Transcript: Poll book of Bucklow Hundred, Cheshire

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 Eng MS 984
  • Dates of Creation
    • Early 20th Century
  • Physical Description
    • 250 x 205 mm. 1 volume (53 folios);

Scope and Content

Transcript of a poll book for Bucklow hundred in the Cheshire Parliamentary elections of 1727, listing the names of yeomen and landowners and the candidates for whom they voted. Charles Cholmondeley, Sir Robert Salusbury Cotton and John Crewe stood, of whom the first two were elected. Enclosed is a slip of paper containing a summary of the election results, bearing a postage stamp dated 1940.

Location of Originals

Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies holds a poll book for 1727 (ref.: GB 0017 CR63/2/14 ).