Poll Books - data sheet

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Fersfield : Poll Book Entries

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Poll Books go back further than electoral registers and, in general, list who voted at elections and who they voted for. The earliest ones start from around 1700 and they remained until 1872; thios was when the secret ballot was introduced. All poll books record the name of the voter. Some also record other information such as occupation and address. The order of names also vary; sometimes ordered by address, sometimes by name, sometimes by the order in which their vote was cast. As these are a record of votes cast, they do not include those eligible to vote who chose not to cast their vote.
The name and residence of each voter is given, then their Qualification to vote, (F Freehold, L Leasehold, C Copyhold or O Occupier) and who they voted for, with a column for each candidate.
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ID	Name	Date	Occupation	Residence	Address	Notes
27428	BRADSTREET William	1817	-	-	-	Freehold at South Lopham; occupied by Himself; voting for E R PRATT
27429	BURLINGHAM James	1817	-	-	-	Freehold at Kenninghall; occupied by Himself; voting for E R PRATT
27430	CLAMP Thomas	1817	-	-	-	Freehold at Fersfield; occupied by Himself; voting for E R PRATT
27431	CARTER Samuel	1817	-	-	The Rectory, Felthorpe	Freehold at Felthorpe; occupied by Himself; voting for E WODEHOUSE
27432	GARWOOD Warren	1817	-	-	-	Freehold at Fersfield; occupied by Himself; voting for E R PRATT
27433	MUSKETT Charles	1817	-	-	-	Freehold at Fersfield; occupied by Austin LARGE; voting for E R PRATT
27434	SMITH Thomas	1817	-	-	-	Freehold at Fersfield; occupied by Himself; voting for E R PRATT
27435	SMITH John	1817	-	-	-	Freehold at Fersfield; occupied by Himself; voting for E R PRATT
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