Borough of King's Lynn, Court Leet Book, 1846-1871
The Court Leet or View of Frankpledge of Our Sovereign Lady the Queen held for
the said Borough and the Liberties thereof on Tuesday the twenty eighth day of
October One Thousand eight hundred and fifty six By and Before William Seppings
Esquire Mayor and Edward Lane Swatman Gentleman Steward.
The Names of the Headboroughs or Capital Pledges and of the Constables Sworn to
serve in the respective, Offices, until the twenty eighth day of October 1857:
| Wards |
Headboroughs |
Constables |
| North End |
Joseph Cooper & William Clarke |
Richard Medlock & John Brown |
| Kettlewell |
John Browning & Albert Langford |
Richard Medlock & Robert Wilkin |
| Paradise |
James Burlingham & Robert S. Baker |
Thos. Folkard & Thos. Turner |
| Jews Lane |
John Green & Chas. Ibberson |
John Curtis & Thos. Youngs
|
| Chequer |
Daniel C. Burlingham & Joseph Kerkham |
John Ransome |
| New Conduit |
Thomas March & James Pond |
Robert Cuson & Chas. Huggins |
| Trinity Hall |
Samuel Pridgson & Luke Webster |
William Clarke & Armiger Arnold |
| Sedgeford Lane |
John Dyker Thew & John Bray |
Philip Dawes & Robt. Coulsdone |
| Stonegate |
James Seals & John Learmouth |
Thomas Grint & Edwd. Hanby |
| Southgate |
Charles Bennett & John Laird |
Robert Coe & William Coe |
Sergeants at Mace:
James Dewson, George Lake, Thos. V. Wright & Harry M. Butcher
Extra Constables:
Thomas Fulcher & William Andrews
[White's Directory of Norfolk, 1864]
| Mayor: |
William Burkitt,Esq. |
| Recorder: |
Martin John West, Esq. |
| Aldermen: |
John Gower Saunders, Wm. Seppings, and Walter Moyse, Esqrs., who retire in
1865; and
Lewis Whincop Jarvis, Fras. Cresswell, and John Osborne Smetham, Esqrs., who
retire in 1868. |
Councillors (the figures show the year in which each Councillor retires from
office):
| North Ward |
Middle Ward |
South Ward |
| 1864 James Seals |
1864 Wm. Plews |
1864 Lionel Self |
| 1864 Wm. Monement |
1864 John Thorley |
1864 Benj. Hewetson |
| 1865 Richard Bagge |
1865 Hy. B. Plowright |
1865 Edw. Everard |
| 1865 Thos. M. Wilkin |
1865 William Armes |
1865 Geo. Holditch |
| 1866 Hy. W. Allen |
1866 William Burkitt |
1866 John D. Thew |
| 1866 Robert Cook |
1866 James S. Marsters |
1866 Joseph Cooper |
Town Clerk &
Clerk of Borough Courts, &c.: |
Edw. Lane Swatman, Esq. |
| Clerk of the Peace & Borough Coroner: |
Philip Wilson, Esq. |
| Borough Treasurer: |
Edwin Elmer Durrant, Esq. |
| Serjeants at Mace: |
Robert Cotton, H.M. Butcher, Wm. Bailey, and Geo. Lake |
| Sword Bearer & Inspector of Nuisances: |
Richard Beeson |
| Town Crier: |
Geo. Arnold |
| Mayor's Beadle: |
Thos. Fulcher |
| Pinder: |
W. Barnes |
| Inspector of Weights and Measures: |
Samuel Linay |
| Clerk of the Markets: |
L. Ambler |
| Borough Magistrates: |
The Mayor, the Ex-Mayor, and T.A. Carter, J. Wales, W. Clifton, W. Moyse, R.
Pitcher, W. Armes, W. Burkitt, R. Cook, J. Cooper, G. Holditch, and W.
Monement, Esqrs. |
| Clerk to Magistrates: |
John Ewing Jeffery, Esq. |
| Borough Charity Trustees: |
Chas. Willett, Wm. Clifton, Richard Bagge, Thos. Augustus Carter, and Lionel
Self, Esqrs., appointed 1835; and Joseph Cooper, Edw. Everard, L.W. Jarvis,
Walter Moyse, Robt. Pitcher, Wm. Seppings, Wm. Armes, Fras. Jph. Cresswell,
Geo. Holditch, Jph. Kerkham, Robt. Cook, and Jph. Wales, Esqrs., and the Rev.
