Wyke Township poll for Knights of the Shire 1841

 

The Poll for the Knight of the Shire for the West Riding of Yorkshire

Candidates:
1. The Right Hon. Lord Viscount Morpeth
2. Sir George Strickland
3. The Hon. John Stuart Wortley

 

The requirement to vote at that time was that you must own or hold a minimum 60 year lease on land to a minimum value of £10 or be paying a rent at £50 per annum.
The ballot was a public affair and lists like the one we have transcribed below were later published.
A 1, 2 or 3 in the columns indicates which candidates votes were cast for. Wortley represented the Conservative party, and Strickland and Morpeth were Whigs. Strickland and Morpeth were elected but were unseated at the next election in 1841.
 
Name Surname * Residence Wort Denis Milton Morp Notes
Samuel ASPINALL Booth town     3  
John BATEMAN Oakenshaw        
Jonas BATEMAN Oakenshaw 1 2    
Joshua BATEMAN Clifton 1 2    
William BATEMAN Park house        
John BENTLEY Stor hill 1 2    
John BIRKBY Wike lane     3  
Richard BIRKBY Wike       *Not the same Qualification.
William BIRKBY Stor hill 1 2    
Henry BOSHELL Leeds        
John BREAKS Wike-common 1 2    
John BRIGGS Wike common     3  
Thomas BRIGGS Stor hill     3  
John BROOK Stor hill 1 2    
John BROOK Wike common 1 2    
Richard BROOK Raistrick 1 2    
John BUTTERWORTH Oakenshaw 1 2    
Joseph BUTTERWORTH New road 1 2    
Josh. BUTTERWORTH Norwood green 1 2    
Jph. BUTTERWORTH Manchester        
Thos. BUTTERWORTH Wike lane 1 2    
Thos. CARVICK Highwood hill, Lond.        
William CHEW Norwood green     3  
James COWGELL Priestfield, Colne     3  
Robt. CROSLAND Bolton le moors        
John DAVIS Low moor     3  
Jonas DRAKE Lower wike     3  
Thomas DRAKE Lower wike     3  
George FAIRBURN Wike        
Reuben FIRTH Wike     3  
Benj. HANSON Wike     3  
John HANSON Wike     3  
Joseph HANSON Wike 1 2    
Thomas HARDY Stor hill 1 2    
Benj. HEPWORTH Bolton, Lan. 1 2    
James HIRST New road     3  
William HIRST Wike 1 2    
John HITST Stor hill 1   3 HIRST?
Jas. HODGSON Bailiff bridge lane     3  
Joshua HODGSON Flash pond        
John HOLDSWORTH New road     3  
John HOLDSWORTH High Fearnley 1 2    
William B. JAGGAR Scholes 1 2    
Joshua KERSHAW Hartshead moor 1 2    
Jph. L. KIRK Leeds     3  
John MARSDEN Flash pond     3  
Jeremiah PARKINSON Stor hill        
Andrew PEARSON Wike lane 1 2    
Charles PEARSON Wike lane 1 2    
Henry PEARSON Bradford 1 2    
James PEARSON Cleckheaton 1 2    
John PEARSON Wike lane 1 2    
Stephen PEARSON Wike lane 1 2    
John ROBINSON Wike        
Benj. SCHOLEFIELD Wike common 1 2    
Godfrey SELLERS West house 1 2    
Robert SELLERS Wike common     3  
William SELLERS Wike hall     3  
Joseph SUGDEN Oakenshaw 1 2    
James TAYLOR New road     3  
Jonas TAYLOR New road     3  
Joseph TAYLOR Low moor 1 2    
Joseph TAYLOR Clifton 1 2    
John WADDINGTON Bailiff br. ln.     3  
Daniel WADE Wike 1 2    
Benj. WIDDOP Hanson's lane     3  
Jonathan WIDDOP New road 1 2    
William WIDDOP Wike     3  
James WILKINSON Wike     3  
William WILKINSON Wike 1 2    
Joseph WINPENNY Wike 1 2    
Timothy WOOLER New road     3  

 

 

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