CANVASS BOOK
1841 BOROUGH ELECTION

POOL STREET

Key:

a: William Bulkeley Hughes. b: Charles Paget.
c: Declines Voting. d: Absent, & likely to be for some time.
e: Not at home. f: Promised.
g: Doubtful. h: When canvassed.

NAME
 a b c d e f g h
REMARKS
Joseph Blackburn  
1
        
1
   Polled
John Davies - Painter
1
               Polled
Thomas Davies - Mariner  
1
             Polled 1
Richard Ellis
1
               Polled
William Evans - Yeoman
1
               Polled
Roderick Evans  
1
             Polled
Robert Evans - Grocer
1
               Polled
Robert Griffith - Bookseller  
1
             Polled 2
William Griffith - Painter  
1
             Polled 3
John Hughes - Watchmaker    
1
           Promised neutrality, kept it 4
William Jones - Grocer  
1
             Polled
Hugh Jones - Coaldealer  
1
             Polled - Turn coat 5
Thomas Jones - Shopkeeper  
1
             Polled
Robert Jones - Flour dealer  
1
             Polled
William Jones -
1
               Polled
John Jones - Tea dealer  
1
             Polled 6
Owen Lewis - Hatter  
1
             Polled
Thomas Lester
1
               Polled
John Morgan - Mariner  
1
             Polled 7
Robert Owen - Druggist
1
               Polled
Thomas Owen - Shopkeeper    
1
           Promised Mr. Hughes but remained neutral 8
John Rae Senr. Peny Maes
1
               Polled
Thomas Richardson  
1
             Polled, after promising Mr. Hughes voted for Paget
George Roose
1
               Polled
David Roberts
1
               Polled
David Rowland  
1
             Polled
Robert Roberts Flour Dealer Castle Grn
1
               Polled
John Toleman  
1
             Polled
John Williams - Blacksmith    
1
           Promised Mr. Hughes went out of the way
William Williams - Grocer
1
               Polled 9
John Williams - Grocer Bontbridd  
1
             Polled
James Walker - Grocer    
1
           Refused to take the Questions 10
Hugh Williams - Carpenter  
1
             Polled
John Edwards - Mariner  
1
             Polled
Hugh Hughes - Mason  
1
             Polled
William Hope - Barber
1
               Polled
Hugh Jones - Tailor
1
               Polled
Owen Morris  
1
             Polled
Owen Michael - Mariner
1
               Polled
Owen Owens - Mariner  
1
        
1
   Polled 11
John Prytherch - Labourer
1
               Polled
Evan Roberts - Slater  
1
             Polled
John Thomas - Carrier - Peny Graig
1
               Polled 12
William Williams - Shoemaker - Pool Lane
1
               Polled
Isaac Williams  
1
             Polled 13
Robert Williams - Shoemaker  
1
             Polled
William Williams - Shopkeeper
1
               Polled 14

Notes:
1 I rather think he will go out of the way
2 I rather think (.....) will (vote?) (.....). I will see him again
3 Notation unreadable
4 Mr. Thomas Turner (.....) (.....) to go out of the way. (.....) in the Quarry
5 Mrs. Jones Cefn y Coed (.....) against
6 Rev? Mr. Thomas
7 Where is he?
8 Muskett (.....) (.....) (.....) (.....)
9 (...pool). The (Ra...) sent for him
10 Notation unreadable
11 Mr. (.....) Turner
12 (Prophwyd) Mr. Wyatt
13 Mr. Ow Roberts may be able to persuade him to go out of the way
14 Works at Col. Pennant's Quarries