The Poll at the election of a Knight of the Shire 1776 (General)
by m p griffiths 
, Tuesday, June 09, 2009, 01:34 (5720 days ago)
If you search in Google Books - you will find
The Poll at the election of a Knight for the Shire for the County of Gloucester which took place 17 May 1776.
This covers our FOD area - and lists many individuals - the criteria appears to be that you owned house/land
There is an index of names at the end of this article.
The Poll at the election of a Knight of the Shire 1776
by lesleybennett , Tuesday, June 09, 2009, 05:47 (5720 days ago) @ m p griffiths
Cant find google books, it is of great interest to me, please when i key in google books, what is the next link?
The Poll at the election of a Knight of the Shire 1776
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Tuesday, June 09, 2009, 07:36 (5720 days ago) @ lesleybennett
http://books.google.co.uk/books?um=1&q=knight+shire+gloucester
pages 119 - 130 ( approx) cover Hundred of St Briavels and Bledisloe & Westbury
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The Poll at the election of a Knight of the Shire 1776
by m p griffiths , Tuesday, June 09, 2009, 07:56 (5720 days ago) @ slowhands
Thanks for the 'technical support' Slowhands.....
In your search engine Google - just type in GOOGLE BOOKS
Google Books are full of information.
In the search engine on Google Books, have just found a Gloucestershire marriage in St George Hanover Square London of my family just by typing in the surname,
The Poll at the election of a Knight of the Shire 1776
by m p griffiths , Wednesday, October 20, 2010, 16:44 (5222 days ago) @ m p griffiths
For new Members of FOD.....Noticed this has been mentioned again on Rootsweb Gloucestershire this month
2nd page on Google -
The FOD area - start (Page 119) - Index at end of article of Surnames - with the page number in blue underlined - click on this and go direct to the person.