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Freeholders lists provide at least the names of qualifying persons, and from 1832 their addresses and the qualifying property was specified, as shown below. | Freeholders lists provide at least the names of qualifying persons, and from 1832 their addresses and the qualifying property was specified, as shown below. | ||
'''Chart: Electors Eligible to Vote for Guardians of the Poor in Halifax Township, Yorkshire 1856''' {{FHL|589422|item|disp= | '''Chart: Electors Eligible to Vote for Guardians of the Poor in Halifax Township, Yorkshire 1856''' {{FHL|589422|item|disp=FS Library film 1551144}} | ||
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<br> Freeholders Lists are typically found amongst the quarter session papers at the county archives. Other examples of from Essex for 1734, 1759 and 1739-1762 are on {{FHL|289519|item|disp= | <br> Freeholders Lists are typically found amongst the quarter session papers at the county archives. Other examples of from Essex for 1734, 1759 and 1739-1762 are on {{FHL|289519|item|disp=FS Library film 0543660}}. | ||
'''Chart: Freeholders and Freemen'''<br> | '''Chart: Freeholders and Freemen'''<br> | ||
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Aldous (''The Archives of the Freedom of the City of London 1681-1915''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 23 #4, page 128-133, 1989, and My Ancestors were Freemen of the City of London, 1999) and Medlycott (''The City of London Freedom Registers''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 19 #2, page 45-47, 1977) give more details, and Aldous’ 2003 article (''Records of King’s Freemen in the City of London in the 18th and 19th Centuries''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 27 #9, page 415-421) describes another group called ''King’s Freemen'' who were discharged soldiers and sailors. Many freeman lists are filmed for example: | Aldous (''The Archives of the Freedom of the City of London 1681-1915''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 23 #4, page 128-133, 1989, and My Ancestors were Freemen of the City of London, 1999) and Medlycott (''The City of London Freedom Registers''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 19 #2, page 45-47, 1977) give more details, and Aldous’ 2003 article (''Records of King’s Freemen in the City of London in the 18th and 19th Centuries''. Genealogists’ Magazine Vol. 27 #9, page 415-421) describes another group called ''King’s Freemen'' who were discharged soldiers and sailors. Many freeman lists are filmed for example: | ||
:*In the FamilySearch Catalog under ENGLAND - KENT - MAIDSTONE - VOTING REGISTERS The ''Freeman Lists for Maidstone 1551-1842'' can be found on {{FHL|586178|item|disp= | :*In the FamilySearch Catalog under ENGLAND - KENT - MAIDSTONE - VOTING REGISTERS The ''Freeman Lists for Maidstone 1551-1842'' can be found on {{FHL|586178|item|disp=FS Library films 1656613-4}}. | ||
:*On the Thomson-Gale website of old documents City of London liverymen were listed by company and then letter of the alphabet in a ''Canvassing Book'', that is a list of eligible men (see chart below) with their address, trade and company name. Note that even in 1776 not all men were members of the company indicated by their trade. | :*On the Thomson-Gale website of old documents City of London liverymen were listed by company and then letter of the alphabet in a ''Canvassing Book'', that is a list of eligible men (see chart below) with their address, trade and company name. Note that even in 1776 not all men were members of the company indicated by their trade. | ||
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Other examples include: | Other examples include: | ||
*''A list of the names of the persons, together with the places of their freehold and abode: who voted for knights of the shire for the county of Bucks, at the last election held at Allesbury [now Aylesbury], September the second and third, 1713'' is on {{FHL|90826|item|disp= | *''A list of the names of the persons, together with the places of their freehold and abode: who voted for knights of the shire for the county of Bucks, at the last election held at Allesbury [now Aylesbury], September the second and third, 1713'' is on {{FHL|90826|item|disp=FS Library film 0908345}} and examples from it and from the 1839 Buckinghamshire poll book are given by Markwell and Saul (''Facsimiles of Documents of Use to Family Historians,'' page 72-73, 1987)). | ||
*''Newcastle Poll Book'' 1722-1723 is on {{FHL|290174|item|disp= | *''Newcastle Poll Book'' 1722-1723 is on {{FHL|290174|item|disp=FS Library film 0252655}}. | ||
*''Bath Poll Book 1855, Banbury Poll 1859 and 1865'', were published inexpensively by the Open University (Drake). | *''Bath Poll Book 1855, Banbury Poll 1859 and 1865'', were published inexpensively by the Open University (Drake). | ||
*''The poll for electing two burgesses, for the King’s town and borough of Maidstone'', in the county of Kent: 1830, 1807, 1820, 1859, 1865 including an index is on {{FHL|296998|item|disp= | *''The poll for electing two burgesses, for the King’s town and borough of Maidstone'', in the county of Kent: 1830, 1807, 1820, 1859, 1865 including an index is on {{FHL|296998|item|disp=FS Library film 0475161}} found under FHCL - ENGLAND - KENT - MAIDSTONE - VOTING REGISTERS. | ||
*At the FamilySearch Catalog COUNTY level are the original editions of polls for knights of the shire of Kent 1734, 1790 and 1802 on {{FHL|372974|item|disp= | *At the FamilySearch Catalog COUNTY level are the original editions of polls for knights of the shire of Kent 1734, 1790 and 1802 on {{FHL|372974|item|disp=FS Library film 0475521}}; and also a series of new printings by the Kent FHS for 1734, 1754, 1790 and 1803 for Kent, and 1835, 1837, 1847, 1852, 1857, 1859, 1865 and 1868 for both the Eastern and Western Divisions of Kent. The new printings are in microform but are not for circulation to FSCs, as fiche copies are sold by the society which produced them. | ||
An 1841 poll book for Westminster confirms that there were, indeed, two men called Thomas Abbott who lived in Silver Street at that time (Chart below). | An 1841 poll book for Westminster confirms that there were, indeed, two men called Thomas Abbott who lived in Silver Street at that time (Chart below). | ||
'''Chart: 1841 Poll Book St. James Parish, Westminster, Middlesex'''<br>{{FHL|187782|item|disp= | '''Chart: 1841 Poll Book St. James Parish, Westminster, Middlesex'''<br>{{FHL|187782|item|disp=FS Library film 0962702}} | ||
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Extensive bribery and corruption attended elections until 1872; votes were literally bought, and since your affiliation was in print for all to see, many pressures were brought to bear on electors. The last General Election where who you voted for was noted was in 1868, secret ballots (the free vote) being introduced from 1872. County and borough rate books were compiled from the latter part of the 19th century and were used as the basis for the right to vote in municipal and county elections (see section on ''rates''). Since these were wider than the parliamentary franchise there are more people included, an example is given below. | Extensive bribery and corruption attended elections until 1872; votes were literally bought, and since your affiliation was in print for all to see, many pressures were brought to bear on electors. The last General Election where who you voted for was noted was in 1868, secret ballots (the free vote) being introduced from 1872. County and borough rate books were compiled from the latter part of the 19th century and were used as the basis for the right to vote in municipal and county elections (see section on ''rates''). Since these were wider than the parliamentary franchise there are more people included, an example is given below. | ||
'''Chart: 1897 Parochial Electors List Whippingham, Isle of Wight, Hampshire''' {{FHL|650811|item|disp= | '''Chart: 1897 Parochial Electors List Whippingham, Isle of Wight, Hampshire''' {{FHL|650811|item|disp=FS Library Film 1526198}} | ||
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