The Voters' List of 1832  is often referred to as Dawson's Book because it contains comment by G. R. Dawson's agents in November 1832 on the voters who were most likely to support him in the forthcoming election where his rival was Sir Robert Ferguson. Comments include "half promised me, watch him" against Jno. Hyndman, painter. In 1832 the franchise had been extended to £10 freeholders and as a result many more of the skilled working class in towns could vote, a fact that is borne out by the occupations listed against the persons listed in the book. These range from Independent minister, newspaper editor and  innkeeper to rope spinner, carpenter and cooper. There is an asterisk in the database against the names of those persons who also appear in the 1831 Census Returns and the 1832 Townland Valuation.

In the Excel version of the database, the names are presented in their order within the document. In the PDF version the names are sorted alphabetically.

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