Return to Writ of Election - 1768
By kind permission of
Susie Warren c2008
Copy of Return
To Writ of Election For The
County of Carlow, A.D. 1768.
This Indenture, made the 18th
day of July, in the eighth year of the reign of
our Sovereign Lord George III., King of Great
Britain, France, and Ireland, Between Vesey Colclough, Esq., Sheriff of the county of
Carlow, of the one part, and Sir Wm. Vigors
Burdett, Bart., William Vicars, Hodson Bernard,
William Browne, the Rev. Richard Brough, the
Rev. Armstrong Ryves, William Duckett, William
Lecky, Francis Dillon, James Herring, Ralph
Chritchly, William Davis, Nicholas Roche, Thomas
Gurly, David Ryan, William Greene, John Greene,
Nathaniel Evans, John Barker, Simon King, James
Hartson, Jack Hatton, Ben. Whitton, Stephen
Goggin, John Tench, James Mitchell, Bartholomew
Cliffe, Thomas Salter, Thomas Fitzgerald, Thomas
Watson, William Thornton, Bartholomew Newton,
Powell, Lalor, and divers others of the
gentlemen
Freeholders of the said county of
Carlow, Witnesseth that, according to the form
of the writ hereunto annexed, after proclamation
made in the full County Court, holden the day
and year aforesaid, the said Freeholders of the
said county who were present at the making the
said proclamation, according to the form of the
Stature in the aforesaid writ specified, have
chosen Beauchamp Bagenal and William Burton,
Esq., to be Knights for the said county, girt
with swords, fit and discrett to be and appear
in and at a certain Parliament, specified in
said writ, who have full and sufficient power
for themselves, and the whole body of the said
County, to do and consent as is required by said
writ.
In witness whereof the said electors have
hereunto set their hands and seals, as hath the
said Sheriff set his hand and seal of office,
the day, year, and place, above written.
|
Wm. Vigors Burdett |
Thomas Salter |
W. Best |
|
Charles Burton |
Amyas Thomas |
Samuel Brownrigg |
|
Charles Doyne |
Arthr O'Brien |
Thoms Gurly |
|
Henry Bunbury |
Barthw Newton |
John Barker |
|
Will Vicars |
R Chritchly |
Robert Morris Lecky |
|
John Beauchamp |
Thos Colclough |
Thos Thoroton |
|
Hodson Bernard |
Patt. Colclough |
John Morris |
|
Ja. Hartson |
Jonas Duckett |
Robert Searles |
|
Armst Ryves |
William Lecky |
Phillip How |
|
Thos Fitzgerald |
Richard Brough |
Will. Fishbourne |
|
Edward Cooper |
Wm Browne |
William Elliott |
|
Richd Mills |
Frs Dillon |
Will. Bradley |
|
Wm Greene |
J Herring |
Thos James |
|
Jno. Greene |
John Duckett |
Thos Bradley |
|
John Perkins |
Willm Thornton |
Henry Bradley |
|
Edward Whitty |
Jack Hatton |
Rich Budds |
|
Hum. Perkins |
John Tench |
John Maguiness |
|
Thomas Watson |
James Mitchell |
Ralph Ryan |
|
Thos Pritchard |
Powell Lalor |
William Gibson |
|
Jonathan Carleton |
Barthw Cliffe |
John Hannan |
|
Ben. Whitton |
Jams Russell |
John Phillips |
|
William Davis |
Nathl Evans |
Edwd Howis |
Reference: "The parliamentary
roll: comprising lists of the knights of the
shire, and members for the borough of Carlow,
from the earliest times to the introduction of
the ballot, and of the representatives for Old
Leighlin to the period of the Union. With
genealogical notes and illustrative extracts", by
Robert Malcomson, 1872, pages 118 - 119.
This book can be found at the County Carlow
Library, Local History, Call # 324.941882 and
the LDS Family History Catalogue, Call # British
Book Area 941.88 H2ma.
- The above is a true and
accurate transcript of the original document.
This document
was transcribed by Susie Warren