Canvassing books prepared specifically for a Durham City by-election in January 1730 contain the names of all the freemen entitled to vote. Sir George Bowes (21 August 1701 – 17 September 1760) was an English coal proprietor and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons for 33 years from 1727 to 1760.This book reproduces the list of freemen of the City of Durham in 1730 (barbers, butchers, chandlers, cordwainers, drapers, dyers, fullers, goldsmiths, hatters, joiners, masons, mercers, saddlers, skinners, smiths, tanners and weavers). In total there are 1405 names, 819 of whom lived in the City and 586 who lived in the Country.Our book is photographed for you to see. It is a reprint by Elizabeth Fewster and is in very good condition