E.F.E. Hankinson, appointed 29th January, 1864. |
| Clerk to Charity Trustees: |
Edw. Lane Swatman, Esq. |
[Kelly's directory 1869]
| Assessor of Land & Property Tax |
Frederic Wade |
St James' street |
| Bailiff of County Court |
James Smith |
South Everard street |
| Borough Treasurer |
Chas. William Harding |
Queen street |
| Clerk to the Borough Magistrates of King's Lynn, Clerk to Commissioners of
Property, Income & Land & Assessed Taxes for Freebridge Marshland |
David Ward |
Tuesday Market place |
| Clerk to Magistrates & to Commissioners of Land, Assessed & Propery Tax for the
Hundred of Freebridge Lynn, Clerk to the Land, Assessed & Income Taxes for the
Borough Commissioners of King's Lynn & High Constable for Freebridge Lynn |
Robert Huxley Aldham |
King street |
| Clerk to the Guardians of Freebridge Lynn Union, & to Assessment Committee,
also Superintendent Registrar & Vestry Clerk of South Lynn, Steward to the
Manors of Howards inTerrington & Docking Hall in Docking |
Robert Huxley Aldham |
King street |
| Clerk to the Guardians of King's Lynn |
John J. Coulton |
St James' street |
| Registrar of County Court |
Frederick Robert Partridge |
Chapel street |
| Superintendent Registrar of Births, Deaths & Marriages, & Vestry Clerk of St
Margaret |
John James Coulton |
St James' street |
| Registrar of Marriages for Lynn District |
Edward M. Beloe |
St James' street |
| Registrar of Births & Deaths for Lynn Middle District |
Alfred Dow |
St James' place |
| Registrar of Births & Deaths for Lynn North District |
Horatio Nelson |
Tower street |
| Registrar of Births & Deaths for Lynn South District |
James Eccles |
South Everard street |
| Clerk to Charity Trustees for the Borough of Lynn |
Edward Milligen Beloe |
St James' street |
| Clerk to the Eau Brink Navigation Commissioners |
Thomas G. Archer |
King street |
| Clerk to the Paving Commissioners |
John J. Coulton |
St James' street |
| Clerk of the Peace for Lynn |
Thomas G. Archer |
King street |
| Clerk to the Commissioners of Sewers for Norfolk |
David Ward |
Tuesday Market place |
| Clerk to the River Ouse Haling Commissioners |
David Ward |
Tuesday Market place |
| Clerk to the Pilot & Harbour Mooring Commissioners |
John O. Smetham |
Tuesday Market place |
| Clerk to the Ouse Bank Commissioners (1st & 2nd Districts), Clerk to the
Magdalen Drainage Commissioners, & Clerk to the Holme Sluice District |
David Ward |
Tuesday Market place |
| Clerk to the Select Trustees of Lynn Harbour |
Edward M. Beloe |
St James' street |
| Clerk to the Trustees of Lynn Eastgate, Lynn Southgate, & Lynn & Wisbech
Turnpike Roads |
John J. Coulton |
St James' street |
| Clerk to the Burial Board |
Thomas G. Archer |
King street |
| Clerk of the Cattle Market |
Thomas Goskar |
St Nicholas street |
| Collector of Town Dues |
Francis John Swatman |
Custom house, Purfleet quay
|
| Coroner for the Borough of Lynn |
Edward Milligen Beloe |
St James' street |
| Coroner for the County of Norfolk & Deputy Coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster |
Thomas Martin Wilkin |
St James' street |
| Commissioner for Taking Bail & Affidavits in the Court of Admiralty |
John O. Smetham |
Tuesday Market place |
| Deputy Receiver of Droits of Admiralty |
Wm. Garland |
Kingstaith square |
| Engineer to the Bedford Level Corporation |
William D. Harding |
Tuesday Market place |
| Harbour Master |
Robert Eggett |
10 Mill Fleet terrace |
| Inspector of Gas meters |
Thomas Burtn |
Tuesday Market place |
| Inspector of Nuisances |
Richard Beeson |
26 Austin street |
| Lloyd's Surveyor |
William Garland |
Kingstaith square |
| Joint Lloyd's Agents |
Commander William Garland,RN & William Henry Garland |
|
| Receiver of Droits & Wreck |
John O. Smetham |
Tuesday Market place |
| Superintendent to the Ouse Outfall Commissioners |
William D. Harding |
Tuesday Market place |
| Supervisor of Inland Revenue |
Harry George Attfield |
Kingstaith square |
| Town Crier |
George Arnold |
Blackfriars road |
| Town Surveyor |
John Hall |
South Everard street |
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