woollaston		H
	ROSE	John	Woollaston		H
	BAYES	Joseph	Woollaston		H
	OLD	John	Winnington, com' Bed.		H
	WELLS	Joseph	Wellingborow		H
	ALDERMAN	George	Farndish		H
	ALDERMAN	Robert	Newport Pagnell, com' Bucks		H
	MORRIS	John	Woollaston		H
	STURGES	William	Woollaston		H
	PARTRIDGE	Jeremy	Woollaston		H
	MITCHELL	Israel	Cranfield, com' Bedf.		H
		Total of Higham Ferrers Hundred		97	123

All spelling is as listed in the Poll Books