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History of West Mersea

West Mersea, the Strood c1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.

History of West Mersea >> Poll of Voters 1847

West Mersea voters - 1847 General Election

These are the residents and non-resident landowners of West Mersea who voted in the 1847 general election. Source: Essex Standard 20 August 1847.

Simon Baldery
Thomas Boley
Matthew Bonner
Thomas Brand
Charles Cock
Thomas Fenning
Rev. Nathaniel Forster
Daniel Halls
Martin Harvey
Thomas Green Harvey
H. Medcalf Hawes
Robert Shaw King
John Ladbrook
Thomas May
Stephen Overall
Thomas Tracey
Arthur Watling

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