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.
Freeholders’ Names | Places of Abode | Places of Freehold | Occupier | H. | C. | B. |
James Alcott | Bosbury | Bosbury | Himself | x | ||
Charles Bennett | Bosbury | Bosbury | Himself | x | ||
Edward Bourne | Bosbury | Bosbury | Himself | x | ||
Benjamin Chad | Bosbury | Bosbury | Himself | x | ||
John Davies | Bosbury | Bosbury | Himself | x | ||
Thomas Gardiner | Ashperton | Bosbury | Himself | x | ||
James Harland | Bosbury | Bosbury | Herbert Preece | x | x | |
John Jones | Bosbury | Bosbury | Himself | x | ||
William Lewis | Bosbury | Castlefrome | Himself | x | ||
John Morris | Bishop's Frome | Bosbury | Himself | x | x | |
John Mutlow | Bosbury | Bosbury | Himself | x | ||
Thomas Ottey, Clerk | Bosbury | Bosbury | Himself | x | x | |
William Saxty | Woolhope | Bosbury | James Field | x | ||
James Starling | Bosbury | Bosbury | Himself | x |
Harley | Cornewall | Biddulph | Number 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 | |
1565 | 1015 | 1292 | 2420 | ||
Majority in favour of | Mr. HARLEY - - - 550 | ||||
Mr. BIDDULPH - - - 277 |