PUDSEY:
Transcription of the Voters list for Pudsey, 1741
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The first known contested election in which Pudsey took part was in 1741, the
candidates being Cholmeley Turner and George Fox.
The purpose was to fill a vacancy caused by the death of Lord Morpeth.
The poll began on 15th January and was open eight days.
The 54 freeholders from Pudsey voted as follows: -
| Surname | Name | Voted For |
|---|
| Bailey | Benjamin | Fox |
| Banks | Thomas | Fox |
| Barraclough | John | Fox |
| Beaumont | John | Turner |
| Binks | Benjamin | Fox |
| Bowcock | Joseph | Fox |
| Brooks | Thomas | Fox |
| Crummuck | Joseph | Fox |
| Darnbrough | John | Fox |
| Darnobrough | John | Fox |
| Dodgson | Samuel | Turner |
| Dodgson | William | Fox |
| Eyles | Thomas | Fox |
| Farrer | Abraham | Fox |
| Farrer | Robert | Turner |
| Farrar | William | Fox |
| Fenton | Samuel | Fox |
| Ferrand | Benjamin | Fox |
| Hey | Richard | Fox |
| Hillas | Samuel, jnr | Fox |
| Hillhouse | Samuel | Fox |
| Himsworth | John | Fox |
| Hinchliffe | John | Fox |
| Hinchliffe | Samuel | Fox |
| Hinchliffe | Samuel | Turner |
| Hollingworth | Thomas | Turner |
| Hutchinson | John | Fox |
| Hutchinson | Joseph | Fox |
| Ingham | Thomas | Fox |
| Knewstub | John | Fox |
| Langley | Thomas | Fox |
| Langley | William | Fox |
| Lobley | John | Fox |
| Lumby | Samuel | Fox |
| Lumby | William | Turner |
| Lumby | William, sen. | Turner |
| Milner | Mathew | Turner |
| Moss | John | Fox |
| Moss | Samuel | Fox |
| Moss | William | Fox |
| Moss | William | Turner |
| Procter | Jacob | Fox |
| Procter | John | Fox |
| Rhodes | Joseph | Fox |
| Ryley | William | Turner |
| Smith | Robert | Fox |
| Snow | Francis | Fox |
| Taylor | David | Fox |
| Wainman | John | Turner |
| Walker | Samuel | Fox |
| Willassey | John | Fox |
| Wilson | William | Turner |
| Watson | William | Turner |
| Wilson | Jeremiah | Fox |
Transcibed from
"The History and Antiquities of Pudsey"
written by Simeon Rayner, published 1887 by Longmans, Green and Co.
Transcribed by
the late David Simpson ©2000
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