Return to Writ of Election

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County Carlow

Return to Writ of Election - 1768

Source: Contributed/transcribed by Susie Warren

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 Arth^r O'Brien Thom^sGurly

Henry Bunbury Barth^w Newton John Barker

Will Vicars R Chritchly Robert Morris Lecky

John Beauchamp Tho^s Colclough Tho^s Thoroton

Hodson Bernard Patt. Colclough John Morris

Ja. Hartson Jonas Duckett Robert Searles

Arms^t Ryves William Lecky Phillip How

Tho^s Fitzgerald Richard Brough Will. Fishbourne

Edward Cooper W^mBrowne William Elliott

Rich^d Mills Fr^s Dillon Will. Bradley

W^mGreene J Herring Tho^sJames

Jno. Greene John Duckett Tho^s Bradley

John Perkins Will^m Thornton Henry Bradley

Edward Whitty Jack Hatton Ric^h Budds

Hum. Perkins John Tench John Maguiness

Thomas Watson James Mitchell Ralph Ryan

Tho^s Pritchard Powell Lalor William Gibson

Jonathan Carleton Barth^w Cliffe John Hannan

Ben. Whitton Jam^s Russell John Phillips

William Davis Nath^l Evans Edw^d 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 genalogical 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.

Source: Contributed/transcribed by Susie Warren

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