1727: Poll Book

The 1727 Yorkshire poll was a bye-election for a representative in Parliament, following the death of the Tory incumbent, Sir Arthur Kaye. The two candidates were Sir John Kaye (Sir Arthur Kaye's nephew), and Cholmley Turner as an 'independent' Whig. Turner won by 7,683 votes to Kaye's 4,264.

The poll book for this poll is not printed, but in manuscript form, and largely unsorted. 

I have made no attempt to correct the spellings of people or places, or to expand abbreviations.




Surname Forename Abode Freehold
Battle Henry Aughton Bubwith
Battle Henry Aughton Bubwith
Holburne John Aughton Ellerton
Rothwell Robert Aughton Hensworth Wood House
Scholey Henry Aughton Aston
Yowburn John Aughton Sutton upon Derwent
Idle William Bubwith East Cottingwith
Beelby John East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Blanshard Nicholas East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Blanshard William East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Cooper William East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Gray Robert East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Holmes John East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Maynard Thomas East Cottingwith Yendingham
Ridsdale William East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Rotherforth John East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Stubbing Francis East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Swan John East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Swan Thomas East Cottingwith Kilvington
Swan Thomas East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Turner William East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Webster John East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Williamson Robert East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
Wilson John East Cottingwith East Cottingwith
       
Non-Resident Freeholders  
Surname Forename Abode Freehold
Brown Matthew Ellerton Cottingworth
Clark Daniel Ellerton Owton (Aughton)
Peirson Christopher Ellerton Owton (Aughton)
Storr William Ellerton Ellerton
Brown John Foggathorpe East Cottingwith
Cowser William Wold Newton East Cottingwith