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frances1966
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'A Copy of a poll for the county of Derby, 1734'
« on: Wednesday 20 June 07 22:49 UTC (UK) »
I recently found out that the LDS hold something called 'A Copy of a poll for the county of Derby, 1734',  I'm hoping I can order the film from LDS here in London... if not any ideas where I can get to see it? Mattlock?
Would my relatives have to have owned land to be listed?
I just wondered if there were any other polls or taxes in Derbyshire that might have listed people at around this time? 1700-77 (They weren't on the hearth tax, but I have the will of a relative in Mackworth in 1777 but can't trace him back any further and want to know if the family were in Mackworth at this time)
cheers
Frances
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John Whysall
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Re: 'A Copy of a poll for the county of Derby, 1734'
« Reply #1 on: Monday 25 June 07 15:17 UTC (UK) »
Before you do anything, check out:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dusk/1734_poll/1734_poll.html
and
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dusk/1734_poll_2/1734_poll_2.html

That is probably, in large part or whole, the same document.

As I understand, the poll books for Derby (from 1701) and some from Derbyshire (of which the 1734 is probably the earliest) are in the Derby Local Studies library (via http://www.derby.gov.uk/LeisureCulture/Libraries/LocalStudiesLibrary/Getting_Started_in_Family_History.htm)

And, yes, as you will see, only freeholders of substance would be "voting".
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frances1966
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Re: 'A Copy of a poll for the county of Derby, 1734'
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 04 July 07 14:49 UTC (UK) »
Thanks the villages I am looking for don't seem to be there.  Angry
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