PUDSEY:
Transcription of the Voters list for Pudsey, 1741
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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