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Folkestone- 1754 Poll for Knight of the Shire
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Transcribed by Susan D. Young.

Taken at Maidstone, on Wednesday and Thursday, the 1st and 2nd of May, 1754. By Sir Thomas Rider, Knt. Sheriff.
Candidates:
The Honourable Robert Fairfax, Esq.
The Honourable Lewis Watson, Esq.
Sir Edward Dering, Bart.

SURNAME	GIVEN NAME	FREEHOLD	CONSISTING OF	OCCUPIER	FAIRFAX	WATSON	DERING
Andrews	George	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own			x
Astwick	Edward	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Bailey	Henry	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Bailey	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Baker	Francis	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Baker	John	Awkham	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Baker	John	Birmish	land	Will. Freeman	x	x
Baker	John	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Baker	Richard	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Baker	Thomas	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Baker	Thomas	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Baker, Hoyman	T.	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Baker, Sr.	John	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Bateman	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Bateman	Stephen	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Beanfeild	Nicholas	Hythe	h. & l.	Thos. Baldock			x
Boxer	George	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Boxer	James	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Boxer	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Boxer	Richard	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Boxer	Richard	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Brice	John	Folkstone	house	John Bourne	x	x
Brockman	Thomas	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Brook	Martin	Caple Leferne	h. & l.	W. Newman			x
Castle	Thomas	St. Marys, Romney Marsh	h. & l.	Will. Sharwell			x
Castle	Thomas	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Castle	William	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own			x
Chapman	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	Will. Burvill	x	x
Clark	John	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Clerke	James	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Collar	Richard	Folkstone	houses	Penny May	x	x
Combes	Robert	Great Chart	h. & l.	John Horn			x
Combes	Thomas	Kennington	h. & l.	John Goddin			x
Cullen	Thomas	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Dilanian	Tofie	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Dixon	John	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Dixon	William	Folkstone	house	Wid. Badcock	x		x
Elgar	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Elger	Robert	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Fagg	Robert	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Fagg	Stephen	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Finnis	John	Mongham	annuity	..........	x	x
Fuller	Isaac	Monks Horton	h. & l.	James Floyer	x	x
Fuller	Robert	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Gibbs	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Gilby	Luke	Folkstone	houses	Mr.Haynes	x	x
Gill	Lydgott	Folkstone	h. & g.	his own	x	x
Gillett	Thomas	Folkstone	h. & l.	..... Spicely	x	x
Gittings	Thomas	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Gittins,	Timothy	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Godden	Thomas	Folkstone	h. & l.	H. Spearpoint	x	x
Godden	Thomas	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Hague	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Hall	Hayman	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Hall	Thomas	Salter	land	John Pepper	x	x
Hall	William	Folkstone	house	Steph. Bailey	x	x
Harrison	Robert	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Harvey	John	Folkstone	house	Will. Nicholls	x	x
Harvey	Solomon	Folkstone	houses	Will. Nicholls	x	x
Harvey	John	Folkstone	house	Abra. Smith	x	x
Harwey	Roger	Folkstone	house	Christop. May	x	x
Hawkes	Ifaac	Folkstone	h. & l.	Will. Johnson	x	x
Haydon	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Hendin	William	Acokeridge	h. & l.	Elias Gurnell			x
Hills	Charles	Berstead	h. & l.	John Hills	x		x
Hobday	Daniel	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Hobday	Stephen	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Hogben	William	Lyminge	land	Tho.Kingsford			x
Houghton	John	Folkstone	house	Self Fogatee	x	x
How	George	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Howard	Robert	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Hudson	Richard	Folkstone	houses	Mary Hudson	x	x
Hunt	John	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Hunt	Stephen	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Jacobs	Phinneas	Folkstone	houses	Cath. Jacobs	x	x
