Post Office and Leete Hotel, Writtle, c.1955
Reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection.
History of Writtle >> Poll of Voters 1826
The Borough of Maldon's poll of voters for 1826 lists the name and occupation of Writtle 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.
William Baker, castrator
James Boody, labourer
Francis Byford, labourer
William Byford, labourer
John Eve, husbandman
Robert Hitch, labourer
Robert Carter Low, carpenter
John Low, bricklayer
Richard Palmer, baker
Wm Henry Philips, brewer's clerk
William Shepherd, farmer
Jesse Skinner, footman
James Stokes, servant
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Writtle - Cary's New and Correct English Atlas, 1798
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