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1768 Norfolk Poll/Electoral Register
« on: Friday 02 September 16 11:26 BST (UK) »
I am confused (and have learnt a lesson in keeping better citation notes).

In the "cite" images, I have 2 JPGs of the Norfolk 1768 Electoral Roll, 1 for Diss/Guiltcross hundred, 1 for Depwade hundred.

I have merely noted them as being the 1768 register.

But they're actually formatted quite differently, on paper of a different aspect ratio, and one merely has a single "residence" column, where the other has "place of freehold" and "occupiers" columns.

Both images are good, photographic style images, and double page spreads. (not posted, since probably copyright)

Attempting to consolidate my research, I tried to relocate these sources.

In google I found 3 copies (!!) of an edition by J Crouse, declared as "A Copy of the Poll".

This has "Place of freehold" and "occupiers".

Whereas ancestry has "The Poll" (not a copy?), printed by a W Chase; again "Residence" only.

Both the google and ancestry versions are very thesholded so as to be pure black/white, quite unlike the good photographic facsimiles I have in my DB.

At the moment, I think there are 2 editions (Crouse vs Chase), and multiple scans on the net, although I haven't managed to re-find the facsimile/double page scans.

Am I going mad?

If anyone can bring reason and context to this I'd be ever so grateful.

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