Jeffery	Henry	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Jeffery	John	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Jefferys	Henry	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Jencock	William	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Joad	Richard	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own			x
Johncock	Rob.	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Jordan	John	Lyminge	h. & l.	William Ash	x	x
Kennett	Jacob	Folkstone	house	the King	x	x
Kennett	Jofeph	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Kennett	Thomas	Folkstone	house	James Graves	x	x
Kennett	William	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Land	Daniel	Folkstone	house	Rich. Boxer	x	x
Langhorne, Cl.	W.	Hawkinge	h. & l.	Roger Pilcher	x	x
Lowery	Thomas	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Luckett	William	Dimchurch	h. & l.	John Freind.	x	x
Madger	Will.	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Major	George	Folkstone	house	Wid. Bromley	x	x
Major	John	Folkstone	houses	Rich. Milton	x	x
Major	William	Folkstone	house	Tho. Cullin	x	x
Mantle	Reginald	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Marks	Nicholas	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own			x
Marsh	Richard	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Marsh	Robert	Folkstone	h. & l.	Henry Jagger	x	x
Marsh	Stephen	Folkstone	h. & l.	Will. Sladden	x	x
Marsh	Stephen	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Marsh	William	Lyminge	house	Geo. Arnold	x	x
May	James	Eleham	house	his own	x	x
Merson	Thomas	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Miller	William	Old Romney	h. & l.	Tho. Sherwood	x	x
Milton	James	Folkstone	house	Will. Milton	x	x
Milton	Robert	Folkstone	h. & l.	Francis Vane	x	x
Milton	William	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Minter	William	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Mitre	Leonard	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Morphet	James	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Mumery	Thomas	Folkstone	house	Tho. Mumery	x	x
Mumery	Thomas	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own			x
Mummery	John	Newington near Hythe	h. & l.	Geo. Clark			x
Nash	John	Chislett	h. & l.	Rich. Adams	x	x
Niccols	James	Folkstone	h. & l.	Tho. Niccols	x	x
Nicholls	William	Folkstone	house	W. Nichols, ju.	x	x
Nickalls	Thomas	Folkstone	land	his own	x	x
Oldfeild	David	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Oldfeild	James	Hougham	h. & l.	Thomas Beane	x	x
Oldfeild	James	Folkstone	h. & l.	Rich. Franks	x	x
Page	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Pickley	John	Isle of Thanet	h. & l.	Rich. Owland	x	x
Pilcher	Roger	Wye	h. & l.	Austin Dodd			x
Pilcher	Roger	Folkstone	houses	W. Kitchener			x
Pope	William	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Puttee	David	Barham	h. & l.	John Gibbons	x	x
Ramsey	John	Folkstone	houses	Rich. Wood	x	x
Roffe	Nicholas	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own			x
Rolfe	Thomas	Newington near Hythe	h. & l.	Stephen Pilcher			x
Rolfe	William	Cheriton	h. & l.	George Marsh			x
Rutton	Isaac	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Selden	William	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own			x
Sharpey	Alexander	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Sharpey	Henry	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Sladden	John	Folkstone	house	Jacob Kennett			x
Sladden	William	Folkstone	h. & l.	R. Spearpoint	x	x
Sladden	William	Folkstone	houses	Rich. Franks	x	x
Slaughter	Daniel	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Smith	Abraham	Folkstone	houses	Widow Sladd	x	x
Smithson	Thomas	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Solly	Stephen	Folkstone	house	his own			x
Spain	William	Bilsington	h. & l.	James Kettle			x
Spearpoint	Henry	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Spicer	Thomas	Folkstone	house	Chas. Kenny	x	x
Squire	Lawrence	Lyminge	marshl.	his own	x	x
Stacey	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Sturgiss	John	Folkstone	houses	his own and Reb. Willard	x	x
Sweeting	Richard	Folkstone	house	Jacob Jacobs	x	x
Tart	William	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Tenny	Edward	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Trevillian	Jofeph	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Tyrrell	William	Liminge	house	his own	x	x
Varrier	Thomas	Alcham	land	Rob. Kidham	x	x
Wallier	Stephen	Swinfeild	h. & l.	Nicholas Deal	x	x
Watson	John	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Wills	Richard	Folkstone	h. & l.	his own	x	x
Wilson	John	Folkstone	houses	his own	x	x
Winter	Jacob	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Wintor	Bartholom.	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Wittingham	Isaac	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Wood	James	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Wood	Richard	Folkstone	house	Will. Wood	x	x
Wood	Samuel	Cheriton	h. & l.	John Baker	x	x
Wood	William	Folkstone	house	his own	x	x
Wood, Jr.	Rich.	Folkstone	houses	Robert King	x	x
Yokings	Law.	Folkstone	house	Tho. Smithson	x	x
				TOTAL VOTES	144	142	24


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