Election of a Knight of the Shire to represent Essex in 1810
|
Until 1884 each Shire County was
represented by two men called Knights of the Shires to
represent the county in the House of Commons as well as
those elected to represent the boroughs Eastern Essex participated in the
election for one candidate in the Chelmsford District Electors held freehold land in the
area with 104 men from our area qualified to vote The candidates - John Archer Houblon
and Montagu Burgoyne who both resided in West Essex The election took place over 14 days
from 31 January 1810 although voting was not allowed on
Sundays The Results John Archer Houblon polled 2519 votes The voters from Eastern Essex are
listed below with details of their place of residence as
well as the location of the freehold land that qualified
them to be an elector |
|
Surname |
Christian name |
Place of Residence |
Place of freehold |
|
Aldham |
Thomas |
Ulting |
Steeple |
|
Andrews |
Daniel |
Althorne |
Althorne |
|
Augar |
Zachariah |
Burnham |
Burnham |
|
Babbs |
Thomas |
Tillingham |
Tillingham |
|
Baker |
James |
Creeksea |
Burnham |
|
Barnes |
Thomas |
Althorne |
Maldon |
|
Boosey |
George Brockett |
Southminster |
Southminster |
|
Bowles |
John |
Burnham |
Woodham Mortimer |
|
Brown |
John |
Creeksea |
Creeksea |
|
Bulley |
John |
Woodham Walter |
Woodham Walter |
|
Burchell |
John |
Purleigh |
Woodham Walter |
|
Chapman |
Edward |
Stow Maries |
Stow Maries |
|
Chase |
Edward |
Maldon |
Mundon |
|
Clark |
Foster |
Hazeleigh |
Canewdon |
|
Cock |
Benjamin |
Mayland |
Mayland |
|
Cockett |
William |
Dengie |
Dengie |
|
Cooper |
Daniel |
Danbury |
Purleigh |
|
Crush |
Peter |
Burnham |
Creeksea |
|
Davis |
Richard |
Woodham Walter |
Woodham Walter |
|
Dawson |
John |
Woodham Walter |
Woodham Walter |
|
Dillingham |
B G |
Grundisburgh, Suffolk |
Mayland |
|
Elliot |
John |
Burnham |
Burnham |
|
Flick |
Anthony |
Burnham |
Burnham |
|
Flick |
Thomas |
Burnham |
Althorne |
|
Francis |
Daniel |
Ulting |
Purleigh |
|
French |
Robert |
Bradwell |
Bradwell |
|
Garrington |
W Jnr |
Burnham |
Burnham |
|
Grice |
George |
Dengie |
Dengie |
|
Grove |
William |
Southminster |
Southminster |
|
Hance |
John |
Woodham Walter |
Woodham Walter |
|
Harridge |
Daniel |
Purleigh |
Purleigh |
|
Harrison |
John |
Tillingham |
Dengie |
|
Harris |
Cramner |
Purleigh |
Danbury |
|
Hart |
Thomas |
Bradwell |
Bradwell |
|
Hawkes |
John |
Stow Maries |
Stow Maries |
|
Hawkins |
D S |
Burnham |
Burnham |
|
Hills |
John |
Althorne |
Althorne |
|
Howard |
Samuel |
Southminster |
St Lawrence |
|
Howe |
Joseph |
Althorne |
Althorne |
|
Houlding |
John |
Asheldham |
Asheldham |
|
Hubbard |
John |
Southminster |
Burnham |
|
Jenner |
Rev |
Billericay |
Bradwell |
|
Jesper |
Samuel |
Purleigh |
Purleigh |
|
Kendrick |
William |
London |
Steeple- Stansgate |
|
Kemp |
Joseph |
Purleigh |
Purleigh |
|
Ketcher |
William |
Southminster |
Southminster |
|
Ketcher |
Nathaniel |
Bradwell |
Bradwell |
|
Knights |
John |
Steeple |
St Lawrence |
|
Lawrence |
Benjamin |
Bradwell |
Bradwell |
|
Levett |
Samuel |
Woodham Mortimer |
Woodham Mortimer |
|
Lincoln |
Joseph |
Woodham Mortimer |
Woodham Mortimer |
|
Lozell |
Samuel |
Bradwell |
Bradwell |
|
Martin |
William |
Woodham Mortimer |
Woodham Mortimer |
|
Middleditch |
Nataniel |
Purleigh |
Purleigh |
|
Osborne |
George |
Bradwell |
Tillingham |
|
Palmer |
John |
London |
Cold Norton |
|
Parker |
C Comyns |
Woodham Mortimer |
Latchingdon |
|
Pillans |
William |
Norwich |
Steeple |
|
Pledger |
Isaac |
Woodham Walter |
Woodham Walter |
|
Polley |
Samuel |
Purleigh |
Danbury |
|
Pointer |
Samuel |
Asheldham |
Asheldham |
|
Prior |
Jeremiah |
Stow Maries |
Hatfield Peveral |
|
Prowse |
G B |
Danbury |
Purleigh |
|
Puplett |
Thomas |
Purleigh |
Layer Breton |
|
Rayment |
William |
Althorne |
Althorne |
|
Revett |
John |
Althorne |
Tolleshunt Knights |
|
Robinson |
James |
Bradwell |
Mayland |
|
Robinson |
John Rev |
Althorne |
Creeksea |
|
Rogers |
Isaac |
Southminster |
Southminster |
|
Rogers |
Thomas |
Burnham |
Burnham |
|
Scott |
Alexander John Rev |
Burnham |
Southminster |
|
Sharp |
David |
Maldon |
Althorne |
|
Sharp |
Joseph |
(Snoreham) Latchingdon |
Burnham |
|
Shaw |
Edward Rev |
Woodham Walter |
Woodham Walter |
|
Simpson |
William |
Tillingham |
Dengie |
|
Smith |
John |
Steeple |
Steeple |
|
Spurgin |
George |
Southminster |
Southminster |
|
Spurgin |
William |
Bradwell |
Bradwell |
|
Stacey |
John |
Southminster |
Southminster |
|
Sweeting |
John |
Burnham |
Althorne |
|
Templer |
Samuel |
Althorne |
Althorne |
|
Tiffin |
Phillip |
Hazeleigh |
Hazeleigh |
|
Turner |
John |
Tillingham |
Althorne |
|
Vanderzee |
Geo |
London |
Burnham |
|
Waltham |
William |
Maldon |
Burnham |
|
Wayland |
William |
Creeksea |
Creeksea |
|
Wedd |
Peter |
Hazeleigh |
Hazeleigh |
|
Wegg |
G S |
Acton |
Woodham Mortimer |
|
Willes |
John |
Dulwich |
Bradwell |
|
Whittaker |
William |
Burnham |
Burnham |
|
Wiggins |
John |
Woodham Mortimer |
Woodham Mortimer |
|
Willsmer |
Robert |
Tillingham |
Dengie |
|
Wiseman |
James |
Paglesham |
Purleigh |
|
Wiseman |
John |
Paglesham |
Althorne |
