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History of Harwich >> Poll of Voters 1826

Harwich voters 1826 - Borough of Maldon

The Borough of Maldon’s poll of voters for 1826 lists the name and occupation of Harwich residents who were entitled to vote in the general election of 1826 in the Borough of Maldon.

For more background information see The story behind the Poll of Voters for 1826.

John Baker, mariner
Charles Burn Bridge, mariner
George Broom, rope maker
William Burton, ropemaker
Lewis Cottingham, painter, etc.
Joseph Durrant, butcher
William Durrant, rope maker
Philip Hacks, plumber and glazier
Thomas Hansell, shipwright
Stephen Hatch, fisherman
Thomas Bridge Hatt, mariner
Joseph Hatt, pensioner
Charles Hines, tailor
Thomas Platt Livermore, butcher
John Parsons, cordwainer
William Pattisson, wheelwright
John Pattrick, miller
Henry Payne, gardener
Joseph Powell, mariner
Daniel Rowland, mariner
William Sadler, mariner
William Serles, rope maker
Edward Siston, rope maker
Offley Smith, mariner
John Soder, mariner
Daniel Spooner, blacksmith
James Stannard, rope maker
Francis Stevens, baker
Francis Stevens, rope maker
Philip Stevens, rope maker
John Stevens, anchor smith
Thomas Thompson, fisherman
William Waights, victualler
William Ward, cordwainer

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